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The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) can be used to determine co-author responsibility for a scientific paper describing collaborative research. The objective is to deter scientific fraud by holding co-authors accountable for their individual contributions. A hiearchical model of the research presented in a paper can be created by dividing it into primary and secondary elements. The co-authors then determine the contributions of the primary and secondary elements to the work as a whole as well as their own individual contributions. They can use the results to determine authorship order.
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Sheskin, T.J. An analytic hierarchy process model to apportion co-author responsibility. SCI ENG ETHICS 12, 555–565 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-006-0053-4
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