Overview
Where ACM stands on CRediT
ACM sets out authorship expectations in its policy on roles and responsibilities in ACM publishing, which defines author criteria and the recognition of other contributors. ACM has not announced a single portfolio-wide CRediT mandate; structured role capture is available on some titles.
Scope: Authorship governed by the ACM author-roles policy; CRediT-style role capture available on some titles
Implementation details
How CRediT is captured and produced
| Submission system | Manuscript Central / ScholarOne and ACM submission tooling |
| JATS implementation | ACM maintains its own production XML for the ACM Digital Library. Where structured contributor roles are captured, they are carried into the article metadata; CRediT coverage is not uniform across the portfolio. |
| Production workflow | Accepted articles flow into the ACM Digital Library production pipeline. Article metadata, including ORCID iDs and any captured contributor roles, is deposited to Crossref with the article DOI. |
For authors
Author guidance — submitting to a ACM journal
When submitting to an ACM journal or transaction, follow the ACM author-roles policy, which sets out the authorship criteria. Where the title supports structured contributor roles, complete the role assignment for each author. ACM requires ORCID iDs for authors on its publications.
For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.
Sample journals
Representative ACM titles with CRediT capture
- Communications of the ACM
- Journal of the ACM
- ACM Transactions on Graphics
- ACM Computing Surveys
- ACM Transactions on Database Systems
Adoption history
Notable milestones
ACM is the leading professional society in computing. It mandated ORCID iDs for authors across its publications and maintains a detailed authorship policy; structured CRediT-style capture has been adopted gradually rather than via a single announcement.
Notes
Caveats and context
ACM publishes a very large conference-proceedings programme alongside its journals; contributor conventions for proceedings differ from the journal titles.
Frequently asked
Common questions about ACM and CRediT
- Does ACM require CRediT contributor statements?
- It depends on the journal. ACM supports CRediT on a per-journal opt-in basis. ACM sets out authorship expectations in its policy on roles and responsibilities in ACM publishing, which defines author criteria and the recognition of other contributors. ACM has not announced a single portfolio-wide CRediT mandate; structured role capture is available on some titles.
- Which ACM journals support CRediT?
- Representative ACM titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Communications of the ACM, Journal of the ACM, ACM Transactions on Graphics. Scope: Authorship governed by the ACM author-roles policy; CRediT-style role capture available on some titles. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
- How do I add CRediT to my ACM submission?
- When submitting to an ACM journal or transaction, follow the ACM author-roles policy, which sets out the authorship criteria. Where the title supports structured contributor roles, complete the role assignment for each author. ACM requires ORCID iDs for authors on its publications.
- What submission system does ACM use for CRediT capture?
- ACM uses Manuscript Central / ScholarOne and ACM submission tooling. ACM maintains its own production XML for the ACM Digital Library. Where structured contributor roles are captured, they are carried into the article metadata; CRediT coverage is not uniform across the portfolio.
- When did ACM adopt CRediT?
- ACM has not made a single portfolio-wide CRediT-adoption announcement; coverage has expanded steadily on a per-journal basis. ACM is the leading professional society in computing. It mandated ORCID iDs for authors across its publications and maintains a detailed authorship policy; structured CRediT-style capture has been adopted gradually rather than via a single announcement.
References
Sources
- ACM — roles and responsibilities in ACM publishing
