Do co-authors in low and middle income countries (LMICs) really engage in a research paper they are listed?
Number of published research papers were among the criteria of promotions for academic staffs and researchers in many localities. This might have been caused biased and false publications in resource limited countries. Should researchers study researchers?
Manayesh Bantie
They provide local expertise, access to community and even in the interpretation of the findings.
Eg. In my study for my masters graduation my advisors were considered as co authors.
They have involved in each portion of the paper, commenting and even during the manuscript development and publication