SIPS 2026 DC

The Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT) is a community-owned 14 role taxonomy that can be used to describe the key types of contributions typically made to the production and publication of research output such as research articles. In 2022, CRediT was approved as an ANSI/NISO standard, and many journals nowadays require that authors explicitly indicate their contributions through CRediT when submitting a paper. As such, CRediT has ensured that authorship criteria have become more transparent and that a variety of contributions are now explicitly recognized. However, many people in the BTS community have indicated that the 14 roles do not cover all BTS roles adequately. In this Hackaton/Unconference, we therefore want to hear your experiences so that we may suggest additional or alternative CRediT roles for BTS projects, ensuring that no one’s contributions go unrecognized.

Large-scale, community-driven collaborations are increasingly central to psychological science, advancing open scholarship, cross-cultural research, and methodological rigor. Yet discussions often focus on outputs rather than the lived experiences of early-career researchers (ECRs) who sustain these initiatives.

This panel brings together ECRs involved in large collaborative communities to reflect on how they enter, navigate, and grow within these networks. Panelists will discuss day-to-day participation, coordination at scale, and shared decision-making, highlighting both opportunities (e.g., mentorship, skill development, global networks) and challenges (e.g., coordination costs, authorship complexity, time investment).

The discussion will also address career incentives, including balancing collaborative work with traditional academic expectations, recognition and credit, and whether institutions adequately value such contributions. Finally, panelists will consider the future of large-scale collaboration and offer practical advice for ECRs seeking to get involved.