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CRediT adoption

Cell Press

Cell Press piloted CRediT before the formal taxonomy publication, with Cell among the very first journals to publish structured contributor statements. CRediT is required across the Cell Press family.

NativeAdopted 2014~50 journalsAries Editorial Manager (Elsevier infrastructure)

Overview

Where Cell Press stands on CRediT

Cell Press piloted CRediT before the formal taxonomy publication, with Cell among the very first journals to publish structured contributor statements. CRediT is required across the Cell Press family.

Scope: All Cell Press journals

Implementation details

How CRediT is captured and produced

Submission systemAries Editorial Manager (Elsevier infrastructure)
JATS implementationProduction-grade JATS <role vocab="credit"> output; CRediT statements published in the article HTML/PDF and deposited to Crossref via the Cell Press / Elsevier production pipeline.
Production workflowAfter acceptance, contributor roles flow from Editorial Manager into the typesetting pipeline. The published article includes a CRediT taxonomy statement section, with structured XML emitted to indexers and Crossref.

For authors

Author guidance — submitting to a Cell Press journal

When submitting to a Cell Press journal, expect to provide a CRediT role matrix during the Editorial Manager submission flow. The role assignments are published as a structured contribution statement in the final article.

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

Sample journals

Representative Cell Press titles with CRediT capture

  • Cell
  • Neuron
  • Immunity
  • Cell Reports
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Joule

Adoption history

Notable milestones

Cell Press was the original publishing partner in the 2012 Harvard workshop and the 2014 pilot that produced the CRediT taxonomy. Cell Press journals were among the first to publish contributor-role statements using the taxonomy that became ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022.

Notes

Caveats and context

Cell Press operates within Elsevier but has historically run its own editorial culture and submission flow refinements ahead of the wider Elsevier rollout.

Frequently asked

Common questions about Cell Press and CRediT

Does Cell Press require CRediT contributor statements?
Yes. Cell Press captures structured CRediT statements as part of its standard submission flow. Cell Press piloted CRediT before the formal taxonomy publication, with Cell among the very first journals to publish structured contributor statements. CRediT is required across the Cell Press family.
Which Cell Press journals support CRediT?
Representative Cell Press titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Cell, Neuron, Immunity. Scope: All Cell Press journals. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
How do I add CRediT to my Cell Press submission?
When submitting to a Cell Press journal, expect to provide a CRediT role matrix during the Editorial Manager submission flow. The role assignments are published as a structured contribution statement in the final article.
What submission system does Cell Press use for CRediT capture?
Cell Press uses Aries Editorial Manager (Elsevier infrastructure). Production-grade JATS <role vocab="credit"> output; CRediT statements published in the article HTML/PDF and deposited to Crossref via the Cell Press / Elsevier production pipeline.
When did Cell Press adopt CRediT?
Cell Press adopted CRediT around 2014. Cell Press was the original publishing partner in the 2012 Harvard workshop and the 2014 pilot that produced the CRediT taxonomy. Cell Press journals were among the first to publish contributor-role statements using the taxonomy that became ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022.

References

Sources

  • Allen et al. (2014) — Publishing: Credit where credit is due, Nature
  • Brand et al. (2015) — Beyond authorship, Learned Publishing

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