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Systematic Reviews, Scoping Reviews, and Health Technology Assessments - Searching the Literature

This page helps research teams decide who should be listed as an author on publications from their research team

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Who Is an Author?

The ICMJE states that authors should meet ALL of the following 4 criteria:

  1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work
  2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content
  3. Final approval of the version to be published
  4. 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