The journal recommends that all authors listed on a submission meet the following criteria:

  • Made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data, or the creation of new software used in the work.
  • Drafted the work or revised it critically for important intellectual content.
  • Given final approval of the version to be published.
  • Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

At the end of the manuscript, each author’s contribution must be declared according to the CRediT taxonomy – http://credit.niso.org/.

Authorship criteria should be based on the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations – ICMJE Authorship Guidelines and Acknowledging Non-author Contributions https://blog.amwa.org/icmje-authorship-guidelines-and-acknowledging-non-author-contributions.

 

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