What is the policy on authorship and data sharing?
There are many different situations related to publication of DNA barcoding data. Collaborators can take the initiative of leading some publication projects using their own DNA barcoding data and possibly those in other projects they have access to (upon agreement, and possibly co-authorship with managers and/or contributors to these other projects). Depending on their role, campaign coordinators may or may not be associated to these publications. On the other hand, project coordinators having a broader overview of DNA barcoding projects can lead the assembly of manuscripts with a broader scope and will then invite all involved collaborators for co-authorship. Reciprocal agreements should be arranged at the early stages of publication projects to avoid misunderstandings and make the process as smooth and as fair as possible for all participants. Data sharing is made easy by the structure of BOLD projects. Its implementation is the responsibility of campaign coordinators and project man
