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3Notice that he's saying that using only an acknowledgement is OK. You can't put his name as an author if he doesn't feel like he should be one, and you can't ethically publish the work without recognizing his contribution via authorship or acknowledgement. You could also spend some time trying to talk him into it.– Bill BarthCommented Jul 7, 2014 at 22:54
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4Well, it seems to depend on how firmly we accept the premise. I would for instance ask the OP whether he has done his best in conveying to the departing coauthor his opinion of the value of his work.– Pete L. ClarkCommented Jul 7, 2014 at 22:55
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3@adipro the right of the other coauthors to be named as authors is not changed any way by this decision. If their [lack of] contribution allowed you to exclude them from the beginning, then you can exclude them, if not, then you can't exclude them.– PeterisCommented Jul 7, 2014 at 23:20
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2@adipro You need to include the other co-authors in the discussion. You can tell everybody that you think that the departing co-author has "made perhaps the biggest contribution of all of us" or something like that, which doesn't embarrass the others. If you want, you could also tell the departing co-author in private that you think he's contributed way more than the other two.– David RicherbyCommented Jul 8, 2014 at 9:50
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2@adipro: Like David Richerby, I think there could be room both for one-on-one conversations with the would-be departing coauthor and conversations with the other co-authors. If a main point in your reasoning is "Why are you withdrawing when X is staying on? X did almost nothing compared to you!" then I would reserve that for a one-on-one conversation. But this seems to be a matter of judgment and individual style.– Pete L. ClarkCommented Jul 8, 2014 at 15:03
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