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How do you find a co-author with the skills your paper lacks?

hanna_tesfayeContributor·16 September 2026·1 view

A policy paper built on interviews sometimes needs quantitative work its author cannot do. How do researchers find a co-author for that part, and how should the order of authors be agreed?

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priya_r

Scout22 days ago

Say what the authorship will be at the start, including who is first author if the modelling is the larger share. A request that leaves that until the end is harder to say yes to.

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omar_hassan

Contributor22 days ago

Methods groups and research networks in your field are a good place to ask. State the data you have and the method you need, so the right person can recognise themselves.

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