Authorship and Contributorship Policy
Journal of Advanced Computing and Digital Information Systems (JACDIS) adopts the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) in accordance with ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022. All authors are required to disclose their individual contributions using the 14 standardized CRediT roles. This policy promotes transparency, accountability, and appropriate recognition of contributions to scholarly research.
1. Authorship Criteria
Authorship at JACDIS should be based on substantial intellectual or scholarly contributions to the research and manuscript.
Individuals listed as authors are expected to have made meaningful contributions to the research process and to accept responsibility for their contributions to the published work.
Authors should:
- make a substantial contribution to the conception, design, methodology, investigation, analysis, implementation, validation, interpretation, or other substantive aspects of the research;
- contribute to the preparation, development, drafting, critical review, or substantive revision of the manuscript;
- review and approve the final version of the manuscript before publication;
- accept responsibility for the integrity, accuracy, and scholarly quality of their respective contributions; and
- be able to identify and explain their individual contributions through the CRediT statement.
Authorship must not be granted solely on the basis of academic position, institutional affiliation, seniority, supervisory status, administrative authority, funding status, or personal relationship.
Individuals who contribute to a research project but do not meet the applicable criteria for authorship should not be listed as authors merely as a matter of courtesy or recognition. Their contributions may instead be acknowledged in the Acknowledgements section where appropriate.
2. Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT)
JACDIS adopts the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) established as ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022. The taxonomy consists of 14 standardized contributor roles designed to provide a transparent, consistent, and structured description of contributions to scholarly research outputs.
The 14 CRediT roles recognized by JACDIS are:
| No | CRediT Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conceptualization | Development and formulation of the overarching research goals, research questions, ideas, and objectives. |
| 2 | Data Curation | Management of research data, including data annotation, metadata creation, data cleaning, organization, maintenance, and preparation for initial or subsequent reuse. |
| 3 | Formal Analysis | Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize research data. |
| 4 | Funding Acquisition | Acquisition of financial support or funding required to conduct the research or support the scholarly work. |
| 5 | Investigation | Conducting the research process, including experiments, data collection, evidence gathering, fieldwork, or other investigative activities. |
| 6 | Methodology | Development, design, and refinement of the research methodology, methods, models, procedures, or analytical approaches. |
| 7 | Project Administration | Management and coordination of the research project, including planning, scheduling, documentation, and administrative coordination. |
| 8 | Resources | Provision of research materials, datasets, instruments, computing resources, software tools, samples, equipment, infrastructure, or other research resources. |
| 9 | Software | Development, programming, implementation, modification, testing, and maintenance of software, algorithms, computational models, or code used in the research. |
| 10 | Supervision | Oversight, leadership, mentorship, and responsibility for supervising the research activities and research team. |
| 11 | Validation | Verification of the reproducibility, reliability, accuracy, and robustness of research methods, results, experiments, or other research outputs. |
| 12 | Visualization | Preparation, development, and presentation of data visualizations, figures, charts, diagrams, models, or other visual representations of research findings. |
| 13 | Writing – Original Draft | Preparation, creation, and writing of the initial manuscript or substantive portions of the original draft. |
| 14 | Writing – Review & Editing | Critical review, substantive revision, commentary, editing, and refinement of the manuscript throughout the publication process. |
These 14 roles correspond to the CRediT taxonomy recognized by NISO. A contributor may be assigned multiple roles, while a particular role may be assigned to multiple contributors when appropriate. Not every author is expected to participate in every CRediT role.
3. CRediT Statement
All manuscripts submitted to JACDIS must include a CRediT statement identifying the specific contributions of each author.
The CRediT statement must accurately reflect the actual contributions made by each author and should be agreed upon by all authors prior to manuscript submission.
A CRediT statement may be presented in the following format:
Author Contributions:
Author 1: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Formal Analysis, Writing – Original Draft.
Author 2: Data Curation, Investigation, Validation, Visualization, Writing – Review & Editing.
Author 3: Supervision, Project Administration, Funding Acquisition, Writing – Review & Editing.
Authors must not claim CRediT roles that do not accurately represent their actual contributions.
Because contributors may perform multiple functions within a research project, an individual author may be associated with multiple CRediT roles. Conversely, a CRediT role may be performed by more than one author.
The CRediT statement should therefore provide a transparent representation of the distribution of scholarly contributions rather than a ranking of authors according to the number or perceived importance of their roles.
CRediT is intended to describe contributions and enhance transparency; it is not intended to serve as an independent mechanism for determining authorship.
4. Corresponding Author
The Corresponding Author serves as the primary point of contact between the authors and the editorial office of JACDIS throughout the submission, peer review, revision, production, and publication processes.
The Corresponding Author is responsible for:
- ensuring that all listed authors have reviewed and approved the submitted manuscript;
- ensuring that the author list and order of authors have been agreed upon by all authors;
- ensuring that the CRediT statement accurately represents the contributions of all authors;
- coordinating communication between the authors and the editorial office;
- providing accurate and complete information requested by the editorial office;
- communicating editorial decisions, reviewer comments, and revision requirements to the co-authors; and
- assisting in the resolution of authorship, contributorship, or manuscript-related issues when they arise.
Being designated as the Corresponding Author does not necessarily indicate that the individual made the greatest contribution to the research.
5. Changes in Authorship
Any change to the authorship of a manuscript after submission must be supported by a legitimate and clearly documented reason.
Changes in authorship include:
- addition of an author;
- removal of an author;
- change in the order of authors; or
- change in the Corresponding Author.
Requests for changes in authorship must be submitted to the editorial office and must receive the agreement of all affected authors, including any author being added or removed.
JACDIS may require written confirmation from all authors before approving an authorship change.
The editorial process may be suspended until the authorship issue has been appropriately resolved.
Changes in authorship after acceptance or publication will be considered only under exceptional circumstances and in accordance with applicable publication ethics procedures.
6. Authorship Disputes
JACDIS recognizes that disputes regarding authorship and contributorship may arise during or after the research and publication process.
The journal does not determine authorship solely on the basis of academic rank, institutional position, seniority, supervisory authority, or funding status.
When an authorship dispute occurs, JACDIS may request the involved parties to seek resolution through their institution or the organization responsible for the research.
The editorial office may facilitate communication among the parties but will not make unsupported determinations regarding authorship.
Where appropriate, JACDIS will follow relevant publication ethics principles and procedures recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) when handling authorship disputes and related allegations.
7. Ghost, Guest, and Gift Authorship
JACDIS does not permit practices that misrepresent individual contributions to scholarly work.
Ghost Authorship
Ghost authorship refers to a situation in which an individual has made a substantial contribution to the research or manuscript but is not appropriately recognized as an author.
Where an individual's contribution meets the applicable authorship criteria, that contribution should not be concealed or omitted.
Guest Authorship
Guest authorship refers to the inclusion of an individual as an author despite the absence of an appropriate scholarly contribution.
Individuals must not be listed as authors solely because of their academic position, reputation, institutional authority, or relationship with other authors.
Gift Authorship
Gift authorship refers to the inappropriate attribution of authorship as a courtesy, favor, reward, or personal or professional obligation rather than on the basis of a legitimate scholarly contribution.
JACDIS considers ghost authorship, guest authorship, and gift authorship inconsistent with principles of research integrity and publication ethics.
8. Acknowledgements
Individuals who have contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship may be recognized in the Acknowledgements section.
Examples may include:
- administrative assistance;
- technical assistance;
- language or proofreading assistance that does not constitute substantive manuscript development;
- access to facilities or institutional resources;
- assistance with data collection that does not meet the authorship criteria; and
- other forms of non-author contribution.
Where appropriate, individuals should be informed before their names are included in the Acknowledgements section.
Acknowledgement must not be used to avoid recognizing an individual as an author when that individual has made contributions that satisfy the journal's authorship criteria.
9. Authorship and Contributorship Integrity
JACDIS considers accurate authorship and contributorship attribution to be fundamental components of research integrity.
Accordingly, all authors are expected to:
- provide truthful information regarding their contributions;
- ensure that the author list accurately reflects legitimate scholarly contributions;
- approve the final manuscript;
- disclose their respective CRediT roles;
- accept responsibility for their contributions; and
- cooperate with the journal in resolving legitimate authorship or contributorship concerns.
False, misleading, or intentionally incomplete authorship or contributorship information may constitute a violation of the journal's publication ethics policy and may result in appropriate editorial action.
10. JACDIS Policy Statement on CRediT
JACDIS adopts the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) in accordance with ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022 to provide a standardized and transparent framework for reporting individual contributions to scholarly publications.
The journal recognizes all 14 CRediT contributor roles and requires authors to disclose the roles that accurately reflect their contributions to each manuscript.
CRediT is implemented by JACDIS as a contributorship transparency framework. It does not replace established authorship criteria and does not independently determine whether an individual qualifies for authorship.
Through this policy, JACDIS seeks to strengthen transparency, accountability, research integrity, and appropriate recognition of scholarly contributions across research areas in computing, digital information systems, data science, artificial intelligence, software engineering, information technology, and related disciplines.
