1. The first author refers to the person with the first signature. Some articles also have two or more first authors, which are called concurrent first authors. In this case, generally Need to be marked on the person's name.
2. Co-authors refer to authors who jointly create works. There is no specific number of people.
3. The corresponding author generally refers to the person in charge of the entire project, responsible for the funding, design, writing of the article, etc. He is also the point of contact for articles and research materials. Above all, he takes responsibility for the reliability of the article.
Explanation of the entry
In the signature of innovative works such as scientific research papers, patents, research reports, etc., when multiple authors complete the work simultaneously, their contribution to the work The oldest person's name is usually signed first. Especially for the signature of scientific research papers, each journal has more detailed regulations; and when the signature of a paper is used for professional title evaluation, the weight of the first author is obviously heavier than that of the second and third authors, but lighter than that of a single signature.
Due to the complexity and diversification of scientific research, for example, in bioinformatics, there are hundreds of people signing a paper. The first author refers to the person whose signature is listed first. Some articles are signed by two or more first authors, which are called concurrent first authors. In this case, it is generally necessary to mark the person's name.
In addition, the first author is different from the corresponding author, and different from the creative contribution. The corresponding author is often the most authoritative among the authors in the field of the paper.
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