Contributorship Quiz

What are the three broad categories of contributions to research?

• Financial, Technical, Supervisory

• Intellectual, Technical, Supervisory

• Theoretical, Practical, Administrative

• Intellectual, Practical, Financial

Who should be listed as a contributor according to ICMJE criteria?

• Only those who meet all four authorship criteria

• Only authors of the paper

• Anyone who has made any contribution

• Only those who provide funding

Where should contributions from technicians or students who only prepared stock solutions be acknowledged?

• In the acknowledgements section

• In the conclusion section

• In the authors' list

• In the introduction section

What is the role of a guarantor in a research paper?

• To write the paper

• To provide funding for the research

• To accept full responsibility for the work

• To conduct the research

What should a contributorship statement clarify?

• The publication date of the paper

• Who contributed what to the work

• The funding sources for the research

• The number of authors involved

Which of the following activities does NOT qualify a contributor for authorship?

• Conducting data analysis

• Acquisition of funding

• Conducting experiments

• Writing the manuscript

What should be included in the acknowledgements section of a paper?

• Contributions from those who do not qualify for authorship

• The research methodology

• Only the authors' names

• The funding sources

How should contributions by patients or public members be treated?

• They should be acknowledged in the paper

• They should be listed as authors

• They should be mentioned only in the discussion

• They should be ignored

What is a common misconception about contributors?

• All contributors should be listed as authors

• All contributors must meet the same criteria

• Only financial contributors are acknowledged

• Contributors do not need to be named

What is the purpose of listing contributors at the end of a paper?

• To provide a summary of the research

• To give details of who did what in the research

• To list funding sources

• To highlight the main findings