Authorship Criteria
Authorship confers credit and carries significant academic, social, and financial implications. It also implies responsibility and accountability for the published work. To ensure that contributors who have made substantive intellectual contributions to a paper receive appropriate credit and understand their responsibilities, the Review of Applied Health Research (RAHR) adheres to the following internationally recognized authorship criteria:
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Substantial Contributions: Authorship should be based on substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; OR drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
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Final Approval: All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript to be published.
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Accountability: Authors must agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Additionally, each author should:
- Be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work.
- Have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors.
These guidelines are intended to promote transparency and integrity in the research and publication process, ensuring that all contributors are appropriately credited and are aware of their responsibilities in maintaining the standards of scholarly publication.
