Authorship Criteria

Manuscript Submission Criteria for the Penamas Journal

1. Contribution requirements

A person is recognised as an author if they meet the following four criteria:

  • Making a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the research, or to the collection, analysis and interpretation of field data.
  • Drafting the manuscript or critically revising it in terms of its intellectual content.
  • Approving the final version of the manuscript for publication.
  • Being willing to take responsibility for all aspects of the manuscript and to address any queries regarding its accuracy or integrity.

2. Composition of the writing team

  • Manuscripts written by more than one author. International authors with a Scopus ID are given priority.
  • Cross-field, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations are given higher priority than manuscripts by a single author within a single discipline.
  • Manuscripts must be based on field research; therefore, authors who include interviews and field photographs must have participated in or witnessed the collection of such data.

3. Writing about identity

  • Full names must be provided, without abbreviations or initials, and without academic titles or organisational positions.
  • The name of the institution must be the same as that recorded in scientific databases such as ROR and in reputable international journals.
  • Each author must provide their institution, email address and ORCID iD.
  • One corresponding author must provide their name, institution, email address and telephone number.

4. Author order

The order reflects the extent of each author’s contribution. The first author made the greatest contribution. All authors agreed to the order in writing prior to submission.

5. Contributors who are not authors

Any person or organisation that has assisted with the research but does not meet criteria 1 to 4 should be listed in the Acknowledgements section. This section lists those to whom thanks are due, whether they be institutions, individuals or funding bodies.

7. Prohibited practices

  • Gift authorship: listing a name as a token of gratitude or respect without any actual contribution.
  • Guest authorship: adding the name of a well-known figure to increase the chances of acceptance.
  • Ghost authorship: omitting the name of the person who actually made the contribution.

8. Changes to the list of authors

Any addition, removal or change to the order of authors after submission requires a letter of request and written consent from all authors, including the author whose name is to be removed.

9. Authors’ contribution statement

The authors include a statement of contributions using the CRediT taxonomy, for example: “Ahmad Fauzi: conceptualisation, data collection, drafting. Maria Lestari: formal analysis, supervision, revision.”