The Tenets of Scientific Collaboration:Rules and Recommendations

The production of knowledge increasingly takes place within the framework of a broad and diverse network of researchers working together in cooperation. The achievement of a successful academic and research career among scientists is rooted in their establishment of collaborative ties with other researchers. Cooperative practices also constitute the mechanism for socializing and integrating new researchers into the academic and scientific community. This note reviews some basic guidelines and recommendations related to scientific collaboration, so that researchers from any area of knowledge can understand its importance and improve its effectiveness in their own context.