Authorship Criteria and Contributorship Policy

JKPK (Jurnal Kimia dan Pendidikan Kimia) is committed to transparent, fair, and accountable authorship practices in scholarly publishing. This policy applies to manuscripts submitted to JKPK in chemistry and chemistry education, including original research and other article types accepted by the journal. It complements the journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement and draws on recommendations from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) standard.

1. Criteria for Authorship

To qualify as an author, an individual must satisfy all four of the following criteria:

1. Substantial intellectual contribution: Contributing substantially to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of research data or evidence.
2. Manuscript preparation or critical review: Drafting the manuscript or critically reviewing its important intellectual content.
3. Final approval: Reviewing and approving the final version to be submitted and published.
4. Accountability: Accepting responsibility for the integrity of the work and cooperating in the investigation and resolution of questions about its accuracy or integrity.

All individuals who meet these four conditions must be appropriately credited as authors. Contributors who do not meet all four conditions should be recognized in the Acknowledgments section rather than included in the author list. Researchers who have made substantial initial contributions must have a reasonable opportunity to participate in manuscript review and final approval. The order of authors must be determined by mutual agreement among the authors before submission.

2. Author Contributions: CRediT Taxonomy

JKPK requires a clear Author Contributions statement identifying each author's actual contributions. Authors should use the relevant roles from the 14-role CRediT taxonomy (ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022):

1. Conceptualization: Developing the core research ideas, aims, or overarching questions.
2. Data curation: Managing, organizing, annotating, cleaning, or maintaining research data.
3. Formal analysis: Applying statistical, computational, mathematical, or other formal analytical techniques.
4. Funding acquisition: Obtaining financial support for the research.
5. Investigation: Performing experiments, classroom or field investigations, or collecting research evidence.
6. Methodology: Designing and developing research methods, protocols, or models.
7. Project administration: Coordinating and managing the research project.
8. Resources: Providing research materials, instruments, facilities, software resources, or other necessary inputs.
9. Software: Developing, programming, implementing, or testing software used in the work.
10. Supervision: Providing research oversight, guidance, or mentorship.
11. Validation: Verifying the accuracy, robustness, or reproducibility of findings and methods.
12. Visualization: Preparing figures, diagrams, graphical displays, or other research visualizations.
13. Writing – original draft: Preparing the initial manuscript text.
14. Writing – review & editing: Critically reviewing, revising, and improving the manuscript.

An author may perform multiple roles, and a role may be shared by multiple contributors. Only applicable roles need to be stated. Where appropriate, the journal may request clarification of the relative degree of contribution; descriptions such as lead, equal, and supporting are optional and are not themselves part of the formal CRediT taxonomy. CRediT roles describe contributions; they do not independently establish eligibility for authorship.

Example: Author A: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing – original draft. Author B: Formal analysis, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing. Author C: Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing.

3. Acknowledgment of Non-Author Contributors

Individuals whose contributions do not meet all authorship criteria should be acknowledged, with their specific assistance clearly described. Examples include technical support, routine data collection without further qualifying intellectual contribution, administrative assistance, language editing, or funding acquisition alone. Permission should be obtained from individuals named in the Acknowledgments section. Providing funding, institutional authority, or general supervision alone does not automatically justify authorship.

4. Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author and Co-Authors

The corresponding author is the primary contact with the editorial office before submission, during peer review, and after publication. The corresponding author is responsible for:

• Verifying the accuracy of author names, affiliations, contact details, and agreed authorship order.
• Ensuring that all authors meet the authorship criteria, have reviewed the manuscript, and consent to submission and publication.
• Consulting all contributors on the accurate assignment of CRediT roles and disclosing relevant acknowledgments, funding, competing interests, and required ethical approvals.
• Communicating editorial decisions and revision requirements to all co-authors.
• Responding promptly to inquiries about the manuscript, supporting evidence, corrections, or publication integrity.

Every listed author remains individually accountable for their own contribution and shares responsibility for the integrity of the published work. The corresponding author does not bear sole responsibility for the scientific validity of the manuscript.

5. Prohibited Authorship Practices

• Ghost authorship: Omitting a contributor who meets the journal's authorship criteria.
• Gift, honorary, or guest authorship: Listing someone because of seniority, position, influence, personal relationships, or courtesy rather than qualifying contributions.
• Misrepresentation of contribution: Providing inaccurate author contribution statements or listing an individual without their informed consent.
• Coercive authorship: Pressuring researchers to include or exclude particular individuals for reasons unrelated to their scholarly contributions.

Suspected authorship misconduct will be assessed in accordance with the journal's publication ethics procedures and applicable COPE guidance.

6. Changes in Authorship and Dispute Resolution

Any request to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must be submitted in writing by the corresponding author. The request must explain the reason for the proposed change and include written agreement from all affected authors, including individuals being added or removed. The editorial office may request additional documentation and may suspend the editorial process until the matter is resolved.

Changes requested after publication will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and, where warranted, addressed through a formal published correction. JKPK does not arbitrate unresolved authorship disputes; when agreement cannot be reached, the matter may be referred to the relevant research institution(s) for investigation or adjudication, consistent with COPE and ICMJE guidance.

7. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools

Generative AI systems and AI-assisted tools, including large language models, cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of scholarly work.

Authors must transparently disclose substantive use of AI tools in manuscript preparation or research. The disclosure should identify the tool, its purpose, and how its outputs were checked by human authors. AI assistance in writing may be described in the Acknowledgments or a dedicated AI-use declaration, whereas AI used as part of data collection, analysis, or figure generation should be appropriately described in the Methods section. Authors must verify all AI-assisted content, references, data, and images, and remain fully responsible for the submitted and published article. Any use of AI must also comply with JKPK's other applicable editorial policies.

8. Authorship Declaration

By submitting a manuscript to JKPK, the corresponding author confirms on behalf of all listed authors that the authorship criteria have been met, contributions have been described accurately, the author list and order have been approved, and no eligible authors have been omitted. The editorial office may require written confirmation from individual authors if questions about authorship arise.