Timeline for answer to My name was omitted from a paper I (mostly) authored - what should I do? by PLL
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| Feb 15, 2022 at 21:53 | comment | added | Brilliand | If it's a matter of "no-one went back and edited it" as Chris suggests, then the OP could even address it by apologizing for forgetting to add his own name to the authors list. | |
| Feb 14, 2022 at 20:59 | comment | added | user151413 | @BryanKrause Indeed, I had a look at the edit history and realized; apologies to the OP (who never claimed that, as it seems). Very misleading edit ... | |
| Feb 14, 2022 at 20:49 | comment | added | Bryan Krause♦ | @user151413 No, the original title was a vague "am I being naive"; the "removed" title was added by someone besides OP, and since edited while awaiting clarification from OP. | |
| Feb 14, 2022 at 20:45 | comment | added | user151413 | @BryanKrause The original title talked about being "removed" from the author list ... apparently that got changed. (I wonder if that implies that the OP might also be too emotional about other aspects.) | |
| Feb 14, 2022 at 19:10 | comment | added | Bryan Krause♦ | @user151413 I think there is some reason to believe this was in fact an accident, in that the paper was sent to OP for them to review; it sounds like they're treating OP like an author, except for not having their name on it. Possibly a "too many cooks"-type situation where everyone assumes someone else has drafted the author list and ensured it is correct. | |
| Feb 14, 2022 at 16:28 | comment | added | WoJ |
@ChrisJefferson: I had that too, the paper was from insert author here and insert author here. It was for a conference and the organizers said that this is a very unusual name that the authors share :)
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| Feb 14, 2022 at 9:54 | comment | added | Chris Jefferson | If the author section of the document was written months, or a year, ago, it might not be a case of "forgetting an author", but just "no-one went back and edited it", and you can get "page blind" to that stuff at the start of the document. I've submitted a paper that still said "Author Name" at the top, which was checked by myself and the two other authors. | |
| Feb 13, 2022 at 23:55 | comment | added | Matt | I have completely inadvertently cut (rather than copied) a coauthor's name while editing. I did fix it ASAP though. Sorry again, Spiros! | |
| Feb 13, 2022 at 23:50 | comment | added | user151413 | @Terry "Making errors in the author list is a common accident" - "errors" like "typos", or "errors" like "forgetting one out of four authors" (and not one of a few hundred)? I don't think I've ever heard about the latter. | |
| Feb 13, 2022 at 17:54 | comment | added | Terry Loring | Making errors in the author list is a common accident. I almost sent out a paper with my own name misspelled. I told a coauthor one what the author order would be then put it in the other way. This happens to me when fiddling with latex errors and getting distracted from the content. In any case, this is a solid answer and it may lead to a resolution where everyone saves face. | |
| Feb 13, 2022 at 13:16 | history | edited | PLL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
tweak in suggested wording
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| Feb 13, 2022 at 12:43 | history | answered | PLL | CC BY-SA 4.0 |