SJCCGM follows ICMJE authorship criteria. Authorship should be limited to those who meet all of the following:

1. Substantial contribution to the conception/design, or acquisition/analysis/interpretation of data; and
2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and
3. Final approval of the version to be published; and
4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Author contributions

• An author contributions statement is recommended (CRediT roles encouraged).

Changes to authorship

• Any addition/removal/reordering of authors after submission requires:
• A written request from the corresponding author, and
• Written agreement from all authors (including any added/removed).

Acknowledgments

• Contributors who do not meet authorship criteria (data collectors, general supervision, language editing) should be acknowledged, with permission.

AI tools

• AI tools cannot be listed as authors. If used for language editing or other support, authors must disclose how the tool was used and confirm responsibility for the content.