Description: This publication introduces the 5‑L Model, a framework explaining why community partners should be included as co-authors in scientific research. It outlines how community authorship strengthens equity, credibility, and shared power by highlighting benefits in learning, legitimacy, lived experience, documentation, and legacy.

Citation: Key, K.D., Akintobi, T.H., Hoffman, L., Bailey, R.S.B., & Carrera, J. (2025). Community Authorship in Peer Reviewed Scientific Manuscripts to advance Equity and Credibility: 5-L Writing Benefit Model. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 19(4), 401-404. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2025.a979198.