Authorship and Acknowledgement of DoS Biostatistics Core

Authorship and Acknowledgement of DoS Biostatistics Core

It is expected that the DoS Biostatistics Core staff will be strongly considered for authorship for all abstracts and manuscripts for which they have provided meaningful statistical support. Authorship should be discussed among the investigator, his/her mentor (if applicable) and the DoS Biostatistics Core staff at the initiation of any project. The discussion should be revisited at the end of the project.

The support of the Department of Surgery should also be acknowledged on abstracts, posters and any manuscript. If the standard language does not seem appropriate for a particular situation, please propose an alternative for review and approval, and email it to: [email protected]

Standard Language

If DoS Biostatistics Core staff are authors: 

“A.S. (or appropriate initials) is part of the Biostatistics Core that is generously supported by the UCSF Department of Surgery.” 

If the Biostatistics Core staff are NOT authors:

“Statistical support was expertly provided by the Biostatistics Core which is funded by the UCSF Department of Surgery.”

 For further guidance on determining authorship, please review the:

• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendation.
• Authorship guidelines from Yale Center for Analytical Sciences.