Neurology® Journals Authorship AgreementJournals Authorship Agreement • July 17th, 2018
Contract Type FiledJuly 17th, 2018To make authorship and sponsorship transparent to all readers, Neurology® has changed its policy to include as Authors those who have made a substantive intellectual contribution including design or conceptualization of the study OR major role in the acquisition of data OR analysis or interpretation of the data, OR drafting or revising the manuscript. This policy is intended to expose any possible commercial influences or other possible conflicts and prevent inclusion of honorary guest authors and exclusion of professional writers hired to assist in manuscript preparation (ghostwriters). Those who have contributed to a study without fulfilling one of these criteria are designated as Co-investigators or Contributors. All Authors (not Co-investigators or Contributors) are required to complete the following screens. Completion of the forms will take 5-10 minutes.