Authorship Policy
Research Pillars Publishing follows the ICMJE authorship criteria to determine who qualifies as an author on a submitted manuscript.
Authorship Criteria
To qualify as an author, an individual should meet all four of the following criteria:
Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
Final approval of the version to be published.
Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring questions related to its accuracy or integrity are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Non-Qualifying Contributions
Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet all four criteria (e.g., providing funding, general supervision, technical assistance, or proofreading) should be acknowledged rather than listed as authors, with their consent.
Corresponding Author Responsibilities
Confirming that all listed authors meet the authorship criteria and have approved the final manuscript.
Managing communication with the journal throughout submission, review, and post-publication.
Ensuring all co-authors are informed before any resubmission, revision, or withdrawal.
Changes to Authorship
Any request to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be approved in writing by all listed authors (including any author being added or removed) and requires editorial approval. Post-publication authorship changes require a formal correction.
Author Identification
Authors are encouraged to provide an ORCID iD to ensure accurate and unambiguous attribution of their work.