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a compiler or an editor?

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Let's say I'm writing an article (I don't think that's the proper name for it but anyway) and I'm not including any of my own opinions, just quoting and paraphrasing others' sayings with proper citations. It includes some interviews with a couple of experts, quotations from various written sources like newspapers, books, and articles. In the end, am I a compiler or an editor of the work? Which one is more appropriate to be used esp. in academic contexts?

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You are the author of the work. Authorship means you wrangled the words. It does not mean you originated the ideas. If you composed the words, selected the quotes, and put it all in order, you are the author of the work. Since you are not advancing an argument of your own, the work is one of reporting, not argument, but that does not change the fact that you are the author of the report.

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