coauthorship

Shared writing credit

Coauthorship is the state of having written something jointly with one or more other people.

Academic papers, books, and screenplays commonly involve coauthorship: The study listed twelve researchers in coauthorship.

The term appears frequently in discussions of credit and collaboration: Disputes over coauthorship can end friendships.

academic

citation

Mention of a source

journal · article · thesis · dissertation · methodology · findings · analysis · study · bibliography · tenure

publishing

manuscript

Original text before publication

copyright · byline · imprint · preface · foreword · appendix · contract · royalties · rights · permissions

collaboration

teamwork

Joint effort toward shared aim

coordinate · partnership · duo · pairing · co-creator · ghostwriter · mutual · reciprocal · complementary · interdisciplinary

creative

brainstorming

Generating many ideas freely

worldbuilding · characterization · dialogue · narrative · screenplay · songwriting · lyricist · composer · anthology · pseudonym

Categories
Opposites
authorial attribution

coauthorshipsolo work

Creation by one person

independent work · anonymity · ghostwriting · self-reliance

creative process

coauthorshipindependent work

Task done alone

Family

coauthorships

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G