noun · academic
authorship
UK/ˈɔːθə(r)ʃɪp/US/ˈɔːθərʃɪp/AUTH·or·ship
the state or fact of being the writer of a book, article, or other work; recognition as the author
Examples
“There is a dispute over the authorship of the article.”
“Authorship should be correctly attributed in academic papers.”
“She denied authorship of the controversial report.”
Band 8 sentence
“Disputes over authorship in collaborative research can damage careers and undermine trust in published findings.”
Collocations
- claim authorship
- deny authorship
- authorship attribution
Word family
Common mistakes
The authorship of the book is John.→The author of the book is John.
He wrote the authorship for the article.→He is the author of the article.
Say it for a higher band
5writer→6author→7+authorship
Synonyms
authorhood
Easily confused
author
“The author of the novel attended the book launch.”
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