Authorship

Authorship at the School of Journalism and Communication

The following sections of the HUPP should be referred by advisors and students when considering authorship rights and responsibilities:

  • 4.15.1 Intellectual Property Policy for Staff, Students and Visitors
  • 4.20 .2 Procedures for the Conduct of Research
  • 4.60.1 Effective Guidance: The Role of the Advisor for Research Higher

Degree Candidates (PhD & MPhil)

  • 4.60.2 Postgraduate Research Student Charter

In addition to the relevant HUPP policies the School of Journalism and
Communication is committed to ensuring that the intellectual and moral rights of students and staff are protected.

Questions of authorship should be discussed by students and their advisors. ]f any issues require clarification, or are disputed, then the advisors or students should seek the advice of the Head of Research.

The student and advisors should:

  • During the initial developmental stage of the research project, meet to discuss the process of supervision, and the authorship of any publications that could potentially arise from the research; and
  • Following submission of the thesis, meet to discuss the potential for publication, processes and tirnelines, and issues of authorship for publication of the thesis.

The outcome of any agreements about authorship should be recorded in writing. For instance, they could be clarified over email following the discussion. If the research also involves issues of IP ownership students and advisors should consult the HUPP 4.15.1.6. Ownership of Intellectual Property - Students or ask UniQuest for advice.

As a general rule when a publication directly relates to a student's research, the student should be the sole-author, or in a collaborative piece, the first author. There are circumstances where students and advisors may agree to vary this.

The following factors may be relevant in determining questions of sole-authorship, co-authorship or order of authors:

  • The conception of the idea for the research;
  • The development of the research design;
  • The collection/recording of the data;
  • The analysis of the data;
  • The conduct of the literature review;
  • The drafting and revision of the work for publication; and
  • Whether the results from the thesis are combined with other results for publication.
     

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