AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA

AXIOM : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Matematika follows the COPE guidance on authorship. Authorship must reflect the actual contribution to the research and the manuscript.

1. Authorship Requirements

A person is listed as an author only if all of the following are met:

  • They made a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the study, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
  • They drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content.
  • They approved the final version to be published.
  • They agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

People who do not meet these criteria, for example those who only collected data under direction, helped with language, provided general supervision, access to a school, or funding, are named in the Acknowledgement section, with their permission.

2. Author Contribution Statement (CRediT)

Every manuscript must include an Author Contribution statement in the Declarations section, using the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) roles. The statement names each author and the roles they performed. An author may have more than one role. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the statement is accurate and agreed by all authors. CRediT describes contributions; it does not change the requirements in section 1.

CRediT roles:

  • Conceptualization: developing the research ideas, goals, and aims.
  • Methodology: designing the research method or developing the model used.
  • Software: writing, implementing, or testing the code and algorithms used in the study.
  • Validation: checking that the results and other research outputs can be replicated or reproduced.
  • Formal Analysis: applying statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze the data.
  • Investigation: carrying out the study, including experiments, implementation in the classroom, and data collection.
  • Resources: providing study materials, instruments, computing resources, or other tools needed for the study.
  • Data Curation: organizing, cleaning, documenting, and maintaining research data so that they can be used and reused.
  • Writing – Original Draft: writing the first draft of the manuscript, including substantive translation.
  • Writing – Review and Editing: critically reviewing, commenting on, and revising the manuscript, before or after publication, by members of the research group.
  • Visualization: preparing figures, tables, and other visual presentations of the data.
  • Supervision: overseeing and leading the planning and execution of the research, including mentoring.
  • Project Administration: managing and coordinating the planning and execution of the research.
  • Funding Acquisition: obtaining the financial support for the study.

Example of an Author Contribution statement:

Zhang San: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software. Priya Singh: Data Curation, Writing - Original Draft. Wang Wu: Visualization, Investigation. Jan Jansen: Supervision. Ajay Kumar: Software, Validation. Sun Qi: Writing - Review & Editing.

3. Author Names, Order, and Corresponding Author

  • Author names are written without academic titles, with institution and email address.
  • The order of authors reflects the relative contribution and is agreed by all authors before submission.
  • One author is designated as the corresponding author and is responsible for communication with the journal during submission, review, and publication.

4. Single-Author Manuscripts

Single-author manuscripts are accepted when the author confirms, in the submission comments, that the research was conducted independently and that no other person meets the authorship requirements in section 1. People who contributed in other ways, for example through general or administrative supervision, data collection under direction, language help, or access to a school, are named in the Acknowledgement section with their permission. Single-author manuscripts go through the same review process and are assessed against the same criteria as all other manuscripts. The editors may ask the author to clarify the contributions of other people involved in the study to ensure that authorship is accurate.

5. Prohibited Authorship Practices

The following are not allowed: ghost authorship (omitting a person who meets the criteria), guest or gift authorship (including a person who does not meet the criteria), and adding an author because of position, supervision relationship, or payment. For manuscripts derived from a thesis or dissertation, supervisors and students are listed as authors only if each meets the criteria in section 1.

6. Changes in Authorship

Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors before publication must be sent to the editors with the reason and the written agreement of all authors, including the author affected. After publication, changes are handled under the Corrections, Retraction, and Withdrawal policy.

7. AI Cannot Be an Author

AI tools cannot be listed as authors because they cannot take responsibility for the work, declare conflicts of interest, or manage copyright and license agreements. The use of AI must be disclosed as stated in the AI Use Policy.

8. Authorship Disputes

Authorship disputes are handled by the editors following COPE guidance. The editors ask all authors involved for a written statement of their contributions, and for supporting evidence if needed. Publication of the manuscript may be paused until the dispute is resolved. If the authors cannot agree, the matter is referred to the authors’ institution(s) under the Research Misconduct Allegation policy, and the editors act on the institution’s findings. If the dispute concerns a published article, any resulting change is made under the Corrections, Retraction, and Withdrawal policy.