Glossary
Research terms glossary
CRediT contributor roles, study designs, statistics and publication ethics. Every definition rests on the sources listed at the end of its page; the people and events in examples are hypothetical.
CRediT contributor roles
CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) describes contributions to a publication with 14 standard roles and is published as the ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022 standard. Each role comes with its definition, a hypothetical example and its boundary with neighboring roles, tied to sources.
14 terms
Study designs
The designs that determine how, when and from whom a study’s data are collected.
10 terms
Statistics
Core concepts behind sample size, power and the interpretation of results.
10 terms
Publication and ethics
Researcher identifiers, ethics approval, consent and authorship criteria.
6 terms