The phrase "author credit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the acknowledgment or attribution given to the creator of a work, such as a book, article, or artwork.
Example: "In academic writing, it is essential to provide proper author credit to avoid plagiarism."
Alternatives: "attribution to the author" or "credit to the creator."
Instead, one or more academic researchers may receive author credit.
I've got to give the author credit: the formula of horrible + heartwarming worked perfectly for this guy.
Such scruple no doubt does its author credit, and yet "Customary Genialities" would surely have been a rather insipid title.
Upon graduating, he worked as a freelance journalist before earning his first author credit for a paperback biography of the pop music group Duran Duran in 1984.
More frequent, according to a study published in Nature in June 2005, are smaller lapses in ethical judgment, like failing to present data that contradicts your previous research or inappropriately assigning author credit.
The serviceable texts, many written by staff members (who received no author credit or additional pay over and above their regular salaries), explored modern-day experiences, describing the world of firefighters and policemen, of new babies and fractious siblings, of trips taken in taxis, trains, boats and airplanes.
The young author credited a troubling dream of a scientist and his man-made monster as inspiration for the tale.
Given such secrecy, the author credits on many books are rarely a guide to who did the actual work.
In alternating chapters, Starr tells the story of Joseph Vacher — who roamed the French countryside from 1894 to 1897, killing more people than Jack the Ripper — and that of the criminologist Alexandre Lacassagne, whom the author credits with modernizing forensics.
In alternating chapters, Starr tells the story of Vacher's life (and sadistically brutal crimes) and that of the criminologist Alexandre Lacassagne, whom the author credits with modernizing forensics.
As a gift to our modern-day readers, we present to you here an abridged text of the last article of the supplement, titled "The Parisian Christmas," no author credited, complete with contemporary spellings and language.
