Overview
Where Wolters Kluwer stands on CRediT
Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott) supports CRediT on titles that have adopted the structured capture module in Editorial Manager. Coverage is per-journal and varies across the medical and health-sciences portfolio.
Scope: Per-journal opt-in across the Lippincott / Wolters Kluwer Health portfolio
Implementation details
How CRediT is captured and produced
| Submission system | Editorial Manager (most Lippincott journals) |
| JATS implementation | Editorial Manager CRediT module where enabled; standard JATS <role vocab="credit"> in production XML; CRediT deposited to Crossref for participating titles. |
| Production workflow | For titles with structured CRediT capture, roles flow from Editorial Manager into the JATS XML of the published article and into Crossref deposits. |
For authors
Author guidance — submitting to a Wolters Kluwer journal
Before submitting to a Lippincott / Wolters Kluwer journal, check the specific journals instructions for authors. Where CRediT is captured, the role matrix is completed for each contributor in Editorial Manager.
For general CRediT submission guidance across publishers, see CRediT for authors.
Sample journals
Representative Wolters Kluwer titles with CRediT capture
- Anesthesiology
- Annals of Surgery
- Critical Care Medicine
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Medicine
Adoption history
Notable milestones
Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott has progressively integrated CRediT in line with the wider biomedical-publisher cohort; flagship titles are stronger adopters than smaller specialist journals.
Notes
Caveats and context
Many Lippincott titles also require ICMJE-format authorship contribution statements, which are treated as complementary to CRediT where both are captured.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Wolters Kluwer and CRediT
- Does Wolters Kluwer require CRediT contributor statements?
- It depends on the journal. Wolters Kluwer supports CRediT on a per-journal opt-in basis. Wolters Kluwer (Lippincott) supports CRediT on titles that have adopted the structured capture module in Editorial Manager. Coverage is per-journal and varies across the medical and health-sciences portfolio.
- Which Wolters Kluwer journals support CRediT?
- Representative Wolters Kluwer titles known to support structured CRediT capture include Anesthesiology, Annals of Surgery, Critical Care Medicine. Scope: Per-journal opt-in across the Lippincott / Wolters Kluwer Health portfolio. Check the individual journals author instructions to confirm the current contributor-roles policy.
- How do I add CRediT to my Wolters Kluwer submission?
- Before submitting to a Lippincott / Wolters Kluwer journal, check the specific journals instructions for authors. Where CRediT is captured, the role matrix is completed for each contributor in Editorial Manager.
- What submission system does Wolters Kluwer use for CRediT capture?
- Wolters Kluwer uses Editorial Manager (most Lippincott journals). Editorial Manager CRediT module where enabled; standard JATS <role vocab="credit"> in production XML; CRediT deposited to Crossref for participating titles.
- When did Wolters Kluwer adopt CRediT?
- Wolters Kluwer has not made a single portfolio-wide CRediT-adoption announcement; coverage has expanded steadily on a per-journal basis. Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott has progressively integrated CRediT in line with the wider biomedical-publisher cohort; flagship titles are stronger adopters than smaller specialist journals.
References
Sources
- Wolters Kluwer / Editage author services
