title: Is your co-author relationship on the rocks? How to know and what to do.
abstract: Co-authorship can be successful, but there are pitfalls to avoid so that a positive relationship does not become a disastrous one. Even experienced co-authors have to review and work on their relationship to make sure they complete the project and retain a collegial relationship. In a past article this author described how to develop the co-authorship relationship (Heinrich). In this article she describes how to identify and deal with co-authorship problems when they occur.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing, University of Hartford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Heinrich
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009726:Nurses