Objective: Patient and disease registries are important in evaluating real-world data to generate real-world evidence. However, determining authorship on registry-generated publications for multisite, industry-sponsored registries can be challenging. We sought to outline the guidance available in the literature that supports authorship decisions for publications stemming from industrysponsored registries, and identify common criteria for determining author order to aid authorship algorithm development.Research design and methods: A literature search was conducted in PubMed in March 2019 for publications (without date limits), supplemented by a Google search for relevant articles. Publications were assessed for relevance and factors for designing an authorship algorithm were identified. Results: Seventeen articles were identified, of which 10 were relevant for inclusion. Guidance identified for assigning authorship in general were: using a multicriteria approach (70%); a points system (50%); weighting assigned to each contribution (30%); discussion prior to manuscript development (10%); ranking of each criterion (10%); and other (30%). For the multicriteria approach, the number of criteria suggested per article ranged from 4 to 15. However, not all criteria suggested were relevant to industry-sponsored registries, e.g. data generation, writing, and/or the editorial process could have been facilitated by third parties. Eight criteria relevant to registry authorship were identified, including protocol design, patient enrollment, data interpretation, critical review, and steering committee participation. Conclusions: There is a need to design a well-defined authorship algorithm that fully meets the needs of industry-sponsored registries, which addresses inclusion as well as authorship order. Engaging a steering commitee could ensure all authors are aware of the authorship criteria prior to publication development and that all relevant criteria are met.