Open AccessCo-authors, colleagues, and contributors: Complications in collaboration and sharing lessons on academic writing
Author(s) -
Pramod Regmi,
Orlanda Harvey,
Alexander van Teijlingen,
Jillian Ireland,
Aney Rijal,
Edwin van Teijlingen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health prospect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-203X
pISSN - 2091-2021
DOI - 10.3126/hprospect.v21i1.39320
Subject(s) - public relations , advice (programming) , field (mathematics) , low and middle income countries , medical education , political science , sociology , engineering ethics , medicine , developing country , economic growth , engineering , computer science , economics , mathematics , pure mathematics , programming language
Academic writing, especially in the health field, is usually an interdisciplinary team effort. This paper highlights some of the trials, tribulations, and benefits of working with co-authors. This includes collaborations and co-authorship between academics from different disciplines, academics of different level of careers, and authors from countries of varying economies i.e., high-income countries (HICs) and from low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper also provides advice in the form of several useful tips to lead authors and co-authors to support collaborative working.