An interviewer has asked for a copy of an unpublished manuscript I'm writing, is it safe to do this?
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The paper is one I'm working on as part of my current role for which I'm not the PI. Is it safe/sensible to share this with my interviewer? I don't have any published articles at present, so I assume they are just interested in seeing writing samples and such. Should I offer them a copy of my PhD thesis instead?
The interview was for a job in academia I am applying for.
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The paper is one I'm working on as part of my current role for which I'm not the PI. Is it safe/sensible to share this with my interviewer? I don't have any published articles at present, so I assume they are just interested in seeing writing samples and such. Should I offer them a copy of my PhD thesis instead?
The interview was for a job in academia I am applying for.
publications interview
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Yoddlenod
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What do you mean by "interviewer"? Are you trying to find a new position? In academia, or industry? Are you being interviewed for a newspaper?
– iayork
Aug 10 at 17:04
It's an interview for a new position within academia. I'll amend this in the question.
– Yoddlenod
Aug 10 at 17:10
Are you the lead researcher on the paper or is it just something you are contributing to?
– StrongBad♦
Aug 10 at 17:29
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Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript, even if you are the lead author/PI. (Just like submitting for publication.)
– JeffE
Aug 10 at 21:26
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"Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript" I think that's an extreme view. Showing somebody a paper in progress is not an important decision. (I have many coauthors on each paper and I work in a field where there is no confidential information from human subjects.)
– Anonymous Physicist
Aug 11 at 8:50
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The paper is one I'm working on as part of my current role for which I'm not the PI. Is it safe/sensible to share this with my interviewer? I don't have any published articles at present, so I assume they are just interested in seeing writing samples and such. Should I offer them a copy of my PhD thesis instead?
The interview was for a job in academia I am applying for.
publications interview
asked Aug 10 at 16:52
Yoddlenod
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The paper is one I'm working on as part of my current role for which I'm not the PI. Is it safe/sensible to share this with my interviewer? I don't have any published articles at present, so I assume they are just interested in seeing writing samples and such. Should I offer them a copy of my PhD thesis instead?
The interview was for a job in academia I am applying for.
publications interview
publications interview
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asked Aug 10 at 16:52
Yoddlenod
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asked Aug 10 at 16:52
Yoddlenod
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asked Aug 10 at 16:52
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asked Aug 10 at 16:52
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What do you mean by "interviewer"? Are you trying to find a new position? In academia, or industry? Are you being interviewed for a newspaper?
– iayork
Aug 10 at 17:04
It's an interview for a new position within academia. I'll amend this in the question.
– Yoddlenod
Aug 10 at 17:10
Are you the lead researcher on the paper or is it just something you are contributing to?
– StrongBad♦
Aug 10 at 17:29
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Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript, even if you are the lead author/PI. (Just like submitting for publication.)
– JeffE
Aug 10 at 21:26
1
"Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript" I think that's an extreme view. Showing somebody a paper in progress is not an important decision. (I have many coauthors on each paper and I work in a field where there is no confidential information from human subjects.)
– Anonymous Physicist
Aug 11 at 8:50
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What do you mean by "interviewer"? Are you trying to find a new position? In academia, or industry? Are you being interviewed for a newspaper?
– iayork
Aug 10 at 17:04
It's an interview for a new position within academia. I'll amend this in the question.
– Yoddlenod
Aug 10 at 17:10
Are you the lead researcher on the paper or is it just something you are contributing to?
– StrongBad♦
Aug 10 at 17:29
5
Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript, even if you are the lead author/PI. (Just like submitting for publication.)
– JeffE
Aug 10 at 21:26
1
"Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript" I think that's an extreme view. Showing somebody a paper in progress is not an important decision. (I have many coauthors on each paper and I work in a field where there is no confidential information from human subjects.)
– Anonymous Physicist
Aug 11 at 8:50
3
3
What do you mean by "interviewer"? Are you trying to find a new position? In academia, or industry? Are you being interviewed for a newspaper?
– iayork
Aug 10 at 17:04
What do you mean by "interviewer"? Are you trying to find a new position? In academia, or industry? Are you being interviewed for a newspaper?
– iayork
Aug 10 at 17:04
It's an interview for a new position within academia. I'll amend this in the question.
– Yoddlenod
Aug 10 at 17:10
It's an interview for a new position within academia. I'll amend this in the question.
– Yoddlenod
Aug 10 at 17:10
Are you the lead researcher on the paper or is it just something you are contributing to?
– StrongBad♦
Aug 10 at 17:29
Are you the lead researcher on the paper or is it just something you are contributing to?
– StrongBad♦
Aug 10 at 17:29
5
5
Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript, even if you are the lead author/PI. (Just like submitting for publication.)
– JeffE
Aug 10 at 21:26
Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript, even if you are the lead author/PI. (Just like submitting for publication.)
– JeffE
Aug 10 at 21:26
1
1
"Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript" I think that's an extreme view. Showing somebody a paper in progress is not an important decision. (I have many coauthors on each paper and I work in a field where there is no confidential information from human subjects.)
– Anonymous Physicist
Aug 11 at 8:50
"Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript" I think that's an extreme view. Showing somebody a paper in progress is not an important decision. (I have many coauthors on each paper and I work in a field where there is no confidential information from human subjects.)
– Anonymous Physicist
Aug 11 at 8:50
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There's no concrete, objective answer to this. My opinion is that it's fairly safe to give unpublished manuscripts to an academic interviewer. You definitely need specific permission from all the co-authors on the manuscript, though. If the interviewer is directly in the same field as you, and might be working on the same topic, you might be more hesitant, but it's not a definite "no". Hopefully, if you're interviewing and considering working with this person, you've already decided that they are not a horrible human being, so you've already done a little of the due diligence.
answered Aug 10 at 17:27
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I believe it is odd for an interviewer to ask for an unpublished paper. It is common for researchers to share partial results though...If your paper is already under review and you, and your co authors believe it is safe to share it, I do not see any problem. Just be aware that there are many awful people in academia, and it is not uncommon for ideas to be stolen.
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Do you know of ideas being stolen? My understanding is that it is not actually as common as people tend to think.
– Jessica B
Aug 11 at 12:02
Maybe it was just unlucky... or maybe the other group was actually working on a similar project,...,but happened to a friend of mine. He presented his work to another researcher and months latter the other researcher published something similar, right before him.
– Tuco
Aug 11 at 12:38
@JessicaB It is not often that ideas get stolen, but it happens, and if it does, it can get very ugly. Being cautious is thus like an insurance. It is not often that a house burns down/car gets stolen/etc, but you'd rather it not happen or, if it does, be protected.
– Captain Emacs
Aug 11 at 13:17
@Tuco In maths at least it is very common for someone else to be working on the same thing at the same time. I know of a number of instances, one myself.
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:58
@CaptainEmacs So you don't agree with 'it is not uncommon...'?
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:59
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2 Answers
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oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
9
down vote
accepted
There's no concrete, objective answer to this. My opinion is that it's fairly safe to give unpublished manuscripts to an academic interviewer. You definitely need specific permission from all the co-authors on the manuscript, though. If the interviewer is directly in the same field as you, and might be working on the same topic, you might be more hesitant, but it's not a definite "no". Hopefully, if you're interviewing and considering working with this person, you've already decided that they are not a horrible human being, so you've already done a little of the due diligence.
answered Aug 10 at 17:27
iayork
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up vote
9
down vote
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There's no concrete, objective answer to this. My opinion is that it's fairly safe to give unpublished manuscripts to an academic interviewer. You definitely need specific permission from all the co-authors on the manuscript, though. If the interviewer is directly in the same field as you, and might be working on the same topic, you might be more hesitant, but it's not a definite "no". Hopefully, if you're interviewing and considering working with this person, you've already decided that they are not a horrible human being, so you've already done a little of the due diligence.
answered Aug 10 at 17:27
iayork
10.1k32740
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
accepted
up vote
9
down vote
accepted
There's no concrete, objective answer to this. My opinion is that it's fairly safe to give unpublished manuscripts to an academic interviewer. You definitely need specific permission from all the co-authors on the manuscript, though. If the interviewer is directly in the same field as you, and might be working on the same topic, you might be more hesitant, but it's not a definite "no". Hopefully, if you're interviewing and considering working with this person, you've already decided that they are not a horrible human being, so you've already done a little of the due diligence.
answered Aug 10 at 17:27
iayork
10.1k32740
There's no concrete, objective answer to this. My opinion is that it's fairly safe to give unpublished manuscripts to an academic interviewer. You definitely need specific permission from all the co-authors on the manuscript, though. If the interviewer is directly in the same field as you, and might be working on the same topic, you might be more hesitant, but it's not a definite "no". Hopefully, if you're interviewing and considering working with this person, you've already decided that they are not a horrible human being, so you've already done a little of the due diligence.
answered Aug 10 at 17:27
iayork
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answered Aug 10 at 17:27
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answered Aug 10 at 17:27
iayork
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answered Aug 10 at 17:27
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I believe it is odd for an interviewer to ask for an unpublished paper. It is common for researchers to share partial results though...If your paper is already under review and you, and your co authors believe it is safe to share it, I do not see any problem. Just be aware that there are many awful people in academia, and it is not uncommon for ideas to be stolen.
edited Aug 11 at 12:14
scaaahu
11.8k84094
answered Aug 11 at 11:45
Tuco
112
2
Do you know of ideas being stolen? My understanding is that it is not actually as common as people tend to think.
– Jessica B
Aug 11 at 12:02
Maybe it was just unlucky... or maybe the other group was actually working on a similar project,...,but happened to a friend of mine. He presented his work to another researcher and months latter the other researcher published something similar, right before him.
– Tuco
Aug 11 at 12:38
@JessicaB It is not often that ideas get stolen, but it happens, and if it does, it can get very ugly. Being cautious is thus like an insurance. It is not often that a house burns down/car gets stolen/etc, but you'd rather it not happen or, if it does, be protected.
– Captain Emacs
Aug 11 at 13:17
@Tuco In maths at least it is very common for someone else to be working on the same thing at the same time. I know of a number of instances, one myself.
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:58
@CaptainEmacs So you don't agree with 'it is not uncommon...'?
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:59
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
1
down vote
I believe it is odd for an interviewer to ask for an unpublished paper. It is common for researchers to share partial results though...If your paper is already under review and you, and your co authors believe it is safe to share it, I do not see any problem. Just be aware that there are many awful people in academia, and it is not uncommon for ideas to be stolen.
edited Aug 11 at 12:14
scaaahu
11.8k84094
answered Aug 11 at 11:45
Tuco
112
2
Do you know of ideas being stolen? My understanding is that it is not actually as common as people tend to think.
– Jessica B
Aug 11 at 12:02
Maybe it was just unlucky... or maybe the other group was actually working on a similar project,...,but happened to a friend of mine. He presented his work to another researcher and months latter the other researcher published something similar, right before him.
– Tuco
Aug 11 at 12:38
@JessicaB It is not often that ideas get stolen, but it happens, and if it does, it can get very ugly. Being cautious is thus like an insurance. It is not often that a house burns down/car gets stolen/etc, but you'd rather it not happen or, if it does, be protected.
– Captain Emacs
Aug 11 at 13:17
@Tuco In maths at least it is very common for someone else to be working on the same thing at the same time. I know of a number of instances, one myself.
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:58
@CaptainEmacs So you don't agree with 'it is not uncommon...'?
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:59
 |Â
show 1 more comment
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I believe it is odd for an interviewer to ask for an unpublished paper. It is common for researchers to share partial results though...If your paper is already under review and you, and your co authors believe it is safe to share it, I do not see any problem. Just be aware that there are many awful people in academia, and it is not uncommon for ideas to be stolen.
edited Aug 11 at 12:14
scaaahu
11.8k84094
answered Aug 11 at 11:45
Tuco
112
I believe it is odd for an interviewer to ask for an unpublished paper. It is common for researchers to share partial results though...If your paper is already under review and you, and your co authors believe it is safe to share it, I do not see any problem. Just be aware that there are many awful people in academia, and it is not uncommon for ideas to be stolen.
edited Aug 11 at 12:14
scaaahu
11.8k84094
answered Aug 11 at 11:45
Tuco
112
edited Aug 11 at 12:14
scaaahu
11.8k84094
edited Aug 11 at 12:14
scaaahu
11.8k84094
edited Aug 11 at 12:14
scaaahu
11.8k84094
11.8k84094
answered Aug 11 at 11:45
Tuco
112
answered Aug 11 at 11:45
Tuco
112
answered Aug 11 at 11:45
Tuco
112
112
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Do you know of ideas being stolen? My understanding is that it is not actually as common as people tend to think.
– Jessica B
Aug 11 at 12:02
Maybe it was just unlucky... or maybe the other group was actually working on a similar project,...,but happened to a friend of mine. He presented his work to another researcher and months latter the other researcher published something similar, right before him.
– Tuco
Aug 11 at 12:38
@JessicaB It is not often that ideas get stolen, but it happens, and if it does, it can get very ugly. Being cautious is thus like an insurance. It is not often that a house burns down/car gets stolen/etc, but you'd rather it not happen or, if it does, be protected.
– Captain Emacs
Aug 11 at 13:17
@Tuco In maths at least it is very common for someone else to be working on the same thing at the same time. I know of a number of instances, one myself.
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:58
@CaptainEmacs So you don't agree with 'it is not uncommon...'?
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:59
 |Â
show 1 more comment
2
Do you know of ideas being stolen? My understanding is that it is not actually as common as people tend to think.
– Jessica B
Aug 11 at 12:02
Maybe it was just unlucky... or maybe the other group was actually working on a similar project,...,but happened to a friend of mine. He presented his work to another researcher and months latter the other researcher published something similar, right before him.
– Tuco
Aug 11 at 12:38
@JessicaB It is not often that ideas get stolen, but it happens, and if it does, it can get very ugly. Being cautious is thus like an insurance. It is not often that a house burns down/car gets stolen/etc, but you'd rather it not happen or, if it does, be protected.
– Captain Emacs
Aug 11 at 13:17
@Tuco In maths at least it is very common for someone else to be working on the same thing at the same time. I know of a number of instances, one myself.
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:58
@CaptainEmacs So you don't agree with 'it is not uncommon...'?
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:59
2
2
Do you know of ideas being stolen? My understanding is that it is not actually as common as people tend to think.
– Jessica B
Aug 11 at 12:02
Do you know of ideas being stolen? My understanding is that it is not actually as common as people tend to think.
– Jessica B
Aug 11 at 12:02
Maybe it was just unlucky... or maybe the other group was actually working on a similar project,...,but happened to a friend of mine. He presented his work to another researcher and months latter the other researcher published something similar, right before him.
– Tuco
Aug 11 at 12:38
Maybe it was just unlucky... or maybe the other group was actually working on a similar project,...,but happened to a friend of mine. He presented his work to another researcher and months latter the other researcher published something similar, right before him.
– Tuco
Aug 11 at 12:38
@JessicaB It is not often that ideas get stolen, but it happens, and if it does, it can get very ugly. Being cautious is thus like an insurance. It is not often that a house burns down/car gets stolen/etc, but you'd rather it not happen or, if it does, be protected.
– Captain Emacs
Aug 11 at 13:17
@JessicaB It is not often that ideas get stolen, but it happens, and if it does, it can get very ugly. Being cautious is thus like an insurance. It is not often that a house burns down/car gets stolen/etc, but you'd rather it not happen or, if it does, be protected.
– Captain Emacs
Aug 11 at 13:17
@Tuco In maths at least it is very common for someone else to be working on the same thing at the same time. I know of a number of instances, one myself.
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:58
@Tuco In maths at least it is very common for someone else to be working on the same thing at the same time. I know of a number of instances, one myself.
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:58
@CaptainEmacs So you don't agree with 'it is not uncommon...'?
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:59
@CaptainEmacs So you don't agree with 'it is not uncommon...'?
– Jessica B
Aug 12 at 8:59
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What do you mean by "interviewer"? Are you trying to find a new position? In academia, or industry? Are you being interviewed for a newspaper?
– iayork
Aug 10 at 17:04
It's an interview for a new position within academia. I'll amend this in the question.
– Yoddlenod
Aug 10 at 17:10
Are you the lead researcher on the paper or is it just something you are contributing to?
– StrongBad♦
Aug 10 at 17:29
5
Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript, even if you are the lead author/PI. (Just like submitting for publication.)
– JeffE
Aug 10 at 21:26
1
"Do you have explicit permission from each of your coauthors to share the manuscript? If not, you can't ethically share the manuscript" I think that's an extreme view. Showing somebody a paper in progress is not an important decision. (I have many coauthors on each paper and I work in a field where there is no confidential information from human subjects.)
– Anonymous Physicist
Aug 11 at 8:50