Authorship policy

Number of authors

We prefer collaborations with a maximum of four authors, and only with a larger number, when the complexity of the document justifies the collaboration of more participants. In this case, we will need to verify with relevant documentation that the article is the product of a group research project.

Criteria for being considered an author

The author or co-author of an article is a researcher who has contributed substantially to the conception or design of the study; in acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting data for the manuscript; in writing or critically revising important intellectual content; and in the final approval of the version that will be published.

Those who do not meet these authorship criteria are considered contributors who may have performed technical editing, language editing, proofreading, or statistical analysis. The UNAAACIENCIA-PERÚ encourages the recognition and mention of collaborators in the Acknowledgments section.

The UNAAACIENCIA-PERÚ categorically rejects honorary authorship (inclusion of authors in the publication of the research, without meeting the author criteria) and ghost authorship (when an author mentioned in the abstract of a conference or other similar event was excluded in the publication of an investigation).

Authorship contribution

The UNAAACIENCIA-PERÚ adopts the CRediT Taxonomy (Contributor Roles Taxonomy), which distributes participation roles into 14 typologies with which an author can have recognition in the publication. Authors must complete the authorship contribution in the UNAAACIENCIA-PERÚ submission template.

Changes in authorship

Once the work has been sent, it will not be possible to make changes to the order or the number of authors. Therefore, all issues related to authorship must be resolved before submitting the manuscript for the first time. In accordance with COPE guidelines (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines), the editorial team cannot assume responsibility for resolving any disputes over authorship. The authors’ institution must resolve any disagreements between authors.

Changes in the names of the authors

The UNAAACIENCIA-PERÚ understands that authors may wish to change their names for many reasons. Following a name change request, the editorial team will require confirmation of the individual's identification. To avoid any distress this process may cause, The UNAAACIENCIA-PERÚ is keen to work with investigators to enable them to provide identification on their own terms. Legal or official proof of a name change will be required.