Authorship Policy

Authorship Policy

Authorship should reflect meaningful intellectual or scholarly contributions to the research and manuscript.

All listed authors should:

• Have contributed meaningfully to the work.

• Participate in drafting or critically revising the manuscript.

• Approve the final version.

• Accept responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Individuals who contributed to the work but do not qualify for authorship may be acknowledged with their permission.

Requests to add, remove, or modify authorship after submission should include an appropriate explanation and approval from the affected authors.