Authorship & Contributorship

The Journal Of Social And Political Sciences (JSAPS) adheres strictly to recognized international academic standards regarding authorship criteria. Securing authorship credit requires a researcher to have made substantial contributions to the conceptual design of the study, the acquisition of empirical data, or the analytical interpretation of the findings. Furthermore, authors must be actively involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content.

Every listed author is required to approve the final version of the manuscript before it is published. By giving this approval, all authors agree to remain jointly accountable for the integrity and accuracy of the overall work. This ensures that any questions regarding the validity of the data or the ethical conduct of the research can be appropriately investigated and resolved by the entire research team.

Individuals who provided supporting roles during the research process must be recognized, but they should not be listed as formal authors. Contributions such as general technical assistance, funding acquisition, language editing, or administrative coordination should be explicitly detailed in an Acknowledgments section at the end of the manuscript. The Journal Of Social And Political Sciences (JSAPS) also maintains strict rules regarding changes to the author list. Any requests to alter authorship details, such as adding, removing, or reordering names post submission, must be formally submitted to the Editor in Chief prior to the acceptance of the manuscript. This request must be accompanied by written consent from all current, incoming, and outgoing authors explaining the exact rationale for the change.