Re: JSH: Tag along society

"Proginoskes" <proginoskes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Also for the reason that 'A' comes before 'H' in the alphabet? Which is
> how the names are sorted in mathematics papers, BTW.

Not on every paper, surely.

Names are listed alphabetically unless the authors choose to list them
in some other order. Commonly, if one of two authors contributed much
less, then he is listed second.

Not a big deal if your last name is Zinkelbaum, of course.

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