Hi, I am in a very, very research driven PhD clinical program. I have recently run into a sticky situation with another graduate student and was wondering how to handle it:
Back in December I computed A LOT of statisitics to be used in a manuscript. However, because of data collection delays at the hospital, we had to hold off on the rest of the calculations till more data came in. After a month of running stats, I sent one of the co-authors the SPSS files with write ups. At the end of the email, I wrote, " Dr. XX wants me to remind you to put my name in the author list of this paper and any others where we use these stats."
I learned yesterday that the paper/manuscript had been submitted to the top tier journal Psychological Assessment. I sent the other graduate student an email reminding him to put my name on the author list. When he did not repsond to the polite email, I verbally asked him if my name was on the manuscript. He said in a matter-of-fact tone that he did not know to put my name on the paper and it was already submitted. When I responded that I had sent him an email reminder in December he said he must have "never received it...[you] must have never sent it." I went to my email account and printed up the email I sent (I had saved it when I sent it). I gave it to him nicely and he became all jittery and nervous. He said it was too late and he was sorry he did not remember receiving that email. Then I told him that the manuscript had not been approved yet so he could change the author list. He said "well, i guess the paper will have to be revised at some point."
I guess I am wondering how you would continue to handle the situation. I want to make sure my name will be on it -- I did a lot of the work. Would you talk to the major professor or you would you take this student's indirect word that he would change the author list?
Back in December I computed A LOT of statisitics to be used in a manuscript. However, because of data collection delays at the hospital, we had to hold off on the rest of the calculations till more data came in. After a month of running stats, I sent one of the co-authors the SPSS files with write ups. At the end of the email, I wrote, " Dr. XX wants me to remind you to put my name in the author list of this paper and any others where we use these stats."
I learned yesterday that the paper/manuscript had been submitted to the top tier journal Psychological Assessment. I sent the other graduate student an email reminding him to put my name on the author list. When he did not repsond to the polite email, I verbally asked him if my name was on the manuscript. He said in a matter-of-fact tone that he did not know to put my name on the paper and it was already submitted. When I responded that I had sent him an email reminder in December he said he must have "never received it...[you] must have never sent it." I went to my email account and printed up the email I sent (I had saved it when I sent it). I gave it to him nicely and he became all jittery and nervous. He said it was too late and he was sorry he did not remember receiving that email. Then I told him that the manuscript had not been approved yet so he could change the author list. He said "well, i guess the paper will have to be revised at some point."
I guess I am wondering how you would continue to handle the situation. I want to make sure my name will be on it -- I did a lot of the work. Would you talk to the major professor or you would you take this student's indirect word that he would change the author list?
