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Frozen foods are the result of years of Frozen foods are the result of years of scientific study and the development scientific study and the development of refrigeration.of refrigeration.

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Why is this important?Why is this important?

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Authorship credit should be based on Authorship credit should be based on 2)2) substantial contributions to conception and substantial contributions to conception and

design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of datainterpretation of data

3)3) drafting or revising article critically for drafting or revising article critically for important intellectual contentimportant intellectual content

4)4) final approval of version to be published.final approval of version to be published. Authors should meet conditions 1, 2, and 3.Authors should meet conditions 1, 2, and 3.

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When large, multi-center group has When large, multi-center group has conducted work, they should identify conducted work, they should identify individuals who accept direct individuals who accept direct responsibility for manuscript responsibility for manuscript

All persons designated as authors All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all should qualify for authorship, and all those who qualify should be listedthose who qualify should be listed

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Acquisition of funding, collection of Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of data, or general supervision of research group, alone, does not justify research group, alone, does not justify authorshipauthorship

Each author should have participated Each author should have participated sufficiently in work to take public sufficiently in work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions responsibility for appropriate portions of contentof content

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Permissions?Permissions?

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