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Re: QUERY: Can reviewer/editor BECOME a CO-AUTHOR of a technical book?
Subject:Re: QUERY: Can reviewer/editor BECOME a CO-AUTHOR of a technical book? From:Dr Rita Puzmanova <rita -at- EXT -dot- EPE -dot- CZ> Date:Sun, 4 Oct 1998 17:01:07 +0100
Thank you all who replied publicly or privately to
my query. I would
like to carry on the discussion - perhaps off the
list (I use the DIGEST
mode and would therefore appreciate direct
responses).
Rita
Dr Rita Puzmanova wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> What do you think, in what situation (if ever) an editor or reviewer
> (or
> all in one) can become a co-author of a technical book in progress???
>
> In case of the positive answer, would is "say" something about the
> author, "co-author" and the publisher (leaving out the book)???
>
> Nice weekend,
>
> Rita Puzmanova
> ALIAS: RITA -at- IEEE -dot- ORG
>
> P.S. This is a non-fiction, I draw on personal experience as AUTHOR
> (any
> details off list).
