co-authors
Joint book creators
Co-authors are people who write something together, sharing credit for the work.
The term appears most often in academic and publishing contexts: The paper had three co-authors.
As a verb, to co-author is to write jointly with another person: She co-authored the book with her former professor.
Shared business arrangement
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- collectiveJointly organized group
- contributionSomething given to help
teamwork · coordination · alliance · synergy · duo · trio · quartet · ensemble
Original text before publication
- editorOne who revises text
- submissionYielding to another's will
- publisherCompany releasing books
- bookBound written work
journal · article · anthology · volume · chapter · ebook · monograph · galley
Recognition or payment deferral
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- bylineArticle author identification
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- contributionSomething given to help
citation · naming · order · footnote · bio · impact · dispute · ghostwriting
Highest-ranking university instructors
- scholarsExperts in a field
- researchersThose who study systematically
- facultyInherent power or ability
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
thesis · monographs · journals · citations · conferences · symposium · seminars · university
Creating technical blueprints
- outliningTracing outer contours
- revisionAltering to improve
- proseUnversified language
- narrativeAccount of events
chapters · dialogue · storytelling · fiction · nonfiction · screenplay · ghostwriting · voice
Formal procedural framework
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
empirical · qualitative · quantitative · investigation · survey · statistical · validation · replication
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- collectiveJointly organized group
contribution · teamwork · coordination · alliance · synergy · duo · trio · quartet · ensemble · colleagues
manuscript
Original text before publication
- editorOne who revises text
- submissionYielding to another's will
- publisherCompany releasing books
book · journal · article · anthology · volume · chapter · ebook · monograph · galley · proofs
credit
Recognition or payment deferral
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- bylineArticle author identification
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
contribution · citation · naming · order · footnote · bio · impact · dispute · ghostwriting · honorary
professors
Highest-ranking university instructors
- scholarsExperts in a field
- researchersThose who study systematically
- facultyInherent power or ability
dissertation · thesis · monographs · journals · citations · conferences · symposium · seminars · university · academia
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
narrative · chapters · dialogue · storytelling · fiction · nonfiction · screenplay · ghostwriting · voice · style
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
fieldwork · empirical · qualitative · quantitative · investigation · survey · statistical · validation · replication · datasets
- collaborative writers
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
- contributorscontributors, collaborators, helpers, supporters, volunteers
- partnerspartners, partner, business partners, business partner, associates
- co-writingco-writing, shared credit, co-creation
- shared leadershipco-chair, co-chairs, co-director, diarchy, co-captain