Authorship Criteria

Author Definition: Authorship status must be based on the following criteria:

• Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work;

• Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content;

• Final approval of the version to be published;

• Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Non-Author Contributors: All contributors who do not meet the full authorship criteria should be listed in the Acknowledgment section, such as those who provided technical help, writing assistance, or departmental support.

Changes in Authorship: Any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list after manuscript submission must be approved in writing by all authors and the Editor.