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AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTORSHIP
Authorship and Contributorship
Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran (DIAJAR) expects authorship to reflect a substantial scholarly contribution and a shared responsibility for what is published. This page explains who may be listed as an author, how the contribution of each author is described, and how changes to the list of authors are handled. It applies to empirical research, theoretical or conceptual reviews, and other forms of scholarly work published in the journal.
1. Eligibility for Authorship
A person may be listed as an author only if all four of the following criteria are met.
- The person made a substantive contribution to the conception or design of the work, to the collection of data or materials, or to the analysis or interpretation of the findings.
- The person drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content.
- The person approved the final version submitted to the journal and any substantive revisions made afterward.
- The person accepts accountability for the work, and agrees to cooperate in answering questions about the accuracy and integrity of any part of it.
People who made substantive contributions should be given a fair opportunity to take part in developing, reviewing, and approving the manuscript.
Articles based on theses, dissertations, and research projects. A supervisor, a head of a study program, a school principal, or another person who supported the research may be listed as an author only if that person also meets all four criteria above. Otherwise, the person should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgements section.
2. Author Contribution Statement
Every manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that names each author and describes what that author actually contributed. All authors must have reviewed and accepted the statement. Authors may describe the contributions in a clear narrative or by using the terms of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) listed below. A contribution can be shared by several authors, and one author can hold several roles. Listing a contribution does not by itself establish that a person is eligible for authorship. A manuscript with a single author also needs a statement of what that author did.
The article template does not contain a separate section for this statement. Please provide it together with your submission, for example in the comments to the editor field of the submission form, or when the editorial team asks for it during the review process.
| CRediT role | What it means |
|---|---|
| Conceptualization | Formulating the research ideas, goals, and aims |
| Methodology | Developing or designing the method and the research design |
| Software | Programming, software development, and implementing computer code |
| Validation | Verifying the replication and reproducibility of results and other research outputs |
| Formal analysis | Applying statistical, mathematical, or other techniques to analyze the data |
| Investigation | Conducting the research, including collecting data and evidence |
| Resources | Providing study materials, instruments, participants, or other resources |
| Data curation | Managing, annotating, and maintaining the research data |
| Writing: original draft | Preparing the first version of the manuscript |
| Writing: review and editing | Critically reviewing, commenting on, and revising the manuscript |
| Visualization | Preparing the figures, tables, and other presentation of the data |
| Supervision | Providing oversight and leadership for the planning and execution of the research |
| Project administration | Managing and coordinating the research activity |
| Funding acquisition | Obtaining the financial support for the project |
The example below shows one possible format. It must be adapted to the real contributions of the authors, and it must not be used as an unsupported declaration.
Example: A.B. contributed to conceptualization, methodology, and writing of the original draft. C.D. contributed to investigation, data curation, and formal analysis. E.F. contributed to supervision and to the review and editing of the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
3. Author Approval, Order, and Metadata
All listed authors must agree to the submission of the manuscript, to the list and the order of the author names, to the contribution statement, to the designation of the corresponding author, and to any substantive revision of the manuscript.
The authors should decide the order of the names together, based on the contributions and the norms of their discipline. The journal does not read the size of a contribution from the position of a name. A statement that authors contributed equally is allowed if it is accurate and agreed by all authors.
When you submit the manuscript, enter the names of all authors in the metadata of the submission, together with their affiliations and email addresses. The names and the order in the metadata must match those in the manuscript. Each author should understand the work as a whole and should know who is responsible for each part of it.
4. Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author
The corresponding author is the main contact between the authors and the journal. This role does not give the corresponding author sole ownership of the work, and it does not allow the corresponding author to override the approval of the coauthors. In the manuscript, the corresponding author is marked with the symbol * when this person is not the first author. The corresponding author is expected to do the following.
- Confirm that all eligible authors are included in the manuscript and have approved the submission.
- Coordinate the author information, the contribution statement, and the declarations that the policies of the journal require.
- Pass on editorial correspondence and revision requests to the coauthors, and coordinate the responses that the authors have agreed on.
- Keep a working email address, and answer questions from the editorial team and from readers before and after publication.
5. Contributors Who Are Not Authors and Acknowledgements
People who contributed to the work but do not meet all the criteria for authorship should be named in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript, which comes after the Conclusion and before the References. State what each person did and make sure that the person agrees to be named.
The following contributions do not establish authorship by themselves: obtaining funding, general supervision of a research group, institutional leadership, giving access to facilities or to a school or classroom, routine technical work, translation, proofreading, and administrative support. A person who did these tasks may be an author only if the person also meets all four criteria in section 1.
Professional writing or editorial assistance must be acknowledged, together with its source of funding. Funders and providers of facilities are also named in the Acknowledgements section. Acknowledging a person does not replace the disclosures required by the Conflicts of Interest policy.
6. Unacceptable Authorship Practices
DIAJAR does not accept the following practices.
- Gift or honorary authorship: listing a person who did not meet the criteria because of status, seniority, position, a relationship, or a favor, for example adding a supervisor, a head of a study program, a dean, or a school principal only because of the position held.
- Guest authorship: adding a prominent name to the author list to give the work more credibility, without that person meeting the criteria.
- Ghost authorship: leaving out a person who is eligible for authorship, or hiding substantial help that was received.
- Authorship trading or coercion: buying, selling, exchanging, or demanding authorship without an eligible contribution.
Artificial intelligence systems cannot approve a work or accept accountability for it, so they must not be listed as authors. The use of generative AI tools is governed by the Generative AI Policies of the journal.
7. Changes to Authorship
A request to add an author, remove an author, change the order of the authors, or change the corresponding author must be sent to the editorial office. The request should include the following.
- The title of the manuscript and the submission ID.
- The proposed change and the reason for it.
- An updated contribution statement, if the change affects it.
- Written agreement to the change from every affected author, including any person who is being added or removed.
Requests are assessed by the editorial team and are not approved automatically. Processing of the manuscript may be paused while the request is clarified. A request that is made after the manuscript has been accepted is examined more closely. When a change has been approved, the editorial office will update the author information of the submission.
After publication, an approved change is made in line with the Correction and Retraction policy. If an author cannot be reached, for example because of death or incapacity, the remaining authors must explain the situation so that the editorial team can assess it. The authors must not assume that approval has been given.
8. Authorship Disagreements
Authors should settle any disagreement about contributions or about the order of the names before they submit the manuscript. The journal may ask for explanations and supporting information, but it does not decide between competing claims itself. An unresolved dispute may be referred to the institution of the authors or to another competent body, and the editorial processing of the manuscript may be paused. Formal investigations follow the Allegations of Misconduct policy, and actions on a published article follow the Correction and Retraction policy.
Related Instructions and Enquiries
The Manuscript Preparation page explains how to prepare the author information and the Acknowledgements section, and the Author Guidelines explain the submission process and the checklist. Conflicts of interest are covered by the Conflicts of Interest policy, and general standards of conduct are described in Publication Ethics.
Enquiries about authorship or requests for changes should be sent to jurnal.diajar@gmail.com, with the title of the manuscript and the submission ID if it is available.
