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* Commissioned: Publishers made publication arrangements, and authors covered all expenses (today the practice of authors paying for their publications is often called [[vanity publishing]], and is looked down upon by many publishers, even though it may have been a common and accepted practice in the past). Publishers would receive a percentage on the sale of every copy of a book, and the author would receive the rest of the money made. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author]

* Commissioned: Publishers made publication arrangements, and authors covered all expenses (today the practice of authors paying for their publications is often called [[vanity publishing]], and is looked down upon by many publishers, even though it may have been a common and accepted practice in the past). Publishers would receive a percentage on the sale of every copy of a book, and the author would receive the rest of the money made. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author]

'''Authorship''' of articles, books and other original works is a primary basis on which many academics are evaluated for employment, promotion, and [[tenure]]. In [[academic publishing]], '''authorship''' of a work is claimed by those making intellectual contributions to the completion of the [[research]] described in the work.   

'''Authorship''' of articles, books and other original works is a primary basis on which many academics are evaluated for employment, promotion, and [[tenure]]. In [[academic publishing]], '''authorship''' of a work is claimed by those making intellectual contributions to the completion of the [[research]] described in the work.