An unpublished 1995 survey conducted by AAAS — the publisher of Science and Science Careers — found that even editors of clinical journals couldn't agree on the meaning of author order. (sciencemag.org)
Today, reputable journals in every scientific discipline have guidelines for authorship, but the protocols still haven't exactly stabilized, and they rarely address author order (sciencemag.org)
In fact, we've had authors order OTHER authors» books at wholesale prices when they knew they were going to be attending a major book event, because anytime you buy low and sell high you have a profit - generating opportunity. (brentsampson.com)