Authorship Criteria

Jurnal Masyarakat Merdeka (JMM) is committed to ensuring transparency, fairness, and accountability in authorship. Authorship is given only to individuals who have made significant contributions to the community service activities and the preparation of the manuscript.

To qualify as an author, each individual must meet the following criteria:

1. Significant Contribution
   Authors must have made meaningful contributions to the planning, design, implementation, monitoring, or evaluation of community service activities, or to the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data and results.

2. Writing and Revision
   Authors must participate in writing the manuscript or critically revising it to improve its content and academic quality.

3. Final Approval
   All authors must read and approve the final version of the manuscript before submission and agree to its publication if accepted.

4. Responsibility and Accountability
   All authors must take responsibility for their contributions and help address any questions or concerns about the accuracy, integrity, or ethical aspects of the manuscript.

5. Author Contributions and Order
   The corresponding author must ensure that all individuals who meet the authorship criteria are included and that no individuals who do not meet these criteria are listed as authors. All authors must agree on the order of authorship before submission.

6. Corresponding Author Responsibilities
   The corresponding author is the main contact with the JMM editorial team during submission, peer review, and publication. The corresponding author must ensure that all authors have approved the manuscript and that any proposed changes to authorship are agreed upon by all affected authors and reported to the editor.

7. Acknowledgment of Other Contributions
   Individuals who contribute to community service activities but do not meet the authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately, with their consent. Examples include community partners, local institutions, volunteers, administrative staff, and individuals who provide technical or language support. Participation in funding, administration, or data collection alone does not automatically qualify someone for authorship.

8. Prevention of Improper Authorship
   Gift authorship, honorary authorship, ghost authorship, and the exclusion of eligible contributors are not acceptable. The list of authors must reflect their actual contributions to the activities and the manuscript.

9. Changes in Authorship
   Any addition, removal, or change in the order of authors after submission must be explained in writing, approved by all affected authors, and approved by the editor before the change is made.

By submitting a manuscript to JMM, authors confirm that the authorship information is accurate, all listed authors meet the stated criteria, and all authors have approved the submitted manuscript.