CITI TRAINING - AUTHORSHIP (RCR - BASIC)

Which author is normally responsible for sharing reprints of a publication with readers? A. The corresponding author. B. The author who has made the most significant contribution. C. The first author. D. The last author.

A. The corresponding author.

Which of the following is the primary criterion for authorship? A. Correcting grammatical mistakes in the manuscript. B. Having made a significant intellectual contribution to the work. C. Obtaining financial support for the work. D. Having read a draft of the manuscript before it is published.

B. Having made a significant intellectual contribution to the work.

Which of the following represents plagiarism? A. Failing to report all of a study's conditions. B. Presenting someone else's ideas or words and claiming them as one's own. C. Listing someone as an author who did not actually contribute to the publication. D. Selectively presenting data that support the key findings of a paper.

B. Presenting someone else's ideas or words and claiming them as one's own.

Which of the following is true regarding an acknowledgments section? A. It is the norm that individuals should not be asked whether they want to be listed in the acknowledgments section. B. The contributions of technicians and other researchers are often listed in the acknowledgments section if they do not meet all of the criteria for authorship. C. Journals typically request that the person who provides financial support for the research be listed as an author instead of being listed in the acknowledgments section. D. An acknowledgments section is necessary for disclosing if research is supported by federal funds, but the section is not necessary if a corporate sponsor supports research.

B. The contributions of technicians and other researchers are often listed in the acknowledgments section if they do not meet all of the criteria for authorship.

Which of the following is true regarding authors who seek to publish the same content in multiple papers? A. Authors are never allowed to publish the same content multiple times. B. The research record is not affected by an author who publishes the same work multiple times. C. If the same content is used in multiple papers, it is essential that this information be properly disclosed to journal editors and other relevant entities. D. Journal editors do not require authors to obtain permission for reusing the same content.

C. If the same content is used in multiple papers, it is essential that this information be properly disclosed to journal editors and other relevant entities.