Copyright Assignment, Authorship Responsibility, NIH Funding, Financial Disclosure, Institutional Review Board/Animal Care Committee Approval, and Sponsorship

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• Copyright Assignment
• Authorship Responsibility
• Institutional Review Board/Animal Care Committee Approval
• Sponsorship
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding
• Financial Disclosure

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Copyright Assignment 

In consideration of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute (the “AGA Institute”) taking action to review and credit the below-identified submission (the “Manuscript”), and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned authors and/or creators (the “Authors”), jointly and severally, hereby transfer, convey, and assign to the AGA Institute, free and clear of any liens, licenses or encumbrances, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the Manuscript throughout the world, including without limitation in and to any and all copyrights for the Manuscript (including but not limited to rights to copy, publish, excerpt, collect royalties and make derivative works) in print, electronic, Internet, broadcast, and all other forms and media now or hereafter known, and for any and all causes of action heretofore accrued in Authors' favor for infringement of the aforesaid copyrights, to have and to hold the same unto the AGA Institute, its successors and assigns, for and during the existence of the aforesaid copyrights, and all renewals and extensions thereof. At any time and from time to time hereafter, the Authors shall upon the AGA Institute's written request take any and all steps and execute, acknowledge and deliver to the AGA Institute any and all further instruments and assurances necessary or expedient in order to vest the aforesaid copyrights and causes of action more effectively in the AGA Institute. The Authors retain the nonexclusive permission to use all or part of the Manuscript in future works of their own in a noncompeting way, provided proper copyright credit is given to the AGA Institute. Should the AGA Institute finally determine that it will not publish the Manuscript, the AGA Institute agrees to assign its rights therein back to the Authors. (Note: material prepared by employees of the federal government in the course of their official duties may not be copyrightable.)

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Authorship Responsibility 

I, the undersigned Author, certify that I have participated sufficiently in the intellectual content, the analysis of data, if applicable, and the writing of the Manuscript, to take public responsibility for it. I have reviewed the final version of the Manuscript, believe it represents valid work, and approve it for publication. As an Author of this Manuscript, I certify that, except to the extent expressly credited to others in the text of the Manuscript: the entire Manuscript is an original creation of the Authors; and none of the material in the Manuscript has been published previously, is included in another manuscript, or is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. I also certify that this Manuscript has not been accepted for publication elsewhere, and that I have not assigned, licensed, or otherwise transferred any right or interest in the Manuscript to anyone. Moreover, should the AGA Institute or the editors of CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY request the data upon which the Manuscript is based, I shall produce it. Authors are responsible for applying for permission for both print and electronic rights for all borrowed materials and are responsible for paying any fees related to the applications of these permissions.

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Institutional Review Board/Animal Care Committee Approval 

I, the undersigned Author, certify that my institution has approved the protocol for any investigation involving humans or animals and that all experimentation was conducted in conformity with ethical and humane principles of research.

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Sponsorship 

I, the undersigned author, certify that I had full access to all of the data in this study and I take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

Manuscript title: ___________________________________

Signatures: Each Author must sign and date this statement and assignment. In the case of a work made for hire, the employer(s) must also sign. For example, for any Manuscript including any portion created in the course of employment for another (whether as a regular employee or as an independent contractor) requires the signature of the relevant employer(s).

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Employer signature(s) as Author (required for works made for hire): Employer signature(s) as Author (required for works made for hire):

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□ If this Manuscript exists in the public domain because it was written as part of the official duties of the Authors as employees of the U.S. government, check this box.

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding 

My manuscript was supported in part, or in whole, by the NIH. In accordance with the NIH Public Access Policy, I understand that my manuscript, should it be accepted for publication, will be submitted to PubMed Central (PMC). I understand that my manuscript will therefore be freely accessible by the public via PMC twelve months from the date of its publication.

□ My NIH grant number is

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Financial Disclosure 

Check the appropriate box and sign where indicated. All Authors must sign one of the statements below.

□ I, the undersigned Author, certify that I have no financial arrangements (eg, employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants/patents received, or royalties) with a company whose product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product. All funding sources supporting the work are acknowledged on the title page.

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□ I, the undersigned Author, certify that I have included on the title page of the manuscript any financial arrangements (eg, employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants/patents received, or royalties) that I have with a company whose product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a company making a competing product. All funding sources supporting the work are acknowledged on the title page.

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