Comments on: Whether to be a coauthor or not http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/ A Chat and Waffles Chemistry Blog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:48:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Martin http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-190 Martin Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:18:12 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-190 Talk to your old PI. Explain that there may well be an explaination to the whole problem, and this theoretical result may well shed some light on the subject. Ask her what she thinks. Seriously, TALKING about things often helps. Heck, it may even help the paper... if she can poke a hole in it before it's published. Talk to your old PI. Explain that there may well be an explaination to the whole problem, and this theoretical result may well shed some light on the subject. Ask her what she thinks.

Seriously, TALKING about things often helps. Heck, it may even help the paper… if she can poke a hole in it before it’s published.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-70 David Bradley Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:21:48 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-70 Is there any reason why competitors and co-authors couldn't have a get-together to discuss the various issues over a couple of beers? db Is there any reason why competitors and co-authors couldn’t have a get-together to discuss the various issues over a couple of beers?

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]]> By: lemonoman http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-68 lemonoman Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:04:53 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-68 My question is, why didn't people go to a theorist earlier? Kudos to "Confused" for actually thinking of doing it :P That's not an opinion, but I really don't know what you should do. lol. My question is, why didn’t people go to a theorist earlier? Kudos to “Confused” for actually thinking of doing it :P

That’s not an opinion, but I really don’t know what you should do. lol.

]]> By: sam http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-67 sam Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:47:56 +0000 http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01/14/whether-to-be-a-coauthor-or-not/#comment-67 How about asking the previous PI what she thinks. Maybe she won't be thrilled about having her previous student's name on a contrary result. But if Confused is confident about the theory results, there's no reason to take his/her name off the paper. In fact, leave you name on the paper, and add paragraphs that point out the flaws in the calculation (if any) that might lead to the contrary result. How about asking the previous PI what she thinks. Maybe she won’t be thrilled about having her previous student’s name on a contrary result. But if Confused is confident about the theory results, there’s no reason to take his/her name off the paper.

In fact, leave you name on the paper, and add paragraphs that point out the flaws in the calculation (if any) that might lead to the contrary result.

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