Another troubling area of authorship disputes is the order of authorship.
In response to your question, not all plagiarism cases involve authorship disputes.
Authorship disputes frequently arise from collaborations that are often poorly managed.
The interviews showed that, if possible, postdocs try to eschew collaborations with peers in their groups, fearing authorship disputes and loss of first authorship.
Seek a consensus that's agreeable to all, and do your best to resolve all authorship disputes with your colleagues, in a professional manner.
Q: ORI often considers plagiarism cases to be authorship disputes and refers these cases to institutions to handle, By contrast, NSF's scientific misconduct findings largely involve plagiarism.
But instead, many young scientists find themselves thrust into contentious authorship disputes, controversial decisions regarding data manipulation and arguments over review procedures.
He points out that while ORI in a few cases has found misconduct involving plagiarism, the office leaves it to institutions to handle authorship disputes.
