The content discusses the author ordering problem (AOP) in scientific publications, which has long been a source of conflict and violence among researchers. The authors present AMOR, a system that addresses this issue by randomly shuffling the author list at viewing time, eliminating the need for complex authorship schemes like co-first or co-middle authorship.
The abstract outlines the problem, noting that the order of authors is often more important than the font size, leading to disputes and even violence. The authors propose AMOR as a solution, which randomly permutates the author list, allowing everyone to be a first author at some point.
The introduction further elaborates on the AOP, describing the various schemes that have been developed to resolve authorship disputes, such as co-first, co-middle, and forced authorship. The authors argue that these approaches are inherently unfair, especially for researchers with names that put them at a disadvantage.
The methods section explains the core of AMOR, which is to randomly permutate the author list in all possible ways and display the shuffled list at a certain frequency. This approach is said to resolve every authorship issue, including making authors appear or disappear completely or avoiding conflicts of interest.
The limitations section acknowledges that AMOR requires specific PDF viewers, and legacy software from scientific publishers may take decades to adopt the system. The conclusion emphasizes that only publishers can hold back the adoption of AMOR and calls for financial support to fight for its implementation.
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