Authorship Criteria

Agroindustrial Technology Journal (ATJ) recognizes authorship as a matter of scholarly contribution and accountability. Authorship must reflect genuine intellectual involvement in the research and preparation of the manuscript.

Criteria for Authorship

To qualify as an author, an individual must meet all the following criteria:

  1. Make a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the study, data collection, data analysis, or interpretation of the findings.

  2. Draft the manuscript or critically revise it for important intellectual content.

  3. Approve the final version of the manuscript for publication.

  4. Agree to be accountable for their contributions and help ensure that questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of the work are appropriately addressed.

All four criteria must be met for authorship.

Non-Author Contributions

Individuals who contribute to the work but do not meet all authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately, with their consent. Examples may include technical assistance, administrative support, routine data collection, or general supervision without substantial intellectual contribution.

Honorary, guest, gift, and ghost authorship are not acceptable. All listed authors must have made genuine contributions and must not omit individuals who meet the authorship criteria.

Author Responsibilities

All authors must approve the submitted manuscript, agree on the author list and order, disclose relevant competing interests, and ensure that their contributions are accurately represented.

The corresponding author is responsible for communicating with the journal and confirming that all authors have approved the submission and any subsequent changes to the author list.

Changes to Authorship

Any request to add, remove, or reorder authors after submission must include a clear justification and written agreement from all affected authors. ATJ may request supporting documentation or institutional clarification if a dispute cannot be resolved.

Authorship disputes will be handled in accordance with the journal's policy on Reporting and Handling Allegations of Misconduct, Authorship and Contributorship.

Contribution Transparency

Authors should describe their individual contributions clearly and accurately. Where appropriate, ATJ encourages the use of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to identify roles such as conceptualization, methodology, investigation, data curation, formal analysis, writing, and supervision.

The contribution statement must reflect the work actually performed by each contributor.