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Add Authors & Change Author Position

How to Add an Author

1. Starting on the "Activities" page, select the appropriate "Scholarship and Creative" activity. 

All topics under the "Scholarship and Creative Activities" section have their own respective block to add authors, etc. except "Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research - ARGIS Import" which is done by the Graduate School. 

Screenshot of Watermark Faculty Success Activities page highlighting the Scholarship and Creative area.

2. Select "Add New" in the top right of the screen. 

Screenshot of Watermark Faculty Success Books, Journals, and Other Text-Based Contributions page with the "Add New" button highlighted.

3. Complete the item information and the first author. 

The first section is pre-loaded as the individual logged into Watermark Faculty Insight. However, the position can be changed after a second author. See instructions on how to change the position. 

Screenshot of the Author fields.

4. To add a new author, select "+ Add a New Row". 

The button is located under the first section. 

Screenshot of the Author fields with the "+Add Row" button highlighted.

5. Complete the author's information. 

If the individual is a member of NMSU, search for their name in the "People at New Mexico State University" box to automatically fill in the fields. If the author is not a member, the fields can be completed manually. 

Repeat the above steps 4-5 until all authors have been added. 

Screenshot that shows two author fields.

 

Change Author Position

1. On the author field that needs to be moved, select "Action" in the top left corner of the block. 

Screenshot of Second Author field with the "Actions" button highlighted.

2. Type in the new position of the author in the pop up and select "Move". 

Screenshot with the screen to Move the second author to a new position.