Authorship Criteria

An individual may be listed as an author only if they meet all of the following authorship criteria:

1. Make a substantial contribution to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the results presented in the manuscript.
2. Participate in drafting the manuscript and revising its substantive content.
3. Read and approve the final version of the manuscript submitted for publication and the final version of the article to be published.
4. Accept responsibility for their contributions and participate in any clarification or investigation concerning issues related to the article’s integrity, authorship, or publication ethics.

All individuals who meet the authorship criteria must be credited as authors. Conversely, individuals who do not meet these criteria must not be listed as authors. Each author's name, affiliation, and identifying information must be accurate, valid, provided with the individual's knowledge and consent, and verifiable when necessary. Authorship criteria refers to COPE Authorship Guideline.