Authorship Criteria Policy

Authorship Criteria Policy

Research Summit adopts the criteria devised by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

Author

An "author" is generally considered to be someone who has made substantive intellectual contributions to a study. Authors should meet all four criteria for authorship as recommended by the ICJME. Authorship credit 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; AND
  • Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
  • Final approval of the version to be published; AND
  • Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Corresponding Author

This is a nominated author who submits the manuscript and remains available for communication throughout the peer review process and is responsible for responding to editorial queries. Research Summit also communicates with all authors during the publication process. 

The corresponding author must provide a valid email address and phone number for communication.

Ghosts, guests, and gift authorships

The journal considers ghost authors (who are paid for medical writing or external academic affiliates) or guest authors (who have made no considerable contribution) or gift authors (seniors, friends of colleagues of the original author) unethical. All such authors in question will be removed from an article by a post-publication correction or erratum. The editorial board may choose to notify the institution or the ethical committee. 

Author’s contribution

The submitted manuscript must be accompanied by a description of individual contributions by each author at the time of initial submission via an Author’s undertaking and a contribution form.

Criteria for Acknowledgement

The research contributors who do not meet authorship criteria but have assisted in the research process, like medical writing, language proofreading, statistical analysis, finding cases, acquiring funds, administrative support, laboratory assistance, or supervision of tasks, etc., may be mentioned in the acknowledgment section. 

Changes in authorship

Once a manuscript is submitted, the Research Summit does not allow addition, alteration, or deletion of an author. However, requests for changes in authorship may be granted by the Chief Editor, subject to the provision of a valid reason or agreement of all authors. A publication correction will be issued by the journal if changes are required after publication.