As a contract researcher I have had similar experiences to this - mostly
though with higher status academics who have simply expected their names to
be on papers if they have made any comments on the work. The ethics of it
are, to say the least, dubious, but it remains something all of us in this
position have to put up with to some degree or another.
If your friend does want to address the issue within her institution, I was
wondering whether the Authorship Guidelines for Academic Papers produced by
the British Sociological Association might be of some use (you can download
them here: www.britsoc.co.uk/Library/authorship_01.pdf). These were
produced in response to the experiences of post-graduate and junior
researchers who were having their work hijacked by more senior staff and
are meant to be the basis for discussion of a departmental policy on
authorship. They also refer to similar guidlines in other academic fields.
Hope it's of some use and good luck to your friend.
Steve
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