Authors Contributions Form

Author Contributions Statement
All submitted manuscripts must include a section specifying the contribution of each author. This statement should be placed at the end of the manuscript before the references. Authors are expected to clearly identify their roles in the research and manuscript preparation.

Examples of contributions include (but are not limited to):

  • Conception and design of the study

  • Data collection and analysis

  • Interpretation of results

  • Drafting the manuscript

  • Critical revision and final approval of the version to be published

The journal encourages the use of the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), which includes roles such as:

  • Conceptualization

  • Methodology

  • Data curation

  • Formal analysis

  • Writing – original draft

  • Writing – review & editing

  • Supervision

  • Funding acquisition

Please note: All authors must have made a significant contribution to the work and approved the final manuscript. Contributions should be specific and not generic.

The form is available for download at: [Author Contribution Form]