What are the rules of authorship when posting a reply to a discussion? Me and a professor published a paper where he was first author since he did most of the work. Today, we have received a discussion and we would like to reply. I'll be the one in charge of the reply, and I was wondering if I could be first author of the reply. What are your thoughts ?
This sounds like a question best settled by first reviewing how common changing the authorship order is in the relevant journal/field and then having a conversation with your professor. Ultimately, it is up to the two of you to decide.