What Are Collaborators?

Collaborators are individuals, groups, institutions, or organizations that contributed to a research project but did not meet the full authorship criteria required to be listed as official authors.

Collaborators may provide:

• Technical support
• Administrative assistance
• Data collection help
• Statistical consultation
• Laboratory assistance
• Patient recruitment
• Language editing
• Funding support
• Institutional coordination

Although collaborators may not qualify as authors, their contributions are still scientifically important and should be acknowledged appropriately.

Difference Between Authors and Collaborators

Authors

Authors:

• Make substantial intellectual contributions
• Participate in manuscript writing/revision
• Approve the final manuscript
• Accept scientific responsibility for the work