Overview
Where Oxford Academic stands on CRediT
Oxford University Press supports CRediT across the Oxford Academic portfolio with adoption decided at the individual-journal level. The largest STEM and biomedical titles have been earlier adopters of structured capture.
Scope: Per-journal opt-in across the OUP portfolio
Implementation details
How CRediT is captured and produced
| Submission system | ScholarOne Manuscripts (most journals); Editorial Manager (some) |
| JATS implementation | ScholarOne CRediT module where enabled; standard JATS <role vocab="credit"> output in production XML. |
| Production workflow | For journals capturing CRediT, roles flow into the JATS XML and Crossref deposits, alongside ORCID iDs where provided. |
For authors
Author guidance — submitting to a Oxford Academic journal
Before submitting to an Oxford Academic journal, check the individual journals instructions for authors. Where CRediT is captured, the role matrix is completed in ScholarOne during submission.
For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.
Sample journals
Representative Oxford Academic titles with CRediT capture
- Brain
- Nucleic Acids Research
- British Journal of Anaesthesia
- European Heart Journal
- Bioinformatics
Adoption history
Notable milestones
OUP has progressively widened CRediT coverage from around 2020 in line with the wider scholarly-publisher cohort, particularly across biomedical and life-sciences titles.
Notes
Caveats and context
Coverage tends to be stronger in biomedical and STEM titles than across humanities and social-science journals in the OUP portfolio.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Oxford Academic and CRediT
- Does Oxford Academic require CRediT contributor statements?
- It depends on the journal. Oxford Academic supports CRediT on a per-journal opt-in basis. Oxford University Press supports CRediT across the Oxford Academic portfolio with adoption decided at the individual-journal level. The largest STEM and biomedical titles have been earlier adopters of structured capture.
- Which Oxford Academic journals support CRediT?
- Representative Oxford Academic titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Brain, Nucleic Acids Research, British Journal of Anaesthesia. Scope: Per-journal opt-in across the OUP portfolio. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
- How do I add CRediT to my Oxford Academic submission?
- Before submitting to an Oxford Academic journal, check the individual journals instructions for authors. Where CRediT is captured, the role matrix is completed in ScholarOne during submission.
- What submission system does Oxford Academic use for CRediT capture?
- Oxford Academic uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (most journals); Editorial Manager (some). ScholarOne CRediT module where enabled; standard JATS <role vocab="credit"> output in production XML.
- When did Oxford Academic adopt CRediT?
- Oxford Academic adopted CRediT around 2020. OUP has progressively widened CRediT coverage from around 2020 in line with the wider scholarly-publisher cohort, particularly across biomedical and life-sciences titles.
References
Sources
- Oxford Academic — author pages
