Which AAAS journals support CRediT?

Representative AAAS titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Science, Science Advances, Science Translational Medicine. Scope: Encouraged across the Science family; not a mandatory submission requirement. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.

What submission system does AAAS use for CRediT capture?

AAAS uses Custom (Science manuscript system). Not independently confirmed as structured JATS capture. AAAS’s own editorial-policies page asks authors to state contributions in the acknowledgments section "following the CRediT model" — a narrative use of the taxonomy rather than a confirmed structured-metadata pipeline.

AAAS — CRediT adoption

Overview

Where AAAS stands on CRediT

Per AAAS’s own Science Journals editorial-policies page: "Science journals encourage all authors to state their contribution to the study in the acknowledgments section following the CRediT model; this information will be published in the paper." This is an encouragement, not a mandatory structured-statement requirement — the prior "Native"/required framing on this page was not supported by the primary source and has been corrected.

Scope: Encouraged across the Science family; not a mandatory submission requirement

Implementation details

How CRediT is captured and produced

Submission system	Custom (Science manuscript system)
JATS implementation	Not independently confirmed as structured JATS <role> capture. AAAS’s own editorial-policies page asks authors to state contributions in the acknowledgments section "following the CRediT model" — a narrative use of the taxonomy rather than a confirmed structured-metadata pipeline.
Production workflow	Not independently confirmed. AAAS’s own policy describes a narrative, acknowledgments-section use of the CRediT model rather than a documented structured-JATS/Crossref-deposit pipeline; CASRAI found no primary source confirming machine-readable CRediT metadata for Science-family articles.

For authors

Author guidance — submitting to a AAAS journal

When submitting to a Science-family journal, you may voluntarily describe each contributor’s role using the CRediT taxonomy in the acknowledgments section. It is encouraged but, per AAAS’s own policy page, not currently presented as a mandatory per-author structured role matrix.

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

Corrected 2026-07-16: AAAS’s own Science Journals editorial-policies page states the CRediT model is "encouraged," not required, for the acknowledgments-section contribution statement. An earlier version of this page described this as mandatory, portfolio-wide "Native" adoption from 2021, which was not traceable to any AAAS primary source.

Notes

Caveats and context

Science journals separately require an ICMJE-style authorship declaration; the CRediT-model contribution note is an encouraged acknowledgments-section addition, not a confirmed structured-capture requirement.

Frequently asked

Common questions about AAAS and CRediT

Does AAAS require CRediT contributor statements?: AAAS supports CRediT but does not require it across the whole portfolio. Per AAAS’s own Science Journals editorial-policies page: "Science journals encourage all authors to state their contribution to the study in the acknowledgments section following the CRediT model; this information will be published in the paper." This is an encouragement, not a mandatory structured-statement requirement — the prior "Native"/required framing on this page was not supported by the primary source and has been corrected. Many titles encourage structured capture without mandating it.
Which AAAS journals support CRediT?: Representative AAAS titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Science, Science Advances, Science Translational Medicine. Scope: Encouraged across the Science family; not a mandatory submission requirement. 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, you may voluntarily describe each contributor’s role using the CRediT taxonomy in the acknowledgments section. It is encouraged but, per AAAS’s own policy page, not currently presented as a mandatory per-author structured role matrix.
What submission system does AAAS use for CRediT capture?: AAAS uses Custom (Science manuscript system). Not independently confirmed as structured JATS <role> capture. AAAS’s own editorial-policies page asks authors to state contributions in the acknowledgments section "following the CRediT model" — a narrative use of the taxonomy rather than a confirmed structured-metadata pipeline.
When did AAAS adopt CRediT?: AAAS has not made a single portfolio-wide CRediT-adoption announcement; coverage has expanded steadily on a per-journal basis. Corrected 2026-07-16: AAAS’s own Science Journals editorial-policies page states the CRediT model is "encouraged," not required, for the acknowledgments-section contribution statement. An earlier version of this page described this as mandatory, portfolio-wide "Native" adoption from 2021, which was not traceable to any AAAS primary source.

References

Sources

Science Journals: Editorial Policies (science.org) — "Science journals encourage all authors to state their contribution... following the CRediT model"
Holcombe (2019) Publications — CRediT adoption review