my supervisors put me as last author in an article submitted to a journal. I had written the majority of the paper and even if it's not my idea, but it's my thesis subject. My supervisor who proposed the idea and corrects the article wants to become the first author and the one who doesn't do anything wants us to take turns publishing (once me the first author, once him once the other supervisor). I stressed because i'm the one who needs the publications and not them who already have a job
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3What is your question?– JiKFeb 8, 2019 at 19:40
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1There is not nearly enough information to say. You should state your field, and also give more details about who did what. Authorship does not mean just writing the manuscript (or even the code)! The intellectual contribution is what counts. But just throwing out an idea doesn't necessarily rise to the level of an intellectual contribution either -- I have many ideas, but only publish the ones that I make progress on.– cag51 ♦Feb 8, 2019 at 19:52
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3I really begin to realize how much easier student's life would be if all fields adopted math's alphabetical listing for authors.– Jon CusterFeb 8, 2019 at 19:52
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3@JonCuster True, although I think the first step of ensuring no direct conflict between supervisors and their students resolves the vast majority of argument, leaving just a few edge cases. Since papers often end up known by the "First Author, year" shorthand used in referencing, I don't find alphabetical authorship to be entirely benign either.– Bryan Krause ♦Feb 8, 2019 at 20:58
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2@BryanKrause - Agreed. As is usual with most problems involving people, there is no rigorous, unambiguous, and universally agreed 'solution'...– Jon CusterFeb 8, 2019 at 21:01
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