Copyright and good practices in scientific publications

Abstract

Scientific publications are considered an important indicator of a researcher's career, resulting from interests, restrictions, and various negotiations. The configuration of authorship can be a source of tension, for example, when someone who generated a certain type of information or content is excluded from the list of authors of a work, or also, when someone is incorporated as author in a manner of return of courtesies, although they contributed nothing to the said content. As researchers and editors of the Revista Argentina de Antropologiá Biológica, based on our experience and comments received from colleagues during research activities, we understand that it is necessary to contribute elements of reflection on this topic. The objectives of this work are to a) make visible the problems regarding the recognition of authorship in publications, and b) provide some guidelines to guarantee respect for copyright.