Authorship And Contributorship

Research Integrity

Authorship and Contributorship Policy

Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM)  |  e-ISSN 3048-345X

Journal of Accounting and Management (JAM) assigns authorship only to persons who have made substantial intellectual contributions and who accept public responsibility for the work. This policy distinguishes authorship, which carries credit and accountability, from contributorship, which transparently records the work performed by every contributor.

AuthorshipCredit for a substantial intellectual contribution together with approval of, and accountability for, the submitted and published work.
ContributorshipA transparent description of each person's role. A contribution may deserve acknowledgement even when it does not qualify the person for authorship.

1. Scope and Governing Principles

This policy applies to every manuscript submitted to JAM, including research articles, review articles, conceptual articles, technical articles, and case studies. It applies throughout submission, peer review, revision, production, publication, and post-publication review.

  • Accuracy: author names, order, affiliations, identifiers, and contribution statements must be complete and correct.
  • Transparency: each author’s role must be described in the manuscript and OJS metadata where requested.
  • Accountability: every author is responsible for their own contribution and must cooperate in resolving questions about the integrity of the work.
  • Consent: all listed authors must approve the manuscript, author order, contribution statement, and submission to JAM.
  • No discrimination: authorship decisions must be based on contribution and accountability, not position, seniority, funding, gender, nationality, or institutional status.

2. Criteria for Authorship

A listed author must satisfy all of the following conditions:

  1. make a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, collection, analysis, or interpretation of data;
  2. draft the manuscript or critically revise it for important intellectual content;
  3. approve the final version to be submitted or published; and
  4. agree to be accountable for their contribution and to cooperate with the journal if questions about accuracy, ethics, or integrity arise.
Important: funding acquisition, general supervision, administrative support, language editing, technical assistance, data access, or institutional position alone does not qualify a person for authorship. Such contributions should be disclosed appropriately or acknowledged with permission.

3. Unacceptable Authorship Practices

Practice Meaning
Gift, guest, or honorary authorship Listing a person because of status, reputation, authority, affiliation, or expected benefit without the required contribution and accountability.
Ghost authorship Omitting a person who meets the authorship criteria or concealing a substantial contribution.
Coercive authorship Using authority, employment, supervision, funding, or academic power to demand inappropriate authorship.
Purchased or traded authorship Buying, selling, exchanging, or otherwise transferring an author position.
AI authorship Naming a generative AI system, chatbot, language model, or other non-human tool as an author.

4. Author Contribution Statement

Every manuscript must contain an Author Contributions statement identifying the work performed by each author. JAM recommends the CRediT Contributor Role Taxonomy. More than one author may share a role, and one author may perform several roles. Assignment of a CRediT role records contribution but does not automatically establish authorship.

Conceptualization Methodology Software Validation Formal analysis Investigation Resources Data curation Writing—original draft Writing—review & editing Visualization Supervision Project administration Funding acquisition
Recommended formatAuthor Contributions: A.B.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing—original draft. C.D.: Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization. A.B. and C.D.: Writing—review & editing. All authors approved the final manuscript and accept accountability for their contributions.

5. Author Order and Corresponding Author

Author order must reflect an agreement among all authors and should be settled before submission. JAM does not assign a universal meaning to first, middle, or last author positions. The authors are responsible for explaining their chosen order when requested.

One author must be designated as the corresponding author. This person manages the OJS submission; confirms author identities, order, affiliations, approvals, disclosures, and metadata; coordinates responses to editors and reviewers; checks proofs; and remains available after publication. Corresponding-author status does not create ownership of the manuscript and does not remove the accountability of the other authors.

6. Changes to Authorship

Addition, removal, replacement, or reordering of authors is not an administrative convenience and must not be used to reward, punish, or influence editorial treatment.

Before acceptance
The corresponding author must submit a reasoned request through OJS, the original and proposed author lists, revised contribution statements, and written agreement from every existing, added, or removed author. Editorial consideration may be paused while the request is assessed.
After acceptance
A change is considered only in exceptional circumstances. Production may be suspended until the editor has received sufficient documentation and unanimous written agreement.
After publication
The published record will not be silently altered. An approved change will normally require a linked correction notice under the journal’s Corrections and Errata Policy. Where consent cannot be obtained or misconduct is suspected, JAM may seek institutional guidance.

7. Group Authorship and Large Collaborations

A collaborative group may be named as an author when its authorship and accountability arrangements are clear. The manuscript must identify which group members meet the authorship criteria, list other participants as contributors where appropriate, provide a contribution statement, and designate a representative for editorial communication. The group name and individual metadata must be entered consistently in OJS.

8. Non-Author Contributors and Acknowledgements

Persons who contributed to language editing, technical support, data access, administrative coordination, statistical advice, or other assistance but do not meet the authorship criteria should be named in the acknowledgements after their permission has been obtained. The nature of the contribution should be stated. Funding must be reported in the separate Funding Statement. An acknowledgement must not imply endorsement of the article.

9. Generative AI and Automated Tools

Generative AI systems and automated tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot approve a manuscript, manage competing interests, or accept responsibility. Human authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, rights, confidentiality, and disclosure of all AI-assisted content. Detailed requirements are governed by the separate Generative AI Policy.

10. Disputes and Suspected Misconduct

JAM will review documentary evidence concerning disputed, omitted, or inappropriate authorship, but the journal is not the proper body to adjudicate employment, ownership, or institutional disputes. The editor may pause review or publication, request statements from the parties, seek advice from the authors’ institutions, or refer suspected misconduct to an appropriate authority.

Editorial action may include rejection, correction, expression of concern, or retraction when supported by the evidence and the applicable post-publication policy. A procedural complaint or appeal must be submitted under the Appeals and Complaints Policy.

11. Declaration at Submission

By submitting to JAM, all authors confirm that:
  • every listed author meets the authorship criteria and no qualifying author has been omitted;
  • the author list, order, affiliations, identifiers, and contribution statement are accurate and jointly approved;
  • all authors have reviewed and approved the submitted version;
  • all authors accept responsibility for their contributions and will cooperate with integrity inquiries; and
  • the OJS metadata corresponds to the manuscript and supporting documents.

12. Relationship with Other JAM Policies

This page governs authorship eligibility, author order, contribution reporting, authorship changes, and authorship disputes. To prevent duplication, the following subjects remain governed by their dedicated pages:

Questions About Authorship? Contact JAM before submission or immediately after an authorship concern is identified. Journal Contact Page