Crediting non-author contributors in scientific publishing

Charles A. Emogor (), Mark A. Burgman, Natalie Cash, Asha Vos, Amayaa Wijesinghe and William J. Sutherland
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Charles A. Emogor: University of Cambridge
Mark A. Burgman: University of Hawaiʻi
Natalie Cash: Wildlife Conservation Society
Asha Vos: Oceanswell
Amayaa Wijesinghe: CARE International UK
William J. Sutherland: University of Cambridge

Nature Human Behaviour, 2025, vol. 9, issue 5, 846-850

Abstract: Scientific publications often benefit from diverse contributions that go uncredited owing to a lack of guidelines for recognizing non-author contributors. We propose ‘extended research credits’ — a standardized, tiered system (modelled after the attribution style of the film industry) to highlight hidden labour in research.

Date: 2025
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