hyperauthorship
hyperauthorship noun: the phenomenon of many authors attaching their name to a single scientific paper.
Noun
hyperauthorship (uncountable)
- The phenomenon of many authors attaching their name to a single scientific paper.
- Meanwhile, to a humanities scholar, the hyperauthorship at the scale seen in high-energy physics seems completely alien. But even in the humanities, an increasing reliance on data is leading to more collaboration and less work by lone scholars.2015 May 26, Ernesto Priego, “Long lists are eroding the value of being a scientific author”, in The Conversation, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2026
- The authorship of hyperfiction.
Origin of hyperauthorship
From hyper- + authorship.
Questions about hyperauthorship
- What does hyperauthorship mean?
- Hyperauthorship means the phenomenon of many authors attaching their name to a single scientific paper.
- What part of speech is hyperauthorship?
- Hyperauthorship is a noun.
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