Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions
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.
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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccaef5860ea54a3b97ab70c62404704e2023-04-09T11:20:26ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-04-011411510.1038/s41467-023-37039-1Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributionsShinichi Nakagawa0Edward R. Ivimey-Cook1Matthew J. Grainger2Rose E. O’Dea3Samantha Burke4Szymon M. Drobniak5Elliot Gould6Erin L. Macartney7April Robin Martinig8Kyle Morrison9Matthieu Paquet10Joel L. Pick11Patrice Pottier12Lorenzo Ricolfi13David P. Wilkinson14Aaron Willcox15Coralie Williams16Laura A. B. Wilson17Saras M. Windecker18Yefeng Yang19Malgorzata Lagisz20Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWSchool of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of GlasgowNorwegian Institute for Nature ResearchWissenschaftskolleg zu BerlinEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWInstitute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian UniversitySchool of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of MelbourneEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWInstitute of Mathematics of Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INPInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, University of EdinburghEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWSchool of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of MelbourneSchool of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of MelbourneEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWSchool of Archaeology & Anthropology, The Australian National UniversitySchool of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of MelbourneEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWEvolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSWLack 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37039-1 |
| spellingShingle | 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 Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions Nature Communications |
| title | Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions |
| title_full | Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions |
| title_fullStr | Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions |
| title_short | Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions |
| title_sort | method reporting with initials for transparency merit promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37039-1 |
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