Challenges in collaborative writing: Addressing authorship attribution

European Business Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-46

  Zutshi, Ambika ^a   McDonald, Gael ^a   Kalejs, Linda ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authorship; Authorship attribution; Co authorship; Contribution; Order of authorship; Research collaboration; Research work

Indexed keywords

EID: 83655211565     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09555341211191535     Document Type: Article

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