Researcher A suspected Assistant Professor B from University 1 of manipulation of authorship. Based on a preliminary inquiry, the Rector of University 1 found that Professor B committed authorship manipulation by changing the order of authors of the unpublished manuscript without agreeing upon it with all the authors.
According to the rector's decision, changing the order of authors shows irresponsibility, but is not severe enough to meet the criteria for an RI violation. In their request for a statement from TENK, Researcher A questioned the Rector's decision and wished to know if the case met the criteria for misappropriation.
According to TENK, the criteria for misappropriation were not met in the case, as the complainant's name was mentioned in the list of authors of the manuscript. TENK found that Assistant Professor B had committed manipulation of authorship as specified in the 2012 RI Guidelines, but changing the list of authors of an unsent manuscript does not meet the criteria of an RI violation as defined in the 2012 RI Guidelines.