Overview
Where Royal Society of Chemistry stands on CRediT
Per RSC’s own author-responsibilities page (rsc.org): "We strongly recommend you use CRediT... for standardised contribution descriptions." RSC announced a June 2020 "framework for action" committing to routinely published author-contribution statements, but CASRAI found no primary source confirming CRediT itself is mandatory rather than strongly recommended.
Scope: Strongly recommended across RSC journals as part of a June 2020 "framework for action" on transparency; not a mandatory requirement
Implementation details
How CRediT is captured and produced
| Submission system | ScholarOne Manuscripts |
| JATS implementation | Not independently confirmed as structured JATS capture. RSC’s own author-responsibilities page states: "We strongly recommend you use CRediT (the Contributor Roles Taxonomy) for standardised contribution descriptions" — a recommendation, not a documented mandatory structured-metadata pipeline. |
| Production workflow | Not independently confirmed. CASRAI found no primary source describing a structured JATS/Crossref deposit pipeline specifically for CRediT roles at RSC beyond the recommended-statement guidance. |
For authors
Author guidance — submitting to a Royal Society of Chemistry journal
When submitting to an RSC journal, you are strongly encouraged — not required — to use the CRediT taxonomy for your author-contributions statement.
For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.
Sample journals
Representative Royal Society of Chemistry titles with CRediT capture
- Chemical Science
- Chemical Society Reviews
- Analyst
- Lab on a Chip
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- RSC Advances
Adoption history
Notable milestones
Corrected 2026-07-16: RSC’s own author-responsibilities page uses "strongly recommend," not "require," for CRediT. RSC’s June 2020 framework for action committed to publishing author-contribution statements portfolio-wide, which likely anchors the 2020 date, but this is a recommendation-level commitment rather than the "Native"/mandatory status this page previously stated.
Notes
Caveats and context
Status corrected 2026-07-16 after reviewing RSC’s own author-responsibilities page, which frames CRediT as a strong recommendation rather than a submission requirement.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Royal Society of Chemistry and CRediT
- Does Royal Society of Chemistry require CRediT contributor statements?
- Royal Society of Chemistry supports CRediT but does not require it across the whole portfolio. Per RSC’s own author-responsibilities page (rsc.org): "We strongly recommend you use CRediT... for standardised contribution descriptions." RSC announced a June 2020 "framework for action" committing to routinely published author-contribution statements, but CASRAI found no primary source confirming CRediT itself is mandatory rather than strongly recommended. Many titles encourage structured capture without mandating it.
- Which Royal Society of Chemistry journals support CRediT?
- Representative Royal Society of Chemistry titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Chemical Science, Chemical Society Reviews, Analyst. Scope: Strongly recommended across RSC journals as part of a June 2020 "framework for action" on transparency; not a mandatory requirement. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
- How do I add CRediT to my Royal Society of Chemistry submission?
- When submitting to an RSC journal, you are strongly encouraged — not required — to use the CRediT taxonomy for your author-contributions statement.
- What submission system does Royal Society of Chemistry use for CRediT capture?
- Royal Society of Chemistry uses ScholarOne Manuscripts. Not independently confirmed as structured JATS capture. RSC’s own author-responsibilities page states: "We strongly recommend you use CRediT (the Contributor Roles Taxonomy) for standardised contribution descriptions" — a recommendation, not a documented mandatory structured-metadata pipeline.
- When did Royal Society of Chemistry adopt CRediT?
- Royal Society of Chemistry adopted CRediT around 2020. Corrected 2026-07-16: RSC’s own author-responsibilities page uses "strongly recommend," not "require," for CRediT. RSC’s June 2020 framework for action committed to publishing author-contribution statements portfolio-wide, which likely anchors the 2020 date, but this is a recommendation-level commitment rather than the "Native"/mandatory status this page previously stated.
References
Sources
- RSC — Author responsibilities (rsc.org): "We strongly recommend you use CRediT..."
- RSC author and reviewer hub
