academic date rape

Definition

An offensive but persistent metaphor for exploitative co-authorship practices where senior scholars pressure junior colleagues or students into including them as authors despite minimal contribution. This predatory behavior undermines both ethics and careers.

Example Usage

The term is considered inappropriate, but faculty still quietly discuss senior professors committing academic authorship exploitation.

Origin

Highly controversial academic misconduct discourse, largely deprecated due to insensitive framing

Fun Fact

Professional organizations now have detailed authorship guidelines to combat exploitative practices, avoiding inflammatory metaphors.

Source: Research ethics and academic misconduct discussions (deprecated terminology)

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