Authorship

Authorship Definition

These guidelines outline the principles and best practices of authorship that prospective authors are expected to follow.

Clarification of Authorship

Nusantara Advanced Scholarly Resources (NASR) assumes that all listed authors have agreed to the content, have given explicit consent to submit the manuscript, and have obtained approval from the responsible authorities at the institution or organization where the work was carried out prior to submission.

NASR does not prescribe specific types of contributions that qualify for authorship. Authors are encouraged to follow the authorship guidelines applicable to their respective research fields. In the absence of such field-specific guidelines, the following criteria are recommended (a, b):

Each author whose name appears on the submitted manuscript must:

• Have made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; or to the creation of new software used in the work;

• Have drafted the work or substantively revised it for important intellectual content;

• Have approved the version to be published; and

• Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that any questions regarding the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

NASR journals encourage collaboration with colleagues located where the research was conducted and expect their inclusion as co-authors if they fulfill all the above authorship criteria. Individuals who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgements section

Disclosures and Declarations

All authors are required to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval from the appropriate ethics committee for research involving human and/or animal subjects, informed consent when human participants are involved, and a statement on animal welfare when the research involves animals (as applicable). The necessity of including such information depends not only on the journal's scope but also on the scope of the article. Work submitted for publication may have implications for public health or general welfare; in such cases, all authors are responsible for including the appropriate disclosures and declarations.

Data Transparency

All authors must ensure that all data, materials, software applications, and custom code supporting their published claims conform to field-specific standards. NASR journals may adopt individual policies on research data sharing in alignment with disciplinary norms and expectations. Authors should consult the Instructions for Authors of the specific journal to which they are submitting for detailed guidance.

Role of the Corresponding Author

One author is designated as the Corresponding Author, acting on behalf of all co-authors, and is responsible for ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are properly addressed. The Corresponding Author is responsible for:

• Ensuring that all listed authors have approved the manuscript prior to submission, including the names and order of authors;

• Managing all communication between the journal and all co-authors, both before and after publication*;

• Providing transparency regarding reuse of material and mentioning any unpublished material (e.g., manuscripts in press) included in the submission in a cover letter to the Editor;

• Ensuring that disclosures, declarations, and data transparency statements from all authors are included in the manuscript as appropriate (see above).

*The task of managing communication between the journal and all co-authors during submission and proofing may be delegated to a Contact or Submitting Author. In such cases, the Corresponding Author must be clearly indicated in the manuscript.

Author Contributions

Authors should consult the Instructions for Authors of the journal to which they are submitting for specific instructions regarding contribution statements. NASR journals encourage transparency by publishing author contribution statements. Authors are required to include a statement of responsibility in the manuscript (including review articles) that specifies each author's contribution. The level of detail may vary across disciplines; some fields produce manuscripts comprising discrete efforts that can be described in detail, while others operate as group efforts at all stages. Author contribution statements will be published with the paper. For further details, refer to the editorial policy describing this practice.

NASR journals also allow one set of co-authors to be designated as having contributed equally to the work and one set as having jointly supervised the work. Other equal contributions are best described in the author contribution statements.

Affiliation

The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was conducted. If an author has subsequently moved, their current address may be provided additionally. Affiliations will not be updated or changed after publication of the article.

Changes to Authorship

Authors are strongly advised to determine the correct author group, Corresponding Author, and order of authors at the time of submission. Any changes to the author list after submission (e.g., change in author order, deletion, or addition of authors) must be approved by every author. Changes to authorship—including adding or deleting authors, changing the Corresponding Author, or altering the sequence of authors—are not permitted after acceptance of a manuscript. Please note that author names will be published exactly as they appear on the accepted submission. Authors must ensure that all names are present, correctly spelled, and that affiliations are current.

Adding or deleting authors at the revision stage is generally not permitted, though exceptions may be warranted in some cases. Any such changes must be explained, and approval for the change during revision is at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. Authors should be aware that individual journals may have specific policies regarding adding or deleting authors during the revision stage.

Author Name Change

An author who has changed their name for reasons such as gender transition or religious conversion may request that their name, pronouns, and other relevant biographical information be corrected on papers published prior to the change. The author may choose for this correction to be made silently (i.e., no note indicating the change will appear on the PDF or HTML of the paper) or via a formal public Author Correction. For authors who have changed their name and wish to correct it on their published works, please refer to the Inclusive Name Change Policy available via the NASR support contact form.

Author Identification

Authors are strongly encouraged to use their ORCID iD when submitting an article for consideration or to obtain an ORCID iD through the submission process.

Deceased or Incapacitated Authors

In cases where a co-author dies or becomes incapacitated during the writing, submission, or peer-review process, and the remaining co-authors believe it is appropriate to include that individual as an author, approval must be obtained from a legal representative (e.g., a direct relative).

Confidentiality

Authors must treat all communication with the journal as confidential. This includes correspondence with direct journal representatives (such as Editors-in-Chief and Handling Editors) as well as reviewers' reports, unless explicit consent has been given to share such information.

Authorship Issues or Disputes

In the event of an authorship dispute during peer review or after acceptance and publication, the journal will not investigate or adjudicate the matter. Authors will be asked to resolve the dispute themselves. If they are unable to do so, the journal reserves the right to withdraw the manuscript from the editorial process. For already published papers, the journal may raise the issue with the authors' institutions and abide by their guidelines.