tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812887797823417098.post5864737901101776506..comments2023-10-10T22:21:55.411+08:00Comments on Malaysians Unplugged Uncensored: Ali Baba Lecturers in Malaysian UniversitiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812887797823417098.post-72560502570981120442007-07-05T16:57:00.000+08:002007-07-05T16:57:00.000+08:00It is normal for supervisors to be coauthors of th...It is normal for supervisors to be coauthors of their students' research (their names come after the main author's name), after all they 'supervised' and funded the research. They could also be the main author at times if the student's work is only part of a bigger picture in the final publication, but when that happens, of course the student will be coauthor as well.<BR/><BR/>If he did all the work by himself, without any supervision and obtained his own fundings, then surely he could be the only main author of the paper.<BR/><BR/>~just another graduate student~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com