Finally, a solution to the unfairness of authorship ordering in scientific papers! πŸ˜‚

"Every Author as First Author"

https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.01393

Every Author as First Author

We propose a new standard for writing author names on papers and in bibliographies, which places every author as a first author -- superimposed. This approach enables authors to write papers as true equals, without any advantage given to whoever's name happens to come first alphabetically (for example). We develop the technology for implementing this standard in LaTeX, BibTeX, and HTML; show several examples; and discuss further advantages.

arXiv.org
@blinry
I'd like to propose the paper "Every Author as First Author"
to the Ig Nobel Prize committee.
The acceptance speech ought to be mind blowing.

@pascal There was, in fact, a presentation of this paper, at SIGTBD 2023! http://sigtbd.csail.mit.edu

There's a (Zoom) recording here: https://mit.zoom.us/rec/share/TcpPk0YNcuI2sCuSkzFWgGpc2nhq8Kr-rGdfrnQXO-eCfRXQiVx9WPHzVJSPXAU7.PhokQye6iuRIWQGf

Erik's talk is starting around 01:15:40!

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