For biomedical and clinical researchers
The medical research bundle
Contributorship, AI disclosure, research security, narrative CVs, patient and public involvement, clinical-trial reporting — the full set of administrative requirements your work intersects with, in one hub.
Contributorship under CRediT
Write your CRediT statement for biomedical papers. All 14 roles, with worked examples from medical research contexts. ICMJE Vancouver criteria sit alongside CRediT — not in tension.
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Disclosing AI use
ICMJE position, Nature Portfolio policy, NEJM cover-letter-plus-body requirement, COPE guidance — compared and ready-to-use disclosure templates.
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Persistent identifiers for clinical research
ORCID, ROR, RAiD, ClinicalTrials.gov NCT, Funder ID. The PID stack that threads a clinical project together.
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Narrative CVs (R4RI)
UKRI R4RI is mandatory since January 2024; Wellcome and Royal Society use closely-related formats. The right way to demonstrate medical-research contributions beyond paper counts.
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Research security (NSPM-33)
For US-funded medical researchers: current & pending support disclosure, foreign component reporting, training requirements under the 2024–2025 OSTP guidance.
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Patient & public involvement (PPI)
How to credit PPI partners on your medical-research outputs. CASRAI vocabulary for lived-experience contributors and patient partners.
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Where the medical journals stand
The four foundational medical-journal positions on AI disclosure
- ICMJE — clarified 2023, reinforced through 2025: AI cannot be authors. Disclose any significant use in manuscript preparation.
- Nature Portfolio — AI cannot be authors. Disclose in Methods. AI-generated images prohibited (with narrow exceptions).
- NEJM — disclose in both cover letter and manuscript body.
- COPE — disclose in Materials & Methods (or equivalent). Authors retain full responsibility.
Full comparison and ready-to-use disclosure templates: /for-authors/ai-disclosure.
Discipline-specific guides
