Authorship
Authorship is the activity or job of writing books or articles.
The authorship of a piece of writing is the identity of the person who wrote it [Collins English Dictionary].
Authorship - the profession of writing [Webster`s Dictionary].
Authorship - the state or fact of being the person who wrote a particular book, article, play, etc. [Cambridge Dictionary].
Attribution of credit and responsibility is central to the structure of science. Authorship is the most visible form of credit, but publication credit is also given as acknowledgments or appropriate reference citations. Because publication credit is essential to disputes and allegations of research misconduct, it is worth considering why credit is more than a matter of personal gratification. The framework of science depends partly on the ability of institutions, policymakers, and the public to identify who is responsible for the work and its interpretation. Funding agencies consider past success, as evidenced by authorship, in allocating research grants. Research institutions often use authorship as evidence of creative contributions that warrant promotion. Scientists may use credit for past work as a mechanism to attract new trainees and willing collaborators. Finally, in an era of increasing emphasis on commercialization, authorship and credit help to define intellectual property rights. Authorship might be justified by significant contributions to the ideas that preceded the work, the design of the studies, execution of the study, analysis of the data, or drafting of the manuscript [Office of research integrity].
Authorship. Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved from: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/authorship
Authorship. Webster`s Dictionary. Retrieved from: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/authorship
Authorship. Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved from: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authorship
Authorship. Office of research integrity. Retrieved from: https://www.uaf.edu/ori/responsible-conduct/authorship/