Contributor role confirmation worksheet ======================================= StatMedAnalysis | Downloadable worksheet | 5 November 2026 Document contributions at the task level and obtain agreement on a manuscript contribution statement. Working instructions Ask each contributor to describe specific work products and activities. Map those descriptions to CRediT role definitions. Allow several people per role and several roles per person. Review the proposed wording with the relevant contributors and retain disputed items for discussion. Working record Save a local copy. Use public, hypothetical or aggregate information. Project code ____________________ Prepared on ____________________ Project and manuscript version ___________________________________________________________________ Contributor identifier or internal code ___________________________________________________________________ Specific activity and evidence of contribution ___________________________________________________________________ Proposed CRediT role or roles ___________________________________________________________________ Other contributors sharing the activity ___________________________________________________________________ Contributor correction or confirmation date ___________________________________________________________________ Unresolved attribution question and owner ___________________________________________________________________ Final contribution statement version ___________________________________________________________________ Hypothetical worked case In a fictional study, one person writes the analysis scripts and another independently verifies the outputs. The team discusses Software, Formal analysis and Validation using the documented contributions, then confirms the wording with both people. Decision and follow-up Finalize roles when the descriptions accurately reflect work performed and discrepancies have been resolved. Determine authorship and order separately under the applicable journal and institutional policy. Decision _______________________ Date ___________________________ Evidence retained at _____________________________________________ Next action ____________________ Owner __________________________ Official reference checked 5 November 2026 https://credit.niso.org/