Researcher asks: is it plagiarism when advisors claim authorship without contributing?
skoularidou · x · 2026-10-13
Research scientist skoularidou questions a common academic authorship dispute: advisors demanding co-authorship on papers their mentees wrote under other researchers' supervision, with no intellectual contribution—only grant funding paying the student. She asks whether paying a student grants intellectual property over their work, and whether supervisors hold authorship rights regardless of contribution.
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