“…Within this scenario, funds for research, tenure track positions, scholarships, and academic recognition are some of the factors that motivate researchers to produce and publish an increasing number of scientific publication. In the academic sphere, however, intellectual authorship seems to be a controversial point (CARNEIRO et al, 2007;HOWARD, 1995;PETROIANU, 2002), mainly regarding the setting of criteria for deciding to whom it should be attributed (CARNEIRO et al, 2007;GARCIA et al, 2010;GRIEGER, 2005;MONTEIRO et al, 2004;PETROIANU, 2002;WITTER, 2010).…”