Overview
Where Annual Reviews stands on CRediT
Annual Reviews publishes authoritative invited review articles. Authorship follows the publishers author guidelines; given the invited, often single- or few-author nature of review articles, Annual Reviews has not made structured CRediT a portfolio-wide requirement.
Scope: Review-journal model with predominantly invited, often single- or few-author articles; structured CRediT capture is not a portfolio-wide feature
Implementation details
How CRediT is captured and produced
| Submission system | Invitation-based editorial workflow (Annual Reviews production) |
| JATS implementation | Annual Reviews produces its own JATS XML. Because most articles are invited reviews with small author teams, structured CRediT role capture is less central than for primary-research publishers; coverage is not uniform. |
| Production workflow | Annual Reviews runs its own production pipeline producing JATS XML and depositing article metadata to Crossref. Where contributor roles are captured, they are carried into the article metadata. |
For authors
Author guidance — submitting to a Annual Reviews journal
When writing an invited Annual Reviews article, follow the author information for the specific Annual Review series. For multi-author reviews, you may be asked to describe author contributions; check the journal guidance for whether a structured CRediT statement is requested.
For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.
Sample journals
Representative Annual Reviews titles with CRediT capture
- Annual Review of Biochemistry
- Annual Review of Psychology
- Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Annual Review of Public Health
- Annual Review of Economics
Adoption history
Notable milestones
Annual Reviews is a non-profit publisher of authoritative review journals and a pioneer of the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model for sustainable open access. Its review-article focus makes structured CRediT less prominent than at primary-research publishers.
Notes
Caveats and context
Annual Reviews has converted a substantial part of its portfolio to open access through the Subscribe to Open model rather than article processing charges.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Annual Reviews and CRediT
- Does Annual Reviews require CRediT contributor statements?
- It depends on the journal. Annual Reviews supports CRediT on a per-journal opt-in basis. Annual Reviews publishes authoritative invited review articles. Authorship follows the publishers author guidelines; given the invited, often single- or few-author nature of review articles, Annual Reviews has not made structured CRediT a portfolio-wide requirement.
- Which Annual Reviews journals support CRediT?
- Representative Annual Reviews titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Annual Review of Biochemistry, Annual Review of Psychology, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Scope: Review-journal model with predominantly invited, often single- or few-author articles; structured CRediT capture is not a portfolio-wide feature. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
- How do I add CRediT to my Annual Reviews submission?
- When writing an invited Annual Reviews article, follow the author information for the specific Annual Review series. For multi-author reviews, you may be asked to describe author contributions; check the journal guidance for whether a structured CRediT statement is requested.
- What submission system does Annual Reviews use for CRediT capture?
- Annual Reviews uses Invitation-based editorial workflow (Annual Reviews production). Annual Reviews produces its own JATS XML. Because most articles are invited reviews with small author teams, structured CRediT role capture is less central than for primary-research publishers; coverage is not uniform.
- When did Annual Reviews adopt CRediT?
- Annual Reviews has not made a single portfolio-wide CRediT-adoption announcement; coverage has expanded steadily on a per-journal basis. Annual Reviews is a non-profit publisher of authoritative review journals and a pioneer of the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model for sustainable open access. Its review-article focus makes structured CRediT less prominent than at primary-research publishers.
References
Sources
- Annual Reviews — information for authors
