Authorship Criteria

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Kebijakan Pembangunan (JEKP) / Journals at IPB University adhere to strict international publication ethics guidelines, including standards from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

To be listed as an author on a manuscript, an individual must meet all four of the following substantial criteria:
  1. Substantial Contributions:
    • Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; OR the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work.
  2. Drafting or Revising:
    • Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
  3. Final Approval:
    • Final approval of the version to be published.
  4. Accountability:
    • Agreement 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.

Non-Author Contributors (Acknowledgments)

All contributors who do not meet all four criteria for authorship should not be listed as authors, but they should be acknowledged. Examples of activities that do not qualify a person for authorship include acquisition of funding, general supervision of a research group, or general administrative support. Such contributions should be listed in the Acknowledgments section.

Authorship Changes

Any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made before the manuscript has been accepted. Any changes require a written request signed by all authors and the approval of the Journal Editor.