CTSU Co-Authorship Policy
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) defines an individual as an author based on the following four 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.
Please also refer to the University of Saskatchewan's Responsible Conduct of Research Policy. Our policy is to request inclusion as co-authors on the final publication if warranted based on ICMJE and USask definitions. If CTSU staff have supported the project but do not meet authorship criteria, recognition of contributions in the Acknowledgements section should be considered.