Taxionomia Credit Authors (CRediT)

The Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) consists of a high-level categorization system, made up of 14 functional roles, designed to represent in a standardized and transparent way the different types of individual contribution made by authors in the production of scientific and academic knowledge.

Each function described in the taxonomy corresponds to a specific aspect of the research process, ranging from project conception to writing, data curation and validation of results. The model recognizes that scientific authorship is multifaceted and seeks to show, in a granular way, the real involvement of each collaborator in the development of the work.

The adoption of CRediT aims to:

  • Increasing transparency in the attribution of authorship and responsibilities;

  • Facilitar la trazabilidad de las contribuciones individuales;

  • Mejorar los sistemas de reconocimiento, crédito y responsabilidad en la publicación científica;

  • Reducir las disputas sobre la autoría haciendo explícita la naturaleza de la participación de cada individuo.

It is important to note that a single author can be associated with multiple roles, reflecting the complexity and interdisciplinarity inherent in contemporary research. Likewise, the same role can be assigned to more than one author when there is shared collaboration in a given function.

CRediT is compatible with the principles of good publishing practices recommended by international institutions such as COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) and platforms such as ORCID, and has been integrated into submission and publishing systems in high-impact journals.

 

Functions  Definition

Concept                               

 Idea, formulation or evolution of overarching objectives.

Data curation

Administration of activities to annotate (produce metadata), cleanse data and maintain research data (including software code, when it is necessary for the interpretation of the data itself) for initial use or later reuse.

Formal Analysis

Application of statistical, mathematical, computational or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize the study data.

Obtaining financing

Obtaining financial support for the project that gave rise to the publication.

Research

Conducting research and the investigation process, specifically doing experiments or collecting data/evidence.

Methodology

Development or creation of methodology: creation of models.

Project management

Responsibility for managing and coordinating the planning and execution of research.

Resources

Provision of study materials, reagents, materials, patients, laboratory samples, animals, instrumentation, computing resources or other analysis tools.

Software

Programming, software development, creating computer programs, implementing codes and algorithms, testing existing code components.

Supervision

Responsibility for supervision and leadership for the planning and execution of research activity, including external guidance to the core team.

Validation

Verification, either as part of the activity or separately, of the replicability/reproducibility of the results/experiments and other research results.

Visualization [of data (infographic, flowchart, table, graph)]

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of published work, specifically data visualization/presentation.

Writing - first essay

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, specifically the writing of the first essay (including substantial translations).

Writing - proofreading and editing

Preparation, creation and/or presentation of the published work, by those who are part of the original research group, especially critical review, comments or revision, including pre- or post-publication processes.