COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT AND AUTHOR CONTRIBUTION

1. Eligible author/authors

To ensure transparency and fairness in recognizing authorship, Tra Vinh University Journal of Science (TVUJS) recognizes an individual as an eligible author of a scientific article when participating in research with the following roles:

  • Evidence of substantial contribution to the research conception and design, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation.
  • Drafting or revising the article for intellectual content.
  • Approval of the final version.
  • Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work.

TVUJS does not consider individuals as eligible authors under the following circumstances:

  • Individuals whose roles were to provide financial or administrative support for research without scholarly contribution.
  • Individuals whose major roles in the paper were providing translation or language support without participating in the development of scientific content.

These contributions can be acknowledged in the ‘Acknowledgements’ section of the manuscript.

For manuscripts with more than six authors, TVUJS recommends that the author group carefully consider and clearly describe the specific roles and contributions of each author to ensure legitimacy and transparency in the recognition of copyright.

2. Declaration of authorship

All named authors sign the Copyright agreement and author contribution form as a condition of publication, which should ideally include:

  • A declaration that the main author, and all other named authors, must fulfill all authorship criteria laid out in the journal’s authorship policy;
  • A declaration that no other individuals deserving of authorship have been omitted;
  • A statement of what exactly each person contributed to the paper (TVUJS may publish this information to increase transparency);
  • A declaration that each person must uphold responsibility for the integrity of the paper.

3. Resolving authorship disputes

  • The authors should decide the position each one has contributed to the paper before submitting it to the Journal for consideration for publication. TVUJS shall consider publishing the paper in the order in which the names of the authors are received.
  • TVUJS does not accept additions or changes to the author's name after submission to the online system, unless there is a special reason with clear evidence and consensus from all authors.
  • TVUJS does not handle author replacement if an author cannot continue to participate due to illness, incapacity, or death.

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