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means of a brief provisional outline, and the name of the proposed author or 

 authors. Authorization for preparing publications along scientific lines will 

 be given through approval of the project as provided for in the chapter relating 

 to the investigative committees. 



The practicability of assigning the preparation of publications to the persons 

 first suggesting them will be carefully considered by the District Forester. 

 First consideration, however, must in all cases be given to the inanivho can do 

 the work best, or who is most available for it. 



Preparation of Manuscripts. 



Authors should seek to put their publications or reports into the best pos- 

 sible form, and to make them complete in every detail, including table of 

 contents and list of illustrations, before submitting them. 



Publication Credits. 



A proper assignment of credits to different men whose work contributes to 

 any publication is often difficult. Many publications are prepared by men who 

 utilize data derived from studies and reports of other men. In some cases the 

 final work may be merely the compiling of results which are in the files; in 

 other cases the author will use these data as a basis for an elaborated study: 

 in others again he will use data gathered by others to supplement his own 

 original researches. There will also be difficult ; es due to contributions of short 

 or long passages covering points which need to be handled by some specialist, 

 pr in some branch other than the originating one; additions supplied by 

 superior administrative officers, editors, and others; and criticisms so valuable 

 as materially to raise the character of the publication. In short, many publica- 

 tions will be a composite of the work of many men. 



The following is a statement of the general policy to be applied in the matter 

 of credits : 



(1) Publications embody primarily the work of the Forest Service, not of 

 individuals. The views expressed, must have the approval of the Forester, in 

 order to be published. Statements are generally accepted as resting on the 

 authority of the Forest Service, not of the man whose name appears on the 

 title-page. If the work is faulty, the Forest Service is held responsible. 



(2) Results which have been gathered by individuals belong not to the indi- 

 vidual but to the Forest Service. No one has a right to demand that his 

 results shall be used with reference to his personal glorification, if the best 

 interests of the Forest Service call for their use without the giving of credit. 



(3) The Forester has a right to expect all members of the Service to con- 

 tribute willingly and to any extent toward making any and all publications as 

 good as possible, without expectation of personal credit, whenever the presenta- 

 tion of the subject matter of the publication in the best form (i. e., in the 

 form which will secure the best results) will be interfered with by the giving 

 of such credit. 



(4) It is, however, desirable, from the standpoint of efficiency of publications 

 as well as of fair treatment of those who prepare or contribute toward Service 

 publications, that, within reasonable limits, credit should be given to each 

 man for his own work. The giving of proper credits is a stimulus to good 

 work ; and it is also an advantage to the Forest Service to increase the reputa- 

 tion and scientific standing of its members. 



(5) Especially it is highly demoralizing to permit one man's reputation to 

 be increased at the expense of that of another man who sees credit for important 

 work given to some one else. 



(6) It is important that publications should, just as far as possible, appear 

 as the work of an author or authors. This means that the principal credit 

 must necessarily go to not more than two men. 



(7) The man who has actually put the most into the publication should have 

 principal credit for it. This may or may not be the man whose field work 

 furnished the data. When the digesting of raw material constitutes the prin- 

 cipal scientific contribution to the publication, the man who does the digesting 

 should have the principal credit. On the other hand, when one man merely puts 

 into shape for publication material which has been thoroughly and satisfactorily 

 worked up by others, he is the editor or compiler, not the originator. In such 

 cases he should at most not appear as more than the junior partner in the work. 



(8) Administrative responsibility for work includes an obligation to see that 

 the material prepared for publication is as well prepared as possible. Super- 

 vision of work, though it may actually make suitable for publication the com- 



