Authorship and Contributorship

Policies on Authorship and Contributorship

This policy outlines the criteria for authorship and contributorship for manuscripts submitted to the Graduate Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, Reports & Reviews (Grad. J. InteR3). The journal is committed to maintaining transparency, accountability, and integrity in scholarly publishing being a diamond open access journal.

Authorship Criteria

Authorship is limited to individuals only who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the work. The journal (Grad. J. InteR3) follows internationally recognized guidelines such as those recommended by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) .

To qualify as an author to the submitted manuscript, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Significant contribution to the conception or design of the study; or acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
  • Drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
  • Final approval of the manuscript to a journal among the team/collaborator(s) to be published.
  • Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring accuracy and integrity. /li>

Contributors Criteria

Contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged in Acknowledgements section.

Whom You Can Acknowledge?

  • Technical assistance in any case/ways.
  • Helped in Data collection in any case/ways.
  • Administrative assistance (In the Lab/University/Institution) in any case/ways.
  • Language editing.
  • Financial support (Funding agency/repersentative or University/Institutonal headin any case/ways.
  • Contributor’s role should be clearly described for any case or way of support.

Order of Authors

The order of authors should be determined by mutual agreement among co-authors prior to submission. The journal does not intervene in disputes regarding author order.

Change of Authorship

Change of author(s) after submission or publications should be followed by a process by writing to the managing editor or editor, provided follow these steps;

  • Be justified in writing why change now?
  • It must be approved by all listed authors.
  • Also, at the end it should be approved by the Editor-in-Chief/Editor

Corresponding Author Responsibilities

To avoid before and after publication of the article in to the journal, corresponding author should follow this criteria;

  • Ensuring that all listed authors meet authorship criteria.
  • Ensuring no eligible contributor has been omitted.
  • Managing all communication with the journal and inform the decision with all co-authors.

Ghost, Guest, and Gift Authorship

The journal strictly prohibits such roles into the manuscript submitted to the journal;

  • Ghost authorship : uncredited substantial contributions.
  • Guest authorship : listing individuals with minimal or no contribution.
  • Gift authorship : inclusion based on status, position, or personal relationship.