Authorship is a form of recognition of intellectual contribution and, at the same time, an acknowledgement of responsibility for the content of an article. A person’s name may only be listed as an author if their contribution is academically justifiable and they are willing to take responsibility for the integrity of the work.

• Substantial contribution: made a significant contribution to the conception or design of the research, data collection, analysis, interpretation or the development of the scientific framework.
• Manuscript preparation: involved in the initial drafting or critical revision, making a significant intellectual contribution.
• Final approval: to review and approve the final version submitted and the version to be published.
• Accountability: willing to take responsibility for their contributions and to cooperate in resolving any queries regarding the accuracy or integrity of the article.

Pada saat pengajuan, penulis korespondensi wajib menyampaikan Author Contribution Statement. Jurnal menganjurkan penggunaan CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) untuk menjelaskan peran seperti conceptualization, methodology, investigation, data curation, formal analysis, writing–original draft, writing–review & editing, supervision, project administration, dan funding acquisition.

• ensure that all authors meet the authorship criteria and agree to the order of authorship;
• ensure that the authors’ identity details, affiliations, ORCID (where available), email addresses and contributions are correct;
• to act as the main point of contact throughout the editorial and post-publication processes;
• ensure that all declarations regarding ethics, funding, conflicts of interest and the use of AI are provided in full.

Any addition, removal or change to the order of authors after a manuscript has been submitted must be accompanied by a written justification and the consent of all authors. Once a manuscript has been accepted, changes will only be considered in exceptional circumstances. After publication, changes to authorship shall be made through the official correction process should they prove necessary.

• gift/guest authorship, i.e. listing individuals who do not meet the criteria;
• ghost authorship, which involves omitting those who have made a substantial contribution;
• buying and selling authorship, manipulating the order of authors, or adding authors to increase the chances of publication;
• list an AI system as the author or co-author.