CHCS Student Handbook 2018-2019

180 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Occupational Therapy 2018–2019 • Student as author −− A student is usually listed as a principal author on a multiple-authored paper that is substantially based on the student’s dissertation, report, or project. −− However, he or she is not automatically entitled to authorship if only some or minor material from the project is used in a paper, proposal, or progress or final report written by the student’s adviser, a faculty member, or supervisor. Reference to the material’s origin is sufficient in these cases. −− If the student’s dissertation or project is based on data collected as part of a larger research project under the supervision of one or more faculty members, it is appropriate to include those supervisors or faculty members as coauthors. −− Submissions for publication or professional presentations (to include posters) that originated from a previous class assignment (papers, reports, projects, etc.) should first be discussed and agreed upon with the course instructor. • Coauthorship may be a complex issue in certain cases. It is suggested that authorship credit and order be discussed with all possible collaborators before and during the project. There should be an agreement, especially with projects that involve multiple key contributors, to minimize the chance of misunderstandings. • Major revisions to a manuscript for publication or professional presentation may result in a change of responsibilities or work effort. This may require a revision in authorship order and/or credit. These changes should be discussed and agreed upon before and during any major revision process. • Institutional Affiliation −− Publishers usually require each author’s institutional affiliation. −− Authors should acknowledge the department and institution where the primary work was done, as well the current institutional affiliation of each author. −− The Department of Occupational Therapy, Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, Nova Southeastern University is the institutional affiliation. • Authors must obtain approval from the program director prior to submitting an abstract or manuscript to a publisher or a conference committee. Department approval serves to (1) protect the department, college, and university by allowing the program director to review all submissions for appropriateness and acceptable standards; (2) recognize and record all department-related publications and presentations as program outcomes; and (3) assure that submissions provide appropriate credit and recognition. This policy applies to publication submissions; professional presentations; and posters by current students of the Department of Occupational Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, when applicable. References Guidelines for authorship credit and order from APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (1992), Section 6.23, Publication Credit, states Uniform Requirement for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. Updated November 2003. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. ( icmje.org )