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Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions

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  • Shinichi Nakagawa

    (UNSW)

  • Edward R. Ivimey-Cook

    (University of Glasgow)

  • Matthew J. Grainger

    (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research)

  • Rose E. O’Dea

    (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin)

  • Samantha Burke

    (UNSW)

  • Szymon M. Drobniak

    (Jagiellonian University)

  • Elliot Gould

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Erin L. Macartney

    (UNSW)

  • April Robin Martinig

    (UNSW)

  • Kyle Morrison

    (UNSW)

  • Matthieu Paquet

    (University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP)

  • Joel L. Pick

    (University of Edinburgh)

  • Patrice Pottier

    (UNSW)

  • Lorenzo Ricolfi

    (UNSW)

  • David P. Wilkinson

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Aaron Willcox

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Coralie Williams

    (UNSW)

  • Laura A. B. Wilson

    (The Australian National University)

  • Saras M. Windecker

    (University of Melbourne)

  • Yefeng Yang

    (UNSW)

  • Malgorzata Lagisz

    (UNSW)

Abstract

Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) has recently changed how author contributions are acknowledged. To extend and complement CRediT, we propose MeRIT, a new way of writing the Methods section using the author’s initials to further clarify contributor roles for reproducibility and replicability.

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  • Shinichi Nakagawa & Edward R. Ivimey-Cook & Matthew J. Grainger & Rose E. O’Dea & Samantha Burke & Szymon M. Drobniak & Elliot Gould & Erin L. Macartney & April Robin Martinig & Kyle Morrison & Matthi, 2023. "Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-37039-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37039-1
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