Authorship & Contributorship

Authorship at JCODA should reflect substantial intellectual or scholarly contributions to the research and manuscript.

Authors Should Have Contributed Substantively To One or More Areas Such As:
  • Conceptualization of the research.
  • Development of methodology.
  • Data collection or acquisition.
  • Software development or computational implementation.
  • Data analysis or interpretation.
  • Development of the manuscript.
  • Critical revision of the manuscript.
Author Responsibilities

All authors should approve the final version of the manuscript and agree to be accountable for the work, including responding appropriately to questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of the research.

Authorship Misconduct
  • Gift authorship.
  • Guest authorship.
  • Ghost authorship.
  • Unjustified exclusion of legitimate contributors.
  • Adding authors without their approval.
Changes in Authorship:
Any change in authorship after submission should be justified and approved by all affected authors and must comply with the journal's editorial procedures.