Authorship Policy
JCAI follows COPE and ICMJE authorship guidelines.
Criteria for Authorship
To qualify as an author, an individual must:
- Contribute substantially to conception/design, data acquisition, or interpretation.
- Draft or critically revise the manuscript.
- Approve the final version before submission.
- Accept accountability for all aspects of the work.
Order of Authorship
- Determined by contribution and mutually agreed upon.
- Contributors not meeting authorship criteria should be acknowledged.
Responsibilities
- Include all eligible contributors, exclude none unfairly.
- Disclose conflicts of interest.
- Cooperate in resolving queries after publication.
Unacceptable Practices
- Honorary authorship and guest authorship are strictly prohibited.
Authorship Disputes
- Encouraged to resolve internally.
- If unresolved, the Editor-in-Chief may mediate following COPE guidance.
