An author is defined as an individual who has made a substantial intellectual contribution to the development of the research concept, analysis, preparation of the manuscript, and approval of its final version, and who assumes responsibility for the accuracy and academic integrity of the work.
The number of authors must be reasonably justified and correspond to each individual’s actual academic contribution. To ensure transparency of authorship, the Editorial Board reserves the right to request a statement of individual author contributions (Author Contributions). This section should reflect each author’s actual academic involvement at all stages of the research and, if provided, will be published together with the manuscript.
To maintain the quality and diversity of the editorial process, only one manuscript per author will be accepted within a single issue.
In the case of co-authorship, the corresponding author is responsible for submitting the manuscript through the journal’s electronic management system. The Editorial Board communicates exclusively with the corresponding author; however, it reserves the right to contact other co-authors if necessary.
It is mandatory to provide the Editorial Board with complete contact information for all co-authors, including institutional affiliation and email address.
All co-authors must confirm their authorship via the journal’s official email; otherwise, the manuscript will not proceed to the editorial review process.
The order of authorship shall be determined by agreement among the authors.
Individuals who contributed to the research but whose involvement does not meet the criteria for authorship such as technical, administrative, or other supporting roles should be acknowledged in the “Acknowledgments” section and should not be listed as co-authors.