For Publishers · Implementation depth
What proper CRediT support actually looks like
Publishers implement CRediT properly through four signals: structured per-author per-role capture at submission, JATS XML output with canonical NISO URIs, Crossref deposit carrying CRediT in contributor metadata, and ORCID propagation enabled per contributor. Anything less is decorative CRediT — this hub walks editorial-platform teams through each step.
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CRediT
Adopting CRediT properly
Structured-vs-narrative implementation depth. The four submission systems already CRediT-aware. What "proper" CRediT support looks like in 2026.
Learn moreSubmission
Submission system integration
Editorial Manager, ScholarOne, PubSweet, OJS, Scholastica — what each supports and how to enable it.
Learn moreJATS XML
JATS XML implementation
The <role> element, vocab-term-identifier attributes, the JATS4R recommendation. Worked examples with canonical NISO URIs.
Learn morePeer review
Peer-review credit
CRediT does not yet include a peer-review role. Interim options: Web of Science Reviewer Recognition, ORCID peer-review records.
Learn moreScorecard
Implementation scorecard
Self-assess and get listed publicly. Eight criteria covering capture, encoding, propagation, and transparency. Launches with v2026.2.
Learn moreBest practices
Common pitfalls + fixes
Implementation patterns that survive editorial-workflow change, and the ones that don't.
Learn moreFeatured publisher implementations
Real CRediT support across the major houses
Eight reference points from the public adoption tracker — from the native end (PLOS, eLife, BMJ, the Science family) through to the variable big-five portfolios. Each card opens the per-publisher deep-dive with their submission system, sample journals, JATS implementation, and public statements.
Elsevier
VariableLargest commercial portfolio. Per-journal opt-in; ScholarOne / Editorial Manager toggles vary.
Deep-dive →Wiley
AvailableScholarOne workflow; structured capture available on most journals, depth varies.
Deep-dive →Springer Nature
VariableNature Portfolio + Springer + Palgrave; required on Nature family, opt-in elsewhere.
Deep-dive →PLOS
NativeNative structured capture across all journals since 2017; reference implementation.
Deep-dive →eLife
NativeCRediT mandatory; matrix captured at submission and rendered into the article.
Deep-dive →BMJ
NativeCRediT across the BMJ portfolio; integrates with the ICMJE authorship checks.
Deep-dive →AAAS · Science family
NativeStructured CRediT on all six Science-family journals since 2021.
Deep-dive →Cell Press
NativeCRediT statements on Cell, Neuron, Immunity, Med, and the open-access stable.
Deep-dive →Twenty publishers tracked in total — see the full adoption tracker for the rest, or the publishers index for editorial landing pages.
Vocabulary you will meet
Key dictionary terms for editorial offices
The CASRAI Dictionary defines the canonical vocabulary an editorial office uses every day — from integrity flags (paper-mill, tortured-phrases, citation-cartel) through to encoding terms (JATS XML, version of record) and post-publication notices.
Dictionary term
Registered report
Two-stage peer-review model that accepts a study on the basis of its design before results.
Dictionary term
JATS XML
The Journal Article Tag Suite — the de-facto standard XML schema for scholarly articles.
Dictionary term
Paper mill
An organisation that fabricates manuscripts for paying authors; a primary integrity concern for editorial offices.
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Tortured phrases
Awkward paraphrases that indicate plagiarism-laundering or machine-translated mill output.
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Predatory journal
Journals that charge APCs without performing the peer review and editorial vetting they advertise.
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Retraction
Formal post-publication withdrawal of an article from the literature, with a notice and link in place.
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Expression of concern
Editorial notice flagging an integrity issue that has not yet been fully resolved.
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Ghost authorship
Substantive contributors who are omitted from the author list — a major ICMJE-criteria failure.
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Citation cartel
Reciprocal-citation arrangements between authors or journals that distort bibliometric signals.
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P-hacking
Selective analytic choices that turn null results into significant ones; a reproducibility-policy concern.
Dictionary term
Model card
A short structured disclosure document for a machine-learning model used or released with a paper.
Dictionary term
Version of record
The definitive published article — distinct from preprints, AAMs, or post-prints.
The full vocabulary lives in the dictionary (714 terms across 20 domains). Related: research integrity, CRediT extensions, research-info systems.
Frequently asked
Publisher hub FAQ
How does my journal adopt CRediT?+
Proper CRediT adoption has four signals: structured per-author per-role capture at submission (not free-text), JATS XML output with canonical NISO URIs, Crossref deposit with CRediT in the contributor metadata, and ORCID propagation enabled per contributor. Anything less is “decorative CRediT”. Start with the adoption guide, then walk through the scorecard.
Does ScholarOne / Editorial Manager / OJS support CRediT natively?+
Yes — Editorial Manager (Aries/Elsevier), ScholarOne (Clarivate), PubSweet, and OJS all offer native CRediT capture, though the depth and defaults differ per platform and per journal configuration. Scholastica supports it through configuration. See the per-system walkthrough for what each platform actually emits downstream.
How is CRediT encoded in JATS XML?+
CRediT roles are encoded in JATS using the <role> element inside <contrib>, with the canonical NISO role URI in the vocab-term-identifier attribute and credit as thevocab and vocab-identifier. The JATS4R Recommendation gives the normative pattern; see our JATS implementation page for worked XML examples.
What does Crossref need to register CRediT statements?+
Crossref Schema 5.5 and later carry CRediT in the contributor metadata. Your DOI deposit pipeline needs to emit the role elements alongside the contributor name and ORCID iD. If you are currently depositing without contributor roles, that is the priority fix. See our Crossref guide for the schema mapping and a deposit XML example.
How do we report contributor roles to ORCID?+
Two routes: indirect via Crossref (which auto-pushes contributor-tagged works into ORCID records when ORCID iDs are present on the deposit) and direct via the ORCID Member API works endpoint. The indirect route is much less work for publishers; the direct route gives finer control. See our ORCID guidefor Member API setup notes.
Is there an implementation scorecard?+
CASRAI maintains a public adoption tracker that lists publishers known to capture CRediT and emit it downstream. A formal eight-criteria publisher-scoring panel is in development and slated for launch with the v2026.2 release — see the scorecard page for the current draft criteria and self-assessment form.
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Open hub →Implement (devs)
GraphQL, REST, MCP, JSON-LD, plugins, SDKs. The developer-facing surface of CASRAI.
Open hub →Standards
Citable versions of CRediT and the CASRAI Dictionary. Versioning policy and roadmap.
Open hub →Federation
Stewardship relationships with NISO, Crossref, ORCID, DataCite, and the wider PID ecosystem.
Open hub →Adoption tracker
Live status across all 20 tracked publishers, plus per-publisher deep-dives.
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