Overview
Where AAAS stands on CRediT
The Science family of journals requires a structured CRediT contributor statement on accepted manuscripts. Authors map each contributor to one or more of the 14 CRediT roles during the revision stage, and the statement is published with the article.
Scope: All six Science-family journals
Implementation details
How CRediT is captured and produced
| Submission system | Custom (Science manuscript system) |
| JATS implementation | Standard JATS <role> with vocab="credit" and per-author URI; deposits CRediT statements in Crossref metadata for the Science family. |
| Production workflow | After acceptance, the CRediT matrix is rendered as a contribution statement in the published article and embedded in the JATS XML supplied to indexers. Statements typically appear in a dedicated section ahead of acknowledgements. |
For authors
Author guidance — submitting to a AAAS journal
When submitting to a Science-family journal, expect to provide a per-author CRediT role assignment during revision. The corresponding author typically completes the matrix on behalf of all contributors and circulates for confirmation before re-submission.
For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.
Sample journals
Representative AAAS titles with CRediT capture
- Science
- Science Advances
- Science Translational Medicine
- Science Robotics
- Science Signaling
- Science Immunology
Adoption history
Notable milestones
AAAS announced support across the Science family around 2021, joining the cohort of professional societies that moved from narrative-only contribution paragraphs to structured CRediT capture.
Notes
Caveats and context
Science journals also separately require an ICMJE-style authorship declaration; CRediT is treated as complementary detail rather than a replacement.
Frequently asked
Common questions about AAAS and CRediT
- Does AAAS require CRediT contributor statements?
- Yes. AAAS captures structured CRediT statements as part of its standard submission flow. The Science family of journals requires a structured CRediT contributor statement on accepted manuscripts. Authors map each contributor to one or more of the 14 CRediT roles during the revision stage, and the statement is published with the article.
- Which AAAS journals support CRediT?
- Representative AAAS titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Science, Science Advances, Science Translational Medicine. Scope: All six Science-family journals. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
- How do I add CRediT to my AAAS submission?
- When submitting to a Science-family journal, expect to provide a per-author CRediT role assignment during revision. The corresponding author typically completes the matrix on behalf of all contributors and circulates for confirmation before re-submission.
- What submission system does AAAS use for CRediT capture?
- AAAS uses Custom (Science manuscript system). Standard JATS <role> with vocab="credit" and per-author URI; deposits CRediT statements in Crossref metadata for the Science family.
- When did AAAS adopt CRediT?
- AAAS adopted CRediT around 2021. AAAS announced support across the Science family around 2021, joining the cohort of professional societies that moved from narrative-only contribution paragraphs to structured CRediT capture.
References
Sources
- Science journals — Contributing to Science
- Holcombe (2019) Publications — CRediT adoption review
