Other arrangements can be made in writing if signed by relevant parties, including deans. Any person other than the PI who receives salary support from a federal grant or contract must sign an Effort Report every month attesting that appropriate effort has been expended on the project. PIs are required to sign an Effort Report semi-annually attesting that appropriate effort has been expended on the project. Confidentiality Applications for grants or contracts are treated by the University as confidential documents until they are funded. Funded grants or contracts with public agencies are essentially public documents.
All authors share responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly work.
Only persons who contributed to the work described in a manuscript should be listed as authors. The laboratory or project director has the responsibility to decide who will be included as an author. In most instances, the person who designs experiments, collects data, analyzes and interprets the data, and prepares the manuscript will be listed as first author. The laboratory or project director is often listed as last author. Any arrangement of authors is appropriate if the authors agree.