Authorship contribution policy

Authorship Contribution Policy

The journal Scientia et Technica stipulates that all individuals listed as authors of a manuscript must have made significant academic, scientific, or technical contributions to the research and the writing of the article, in accordance with the principles of scientific integrity and good editorial practices [1], [2].

At the time of manuscript submission, authors must explicitly declare their individual contributions to the work. These may include, as applicable, activities related to conceptualization, methodology, experimental development, programming, validation, formal analysis, data acquisition and curation, research, drafting of the original manuscript, revision and editing of the manuscript, supervision, project management, and securing funding, among others.

The journal recommends that the declaration of authorship contributions be made following international standards of editorial transparency, such as the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) [3]. All authors must approve the final version of the manuscript and accept academic, scientific, and ethical responsibility for the published content.

In the absence of an explicit declaration of contributions, the journal will assume that all authors meet the criteria for scientific authorship, participated significantly in the development of the work, and share full responsibility for the manuscript's content [1], [2].

The inclusion of authors without significant contributions, as well as the exclusion of individuals who have substantially participated in the research or in the development of the manuscript, will be considered editorial misconduct and may result in editorial action in accordance with the journal's ethical policies [1].

References

[1] Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), “Authorship and contributorship,” 2026. [Online]. Available at: https://publicationethics.org. [Accessed: May 13, 2026].

[2] International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations, “Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors,” 2026. [Online]. Available at: https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/. [Accessed: May 13, 2026].

[3] CRediT – Contributor Roles Taxonomy, “Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT),” 2026. [Online]. Available at: https://credit.niso.org. [Accessed: May 13, 2026].