We follow the recommendations established in points 3.3 and 3.4 from the directives of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. The mentioned directives are in line with guidelines established at the international level, such as the ones from the Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science of the International Council for Science and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
These directives generally outline that if members of IBU have significantly contributed to the design or conception of the experiments, have performed non-standard analyses and/or interpretation of data, or both, they should be included as co-authors. Usually, we participate in drafting the paper or revising it for critically important content and should be asked to give final approval of the version to be published.
