HackerPapers

arXiv:2304.01393cs.DL

Every Author as First Author

Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine

Early discovery. Linked by one identifiable commenter. This paper is outside the main ranking; a mention is not an endorsement.

Abstract

We propose a new standard for writing author names on papers and in bibliographies, which places every author as a first author -- superimposed. This approach enables authors to write papers as true equals, without any advantage given to whoever's name happens to come first alphabetically (for example). We develop the technology for implementing this standard in LaTeX, BibTeX, and HTML; show several examples; and discuss further advantages.

arXiv comments
7 pages, 7 figures. Proceedings of SIGTBD 2023
Journal reference
DOI
Subjects
cs.DLDigital Libraries

On Hacker News

Linked by 1 identifiable commenter in 2 comments across 2 threads, from May 2023 to Apr 2025. Found in 1 HN submission from May 2023 to May 2023. Open submission discussions.

Comments linking this paper, per year.

Discussed in comments2 threads

  1. Fun ways of deciding authorship order (2016) 1 comment

    • The wordpress post is old, and so the author didn't have the chance to include my favorite method: Every Author as First Author: (pdf) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.01393

      jpmattiaView on HNParent context

  2. Every Author as First Author 1 comment

    • If you've ever published a paper, then you know authorship order can lead to tricky situations. The arxiv PDF has both the best and most hilarious solution to this problem I've witnessed. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.01393.pdf

      jpmattiaView on HNParent context

Submitted to Hacker News

Connected through shared HN threads, not inferred similarity or a recommendation.