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

oleh: 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, Matthieu Paquet, Joel L. Pick, Patrice Pottier, Lorenzo Ricolfi, David P. Wilkinson, Aaron Willcox, Coralie Williams, Laura A. B. Wilson, Saras M. Windecker, Yefeng Yang, Malgorzata Lagisz

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01

Deskripsi

Lack of information on authors’ contribution to specific aspects of a study hampers reproducibility and replicability. Here, the authors propose a new, easily implemented reporting system to clarify contributor roles in the Methods section of an article.