XIJIR promotes responsible authorship practices that accurately reflect individual contributions and uphold academic integrity. To maintain clarity of contribution and editorial balance:

·        Authorship is normally limited to a maximum of five (5) contributors per manuscript.

·        In cases where interdisciplinary or collaborative research necessitates additional contributors, authors must provide a justification at the time of submission, which will be evaluated by the editorial team.

To promote issue diversity and equitable representation:

·        An author may appear once as first author and once as co-author within a single issue.

·        Repeated first-authorship across consecutive issues may be deferred to subsequent issues at the discretion of the editorial office.

·        Patterns of excessive or simultaneous submissions by the same author(s) may result in delayed processing or an invitation to submit to a later issue.

 

Author Contribution Statements

To ensure transparency in multi-author research, XIJIR requires the inclusion of an Author Contribution Statement for all manuscripts with two or more authors.

Policy Requirements

·        Manuscripts with two or more authors must include an Author Contribution Statement.

·        Single-author manuscripts are exempt from this requirement.

·        Location in Manuscript:
The statement should appear at the end of the manuscript, immediately before the References section.

 

·        Section Heading: Author Contributions

·        Format: Contributions should be listed clearly using author initials or full names, followed by their specific roles. Example:

·        J.D.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft

·        A.B.: Data Collection, Formal Analysis

·        C.R.: Writing – Review & Editing, Supervision

·        Author Approval: All listed authors must review and approve the Author Contribution Statement. The corresponding author bears responsibility for confirming the accuracy of this information and securing co-author consent.

·        Post-Submission Changes: Any modification to the Author Contribution Statement after submission requires written agreement from all authors.

·        Editorial Handling: Manuscripts that do not include a required Author Contribution Statement will be returned for revision and will not proceed to publication until compliance is achieved.

 

Policy Implementation and Applicability

This policy applies to all manuscripts submitted on or after the date of its formal adoption by the journal (from Vol 3 Issue 2). Previously published articles that do not include an Author Contribution Statement are not subject to retroactive modification, provided that authorship was declared in accordance with the journal’s policies in effect at the time of publication.

 

Finalization of Authorship at Submission

·        Authorship details, including the number of authors, order of authorship, and author contribution statements, must be finalized at the time of manuscript submission.

·        The journal does not permit the addition of new authors after manuscript submission, peer review, or acceptance for publication.

Exceptional Circumstances

In rare and justified cases where an authorship correction is required due to an administrative or factual error, any proposed change must:

·        Be formally requested before publication;

·        Be supported by a written explanation detailing the reason for the change;

·        Include written consent from all listed authors, including the individual to be added or removed;

·        Be approved by the Editor-in-Chief, whose decision shall be final.

Requests to add authors after acceptance or publication will not be considered and may result in rejection or correction procedures at the journal’s discretion.

The corresponding author bears full responsibility for ensuring that the authorship list is accurate, correct, complete, and agreed upon by all contributors at the time of submission.