I think this is part of the hierarchy in academic research. It sounds
like B is the more "well known" author and is used to taking advantage
of junior researchers, those who are new to the publishing world and
are not "well known."
I have found many peer-review journals are quick to accept publication
of research from people that are already established than someone who
is brand new. For example, I think journals would be more apt to
accept a research article with Dr. Mark Priestley's name at the front
instead of mine even if I did most of the research and came up with
the idea in the first place. I think it can take a few years before
one is able to get a research article readily published with one's
name at the front or solo.
I think there needs to be a review done of A's peers in the
department. If A is the only "consultant" while fellow peers with the
same kind of experience (i.e., new postdoctoral fellows, etc.) are
actual junior researchers, there might be a problem.
If A is the only junior researcher not getting their name listed
before/after their boss or not mentioned in the paper they did most of
the research and came up with the research idea in the first place
then there definitely is something wrong with B's professional ethics.
However if all of A's peers are getting the same sort of runaround
from their boss, then it looks like it is just shoddy professional
ethics at that place.
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