A contribution statement based on the REF2021 criteria below, aligned to the journal contribution statement.

You should select at least one from both:

I contributed to the:

• Conception and design of the study,
• Organisation of the conduct of the study,
• Carrying out the study,
• Analysis and interpretation of study data

And

I: 

• Helped draft the output
• Critiqued the output for important intellectual content

For all departments we request that you note “Priority” against the single paper you would prefer us to review, please leave all other request boxes blank.

For UOA9 (Physics) only, each submitted output where there are 15 or more authors and where the submitting member of staff is not the lead or corresponding author, submission must include an author contribution statement (100 word Maximum) in the Review Request Message box, including at least one element from:

The author made a substantial contribution to the:

• Conception and design of the study,
• Organisation of the conduct of the study,
• Carrying out the study,
• Analysis and interpretation of study data

And

The author:

• Helped draft the output
• Critiqued the output for important intellectual content

If a paper has 10 or more authors and you were the lead or corresponding author please add the statement “Lead Author” or “Corresponding Author” as appropriate. 

Please note: Other supporting statements, including the 100-word output ‘significance statement’ required for UOA12: Engineering, are not required at this stage.

Please provide a short statement of up to 200 words outlining why you believe the outputs is likely to be judged 3* or 4*, with reference to the REF 2021 criteria of originality, significance, and rigour. This statement will be for internal use only. 

For more detail and examples, please see the step-by-step guide for proposing outputs (FHUMS).