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Authorship Criteria

Eligibility, contributions, and responsibility for published research

Intellect: Indonesian Journal of Learning and Technological Innovation is committed to fair, transparent, and accountable authorship practices. This policy applies to manuscripts submitted in the fields of educational technology, learning innovation, and applied digital technologies for education. It clarifies who qualifies as an author, how contributions should be reported, and how authorship concerns are handled.

The policy is informed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy. It supplements the journal's existing Publication Ethics and Author Guidelines.

1. Criteria for Authorship

An individual qualifies as an author only when all four criteria are fulfilled:

All individuals who meet these criteria should be included as authors, and individuals who do not meet all four should not be listed solely as a courtesy. Contributors who make substantial research contributions should be given a fair opportunity to participate in manuscript preparation and final approval.

2. Author Contributions and the CRediT Taxonomy

For multi-author manuscripts, authors are expected to provide a concise Author Contributions statement that accurately describes each person's role. Contributions may be reported using the standardized CRediT taxonomy.

CRediT identifies 14 contributor roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Writing – original draft; and Writing – review & editing.

Illustrative contribution statement: Author A: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft. Author B: Software, Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – review & editing. The statement must reflect actual contributions; authors should not assign roles merely to complete a checklist.

3. Corresponding Author Responsibilities

The corresponding author serves as the primary point of contact between the author group and the editorial office throughout submission, peer review, revision, production, and post-publication communication. The corresponding author is responsible for:

• Confirming that every named author qualifies for authorship, has agreed to the author list and its order, and has approved submission of the manuscript.
• Ensuring that author names, affiliations, contact details, and contribution information are accurate and consistent between the manuscript and the OJS submission metadata.
• Coordinating timely responses to editorial and reviewer communications and obtaining co-author approval of the final publication version.
• Ensuring that required statements regarding funding, conflicts of interest, research ethics, data availability, and the use of AI-assisted tools are provided when applicable.
• Cooperating with the journal and co-authors if questions about the published research arise after publication.

The corresponding author coordinates these responsibilities but does not replace the individual accountability of the other authors.

4. Author Order, Affiliations, and Identification

The order of authors should be agreed upon by all co-authors before submission and should reflect a shared understanding of their contributions. The journal does not assign author order on the basis of academic seniority, institutional position, nationality, or publication fees.

Author names should be presented consistently without academic or professional titles, in accordance with the journal's Author Guidelines. Authors must provide accurate institutional affiliations and email addresses. An ORCID iD is encouraged where available to support reliable author identification.

As the journal operates a double-anonymous peer-review process, authors should follow the submission instructions for removing identifying information from any anonymized review file, while ensuring that the confidential author metadata entered in OJS remains complete and accurate.

5. Non-Author Contributors and Acknowledgements

Individuals who contribute to a study but do not meet all four authorship criteria should be acknowledged, where appropriate, rather than added to the author list.

Activities such as routine technical assistance, administrative coordination, general supervision, funding acquisition, proofreading, language editing, or data collection alone do not automatically establish authorship. However, such contributors may qualify as authors if their overall involvement meets all four criteria.

The corresponding author should obtain permission from individuals who are named in the Acknowledgements section, as acknowledgment may be interpreted as endorsement of the work.

6. Artificial Intelligence and Authorship

Generative AI systems, chatbots, and other AI-assisted tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot approve a manuscript or accept responsibility for its accuracy, integrity, and originality.

Human authors remain fully responsible for the verification of sources, the accuracy of results, originality, appropriate citations, and any content produced with AI assistance. The use of AI-assisted tools must be disclosed in accordance with the journal's Artificial Intelligence Policy when relevant to manuscript preparation, data analysis, or the generation of research materials.

7. Changes to Authorship

Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors after initial submission must be sent to the editorial office with a clear written explanation, an updated contribution statement where relevant, and signed written agreement from all current authors and any person being added or removed.

The journal may suspend the editorial or publication process while the request is assessed. Authorship changes will not be made solely on the instruction of one author without sufficient documentation and the required agreement.

After publication, any approved change affecting the scholarly record will be handled transparently through the journal's applicable correction procedures. A request does not guarantee that the author list will be changed.

8. Authorship Disputes and Unethical Practices

The journal does not permit gift, guest, honorary, ghost, coerced, or purchased authorship, or the deliberate omission of contributors who qualify as authors. Authorship must not be exchanged for payment, editorial influence, access to publication, or other non-scholarly benefits.

If an authorship dispute cannot be resolved by the author group, the journal may pause its assessment and request clarification or an appropriate determination from the authors' institution(s). Editors do not independently arbitrate complex disputes over ownership of research contributions. Allegations involving falsified authorship records or other misconduct may be addressed under the journal's Publication Ethics procedures.

All contributors should receive fair consideration regardless of nationality, institutional affiliation, professional rank, or citation metrics. Collaboration across institutions or countries is welcome but is not a prerequisite for authorship or manuscript consideration.

9. Submission and Related Policies

By submitting a manuscript to Intellect, the corresponding author confirms, on behalf of the author group, that the authorship information is accurate, the listed authors have approved submission, and no qualifying author has been intentionally omitted. The editorial office may request author confirmations or supporting documentation if questions arise.

Reference frameworks: ICMJE Authorship and Contributorship; NISO CRediT Taxonomy; COPE Authorship Change Guidance.

Publisher: Yayasan Lembaga Studi Makwa (Makwa Foundation)
Journal: Intellect: Indonesian Journal of Learning and Technological Innovation