AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION POLICY

Authorship Criteria

JJMDC follows the four authorship criteria outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE):

  • Substantial contribution to conception or design of the work, or to data collection and interpretation.
  • Drafting or critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content.
  • Final approval of the version to be published.
  • Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring accuracy and integrity in all parts of the manuscript.

Only those meeting all four criteria should be listed as authors. Contributors who do not meet all criteria mentioned above should be acknowledged appropriately in the Acknowledgment section.

Author Roles

  • First Author: Leads the research concept, data analysis, and manuscript writing.
  • Corresponding Author: Responsible for all correspondence during submission, review, and post-publication; ensures ethical and administrative compliance.
  • Co-Authors: Support research execution, data interpretation, or critical revision of the manuscript.

Contribution Declaration:

Each author must submit a statement describing their specific roles, such as Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal Analysis, Writing – Original Draft, Supervision, and Funding Acquisition.

Authorship Changes:

Requests for addition, removal, or rearrangement of authors after submission must be accompanied by written consent from all listed authors and approval from the Editor-in-Chief.

AI and Authorship:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools cannot qualify for authorship. Any AI assistance (e.g., in language editing, figure formatting, or grammar checking) must be disclosed transparently in the Acknowledgment or Methods section. Failure to disclose AI use may result in rejection or retraction.

Deceased Authors:

Deceased authors may be included with a dagger symbol (†) next to their name, accompanied by a footnote noting their passing and date of death.