Authorship and Contributorship Criteria

MUMTAZ : Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam upholds transparent authorship and contributorship standards to ensure scholarly accountability, fair credit allocation, and publication integrity in Islamic education and Islamic studies research. Every individual listed as an author must have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the work and agree to be accountable for its contents.

1. Authorship Criteria

In accordance with international publication ethics standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), authorship credit in MUMTAZ : Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam must be based on meeting all four of the following cumulative criteria:

1. Substantial Contribution: Making substantial contributions to the conception or design of the study; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data (whether empirical data in schools, madrasahs, and pesantren, or textual/library sources in Islamic studies); AND
2. Drafting or Critical Revision: Drafting the manuscript or reviewing and revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
3. Final Approval: Granting final approval of the version of the manuscript to be published; AND
4. Accountability: Agreeing to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All individuals who meet the four criteria above must be listed as authors. Conversely, individuals who do not meet all four criteria must not be listed as authors, even if they contributed financially, technically, or administratively to the research.

2. Contributor Roles (CRediT Taxonomy)

To promote transparency in collaborative research, the journal encourages multi-authored submissions to specify the individual contributions of each author using the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) categories:

Contributor Role	Description of Contribution
Conceptualization	Formulation or evolution of overarching research ideas, scope, and objectives.
Methodology	Development or design of qualitative, quantitative, R&D, action research, or textual methodology.
Investigation	Conducting the research and investigation process, specifically performing observations, interviews, surveys, experiments, or textual data collection.
Formal Analysis	Application of statistical, qualitative-interactive, content analysis, or other formal techniques to analyze or synthesize study data.
Resources	Provision of study materials, curriculum documents, research instruments, or access to field sites.
Writing – Original Draft	Preparation and creation of the initial manuscript draft.
Writing – Review & Editing	Critical review, substantive commentary, or revision—including pre- or post-publication stages.
Supervision	Oversight and leadership responsibility for the research planning and execution, including mentorship.
Project Administration & Funding	Management and coordination responsibility for the research activity planning, execution, and acquisition of financial support.

3. Corresponding Author Responsibilities

One author must be designated as the Corresponding Author to act as the primary point of contact between the editorial office and the co-authors throughout the submission, peer review, revision, production, and post-publication processes. The Corresponding Author is responsible for:

• Ensuring that all listed authors have reviewed and approved the submitted manuscript, the author list, and the order of authors prior to submission;
• Providing accurate and complete metadata (full names, institutional affiliations, email addresses, and ORCID/Scopus IDs where available) for all co-authors in the OJS submission system;
• Communicating all editorial decisions, reviewer comments, revision requests, and galley proofs to all co-authors in a timely manner;
• Confirming originality, ethical compliance, and disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest on behalf of all co-authors.

4. Order of Authors and Institutional Affiliation

The order of authors should be a joint decision of the co-authors made prior to manuscript submission and should reflect the relative intellectual and practical contribution of each author to the study. Authors' affiliations must state the institution (Study Program/Department, University/Institute, and Country) where the research was conducted or academically supported.

5. Unacceptable Authorship Practices

MUMTAZ : Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam strictly prohibits unethical authorship practices, including:

• Guest, Gift, or Honorary Authorship: Listing individuals as authors solely out of respect, seniority, institutional position, or personal relationship when they have not made a substantial intellectual contribution to the study.
• Ghost Authorship: Omitting individuals who have made substantial contributions to the research or writing of the manuscript from the author list.
• Purchased or Sold Authorship (Paper Mills): Offering, buying, or selling authorship positions on submitted or accepted manuscripts.

Any detected violation of these principles will result in immediate rejection of the manuscript or retraction of the published article in accordance with COPE guidelines.

6. Non-Author Contributors and Acknowledgments

Contributors who do not meet all four authorship criteria must not be listed as authors, but their support should be recognized in the Acknowledgment section placed before the References section. Examples of non-author contributions include providing funding or grant support (including contract numbers), granting institutional permission at research sites (schools, madrasahs, or pesantren), assisting with technical data collection, providing general administrative supervision, or assisting with language editing and proofreading.

7. Changes to Authorship

Authors are expected to finalize the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript. Any request to add, remove, or rearrange author names after initial submission requires:

1. A formal written explanation submitted to the Editor-in-Chief detailing the valid reason for the change; and
2. Written confirmation signed by all authors—including any author being added or removed—expressing their agreement with the requested modification.

Requests for changes to authorship (addition, deletion, or rearrangement of authors) are not permitted after a manuscript has been formally accepted for publication.

8. Authorship Disputes and AI Tools Policy

• Authorship Disputes: The editorial board does not adjudicate internal authorship disputes. Following COPE guidelines, if an authorship dispute arises during peer review or production, the editorial process will be suspended until the authors reach a documented mutual resolution or the matter is formally resolved by the relevant authors' institutions.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools: Generative AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar technologies, do not qualify for authorship and must never be listed as an author or co-author, as they cannot take legal or ethical accountability for scholarly work. If AI tools are used solely to improve language readability or assist in data organization, such use must be transparently disclosed in the Research Methods or Acknowledgment section, and the human authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript.

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Related Policies: Please also refer to our Publication Ethics, Author Guidelines, and Focus and Scope.