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Changes in authorship: Removal of author – before publication

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.9

COPE's guidance, as a flowchart, on what to do for removal of an author before publication.

Key points

  • It is most important to check with the author(s) whose name(s) is/are being removed from the paper and get their agreement in writing.

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Core practices:

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COPE Council. COPE Flowcharts and infographics — Changes in authorship. Removal of author — before publication — English.
https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.2.9
©2021 Committee on Publication Ethics (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
https://publicationethics.org

 

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Version 2: May 2021
Version 1: 2006

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  • 4 January 2022

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  • 25 July 2021

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  • 24 July 2021

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  • 12 February 2021

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