Authorship and Contributorship Policy

Authorship in the Jurnal Ilmu Peternakan dan Veteriner Tropis (JIPVET) recognizes substantive intellectual contributions to scholarly research. It also establishes responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of the published work.

JIPVET requires authorship to reflect actual contributions rather than academic position, institutional authority, financial support, or personal relationships. Individuals who qualify for authorship must be appropriately credited, while other contributors should receive suitable acknowledgment.

This policy draws on the authorship criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT), and relevant guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). It applies to all manuscripts submitted to JIPVET.

1. Criteria for Authorship

JIPVET adopts four criteria for determining authorship. All individuals listed as authors must satisfy all four criteria:

1. Substantial contribution. Making a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the research, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of research data.
2. Intellectual involvement. Drafting the manuscript or critically reviewing it for important intellectual content.
3. Final approval. Reviewing and approving the final version of the manuscript intended for publication.
4. Accountability. Agreeing to be accountable for the work and ensuring that questions concerning its accuracy or integrity are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Individuals who satisfy these criteria should be included as authors. Those who do not satisfy all four criteria should be acknowledged according to the nature of their contributions.

Researchers who have made substantial scientific contributions must be given a reasonable opportunity to participate in manuscript preparation, critical revision, and final approval. Authorship criteria must not be used to exclude deserving contributors.

Authorship decisions should be discussed among collaborators at the beginning of a research project and reviewed whenever responsibilities change.

2. Author Contributions and CRediT

JIPVET requires a statement describing the contributions of individual authors. The journal uses the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) as a framework for reporting contributions consistently.

The CRediT taxonomy comprises 14 contributor roles:

1. Conceptualization: Formulation or development of the research objectives and ideas.
2. Data curation: Management, organization, and maintenance of research data.
3. Formal analysis: Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal analytical methods.
4. Funding acquisition: Acquisition of financial support for the research project.
5. Investigation: Conducting experiments, fieldwork, data collection, or research activities.
6. Methodology: Development or design of research methods and analytical approaches.
7. Project administration: Coordination and management of research activities.
8. Resources: Provision of materials, research facilities, equipment, samples, or other resources.
9. Software: Development, implementation, or maintenance of software used in the research.
10. Supervision: Oversight and scientific guidance of research activities.
11. Validation: Verification of research results, methods, or analytical outputs.
12. Visualization: Preparation and presentation of research data through figures, graphics, or other visual materials.
13. Writing - original draft: Preparation of the initial manuscript text.
14. Writing - review and editing: Critical revision, review, and intellectual editing of the manuscript.

Authors may have more than one contribution role, and individual roles may be shared by several authors. The contribution statement must reflect the work actually performed.

Assignment of a CRediT role does not, by itself, establish eligibility for authorship. All listed authors must also satisfy the authorship criteria described in Section 1.

The corresponding author is responsible for confirming that the contribution statement has been reviewed and approved by all listed authors.

3. Author Order and Equal Contributions

The order of authors must be agreed upon by the author group before manuscript submission.

JIPVET does not prescribe author order solely according to academic rank, employment status, institutional position, or seniority. The author group is responsible for determining an order that appropriately recognizes scholarly contributions.

Where two or more authors have contributed equally, the manuscript may include an equal-contribution statement. Such a statement must be agreed upon by all authors and supported by their actual work.

The designation of first author, corresponding author, or senior author must not be used to conceal the contributions of other researchers.

Disagreements about author order should be resolved among the authors, with institutional assistance where necessary, before submission.

4. Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author

The corresponding author serves as the primary contact between the author group and the JIPVET editorial office.

The corresponding author is responsible for:

• Ensuring that all listed authors meet the journal's authorship criteria.
• Confirming that all authors have approved the submitted manuscript.
• Providing accurate author names, affiliations, and contact details.
• Submitting the author contribution statement.
• Coordinating responses to editorial and reviewer comments.
• Communicating relevant editorial decisions to all co-authors.
• Ensuring that required declarations concerning funding, conflicts of interest, ethics, and data availability are supplied.
• Obtaining agreement from all authors on the final version accepted for publication.
• Assisting the journal in resolving questions about the published article when necessary.

The corresponding author must remain available during submission, peer review, revision, and the post-publication period.

Administrative responsibilities may be delegated to co-authors, but such delegation does not remove the corresponding author's duty to coordinate communication with the journal.

5. Acknowledgment of Non-Author Contributors

Individuals who contribute to research activities but do not meet all authorship criteria should not be listed as authors. Their assistance may be recognized in the Acknowledgments section.

Contributions that do not independently establish authorship may include:

• Routine technical or laboratory assistance.
• Administrative support and logistical coordination.
• Provision of funding without sufficient additional intellectual contribution.
• General supervision without substantial involvement in the research and manuscript.
• Language editing, proofreading, or formatting assistance.
• Provision of routine farm access, equipment, or research facilities.

Field enumerators, animal handlers, laboratory technicians, farm owners, and other collaborators may qualify for authorship when their overall contributions satisfy the criteria in Section 1. Their eligibility must not be determined solely by professional designation.

Authors should identify the nature of acknowledged contributions and obtain permission from individuals named in the Acknowledgments section.

6. Collaborative and Multicentre Research

Research involving several institutions, research groups, or geographical locations must apply the same authorship criteria to all contributors.

In studies involving livestock communities, veterinary institutions, field research stations, or collaborations with local researchers, authorship decisions must reflect actual intellectual contributions.

Researchers involved in study design, field investigation, data interpretation, or other substantial scientific work should not be excluded solely because of their institutional affiliation, career stage, or geographical location.

Local research participation must be recognized appropriately. However, institutional affiliation or local participation alone does not automatically establish eligibility for authorship.

For research conducted by multidisciplinary teams, the author group should agree on contributions and responsibilities before manuscript submission.

Group authorship may be considered where appropriate, provided that individuals credited as authors meet the journal's authorship requirements and can accept responsibility for the work.

7. Changes in Authorship

The author list, author order, and corresponding author designation should be finalized before submission.

Requests to add or remove an author, change author order, or alter authorship responsibilities after submission require editorial review.

A request must include:

1. A clear explanation of the proposed change.
2. The reason the change was not established before submission.
3. A revised author contribution statement, where relevant.
4. Written agreement from all listed authors and all individuals being added or removed.

The editor may suspend editorial processing while the requested change is examined.

Authorship changes will not be approved solely on the basis of a request from the corresponding author without appropriate documentation.

Where an authorship change is disputed, the journal may require the author group to resolve the disagreement or obtain an institutional determination before processing continues.

Requests for authorship changes after publication are assessed under the same principles. When an approved change affects the published record, JIPVET may issue a correction notice in accordance with its publication integrity policies.

8. Unacceptable Authorship Practices

JIPVET does not accept authorship arrangements that misrepresent scientific contributions or responsibility.

Unacceptable practices include:

• Gift authorship: Including an individual as an author as a favor despite insufficient contribution.
• Guest authorship: Listing an individual primarily because of reputation, seniority, or institutional influence rather than qualifying contributions.
• Ghost authorship: Omitting an individual who qualifies for authorship or concealing substantial involvement in the work.
• Coerced authorship: Including an individual because of inappropriate pressure or abuse of authority.
• Misrepresentation: Providing inaccurate authorship declarations or falsifying contribution information.

Academic position, institutional leadership, research funding, or routine supervision does not independently justify authorship.

When a suspected irregularity is identified, the editor may request an explanation, supporting documentation, or institutional clarification.

9. Generative AI and Authorship

Generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies must not be listed as authors or co-authors of manuscripts submitted to JIPVET.

AI systems cannot assume responsibility for research accuracy, ethical compliance, intellectual originality, or the integrity of published findings.

Human authors remain fully responsible for all submitted content, including material developed with assistance from AI-based technologies.

Any use of generative AI must be disclosed in accordance with JIPVET's Generative AI Use and Disclosure Policy.

The use of AI for manuscript preparation does not qualify a person for authorship unless that person's independent contributions satisfy the authorship criteria in Section 1.

10. Authorship Disputes and Editorial Assessment

Authors are expected to resolve questions about authorship, contributor recognition, and author order through discussion within the research group.

JIPVET may examine whether an authorship declaration satisfies its editorial requirements. However, the journal does not ordinarily adjudicate disputes concerning the relative contributions of individual researchers.

When a dispute cannot be resolved by the author group, the matter may be referred to the relevant institution or another competent research authority.

The editor may pause manuscript processing until the authorship concern has been adequately addressed.

Allegations of deliberate authorship manipulation, falsified declarations, or other serious irregularities are considered under JIPVET's Publication Ethics and Research Misconduct Policy.

Authors may raise relevant procedural concerns through the journal's Complaints and Appeals Policy.

11. Author Declaration and Accountability

Before publication, the corresponding author must confirm that:

• All listed authors meet the journal's authorship criteria.
• No qualifying author has been intentionally omitted.
• All authors have approved the submitted manuscript and its final version.
• The author order and contribution statement have been agreed upon.
• Relevant funding, conflicts of interest, ethical approvals, and other required disclosures are accurate.
• Each author accepts responsibility for their contributions and agrees to cooperate in resolving questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of the work.

JIPVET may request written confirmation or supporting documentation when necessary to establish the accuracy of authorship information.

ORCID identifiers are encouraged to support accurate identification of researchers and attribution of their published work.