AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTORSHIP

Jurnal Sains Teknologi dan Sistem Informasi (SATESI) requires that authorship reflects a substantial scholarly contribution to the work and a share of responsibility for what is published. The contribution statement of each manuscript must describe accurately what each author did.

1. ELIGIBILITY FOR AUTHORSHIP

A person qualifies as an author only if all four of the following criteria are met:

  1. The person made a substantive contribution to the conception or design of the work, to the acquisition of data or materials, or to the analysis or interpretation of the results.
  2. The person drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content.
  3. The person approved the final version that was submitted, together with any substantive revisions.
  4. The person agrees to be accountable for the work and to cooperate in resolving questions about its accuracy or integrity.

People who have made a substantive contribution should be given a reasonable opportunity to take part in developing, reviewing, and approving the manuscript. These criteria apply to empirical, theoretical, interpretive, and other research that is appropriate to the discipline.

2. AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT

Every manuscript must include a statement that names each author and describes the contribution that author actually made. All authors must review and accept the statement.

  • Authors may use the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) terminology or a clear narrative description.
  • Contributions may be shared between authors, and one author may hold several roles.
  • Listing a contribution does not, by itself, show that a person is eligible for authorship.
  • A manuscript with a single author must still state what that author did.

Illustrative format: “Author A: conceptualisation, methodology, writing (original draft). Author B: data collection, formal analysis, writing (review and editing). All authors approved the final manuscript and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.” This example must be adapted to the real contributions and must not be used as an unsupported declaration.

3. AUTHOR APPROVAL AND ORDER

All listed authors must agree to the submission, the list of authors, the order of their names, the contribution statement, the designation of the corresponding author, and any substantive revision of the manuscript.

The order of names should be decided jointly by the authors, taking account of the contributions made and the conventions of the discipline. The journal does not infer the size of a contribution from the position of a name. A statement of equal contribution is allowed if it is accurate and agreed by the authors.

Each author should understand the work as a whole, know what he or she contributed, and know who is responsible for the other parts. Questions about integrity should be handled cooperatively.

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 person sole ownership of the work or the authority to override the approval of the co-authors. The corresponding author must:

  • confirm that all eligible authors are included and that they have approved the submission;
  • coordinate the author information, the contribution statement, and the declarations;
  • pass on editorial correspondence and requests for revision to the co-authors, and coordinate the responses that have been agreed;
  • keep a working contact address and help to answer questions before and after publication.

5. NON-AUTHOR CONTRIBUTORS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

People who contributed to the work but do not meet all the criteria for authorship should be named in the Acknowledgements section. Their help should be described, and they should have given permission to be named.

The following do not, on their own, establish authorship: obtaining funding, general supervision, institutional leadership, providing access to facilities, routine technical work, translation, proofreading, and administrative support. A person who does these tasks may be an author only if he or she also meets all the criteria in section 1.

Professional writing or editorial assistance must be acknowledged, together with its source of funding. Funding details belong in the Funding statement. An acknowledgement does not replace any financial or competing interest disclosure that is required.

6. UNACCEPTABLE AUTHORSHIP PRACTICES

  • Gift or honorary authorship: listing a person because of status, seniority, personal relationships, or expected favours.
  • Guest authorship: adding a prominent name to increase the credibility of the work when that person does not meet the criteria.
  • Ghost authorship: leaving out an eligible author, or concealing substantive assistance.
  • Authorship trading or coercion: buying, selling, exchanging, or demanding authorship without an eligible contribution.

AI systems cannot give approval or accept accountability, and therefore must not be listed as authors. The rules on using and disclosing AI tools are set out in the AI Usage Policy.

7. CHANGES TO AUTHORSHIP

A request to add or remove an author, to change the order of authors, or to change the corresponding author must be sent to the editorial office, together with:

  1. the submission identifier, the proposed change, and a clear explanation of the reason for it;
  2. an updated contribution statement, where relevant;
  3. written agreement from every author who is affected, including any person who is to be added or removed.

Changes are subject to editorial assessment and are not approved merely because they are requested. Review or production of the manuscript may be paused while the request is clarified. Requests made after acceptance receive particular scrutiny, because authorship should normally have been settled before submission.

After publication, approved changes are made under the Corrections policy. If the agreement of an author cannot reasonably be obtained, for example because of death or incapacity, the authors must explain the circumstances for editorial assessment and must not assume that approval has been given.

8. AUTHORSHIP DISAGREEMENTS

  • Authors should resolve disagreements about contributions and the order of names before they submit the manuscript.
  • The journal may ask for explanations and supporting information, but it does not decide on its own between competing claims about the work of a team.
  • An unresolved dispute may be referred to the relevant institution or another competent body, and editorial processing may be paused.
  • Formal investigations, and any action concerning a published article, follow the Integrity Investigations and Corrections policies.

RELATED INSTRUCTIONS AND ENQUIRIES

  • The Manuscript Preparation page explains where contribution statements and acknowledgements are placed.
  • The Submission Requirements page lists the author information and the files to be provided.
  • Conflict of interest disclosures and the use of AI are governed by their own policies.

For enquiries about authorship, or to request a change, please write to jurnal.satesi@gmail.com and include the title of the manuscript and the submission identifier, if one is available.