Can co-authors disagree in their own paper?

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Co-authors are increasingly required to report their individual contributions to a research paper. But can they report their (internal) disagreement?



Co-authors may disagree on parts of a final draft. Each may have own interpretation of (parts of) the results or view of their implications.



The different views can be of course expressed in the publication without attribution, e.g.:




Our results may mean x, but they may also mean y.




But some co-authors may find others' interpretations/views controversial, or they may wish to get "exclusive" credit for their own ideas.



In such cases, is it appropriate for co-authors to explicitly attribute certain interpretations/views in a paper to their owners? Should they do that?




Co-author A thinks results mean x, whereas co-author B thinks they mean y but not x.







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  • It's hypothetical, but it applies to many fields.
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Co-authors are increasingly required to report their individual contributions to a research paper. But can they report their (internal) disagreement?



Co-authors may disagree on parts of a final draft. Each may have own interpretation of (parts of) the results or view of their implications.



The different views can be of course expressed in the publication without attribution, e.g.:




Our results may mean x, but they may also mean y.




But some co-authors may find others' interpretations/views controversial, or they may wish to get "exclusive" credit for their own ideas.



In such cases, is it appropriate for co-authors to explicitly attribute certain interpretations/views in a paper to their owners? Should they do that?




Co-author A thinks results mean x, whereas co-author B thinks they mean y but not x.







publications authorship collaboration







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  • Is this a hypothetical question or do you have a real reason for asking? If you have a serious need, at least say which field you are working in.
    – Buffy
    51 mins ago











  • It's hypothetical, but it applies to many fields.
    – Orion
    38 mins ago












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Co-authors are increasingly required to report their individual contributions to a research paper. But can they report their (internal) disagreement?



Co-authors may disagree on parts of a final draft. Each may have own interpretation of (parts of) the results or view of their implications.



The different views can be of course expressed in the publication without attribution, e.g.:




Our results may mean x, but they may also mean y.




But some co-authors may find others' interpretations/views controversial, or they may wish to get "exclusive" credit for their own ideas.



In such cases, is it appropriate for co-authors to explicitly attribute certain interpretations/views in a paper to their owners? Should they do that?




Co-author A thinks results mean x, whereas co-author B thinks they mean y but not x.







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Co-authors are increasingly required to report their individual contributions to a research paper. But can they report their (internal) disagreement?



Co-authors may disagree on parts of a final draft. Each may have own interpretation of (parts of) the results or view of their implications.



The different views can be of course expressed in the publication without attribution, e.g.:




Our results may mean x, but they may also mean y.




But some co-authors may find others' interpretations/views controversial, or they may wish to get "exclusive" credit for their own ideas.



In such cases, is it appropriate for co-authors to explicitly attribute certain interpretations/views in a paper to their owners? Should they do that?




Co-author A thinks results mean x, whereas co-author B thinks they mean y but not x.







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  • Is this a hypothetical question or do you have a real reason for asking? If you have a serious need, at least say which field you are working in.
    – Buffy
    51 mins ago











  • It's hypothetical, but it applies to many fields.
    – Orion
    38 mins ago
















  • Is this a hypothetical question or do you have a real reason for asking? If you have a serious need, at least say which field you are working in.
    – Buffy
    51 mins ago











  • It's hypothetical, but it applies to many fields.
    – Orion
    38 mins ago















Is this a hypothetical question or do you have a real reason for asking? If you have a serious need, at least say which field you are working in.
– Buffy
51 mins ago





Is this a hypothetical question or do you have a real reason for asking? If you have a serious need, at least say which field you are working in.
– Buffy
51 mins ago













It's hypothetical, but it applies to many fields.
– Orion
38 mins ago




It's hypothetical, but it applies to many fields.
– Orion
38 mins ago










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It is rather unusual, but it has occurred before. In the paper




Piccione, Michele, and Ariel Rubinstein. "Equilibrium in the Jungle." The Economic Journal 117.522 (2007): 883-896.




each of the authors has their own conclusions, marked "4.1. Concluding Comments by MP" and "4.2. Concluding Comments by AR." It should be noted though that the writing in economics tends to be less structured (no such thing as a "method section") and this is a somewhat unconventional paper to begin with.






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It is rather unusual, but it has occurred before. In the paper




Piccione, Michele, and Ariel Rubinstein. "Equilibrium in the Jungle." The Economic Journal 117.522 (2007): 883-896.




each of the authors has their own conclusions, marked "4.1. Concluding Comments by MP" and "4.2. Concluding Comments by AR." It should be noted though that the writing in economics tends to be less structured (no such thing as a "method section") and this is a somewhat unconventional paper to begin with.






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It is rather unusual, but it has occurred before. In the paper




Piccione, Michele, and Ariel Rubinstein. "Equilibrium in the Jungle." The Economic Journal 117.522 (2007): 883-896.




each of the authors has their own conclusions, marked "4.1. Concluding Comments by MP" and "4.2. Concluding Comments by AR." It should be noted though that the writing in economics tends to be less structured (no such thing as a "method section") and this is a somewhat unconventional paper to begin with.






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    – GEdgar
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It is rather unusual, but it has occurred before. In the paper




Piccione, Michele, and Ariel Rubinstein. "Equilibrium in the Jungle." The Economic Journal 117.522 (2007): 883-896.




each of the authors has their own conclusions, marked "4.1. Concluding Comments by MP" and "4.2. Concluding Comments by AR." It should be noted though that the writing in economics tends to be less structured (no such thing as a "method section") and this is a somewhat unconventional paper to begin with.






share|improve this answer














It is rather unusual, but it has occurred before. In the paper




Piccione, Michele, and Ariel Rubinstein. "Equilibrium in the Jungle." The Economic Journal 117.522 (2007): 883-896.




each of the authors has their own conclusions, marked "4.1. Concluding Comments by MP" and "4.2. Concluding Comments by AR." It should be noted though that the writing in economics tends to be less structured (no such thing as a "method section") and this is a somewhat unconventional paper to begin with.







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