Ombudsman warns of undue pressure on junior researchers to add their supervisors to research work
The University of Oslo’s scientific ombudsman, the Vitenskapsombud, has expressed concern over an increase in complaints related to senior academic staff asking to be named on papers to which they have not contributed.
According to the ombudsman’s annual report, 36 out of 116 complaints submitted in 2020 were about scientific leaders asking to have their names added to papers and reports written by junior researchers.
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