Authorship Criteria
This journal enforces a strict authorship policy aligned with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines to ensure transparency and fairness in scholarly publication. To qualify for authorship, all individuals listed as authors or co-authors must collectively meet the following four criteria:
- Substantial Contribution: Significant contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work.
- Drafting and Revision: Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
- Final Approval: Final approval of the version to be published.
- Accountability: Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Non-Author Contributions (Acknowledgment)
Individuals who provided assistance but do not meet all four criteria above (such as funding acquisition, routine laboratory support, general administrative supervision, or proofreading) do not qualify for authorship. Their contributions should be formally recognized in the Acknowledgment section of the manuscript.
Individuals who provided assistance but do not meet all four criteria above (such as funding acquisition, routine laboratory support, general administrative supervision, or proofreading) do not qualify for authorship. Their contributions should be formally recognized in the Acknowledgment section of the manuscript.
Changes to Authorship
Any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names after manuscript submission must be approved by all authors via a formal written statement submitted to the Editor before publication.
Any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names after manuscript submission must be approved by all authors via a formal written statement submitted to the Editor before publication.