Examining the quality of the corresponding authorship field in Web

The submitting author is the person who physically submits the manuscript online via their user account The corresponding author as indicated by the

Those who have contributed significantly to the research should be listed as co-authors On submission of the manuscript, the corresponding author attests to

corresponding author Authorship Guidelines in ASM Journals · Key Takeaways · Providing Author Contributions · Assigning Corresponding Authors and Their Role · Explaining Co-First

authorization If the journal decides that the corresponding author can be changed, a correction should be published The correction should be linked to the original paper,