Gift Authorship as a means of Research Collaboration among Indian Researchers
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2022-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
This study examines gift authorship as a means of research collaboration among Indian researchers.
A systematic literature review was conducted using keyword searches such as “author”, “authorship”,
“gift authorship”, “research collaboration”, “Indian researchers”, and “research collaboration
model” from the selected databases, i.e., Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The study
found that adding friends and colleagues’ names as co-author through research collaboration
without making any significant contribution are commonly practiced among Indian researchers.
Recruitment, timely promotion, renewal contract and salary raises motivate gift authorship among
Indian researchers. VRC is suggested for a rapid and effective outcome among homogenous
disciplines. While HRC is advised for interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration, allowing
researchers to develop partnerships with various paths for researchers from many fields. Effective
research collaboration could increase the value of knowledge generation and, as a result, encourage
researchers to adopt effective models of collaboration that will inevitably improve searchers' abilities.
The study recommended a research collaboration model (RCM) that will benefit future researchers
to sign up for proper collaboration rather than simply adding a name as gift authorship
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13th International CALIBER-2022, BHU, Varanasi, UP, 17-19 November 2022
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Gift Authorship, Indian Researchers, Research Collaboration, Research Collaboration Model