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We need to correct the wide-spread omission of equal contribution in article indexing

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  • Wenying Shou

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As team science grows, so do ‘equal contribution’ designations, yet this information is routinely hidden or lost, creating inequity in recognition and crediting. We must fix this problem, now.Equal contribution designations (co-first and co-last authorship) is on the rise, yet this information is routinely lost, creating inequity in recognition and crediting. This Perspective calls for improvements to the system for transferring this information to indexing sites such as PubMed.

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  • Wenying Shou, 2026. "We need to correct the wide-spread omission of equal contribution in article indexing," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 24(4), pages 1-4, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pbio00:3003746
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003746
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