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AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTORSHIP
Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora expects authorship to reflect a real scholarly contribution and shared responsibility for the published work. This page explains who may be listed as an author, how the contribution of each author is described, and how changes to the author list are handled. It applies to empirical research, theoretical or conceptual reviews, and other scholarly works.
Authorship at a Glance
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Who can be an author | Only a person who meets all four criteria in Section 1. |
| Contribution statement | Required for every manuscript, including a manuscript with a single author. |
| Author list and order | Agreed by all authors, and entered in the submission metadata. |
| Corresponding author | The main contact of the editorial office, marked with an asterisk (*) in the manuscript. |
| Other contributors | Named in the Acknowledgements, with their consent. |
| Artificial intelligence | AI systems cannot be listed as authors. |
| Changes to the author list | Requested through the editorial office, with the written agreement of every affected author. |
1. Eligibility for Authorship
A person qualifies as an author only if all four of the following criteria are met.
| No. | Criterion | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contribution to the study | Made a substantive contribution to the conception or design of the study, to the collection of data or materials, or to the analysis or interpretation of the data. |
| 2 | Writing | Drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content. |
| 3 | Approval | Approved the final submitted version and any substantive revisions made afterward. |
| 4 | Accountability | Accepts accountability for the work and agrees to answer questions about the accuracy and integrity of any part of it. |
People who make substantive contributions should be given a fair opportunity to help develop, review, and approve the manuscript.
Articles based on theses, dissertations, and research projects. Supervisors, heads of study programs, heads of institutions, and others who supported the research may be listed as authors only if they meet all four criteria. Otherwise, they are acknowledged in the Acknowledgements.
2. Author Contribution Statement
Each manuscript needs a statement that names every author and describes the actual contribution of each. All authors must review and accept the statement.
The contributions may be written as a narrative or mapped to the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) roles listed below. Roles may be shared, and one author may hold several roles. Listing a role does not by itself make a person eligible for authorship. A manuscript with a single author also needs a statement.
The journal template has no separate section for this statement. Please submit it together with the manuscript, for example in the comments to the editor field of the submission form, or when the editorial team asks for it during review. Because the journal uses double blind review, the statement is kept by the editorial office and is not shared with reviewers, as described on the Peer Review Process page.
| CRediT role | What it means |
|---|---|
| Conceptualization | Developing the research ideas, goals, and aims. |
| Methodology | Developing or designing the method and the research design. |
| Software | Programming, and developing or implementing computer code. |
| Validation | Verifying that the results and other outputs can be replicated and reproduced. |
| Formal analysis | Applying statistical, mathematical, or other techniques to analyze the data. |
| Investigation | Conducting the research, including collecting the data and evidence. |
| Resources | Providing materials, instruments, participants, or other resources. |
| Data curation | Managing, annotating, and maintaining the research data. |
| Writing (original draft) | Preparing the first version of the manuscript. |
| Writing (review and editing) | Critically reviewing, commenting on, and revising the manuscript. |
| Visualization | Preparing figures, tables, and other presentations of the data. |
| Supervision | Providing oversight and leadership for the planning and execution of the research. |
| Project administration | Managing and coordinating the research activity. |
| Funding acquisition | Obtaining financial support for the project. |
EXAMPLE FORMAT
Author contributions: A.B.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing (original draft). C.D.: Investigation, Data curation, Formal analysis. E.F.: Supervision, Writing (review and editing). All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.Adapt the example to the real contributions of the authors. It must not be used as a declaration that the contributions do not support.
3. Author Approval, Order, and Metadata
- All authors must agree to the submission of the manuscript, the list and order of authors, the contribution statement, the designation of the corresponding author, and any substantive revision.
- Authors should decide the order of their names together, based on the contribution of each author and the norms of their discipline. The position of a name does not indicate the size of a contribution. A statement of equal contribution is allowed if it is accurate and agreed by all authors.
- When submitting the manuscript, enter the names, affiliations, and email addresses of all authors in the metadata. The names and their order must match the manuscript.
- Each author should understand the whole work and know who is responsible for each part of it.
4. Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author
The corresponding author is the main contact of the editorial office but does not own the work and cannot override the approval of coauthors. The corresponding author is marked with an asterisk (*) in the manuscript. The responsibilities are listed below.
| No. | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| 1 | Confirm that all eligible authors are included and that they have approved the submission. |
| 2 | Coordinate the author information, the contribution statement, and the required declarations. |
| 3 | Forward editorial correspondence and requests for revision to the coauthors, and coordinate the responses that were agreed. |
| 4 | Keep a working email address, and answer questions from editors and readers before and after publication. |
5. Contributors Who Are Not Authors and Acknowledgements
Contributors who do not meet all four criteria are named in the Acknowledgements, which follow the Conclusion and come before the References. Describe the role of each person, and confirm that the person agrees to be named.
Activities that alone do not confer authorship: funding acquisition, general supervision of a research group, institutional leadership, providing facilities or access to research sites, routine technical work, translation, proofreading, and administrative support. A person who performed such activities may be an author only if all four criteria in Section 1 are met.
Professional writing or editing assistance must be acknowledged together with its source of funding. Funders and providers of facilities are also acknowledged. An acknowledgement does not replace the disclosure of conflicts of interest, which is described on the Conflicts of Interest page.
6. Unacceptable Authorship Practices
SOSMANIORA does not accept the following authorship practices.
| Practice | Description |
|---|---|
| Gift or honorary authorship | Adding a person who does not qualify as an author because of status, seniority, position, relationship, or favor. |
| Guest authorship | Adding a prominent name to give the work credibility, although the person does not meet the criteria. |
| Ghost authorship | Leaving out a person who is eligible, or hiding substantial help that was received. |
| Authorship trading or coercion | Buying, selling, exchanging, or demanding authorship without an eligible contribution. |
Artificial intelligence. AI systems cannot approve a work or accept accountability for it, so they cannot be listed as authors. The use of generative AI follows the Generative AI Policies.
7. Changes to Authorship
Requests to add or remove an author, to change the order of authors, or to change the corresponding author should be sent to the editorial office. Each request must include the following information.
| No. | Required information |
|---|---|
| 1 | The title of the manuscript and the submission ID. |
| 2 | The proposed change and the reason for it. |
| 3 | An updated contribution statement, if the change affects it. |
| 4 | Written agreement to the change from every affected author, including any person who is added or removed. |
The editorial team assesses each request, and approval is not automatic. Processing of the manuscript may be paused while the request is clarified. Requests made after acceptance receive closer scrutiny. After a request is approved, the editorial office updates the author information in the submission.
After publication, changes to authorship follow the Correction and Retraction policy. If an author cannot be reached, for example because of death or incapacity, the remaining authors must explain the situation so that the editors can assess it. Authors must not assume that a change has been approved.
8. Authorship Disagreements
Authors should resolve disagreements about contributions or the order of authors before they submit the manuscript. The journal may ask for explanations but does not decide between competing claims. Disputes that remain unresolved may be referred to the institution of the authors or to another competent body, and editorial processing may be paused. Investigations of misconduct follow the Allegations of Misconduct policy, and actions on published articles follow the Correction and Retraction policy.
Related Instructions and Inquiries
More information is available on the Manuscript Preparation page (author information and Acknowledgements), the Author Guidelines page (submission procedure and checklist), and the Conflicts of Interest and Publication Ethics pages.
Inquiries about authorship, or requests for changes to the author list, can be sent to jurnal.sosmaniora@gmail.com. Please include the title of the manuscript and the submission ID, if available.
