Types of many-author non-empirical papers.

Many-author non-empirical papers include “how to” articles, recommendations or consensus statements, roadmaps for future research, catalogs of ideas, or calls to action. These papers benefit the research community and broader academic ecosystem by addressing unmet needs or introducing new perspectives and approaches. Large, diverse authorship teams that examine an issue from many different perspectives can create valuable resources that individual co-authors could not develop independently, or in smaller groups. Realizing the potential of many-author non-empirical papers, however, requires very different strategies than researchers would typically use to write papers with fewer authors. In our process, a core team of lead writers typically works together to lead the content generation and writing processes, while many co-authors collaboratively create content and provide feedback on outlines and drafts. Challenges for co-authors may include learning to write a different type of paper, adapting to high-volume feedback, and understanding the very diverse perspectives shared by fellow co-authors. This paper outlines ten simple rules for being a co-author on a many-author non-empirical paper. Although the rules were developed for papers with at least 30 authors, some rules may be useful for many-author research papers or for non-empirical papers with fewer authors. Co-authors may also want to consult our companion paper on ten simple rules for leading a many-author non-empirical paper, as understanding the challenges faced by lead writers will help co-authors to contribute more efficiently and effectively.

多作者非实证研究论文（many-author non-empirical paper）涵盖实操指南类文章、建议或共识声明、未来研究路线图、思想汇编，或是行动倡议。这类论文通过填补未被满足的研究需求，或引入全新视角与研究方法，为研究共同体乃至更广泛的学术生态系统带来价值。由多元视角切入议题的大型多样化作者团队，能够产出单个合作者或小型团队无法独立完成的高质量研究资源。然而，要充分发挥多作者非实证研究论文的潜力，所需的创作策略与常规的少作者论文写作策略截然不同。在我们的创作流程中，通常由核心执笔团队牵头统筹内容生成与撰写工作，而众多合作者则协同参与内容创作，并对论文大纲与草稿提供反馈意见。对于合作者而言，可能面临的挑战包括：适应撰写不同类型的论文、应对海量反馈意见，以及理解其他合作者所分享的多元视角。本文为多作者非实证研究论文的合作者整理了十条简明准则。尽管本套准则最初是为作者数量不少于30人的论文制定的，但其中部分内容对多作者研究论文，或是作者较少的非实证研究论文同样具有参考价值。合作者亦可参考我们的姊妹篇论文——《多作者非实证研究论文的牵头者十条简明准则》，因为理解牵头执笔人员所面临的挑战，将有助于合作者更高效且高质量地参与论文创作。