Authorship Criteria

The Indonesian State Law Review (ISLRev) is committed to ensuring transparency, accountability, fairness, and appropriate recognition of contributions to scholarly work. This policy is developed with reference to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), and established international publishing ethics practices.

1. Authorship Requirements

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made genuine and substantial scholarly contributions to the research and/or preparation of the manuscript. Individuals listed as authors are expected to:

  1. Make a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, analysis, interpretation, or preparation of the work;

  2. Review and approve the manuscript submitted to ISLRev and its final version for publication; and

  3. Accept responsibility and accountability for their respective contributions and the integrity of the published work.

All individuals who qualify for authorship should be appropriately included, while individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria should not be listed as authors. Academic position, seniority, institutional authority, professional relationship, or reputation alone does not justify authorship.

2. Author Contributions and CRediT

ISLRev requires every manuscript to include an Author Contributions Statement describing the individual contributions of all authors using the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy). CRediT provides a standardized framework for transparently describing contributions to scholarly work. The taxonomy consists of the following 14 contributor roles:

  1. Conceptualization – Ideas; formulation or evolution of overarching research goals and aims.

  2. Methodology – Development or design of methodology; creation of models.

  3. Software – Programming, software development, implementation of computer code and supporting algorithms, or testing of existing code components.

  4. Validation – Verification of the reproducibility or validity of results, experiments, or other research outputs.

  5. Formal Analysis – Application of statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize research data.

  6. Investigation – Conducting the research process, experiments, or data or evidence collection.

  7. Resources – Provision of study materials, research materials, instrumentation, facilities, computing resources, or other research resources.

  8. Data Curation – Management, organization, annotation, maintenance, and preservation of research data for initial and later use.

  9. Writing – Original Draft – Preparation and creation of the initial manuscript.

  10. Writing – Review & Editing – Critical review, commentary, revision, or editing of the manuscript.

  11. Visualization – Preparation, creation, and presentation of data or research findings in visual forms.

  12. Supervision – Oversight, leadership, and mentorship related to the planning and execution of the research.

  13. Project Administration – Management and coordination of the research activity.

  14. Funding Acquisition – Acquisition of financial support for the research project.

For legal scholarship, relevant contributions may include the development of legal arguments, doctrinal or normative legal analysis, comparative legal analysis, interpretation of legislation and judicial decisions, empirical legal research, and the analysis of legal and policy documents. These activities should be assigned to the applicable CRediT roles according to the actual contribution made. An author may be assigned more than one CRediT role, and the same role may be assigned to more than one author where appropriate. Only roles actually performed by a contributor should be reported. CRediT is used to describe who contributed to the work and in what capacity. Assignment of a CRediT role does not, by itself, determine whether an individual qualifies for authorship. The Author Contributions Statement must be included in the manuscript and will be published as part of the final article.

Example:

Author 1: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Formal Analysis, Writing – Original Draft; Author 2: Supervision, Validation, Resources, Writing – Review & Editing.

3. Corresponding Author and Mandatory Authorship Declaration

The Corresponding Author serves as the primary contact between the authors and ISLRev throughout the submission, peer-review, publication, and post-publication processes. The Corresponding Author is responsible for ensuring that:

  • All listed authors qualify for authorship under the journal's policy;

  • No individual who qualifies for authorship has been omitted, and no inappropriate author has been included;

  • All authors have reviewed and approved the submitted manuscript and its final version for publication;

  • All authors have agreed to the author list and author order;

  • The CRediT contribution statement accurately represents the contributions of all authors and has been agreed upon by them; and

  • All relevant declarations and information submitted to ISLRev are complete and accurate.

4. Author Order and Authorship Changes

The author list and author order must be determined and agreed upon by all authors before manuscript submission. ISLRev does not determine author order on behalf of the authors. Any request to add, remove, rearrange, or otherwise change authorship after submission will only be considered when a valid reason is provided and the proposed change is agreed upon by all affected authors. ISLRev generally does not permit changes in authorship after a manuscript has been accepted for publication, except where necessary to correct a substantiated authorship error or address a publication ethics or research integrity issue. If an authorship change is approved after publication, the scholarly record will be updated transparently through an appropriate Correction or other post-publication notice.

5. Non-Author Contributors and Inappropriate Authorship

VIndividuals who contributed to the research or manuscript but do not qualify for authorship should not be included in the author list. Where appropriate, their contributions may instead be recognized in the Acknowledgements section, with their permission where applicable. ISLRev does not permit inappropriate or misleading authorship practices, including:

  • Guest or Gift Authorship – Including an individual as an author despite the absence of a qualifying scholarly contribution.

  • Honorary Authorship – Granting authorship primarily because of seniority, academic position, authority, reputation, or institutional relationship rather than a genuine scholarly contribution.

  • Ghost Authorship – Omitting an individual who made a contribution that qualifies for authorship or concealing a substantial contribution to the research or manuscript.

The sale, purchase, exchange, transfer, or assignment of authorship without genuine scholarly contribution is also prohibited.

6. Authorship Disputes and Misconduct

Authors are expected to resolve questions concerning authorship, author order, and individual contributions before submitting the manuscript. Where an authorship dispute arises during editorial processing, ISLRev may suspend the manuscript process while the matter is clarified. The Editorial Team may request statements from the authors, CRediT contribution information, supporting documentation, or clarification from the relevant institution(s). ISLRev editors may assess compliance with the journal's authorship policy but are not normally responsible for adjudicating disputes concerning the relative contributions of individual researchers. Where the authors cannot resolve a substantive dispute, the journal may refer the matter to the relevant institution(s) or research integrity body. Suspected guest, gift, honorary, ghost, or otherwise inappropriate authorship will be handled in accordance with relevant COPE guidance. Where necessary to protect the integrity of the scholarly record, ISLRev may take appropriate editorial or post-publication action, including publication of a correction or retraction.

7. Artificial Intelligence and Authorship

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models (LLMs), chatbots, and other AI-assisted technologies cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because they cannot assume responsibility and accountability for scholarly work. Human authors remain responsible for all content submitted to and published by ISLRev, including content developed with the assistance of AI or other assistive technologies. Authors must ensure that AI-assisted content is accurate, properly referenced where applicable, free from plagiarism, and consistent with the standards of academic and research integrity. Any use of AI or AI-assisted technologies must comply with the applicable ISLRev policy on generative AI and the journal's disclosure requirements. Authors must disclose such use where required by the journal's policy, including the nature and purpose of the assistance provided. AI tools must not be cited as authors or treated as substitutes for human scholarly judgment and accountability.