Authorship changes policy
Authorship Changes Policy
Ensuring that authorship accurately reflects meaningful contributions to the research and manuscript.
Authorship Should Reflect Meaningful Contribution
Authorship should accurately reflect meaningful contributions to the research and manuscript.
All individuals listed as authors should have made an appropriate contribution and should agree to the submitted version of the manuscript.
Authorship Changes Across the Publication Lifecycle
Requests for authorship changes are considered according to the stage of the manuscript and the circumstances supporting the requested change.
Changes Before Acceptance
Requests to modify authorship should be submitted to the editorial office with an explanation for the requested change.
Add an author
Remove an author
Change author order
Correct author information
Changes After Acceptance
Authorship changes after acceptance are considered carefully because the manuscript has already completed part of the editorial process.
A written explanation
Confirmation from all listed authors
Confirmation from the author being added or removed
Supporting documentation where appropriate
Changes After Publication
Post-publication authorship changes may require a formal correction to the published article.
Changes will be considered only where the request is adequately justified and supported.
Authorship Must Be Based on Contribution
Authorship should not be added, removed, or rearranged solely for strategic, personal, institutional, or honorary reasons.
Responsibility Follows Contribution
All authors share responsibility for the integrity of the work according to their respective contributions.