Authorship

Basis for Authorship

All listed authors should have made substantial intellectual contributions to the work.

Authorship should be based on meaningful participation in:

1
Conception or design of the study
2
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data
3
Drafting or critically revising the manuscript
4
Approval of the final version
5
Acceptance of responsibility for the integrity of the work
Individuals who contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged appropriately.
Not Acceptable
Gift authorship Honorary authorship Ghost authorship Purchased authorship
Changes to the Authorship List
Any changes to the authorship list after submission require written consent from all authors and approval by the Editor-in-Chief.