inaccurate corresponding author data

[Friedman, Jason]

Hi All,

 

Has anyone else noticed inaccurate corresponding author metadata? I know that the is_corresponding field is a work in progress, and I was expecting missing data, but I was surprised by the number of authors misidentified as corresponding.

 

It seems to be particularly bad for PLOS and journals hosted on Copernicus:

 

Panta Rhei benchmark dataset: socio-hydrological data of paired events of floods and droughts | OpenAlex

Reverse vaccinology-based identification of a novel surface lipoprotein that is an effective vaccine antigen against bovine infections caused by Pasteurella multocida | OpenAlex

 

However, it seems to affect multiple publishers:

 

Halide Heterogeneous Structure Boosting Ionic Diffusion and High‐Voltage Stability of Sodium Superionic Conductors | OpenAlex

 

I have other examples if that’s helpful. May I ask if anyone else has encountered this? And please let me know if I’m misinterpreting.

 

Thanks!

 

-Jason

 

Jason Friedman, BA, MA, MIS
he/him

Assistant Dean, Collections and Discovery

 

University of Saskatchewan

University Library

Ph: (306) 966-8114

 

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