Authorship Criteria

Authorship should be based on substantial scholarly contributions to the conception or design of the study; the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; the drafting of the manuscript or its critical revision for important intellectual content; and final approval of the version to be published.

All authors must agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the research are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Individuals who have contributed to the research but do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgements section, with their consent. General supervision, administrative support, funding acquisition, or language editing alone does not qualify an individual for authorship.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all eligible authors are included, that the author order has been agreed upon by all authors, and that all authors have approved the final manuscript and consented to its submission to the journal. Any changes to authorship after submission must be justified and approved by all authors involved.