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I am quite shocked that the number of ¡°ghost¡± authors is so high and that there are therefore a significant number of academics who are cutting out graduate students and postdocs from receiving credit for the publication of their research efforts (¡°Credit where it¡¯s due¡±, 24 August). This really does damage the long-term future of science by denying young researchers the publication record that is so critical in gaining funded support to develop an independent research career. I can¡¯t see how their inclusion as co-authors can in any way damage a professor¡¯s own record in many of the disciplines listed. It seems mean-spirited.

Christopher Satterley
Via timeshighereducation.co.uk