A point-based system to determine authorship eligibility in a large clinical trial: Insights from the ISCHEMIA trial's authorship nomination system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In team science, invitation to writing groups can be subjective and secretive. Confronted with this challenge in the ISCHEMIA trial, with 320 participating sites, 4 coordinating centers, 6 core laboratories, and numerous committees, we adapted an existing model to develop a transparent, objective, and equitable method for determining authorship eligibility.

Methods

We developed a scoring system based on site performance of tasks critical to trial success that meet the ICJME criteria for authorship. Sites were ranked according to points earned, and points required for potential authorship were communicated to all sites. Site investigators were surveyed for their manuscript topic preferences for writing groups. Beyond the point-based system, authorship positions wer

SUBMITTER: Esquenazi-Karonika S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12895453 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature