The write position. A survey of perceived contributions to papers based on byline position and number of authors

EMBO Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 988-991

  Wren, Jonathan D ^a   Kozak, Katarzyna Z ^b   Johnson, Kathryn R ^c   Deakyne, Sara J ^d   Schilling, Lisa M ^c   Dellavalle, Robert P ^e  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHOR; BIBLIOMETRICS; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WRITING;

AUTHORSHIP; HUMANS; MEDLINE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 35748950138     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7401095     Document Type: Review

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