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this news story is rocking the boat in the academic world where titles have often been valued above effort.
A Chinese journal says when publishing academic research, stop handing your supervisors the first.
author spot
if they didn't earn it is this a long overdue wake-up call for ethical publishing or a challenge to traditional academic values and we've all done it drop that one phrase in an email thinking it's really polite but spoiler alert it's totally useless it sounds harmless but does it actually get the dot the job done let's spill the tea on which email phrase you should avoid all costs.
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Now let's move on to the next topic discussion today.
Now let's dive into a controversial topic sparking debates in Chinese academia.
Should postgraduate students avoid listing their tutors as first authors unless they've made a significant contribution?
This suggestion from Tianfu New Theory or Tianfu Xin Lun,
an academic journal based in Sichuan Province,
southwest China, challenges a common academic tradition in China.
The journal's new advice advocates for students to claim the first author spot when they deserve it,
rather than automatically giving it to their supervisor.
But is this a move, an ethical push, or a clash with entrenched academic customs?
What happened with this publication journal?
And it has really sent shockwaves in the academic world.