Navigating First vs Corresponding Authorship

A corresponding author for a scientific manuscript has many duties to perform during and after submission of the manuscript

While the corresponding author is in charge of the communications with the journal and coordinating the review and the publication processes,

corresponding author The corresponding author is the one individual who takes primary responsibility for communication with the journal during the manuscript submission,

author The corresponding author is the one individual who takes primary responsibility for communication with the journal during the manuscript submission, peer-review