In August 2026, the international academic journal Nature published an observation article on the abnormally high number of corresponding authors on Chinese papers, triggering a collective outcry among young Chinese academics on the Chinese internet against supervisors seizing authorship rights and the unwritten rules of academic exploitation.
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李老师不是你老师TG
2026-10-04 02:26 · 🖼 “秦始皇不用搬一块砖，但我们都说秦始皇修的长城。”
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CASRAI: Why China’s Corresponding-Author Counts Run High
2026-10-08 16:42 · reports that papers with authors based in China have run persistently, unusually high in one specific metric: the number
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Nature Publishes Article Discussing the Proliferation of Corresponding Authors on Chinese Papers, Sparking Complaints About Unwritten Rules in Academia
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