Journal authorship can be complex, particularly when working on large projects and in large teams. Here are two conventions to assist with these conversations:
1. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors advice (below) is an updated version of the Vancouver Protocol and is found here: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/
"The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:
Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;
AND
Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content;
AND
Final approval of the version to be published;
AND
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved."
2. CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) authorship statement: https://ijast.org/credit-author-statement/
Here are the list of potential authorship contributions. The description of each is available on the webpage above: Conceptualization,
Methodology,
Software,
Validation,
Formal Analysis,
Investigation,
Resources,
Data Curation,
Writing – Original, Draft
Writing – Review & Editing,
Visualization,
Supervision,
Project Administration,
Funding Acquisition.
3. Tips for determining authorship credit (American Psychological Association): https://www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/authorship-paper
