CRediT Statement

CRediT Statement
The Journal of Community Service and Application (JOCOSA) encourages authors to provide a clear and transparent statement describing the individual contributions of each author. The Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) provides a standardized framework for identifying and reporting the specific contributions made by each author to a research article.
A CRediT statement helps readers, editors, and reviewers understand the specific responsibilities and contributions of each author. Authors should ensure that the contribution statement accurately reflects the work performed during the research and manuscript preparation process.
Purpose of the CRediT Statement
  • To provide transparency regarding individual author contributions.
  • To recognize the different roles performed by each contributor.
  • To clarify responsibility for different aspects of the research.
  • To reduce ambiguity regarding authorship and contribution.
  • To promote responsible and transparent scholarly publishing.
CRediT Contributor Roles
1. Conceptualization
Development of the research idea, objectives, research questions, and overall conceptual framework of the study.
2. Methodology
Development or design of the methodology, research procedures, techniques, instruments, and analytical approach.
3. Investigation
Conducting the research activities, including data collection, fieldwork, interviews, observations, experiments, or other research activities.
4. Data Curation
Managing, organizing, documenting, cleaning, and maintaining research data for analysis and future use.
5. Formal Analysis
Applying statistical, mathematical, computational, or other analytical techniques to analyze research data.
6. Writing – Original Draft
Preparation, creation, and writing of the initial version of the manuscript.
7. Writing – Review & Editing
Critical review, revision, editing, and improvement of the manuscript before submission or publication.
8. Visualization
Preparation of figures, diagrams, tables, graphical representations, or other visual elements of the research.
9. Supervision
Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activities, including mentoring and guidance of other authors.
10. Project Administration
Management and coordination of the research project, including scheduling, documentation, communication, and administrative responsibilities.
Author Contribution Requirements
Each author should be assigned only those CRediT roles that accurately represent their actual contribution to the research and manuscript. One author may have multiple roles, and the same role may be performed by more than one author.
Authors should discuss and agree upon their respective contributions before submitting the manuscript. The CRediT statement should be consistent with the authorship information provided in the manuscript and the journal submission system.
Example – Author 1
Author 1: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal Analysis, Writing – Original Draft, Project Administration.
Example – Author 2
Author 2: Methodology, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing – Review & Editing.
Example – Author 3
Author 3: Investigation, Data Curation, Visualization, Writing – Review & Editing.
Example – Author 4
Author 4: Supervision, Project Administration, Writing – Review & Editing.
Recommended CRediT Format
Author 1: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft.

Author 2: Investigation, Data Curation, Formal Analysis.

Author 3: Visualization, Writing – Review & Editing.

Author 4: Supervision, Project Administration.