Publication of results is an integral and essential component of research. This article encourages all researchers to promote their work through publishing and other forms of dissemination. In publication as in all other aspects of research, researchers are expected to follow the principles of good research conduct. It is essential that the parties involved in research and publication discuss and agree on authorship, recognition of other contributions, acknowledgement of sponsors, declaration of any conflicts of interest, generally, an author is considered to be someone who has made substantive intellectual contributions to a published study. This includes anyone who made a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data for the work, drafted or substantively reviewed or revised the publication, approved the final version of the publication and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work could be appropriately investigated and resolved. The widely accepted guidelines set a high standard. However there is great variation in practice among different disciplines and research fields, so no universal set of standards exists. This places most of the responsibility for decisions about authorship on the researchers who conducted the research reported in the publication. These decisions are best made early in each project to avoid misunderstanding and later disputes.
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