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Table 2 Results of the authorship determination process using the CalculAuthor

From: The CalculAuthor: determining authorship using a simple-to-use, fair, objective, and transparent process

Creditable criteria

Weightages

RSM

MAM

ASF

NN

AP

SN*

CalculAuthor conceptualization

40

Major

Major

Minor

Minor

No

Major

Manuscript conceptualization

20

Major

Major

No

No

No

Minor

Writing (introduction)

10

Major

No

Major

No

Minor

No

Writing (process)

14

Major

No

No

No

No

No

Writing (comment)

10

Major

No

Minor

No

Major

No

Critical review

6

Minor

Major

Minor

Major

Minor

Major

Overall

100

97

66

38

26

18

56

  1. Major Contribution = 100% of available points; Moderate/Minor Contribution = 50% of available points; No Contribution = 0% of available points
  2. *The senior-most author opted to be placed at the end of the author list