Authorship and Contributor Policy

Authorship is reserved for individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the conception, development, execution, and reporting of the research study.

All listed authors must be able to take public responsibility for the content of the work.

To qualify as an author, individuals must meet all of the following criteria:

• Significant contribution to the conception or design of the study, or acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data
• Participation in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content
• Approval of the final version prior to submission
• Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, including accuracy and integrity

Individuals who do not meet all criteria should not be listed as authors.

3.1 Scholarly contributions that may qualify for authorship include:

• Research conceptualization and design, Methodological development
• Fieldwork or data collection, Statistical or analytical interpretation
• Theoretical framing, Manuscript writing and academic revision

3.2 Contributions that typically do not qualify for authorship include:

• Administrative support, Technical assistance
• Language editing or proofreading
• Funding acquisition alone, General supervision without intellectual input

The corresponding author serves as the primary liaison between the authors and the journal, managing all communication and ensuring co-author approval and compliance.

Individuals who contributed but do not meet authorship criteria (e.g., research assistants, translators, technical staff) must be appropriately acknowledged.

Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be justified, require consent from all authors, and approval from the editorial office.

Disputes must be resolved by the authors’ affiliated institutions. The journal may suspend processing until disputes are resolved.

The journal does not permit unethical practices such as listing individuals with minimal contribution (Guest/Gift) or omitting contributors who meet criteria (Ghost).

Authors must disclose all sources of funding and any financial or professional relationships that could influence the research.

This policy operates within the broader framework of the journal’s publication ethics and aligns with international best practices.

JOIS affirms that accurate authorship attribution is essential to scholarly trust and is committed to preventing authorship misconduct.