The journal's authorship policy complies with the rules and recommendations of COPE, DORA, Elsevier, and EASE. All individuals listed as authors in the original article are expected to have made a significant contribution to the research.
All persons listed as authors must meet the criteria for authorship, in particular they must:
- make a significant contribution to the concept and methodology of the research, data collection, analysis, and interpretation;
- participate in writing or revising the article in terms of its intellectual content;
- be responsible for all aspects of the work related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the article;
- approve the final version of the article.
It is not permitted to change the authors of an article during the editorial review process. In the event of a dispute between authors regarding their contribution after the article has been submitted to the editorial office, the editorial office will suspend work on the article until the authors provide a final resolution of all issues.
The following types of authorship are unacceptable:
- ghost authors who do not make a significant contribution (often pay for publication or are commercial sponsors of the publication);
- guest authors who do not make a significant contribution but are included in the list of authors to increase the chances of publication;
- “gifted” authors whose contribution is based solely on their weak affiliation with the research.
The order of authors in a publication should be based on a joint decision by the co-authors according to the significance of each author's contribution.