AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA

1. Introduction

The Indonesian Journal of Community Service in Education (IJCSE) recognizes authorship as an acknowledgment of meaningful intellectual contributions to scholarly work reporting educational community service, community engagement, and community development initiatives.

This policy promotes fairness, accountability, and responsible recognition of contributions made by academics, educators, community practitioners, and other collaborators. It draws upon the ICMJE authorship principles and the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT).

2. Criteria for Authorship

All individuals identified as authors must meet all four criteria:

1. Make substantial contributions to designing the community engagement program, developing its conceptual or methodological approach, or collecting, analyzing, or interpreting relevant data and outcomes.
2. Participate in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
3. Approve the final manuscript version intended for publication.
4. Agree to be accountable for the accuracy, integrity, and responsible reporting of the work.

Participation in community activities alone does not automatically qualify an individual for authorship. Community partners who satisfy all four criteria should be considered for authorship on an equal basis with academic contributors.

3. Author Contributions (CRediT Taxonomy)

IJCSE requires a clear statement of individual contributions using the CRediT taxonomy. Applicable roles include:

Authors must accurately describe their actual involvement in program design, implementation, evaluation, interpretation, and scholarly reporting. More than one author may share the same role. Assignment of a CRediT role alone does not establish eligibility for authorship.

4. Author Order and Affiliations

• Author order must be determined by mutual agreement before manuscript submission.
• All authors must make qualifying intellectual contributions.
• Institutional affiliations must accurately represent the authors' relevant institutions or organizations.
• Academic titles should not appear alongside author names in the article byline.
• Authors are encouraged to provide valid ORCID identifiers.
• Eligible community partners and practitioners must not be excluded solely because they are not affiliated with academic institutions.

5. Corresponding Author Responsibilities

The corresponding author serves as the primary representative of the author group in communications with the journal. Responsibilities include:

• Submitting the manuscript and required documents.
• Confirming authorship eligibility and author approval.
• Maintaining accurate author names, affiliations, and contact information.
• Providing complete contribution statements and relevant ethical declarations.
• Ensuring appropriate permissions for participant information, photographs, and third-party materials.
• Coordinating responses to editorial and reviewer comments.
• Communicating editorial decisions and revisions to all co-authors.
• Coordinating final proof approval and post-publication responses.

6. Non-Author Contributors and Community Acknowledgments

Individuals who support a community service program through logistical assistance, routine facilitation, administrative support, venue provision, financial support, participant coordination, or technical services do not automatically qualify for authorship.

These contributions may be appropriately recognized in the Acknowledgments section of the Title Page, with permission from those acknowledged.

Community members and partner institutions must be treated respectfully, and the recognition of their contributions must not compromise confidentiality, informed consent, or community interests.

7. Changes in Authorship

Any request to add, remove, or rearrange authors after submission must include a written explanation and documented agreement from all listed and affected authors.

Changes requested after acceptance or publication are subject to editorial review and, where appropriate, the journal's correction policy. Unresolved authorship disputes may be referred to the relevant institutions or organizations.

8. Unacceptable Authorship Practices

• Gift or Honorary Authorship: Including individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria.
• Ghost Authorship: Omitting individuals who qualify as authors.
• Coercive Authorship: Including individuals as authors due to professional or institutional pressure.
• Misrepresentation: Falsifying author contributions, institutional affiliations, or participation in community activities.

Suspected misconduct may be addressed through the journal's publication ethics and research misconduct procedures.

9. Artificial Intelligence and Authorship

Generative artificial intelligence systems and AI-assisted tools cannot qualify for authorship. Human authors remain responsible for all submitted materials, including the accuracy of descriptions, evaluation results, citations, and community impact claims.

Substantive use of AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed in accordance with the journal's Generative AI Policy.

10. Authorship Documentation and Submission

IJCSE requires the submission of three separate documents:

• Title Page: Contains author identities, institutional affiliations, corresponding author information, ORCID identifiers, CRediT contributions, and required author declarations.
• Anonymous Manuscript: Contains the complete community service article without author-identifying information for double-blind peer review.
• Cover Letter: Confirms originality, community engagement contribution, approval by all authors, and exclusive submission.

Author information and identifying acknowledgments must be provided in the Title Page rather than in the Anonymous Manuscript. Authors should also anonymize identifying community partner information where necessary for peer review.

11. Author Accountability and Disputes

All authors are collectively responsible for the integrity of the manuscript and must cooperate in addressing legitimate questions regarding community activities, reported outcomes, ethical permissions, and scholarly contributions.

Authorship disputes should be resolved through appropriate institutional or organizational procedures. The editorial office may request additional documentation and take action in accordance with its publication ethics policies.