Abdool Karim, QuarraishaChristoffels, AlanGledhill, IgleKraan-Korteweg, Renee ChristineLittle, FrancescaOgude, JamesPetruccione, FrancescoVaughan, ChristopherVilakazi, ZeblonWhitelock, PatriciaYacoob, SahalVeldsman, SusanGledhill, IrvyWhitelock, PatriciaWingfield, BrendaAcademy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)2019-12-122019-12-122019Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (2019) ‘Recognising Individual Contributions to Collaborative Research: Limitations of Proportional Publication Counts and Proposals for Alternatives’ doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0058978-1-928496-23-6http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0058http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/137Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) (2019) ‘Recognising Individual Contributions to Collaborative Research: Limitations of Proportional Publication Counts and Proposals for Alternatives’ doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0058This report was undertaken to determine whether researchers in South Africa who publish within large consortia are appropriately recognised in the South African context, including the systems by which authors are evaluated and rewarded, with specific reference to multi-authored publications. The study sought to establish the current practices in South Africa and compare these with international best practice. Lastly the report provides a number of recommendations to improve this aspect of the current system.enCollaborative ResearchResearch PublicationCo-authorshipPublication IncentivesPerformance AppraisalConsensus Study Report10.17159/assaf.2019/0058