: Does the word 'authored by' imply the non-existence of co-authors? In an article I'm co-authoring, I'm about to say the following: ... d is the number of articles authored by John Doe ...

In an article I'm co-authoring, I'm about to say the following:

... d is the number of articles authored by John Doe ...

But then I thought this would be better:

... d is the number of articles authored or co-authored by John Doe ...

Since I thought that the word 'authored' in the first sentence might imply that author John Doe is the sole author of all of the d articles. Am I right? or am I just being too meticulous since this is our first article?

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Speaking as an academic and professor, I say you are right. "authored by" implies sole authorship and denies others the credit they are due. Use co-author, or "John Doe, et al" for specific papers. Or if you are talking about a mix and John Doe is the sole author of at least one, then "authored or co-authored by" is appropriate.

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