A, a professor working as the lead researcher in a research project in technology in a university, made an RCR notification about the CV of B, a professor who became the lead researcher of the project after him/her. According to A, B was credited with the acquisition of funding for the project on his/her CV, while A felt that the merit was his/hers. A furthermore accused B of having added his/her name to the list of authors in two articles to which he/she had not contributed. According to the preliminary investigation, no RCR violation had occurred.
Unsatisfied with the decision, A requested a statement from TENK. TENK concluded that as regards the CV, B's conduct had been somewhat irresponsible and reprehensible and he/she should amend his/her CV so that it would no longer be misleading. As regards the issue about authorship, TENK agreed with the university that no RCR violation had occurred. In line with the practice prevalent in the branch of science in question, the author first listed as an author of a joint publication may decide who will be cited as co-authors.