R0029/2026-03-27/Q001/SRC04
CRediT (Contributor Role Taxonomy) — NISO Standard
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
CRediT — Contributor Roles Taxonomy |
| Publisher |
NISO (National Information Standards Organization) |
| Author(s) |
NISO / CASRAI |
| Date |
2022 (ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022) |
| URL |
https://credit.niso.org/ |
| Type |
Standards body publication |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
High |
| Relevance |
Medium |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
N/A |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
N/A |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
NISO-backed ANSI standard (Z39.104-2022); widely adopted by over 120 journals; established institutional credibility |
| Relevance |
The closest existing attribution standard to what the query asks about, but designed for human contributors — does not yet cover AI |
| Bias flags |
Low risk. Standards body publication with transparent governance |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC04-E01 |
CRediT defines 14 contributor roles but does not accommodate AI contributions |