Table 2.

Sample responsible, accountable, consulted, informed (RACI) table for developing a manuscript. Appropriate steps should be added, as per the appropriate operating procedure for the collaborating and sponsoring groups

Task	Steering committee	Authors	Medical writer	Publication manager
Planning
Author agreement signed	C/I	R/A	I	I
Schedule publication team meetings	C/I	C/I	C/I	R/A
Update publication plan	C/I	C/I	C/I	R/A
Choose target journal or presentation venue	C	R/A	I	C
Data review and content development
Analyse, interpret and QC data	C (optional)	R/A	I	C
Data review*	C (optional)	R/A	C	I
Manuscript development
Outline manuscript	NA	R/A	I	I
Design tables and figures	NA	A/R	C	I/C
Prepare drafts	NA	A	R	I/C
Collate comments	NA	A	R	I
Review and submission
Collect disclosures	NA	A	I	R
Identify competing interests	C	R/A	NA	I/C
Ensure formatting is correct	NA	A	R	I/C
Medical/legal review	I/C	R	I	A
Author approval	I	A	I	I
Journal submission	I	A	R	I/C
Peer review and publishing
Respond to peer review (medical/scientific content)	I/C	R/A	I	I
Prepare response to peer reviewers	NA	A	R	I/C
Review page proofs	I	R/A	C	I
Disseminate published manuscript	I	C	R	A

*Recommended at each submission stage.

A, accountable; C, consulted; I, informed; NA, not applicable; R, responsible.