Resequencing: A Method for Conforming to Conventions for Sharing Credits Among Multiple Authors

Abstract

Devising an appropriate scheme that assigns the weights to share credits among multiple authors of a paper is a challenging task. This challenge comes from the fact that different types of conventions might be followed among different research discipline or research groups. In this paper, we discuss that for the purpose of evaluating the quality of research produced by authors, one can resequence either authors or weights and can apply a weight assignment policy which the evaluator deems fit for the particular research discipline or research group.