Authorship and Contributorship

Authors' Responsibilities

Authors of each manuscript are required to provide a confirmation that:

  1. The manuscript has not been previously published or submitted for consideration elsewhere.
  2. They have significantly contributed to the work and have given their approval for the final version of the manuscript.
  3. Their work adheres to the established ethical standards.
  4. They take full responsibility for all aspects of the work, ensuring that any concerns pertaining to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are duly investigated and resolved.
  5. They have obtained all necessary permissions to include any figures or tables in the manuscript and are committed to covering the Article Processing Charges (APC), if applicable.

Authorship Criteria

We mandate that authors adhere to the criteria recommended by ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) to determine authorship, which entails the following:

  1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
  2. Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content; AND
  3. Final approval of the version to be published; AND
  4. 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.

We insist that all individuals identified as authors satisfy all four of the aforementioned criteria. Moreover, those who have contributed to certain aspects of the work but do not meet all four criteria should be appropriately acknowledged (see ICMJE: Non-Author Contributors).

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Technology journal also follow the ICMJE recommendation for AI. 

Author Contributions

Engaging in activities such as securing funding, data collection, language editing, or providing general supervision for the research group alone does not meet the criteria for authorship.

The ‘Author contributions’ section in manuscript should be presented as follows:

  • Conceptualization: [Author initials]
  • Methodology: [Author initials]
  • Investigation/Data Collection: [Author initials]
  • Data Curation: [Author initials]
  • Formal Analysis: [Author initials]
  • Writing – Original Draft Preparation: [Author initials]
  • Writing – Review & Editing: [Author initials]
  • Supervision: [Author initials]
  • Project Administration: [Author initials]
  • Funding Acquisition: [Author initials, if applicable]

All authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

 

Modifications to Authorship or Contributorship

In the event of any alterations to the authorship and/or contributorship after the initial submission, explicit approval from all authors must be obtained. This pertains to any additions, deletions, changes in the sequence of authors, or alterations to the attribution of contributions. A detailed explanation of the reasons for the change must be provided to the Editor-in-chief. In such cases, the Editor reserves the right to verify with any of the authors/contributors whether they have indeed consented to the proposed changes.

Should disagreements arise among authors, JACEDB adheres to the guidance provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as outlined in the following link: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Flowcharts.