APS

Overview

Where APS stands on CRediT

Per APS’s own "Information for Authors" page (journals.physiology.org/author-info): "Authors are encouraged to use the CRediT 'Contributor Roles Taxonomy' to detail authors' contributions." This is encouragement, not a mandatory requirement.

Scope: Encouraged across the APS journal family; CASRAI found no dated primary-source adoption announcement

Implementation details

How CRediT is captured and produced

For authors

Author guidance — submitting to a APS journal

When submitting to an APS journal, you are encouraged (not required) to describe contributions using the CRediT taxonomy; a narrative paragraph remains accepted.

For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.

Sample journals

Representative APS titles with CRediT capture

• ›American Journal of Physiology — Heart and Circulatory Physiology
• ›American Journal of Physiology — Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
• ›Physiological Reviews
• ›Journal of Neurophysiology

Adoption history

Notable milestones

Corrected 2026-07-16: CASRAI could not locate a dated primary-source APS adoption announcement. APS’s own author-info page confirms CRediT is "encouraged," consistent with this page’s "Available" status, but the previously stated 2019 adoption year was not traceable to any primary source and has been removed.

Notes

Caveats and context

Specific journals within the portfolio may have different requirements; check the individual journal author-info page when submitting. Adoption year intentionally left blank — unconfirmed.

Frequently asked

Common questions about APS and CRediT

Does APS require CRediT contributor statements?

APS supports CRediT but does not require it across the whole portfolio. Per APS’s own "Information for Authors" page (journals.physiology.org/author-info): "Authors are encouraged to use the CRediT 'Contributor Roles Taxonomy' to detail authors' contributions." This is encouragement, not a mandatory requirement. Many titles encourage structured capture without mandating it.

Which APS journals support CRediT?

Representative APS titles known to support structured CRediT capture include American Journal of Physiology — Heart and Circulatory Physiology, American Journal of Physiology — Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Physiological Reviews. Scope: Encouraged across the APS journal family; CASRAI found no dated primary-source adoption announcement. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.

How do I add CRediT to my APS submission?

When submitting to an APS journal, you are encouraged (not required) to describe contributions using the CRediT taxonomy; a narrative paragraph remains accepted.

What submission system does APS use for CRediT capture?

APS uses Editorial Manager. Not independently confirmed. APS’s own author-info page ("Authors are encouraged to use the CRediT 'Contributor Roles Taxonomy' to detail authors' contributions") describes encouraged narrative/role use rather than a documented structured-JATS pipeline.

When did APS adopt CRediT?

APS has not made a single portfolio-wide CRediT-adoption announcement; coverage has expanded steadily on a per-journal basis. Corrected 2026-07-16: CASRAI could not locate a dated primary-source APS adoption announcement. APS’s own author-info page confirms CRediT is "encouraged," consistent with this page’s "Available" status, but the previously stated 2019 adoption year was not traceable to any primary source and has been removed.

References

Sources

• §APS — Information for Authors (journals.physiology.org/author-info): "Authors are encouraged to use the CRediT..."
• §APS publishing ethics policies