A cache for CRediT
CRediT is a standard taxonomy used to identify author contributions to a manuscript such as “writing,” “data curation,” and “conceptualization.” The taxonomy is being rapidly adopted by journals and publishers including Cell Press, PLOS and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
The CRediT taxonomy is now formally supported in the latest version of JATS (Journal Article Tag Suite) standard, JATS 1.2d1. At the recent eXtyles User Group Meeting, Bruce Rosenblum, CEO of Inera, shared the following XML example:
<contrib contrib-type=”author”>
<name><surname>Podulka</surname>
<given-names>Jennifer</given-names></name>
<role content-type=”
http://credit.casrai.org/”>Conceptualization</role>
<role content-type=”
http://credit.casrai.org/”>Methodology</role>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type=”author”>
<name><surname>Podulka</surname>
<given-names>Jennifer</given-names></name>
<role vocab=”CRediT”
vocab-identifier=” http://credit.casrai.org/”
vocab-term-identifier=”
http://dictionary.casrai.org/Contributor_Roles/Conceptualization”>
Conceptualization</role>
<role vocab=”CRediT”
vocab-identifier=” http://credit.casrai.org/“
vocab-term-identifier=”
http://dictionary.casrai.org/Contributor_Roles/Methodology “>
Methodology</role>
</contrib>
Third attribute is optional; can be shortened to:
<contrib contrib-type=”author”>
<name><surname>Podulka</surname>
<given-names>Jennifer</given-names></name>
<role vocab=”CRediT”
vocab-identifier=” http://credit.casrai.org/”>
Conceptualization</role>
<role vocab=”CRediT”
vocab-identifier=” http://credit.casrai.org/”>
Methodology</role>
</contrib>
Contributor roles are an important component of assertion-based workflow. Journals using Editorial Manager can configure CRediT integration to optionally collect or require contributing authors to assign contributor roles to themselves and co-authors at submission.
To date, Aries has used custom tags to identify CRediT terms in exported XML, and will be updating the JATS export options to conform to the updated JATS specification (planned for EM Release 15.1).
CRediT integration is a free configuration option in Editorial Manager – available today – and is a great way for journals to add value to their published content.