When writing a paper, should the current Affiliation of authors be stated, or the Affiliation where the author has produced the data? Is there a general guideline?
Hey Ben, similar issue i've had with getting some PhD work published and starting a postdoc. I've gone with affiliation where data was produced, given that was the institution which effectively supported/paid for the work. Not aware of any guidelines though...
The placed where or PI that acquired the funding should be taken in consideration.
It's entirely up to you as there are no hard and fast rules. Most people prefer to use current affiliation, whereas others mentioning the affiliation from where they got support (financial, infrastructure, etc) to acknowledge the support.
I look at the scientific affiliation or the scientific location. So far, I have given both institutions to authors who work for different institutions. As far as I know, there is no guideline for this.
I think acknowledging the supporting institution is an appropriate repayment for its beneficence. It also possible, as many of us do, to cite the support and acknowledge current affiliation with a different institution. However, prior commenters are correct, I am not aware of any rule or even convention concerning this matter. I think you are free to chart your own course.
I am a free lance consultant in Development sector and have worked with numerous organizations and at numerous locations. While citing anything from my work in the past into my present work, I acknowledge all involved. It is only ethical, isn't it?
Por cuestiones éticas, creo que es necesario citar todos los datos disponibles. Es también una forma de reconocer a los autores. Con respecto a las reglamentaciones, depende de cada institución o editora
There is no general rule on which affiliation the researcher or author of the paper should use; this will depend on where it will be published. Some journals request your current affiliation and others request the affiliation of where the work was done. An example of the later is Elsevier's Energy Economics journal that states: "Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names" (https://www.elsevier.com/journals/energy-economics/0140-9883/guide-for-authors#N10B60). Unless the journal specifically requests the affiliation where the work was completed, you should put your current affiliation and contact information at the time the paper is published, and include a note to acknowledge where the research was done and any other funding, institutional, and professional support.
Dear Benjamin Jurek, I too think that there are no general rules on this. In our field of research (chemistry) we normally have multi-author publications. Important is that the affiliation of the corresponding author (normally the supervisor of the work) is clearly stated and every reader can reach the corresponding author by e-mail. Occasionally, co-authors of the papers have already finished their PhD and left our group. In those cases I list them with the previous university affiliation (as if they were still members of the group).
Hi Benjamin Jurek, we advise our students to follow these rules:
Hope this helps!
All the best, Gunther
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