Subject: Authorship & contributors of an article on Solidarity Trial for peer-reviewed publication
From: "LYDON, Patrick" <[email-masked]>
To: M Georgia <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:11:01 +0000

Dear Tamar, Alisa, and Ekaterine,

We are reaching out to you regarding an article on Solidarity Trial for peer-reviewed publication in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The intent is to publish the first set of findings and based on the enrolment data collected to date – including patients randomized in your country. This was possible thanks to your leadership as Principal Investigator together with hospital PIs through their tireless dedication.

In order to ensure we can include and acknowledge all contributors to the study, we’d be grateful if you could return to us the attached Excel file completed with the information requested. The table includes 5 columns (country, last name of the PI, initials, email, and affiliation). The rows are for each person to list.

Please note that the ICMJE rules for authorship are being used for this article. More details can be found on this link.

http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html

Look forward to getting this information back as soon as possible.

All the very best,

Patrick

(on behalf of the WHO Secretariat)