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honorary authorship

honorary authorship noun: the unethical practice of including an individual as an author on a publication despite them making no significant intellectual contribution to the work.

Noun

honorary authorship (plural honorary authorships)

  1. The unethical practice of including an individual as an author on a publication despite them making no significant intellectual contribution to the work.

Forms of honorary authorship

pluralhonorary authorships

Questions about honorary authorship

What does honorary authorship mean?
Honorary authorship means the unethical practice of including an individual as an author on a publication despite them making no significant intellectual contribution to the work.
What part of speech is honorary authorship?
Honorary authorship is a noun.
What is the plural of honorary authorship?
The plural of honorary authorship is honorary authorships.

Words near honorary authorship in the dictionary

  1. honorarium
  2. honorariums
  3. honorary
  4. honorary Aryan
  5. honorary Aryans
  6. honorary authorship
  7. honorary authorships
  8. honorary colonel
  9. honorary colonels
  10. honorary consul
  11. honorary consulate

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