WRAIR Policy 54 - Appendix B - Assigning Credit for Contributions

In addition to assigning appropriate credit for authorship of scientific or scholarly works, it is important to assign appropriate credit for important contributions made to such works, even when the individuals who make those contributions do not meet the criteria for authorship. This document includes points WRAIR personnel should consider when deciding how to assign credit for contributions to a scientific or scholarly work.

Jake Earl

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