Modern Studies in Management & Organization (JMSMO) follows internationally recognized principles of authorship and is guided by the authorship criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and relevant Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance.
Authorship should be based on all of the following four criteria:
All individuals designated as authors must meet all four criteria. Conversely, all individuals who meet all four criteria should be given the opportunity to be listed as authors.
Individuals who do not meet all four authorship criteria should not be listed as authors.
Authorship should reflect genuine intellectual and scholarly contributions to the work. Guest authorship, gift authorship, honorary authorship, and ghost authorship are not permitted.
The corresponding author is the primary contact person responsible for communication with JMSMO throughout the submission, peer-review, revision, acceptance, and publication processes.
The corresponding author is responsible for:
The corresponding author does not necessarily have to be the first or senior author.
Each published article should include an Author Contributions Statement identifying the substantive contributions of each author.
Where appropriate, contributions may include:
Where two or more authors have contributed equally, this should be clearly stated in the published article.
Author Contributions statements do not replace the requirement that every listed author must meet all four authorship criteria.
Individuals who have contributed to the work but do not meet all four authorship criteria should not be listed as authors.
Such contributions may include, for example:
Such individuals may be recognized in the Acknowledgments section, with their permission where appropriate.
Financial support and funding sources should be disclosed separately in accordance with the journal's relevant policies.
Authors should determine the authorship list and order before manuscript submission.
Any change in authorship after submission, including the addition, removal, or change in the order of authors, requires:
The journal may request additional documentation when necessary to verify that the proposed change is legitimate.
Changes in authorship after publication will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and must be supported by appropriate documentation and agreement from all relevant authors.
Where a post-publication authorship change is approved, the journal may publish a Corrigendum or other appropriate correction to maintain an accurate scholarly record.
For large collaborative projects, authorship criteria and responsibilities should be agreed upon before submission.
All individuals listed as authors must meet the four authorship criteria described in this policy.
Where a collaborative group is listed as an author, the journal may require clarification of the individual contributions of members of the group.
All listed authors remain responsible for the integrity of their contributions and must comply with the journal's requirements regarding conflicts of interest and other publication-ethics declarations.
JMSMO recognizes that authorship disputes may arise during peer review or after publication.
The journal does not normally act as an arbiter of disputes concerning authorship order, inclusion, exclusion, or contribution. Such disputes should primarily be resolved by the authors and, where necessary, by the relevant institution(s) or research integrity authority.
When a credible authorship dispute is brought to the journal's attention, the journal may:
The journal will not normally retract a published article solely because of an authorship dispute if the scientific integrity of the article remains unaffected.
However, if an authorship dispute is accompanied by evidence of research misconduct, copyright infringement, fraudulent authorship information, or other serious publication-ethics violations, the journal may take additional action in accordance with relevant COPE guidance.
Where a significant unresolved dispute may affect readers' understanding of the published record, the journal may consider publishing an Expression of Concern or another appropriate notice.
Authorship misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
When credible concerns regarding authorship misconduct arise, JMSMO will assess the matter and may request relevant documentation from the authors.
Where necessary, the journal may refer the matter to the relevant institution or research integrity authority and will follow applicable COPE guidance and flowcharts.
Where authorship concerns are part of a broader allegation of research misconduct, JMSMO may investigate or refer the matter to the appropriate institution.
Research misconduct may include, among other forms:
Depending on the circumstances and the stage of publication, possible actions may include:
JMSMO will cooperate, where appropriate, with authors' institutions and research integrity bodies in order to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.
All authors are collectively responsible for the integrity of the work as a whole and individually responsible for their respective contributions.
Authors should cooperate with reasonable requests from the journal concerning data, methodological clarification, authorship, ethical approvals, conflicts of interest, and other matters necessary to assess the integrity of the published work.
JMSMO is committed to maintaining transparent, fair, and ethical authorship practices and follows relevant international publication-ethics standards, including guidance from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Detailed requirements concerning manuscript preparation and submission are provided in the journal's Author Guidelines.