{"id":285,"date":"2026-06-11T10:21:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.jmc.edu.pk\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:50:46","slug":"authorship-and-contribution-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.jmc.edu.pk\/?page_id=285","title":{"rendered":"AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION POLICY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"285\" class=\"elementor elementor-285\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c64070 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c64070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ed9d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53ed9d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36deeca elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36deeca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION POLICY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-fbebca5-94066f4 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"fbebca5\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2f789 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a2f789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authorship Criteria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-ee192d1-e9e341e e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"ee192d1\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e6978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24e6978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>JJMDC follows the four authorship criteria outlined by the\u00a0International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339f520 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"339f520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Substantial contribution to conception or design of the work, or to data collection and interpretation.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Drafting or critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Final approval of the version to be published.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring accuracy and integrity in all parts of the manuscript.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d87407 elementor-widget 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Contributors who do not meet all criteria mentioned above should be acknowledged appropriately in the\u00a0<em><u>Acknowledgment<\/u><\/em><em><u>\u00a0section<\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be47365 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be47365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Author Roles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-b37a2a0-0bb1d7e e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"b37a2a0\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56221ad elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"56221ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>First Author:<\/b> Leads the research concept, data analysis, and manuscript writing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Corresponding Author:<\/b> Responsible for all correspondence during submission, review, and post-publication; ensures ethical and administrative compliance.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-dot-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 56c110.532 0 200 89.451 200 200 0 110.532-89.451 200-200 200-110.532 0-200-89.451-200-200 0-110.532 89.451-200 200-200m0-48C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 168c-44.183 0-80 35.817-80 80s35.817 80 80 80 80-35.817 80-80-35.817-80-80-80z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Co-Authors:<\/b> Support research execution, data interpretation, or critical revision of the manuscript.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6790d25 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6790d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contribution Declaration:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-4348920-45843c9 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"4348920\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585aff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585aff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each author must submit a statement describing their specific roles, such as Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal Analysis, Writing \u2013 Original Draft, Supervision, and Funding Acquisition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f81f7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f81f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Authorship Changes:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-ca3795a-9d1c271 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"ca3795a\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffb09c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ffb09c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Requests for addition, removal, or rearrangement of authors after submission must be accompanied by written consent from all listed authors and approval from the\u00a0<em><u>Editor-in-Chief<\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091a06b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"091a06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI and Authorship:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-9dbfa81-77780a6 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"9dbfa81\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe518d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe518d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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\u00a0<em><u>Acknowledgment<\/u><\/em><u>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>Methods<\/em>\u00a0section<\/u>. Failure to disclose AI use may result in rejection or retraction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4bf5f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc4bf5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deceased Authors:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-c9e1e8c-d3c2116 e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"c9e1e8c\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e00b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e00b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deceased authors may be included with a dagger symbol (\u2020) next to their name, accompanied by a footnote noting their passing and date of death.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION POLICY Authorship Criteria JJMDC follows the four authorship criteria outlined by the\u00a0International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE): Substantial contribution to conception or design of the work, or to data collection and interpretation. 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