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. 2012 Dec 20;12:189. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-189

Table 2.

Expressions used by authors (n=1116) in statements that could be matched to the ICMJE criteria

Expression categories No. (%) of authors
Criterion 1 – Conception:
 
 “planned/planning”
129 (43.7)
 “conception”
118 (40.0)
 “my idea“
32 (10.1)
 “organized research”
5 (2.0)
 “hypothesis”
5 (2.0)
 Other*
6 (2.2)
Criterion 1 – Design:
 
 “design/designing”
347 (98.0)
 “chose proper methodology”
3 (0.9)
 “experiment construction”
2 (0.5)
 Other†
3 (0.6)
Criterion 1 – Acquisition of data:
 
 “data collection”
183 (31.1)
 “data acquisition”
128 (21.7)
 “did the experiments”
77 (13.1)
 “conducted the study”
52 (8.8)
 “treatment”
32 (5.4)
 “diagnosis”
30 (5.1)
 Other‡
87 (14.8)
Criterion 1 – Analysis of data:
 
 “analysis made/analyzed”
257 (73.7)
 “statistical analysis”
87 (24.9)
 “processed data”
5 (1.4)
Criterion 1 – Interpretation of data:
 
 “interpretation”
255 (91.8)
 “presentation”
19 (6.8)
 “draw conclusion”
3 (1.4)
Criterion 2 – Drafting of the article:
 
 “writing”
247 (46.9)
 “drafting”
182 (34.5)
 “manuscript preparation”
84 (15.8)
 “wrote discussion”
7 (1.4)
 Other§
7 (1.4)
Criterion 2 – Revising the article:
 
 “revision/revising”
219 (73.5)
 “intellectual contribution”
54 (18.1)
 “edited”
18 (6.0)
 “made final copy/version”
5 (1.6)
 “made corrections”
3 (1.0)
 Other ∥
5 (1.6)
Criterion 3 – Final approval:
 
 “final approval”
215 (91.8)
 “agree with the version published” 5 (2.1)

*Statements containing terms such as “inception”; “initiation”; “developed the project”.

†Statements containing terms such as “depicted the original scheme”; “protocol construction”.

‡Statements containing terms such as “obtained data”; “gathered data”; “did research”; “patient management”.

§Statements containing terms such as “wrote introduction”; “wrote results”; “wrote abstract”.

∥Statements containing terms such as “second draft”; ”completion”; “polishing”.