ACCREDITATION
Authorship
Editorial and Publication Policies
Authorship and Contributorship Policy. Lensa: Jurnal Kependidikan Fisika (J-LKF) recognizes authorship as both scholarly credit and responsibility for a published work. This policy sets out who qualifies as an author, how individual contributions are reported, and how authorship changes and disputes are handled in manuscripts submitted to the journal.
1. General Principles
All individuals who satisfy the journal's authorship criteria must be listed as authors, and individuals who do not satisfy these criteria must not be included solely because of their position, professional status, personal relationship, or provision of funding or resources. Authorship arrangements should be discussed at the beginning of a project and reviewed whenever roles change.
The criteria apply equally to research in physics education, theoretical and applied physics, experimental investigations, computational studies, and review articles. The author group is responsible for identifying eligible authors and agreeing on the order of names. The journal may request evidence supporting an authorship declaration but does not independently allocate authorship credit among collaborators.
2. Criteria for Authorship
J-LKF adopts four cumulative criteria adapted from the ICMJE recommendations. Every listed author must meet all four criteria:
- Substantial scholarly contribution.
The individual makes a substantive contribution to the conception or design of the work, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of research data or evidence.
- Intellectual involvement in the manuscript.
The individual drafts the manuscript or reviews it critically for important intellectual content.
- Approval of the final version.
The individual reviews and approves the version to be published, including any consequential changes made during revision and production.
- Responsibility and accountability.
The individual agrees to be accountable for their contribution and to cooperate in resolving questions concerning the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work.
Equal and inclusive application
A contributor who meets the first criterion should be given a genuine opportunity to participate in critical manuscript review and approval. Eligible researchers, including those involved in local fieldwork, classroom studies, laboratory investigations, or data collection, must not be excluded unfairly from authorship.
4. Author Contributions and CRediT Taxonomy
For manuscripts with more than one author, J-LKF requires an Author Contributions statement describing each author's actual scholarly role. The journal recommends the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT), standardized as ANSI/NISO Z39.104-2022. CRediT helps describe contributions; assignment of a CRediT role alone does not determine eligibility for authorship.
| Role | Contribution covered |
|---|---|
| Conceptualization | Development of research goals and central ideas. |
| Data curation | Organization, annotation, preservation, and preparation of research data. |
| Formal analysis | Statistical, mathematical, computational, or other formal data analysis. |
| Funding acquisition | Acquisition of funding supporting the work. |
| Investigation | Conduct of experiments, classroom investigations, or data collection. |
| Methodology | Development of methods, protocols, research designs, or models. |
| Project administration | Coordination and management of research activities. |
| Resources | Provision of equipment, study materials, facilities, or other resources. |
| Software | Development and implementation of software or analysis code. |
| Supervision | Scientific oversight, leadership, or mentorship. |
| Validation | Verification of methods, results, experiments, or reproducibility. |
| Visualization | Preparation of figures, graphs, and research visualizations. |
| Writing – original draft | Preparation of the initial manuscript draft. |
| Writing – review & editing | Critical review, intellectual revision, or substantive editing of the manuscript. |
Example contribution statement
Author Contributions: A.B.: Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Writing – original draft. C.D.: Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing. E.F.: Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript and agreed to be accountable for the work.
The example is illustrative. Authors must report actual contributions only; one contributor may hold several roles, and one role may be shared by multiple contributors.
5. Author Order, Equal Contributions, and Affiliations
- Author order: All authors must agree on the order of names before submission. The journal does not impose a universal first-author or senior-author convention.
- Equal contributions: Authors may disclose equal first-author or equal senior-author contributions where justified. The accompanying statement must identify the relevant contributors and roles.
- Names and affiliations: Each author must use their correct scholarly name and the affiliation(s) reflecting where the work was conducted. Current addresses may be stated separately where necessary. ORCID iDs are encouraged where available.
- Consistency: Names, author order, affiliations, and corresponding-author details must agree across the manuscript and OJS submission metadata. Differences must be resolved before publication.
6. Responsibilities of the Corresponding Author
The corresponding author is the journal's primary contact throughout submission, peer review, revision, publication, and any post-publication queries. The corresponding author must:
- Confirm that all listed authors meet the authorship criteria and have agreed to their names and order.
- Ensure that every author has reviewed the submitted manuscript, approved the final version, and is aware of submission and publication decisions.
- Supply accurate author metadata, affiliations, contribution statements, required declarations, and supporting documentation when requested.
- Distribute relevant editorial correspondence to coauthors and coordinate revisions and responses.
- Remain available after publication to assist with legitimate questions about research data, methods, interpretations, and integrity.
The corresponding author coordinates these requirements, but this role does not remove the responsibility of other authors for their own contributions and the integrity of the work.
7. Author Confirmation at Submission
By submitting to J-LKF, the corresponding author confirms on behalf of the author group that:
- Every listed author qualifies under the four criteria, and no eligible author has been omitted.
- The complete author list and order have been approved by all authors.
- Individual contributions and relevant acknowledgments are accurately reported.
- The manuscript is original, is not simultaneously under consideration elsewhere, and meets the journal's research-integrity requirements.
- Funding, potential conflicts of interest, ethics statements, and other mandatory disclosures are complete and truthful.
The editorial team may ask for individual author confirmations or additional documentation when the manuscript record is unclear or a concern is raised.
8. Changes to Authorship
Addition, removal, or reordering of authors after submission is not routine and requires an explanation. The corresponding author must submit a written request specifying the reason for the proposed change and evidence of agreement from all existing authors and any author being added or removed.
Before acceptance
The editor may suspend processing while checking the request. A revised author-contribution statement and updated OJS metadata may be required. The journal may decline a change where consent or justification is inadequate.
After acceptance or publication
Changes require additional scrutiny. If a published article needs a verified authorship correction, the journal will consider a formal, linked notice that preserves the scholarly record, rather than silently changing the article.
Changes without agreement
Where all affected authors do not agree or competing claims arise, editorial processing may be paused pending clarification or an institutional determination. A request to change authorship does not guarantee approval.
9. Authorship Disputes and Suspected Misconduct
Concerns involving omitted contributors, inaccurate contribution statements, fabricated author identities, coerced authorship, or gift, guest, and ghost authorship may be reported to the editorial office with relevant documentation. The editor will assess the concern, seek clarification from the parties concerned, and maintain appropriate confidentiality and impartiality.
J-LKF does not decide contested ownership of intellectual contributions on behalf of research institutions. Where an authorship dispute cannot be resolved by documented author agreement, the editor may request examination by the relevant institution(s) and pause editorial action pending the outcome. Editorial responses may include revision of the author record, rejection before publication, or a correction or other appropriate notice after publication, according to the evidence and the journal's publication-ethics procedures.
10. Artificial Intelligence and Automated Tools
AI systems, chatbots, language models, and other automated tools may not be listed as authors because they cannot approve the final manuscript or assume responsibility for its integrity. Human authors remain responsible for all text, references, images, analyses, and claims in the submitted work.
Use of generative AI tools that materially assisted manuscript preparation or research reporting must be disclosed in an appropriate statement, explaining the tool and the purpose of its use. Authors must verify AI-assisted content and ensure that confidential, copyrighted, personal, or research data are handled lawfully and ethically. Routine tools for spelling, grammar, or reference management need not be presented as coauthors.
