In the field of Pathology and Forensic Medicine in Canada, the share of corresponding/leading authors in scientific publications is projected to exhibit a gradual decline from 88.75% in 2024 to 87.83% in 2028. This indicates a steady reduction of 0.23% each year on average, marking a subtle but consistent downward trend. As of 2023, corresponding author share remained slightly higher at 88.98%, reflecting a minor annualized decline.

Future trends to watch for:

- Consideration of collaborative efforts and multi-authorship in the research community could further impact these shares.
- Technological advancements, especially in digital publishing and research dissemination, may influence the roles of leading authorship.
- Policies and funding toward increasing collaborative research projects could alter these dynamics over the next decade.