Academic Research Journal of Science and Technology (ARJST) Authorship Criteria

ARJST adheres to the highest ethical standards for authorship in scientific and technological research. Authorship signifies a substantial intellectual contribution to the reported work, coupled with shared responsibility and accountability for its content. These criteria ensure proper credit for contributors and maintain the integrity of the scientific record.

Defining Authorship To qualify for authorship on an ARJST publication, an individual must meet all four of the following criteria:

  1. Substantial Contribution: Made significant intellectual contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work.
  2. Drafting & Critical Revision: Participated in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
  3. Final Approval: Provided final approval of the version to be published.
  4. Accountability: Agrees to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Individuals contributing to a study who do not fulfill all four criteria should be acknowledged in the “Acknowledgments” section rather than listed as authors.

Activities Not Constituting Authorship The following activities, while valuable, do not typically warrant authorship unless they also satisfy the full four criteria outlined above:

  • Routine technical assistance (e.g., laboratory support, data entry, or software operation without contributing to analysis design or interpretation).
  • General administrative support or funding acquisition without direct intellectual contribution to the research design or execution.
  • Providing existing data collected for other purposes, without intellectual involvement in the current study’s design, analysis, or interpretation.
  • Supervision of a research group or facility without specific intellectual contribution to the particular project.
  • Copyediting, proofreading, or mere language refinement.

Roles and Responsibilities of Authors

1. Corresponding Author For manuscripts with multiple authors, one individual must be designated as the corresponding author. This individual serves as the primary contact for all communications with ARJST and acts on behalf of all co-authors. The corresponding author is responsible for:

  • Managing all official correspondence throughout the submission, peer review, and publication processes.
  • Ensuring all authors’ contact details are accurate and up-to-date.
  • Confirming collective agreement on the authorship list, author order, and affiliations.
  • Signing the publication agreement and ensuring all co-authors have reviewed and approved it.
  • Verifying that all appropriate co-authors are included and no unqualified individuals are listed.
  • Handling all post-publication inquiries and communications regarding the article.

2. All Co-Authors Every individual listed as a co-author shares collective responsibility and accountability for the content and integrity of the entire published work. All co-authors must:

  • Thoroughly review and approve all versions of the manuscript (initial submission, revisions, final accepted version, and any significant changes during the proofing stage).
  • Agree to the journal of submission.
  • Take public responsibility for their contribution and the overall work, sharing accountability for resolving any questions regarding the accuracy or integrity of the published research.

Order of Authors The sequence of authors listed on a manuscript should accurately reflect their relative scientific or scholarly contributions to the study and the preparation of the manuscript. The corresponding author’s position (e.g., first or last) may vary by discipline but must be agreed upon by all authors.

Author Affiliation Authors must accurately list all relevant institutional affiliations where the research was approved, supported, and substantially conducted.

  • If an author has moved to a different institution prior to publication, the affiliation where the majority of the work was completed should be listed as the primary affiliation. The current institutional affiliation may be indicated as a note.
  • Authors without a relevant institutional affiliation should explicitly state their independent status.