Discussion
You are working in a research lab. One of your sub-ordinates has done some good work on her own and the work is worthy of publication in a prestigious journal. What do you do ?
Answer: D
The keyed response is to encourage the sub-ordinate to publish the paper on her own.
Authorship belongs to those who did the work. She did the research on her own, so the paper is hers to publish, and a good supervisor encourages that. Adding a name that contributed nothing is gift authorship, a recognised form of research misconduct.
Taking her data and publishing it in your own name is plagiarism. Asking to be added as an author, or making it a condition of allowing publication, abuses the supervisor's position to claim credit that is not earned.
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