Authorship Criteria

Imperium follows international authorship standards. To qualify as an author, a contributor should meet all of the following criteria:

• Made a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data;
• Drafted the article or revised it critically for important intellectual content;
• Approved the final version to be published; and
• Agrees to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to its accuracy or integrity are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet all four criteria should be listed in the Acknowledgments section rather than as authors.

Adding, removing, or reordering authors after a manuscript has been submitted requires written justification and approval from all listed authors. Adding authors after a manuscript has been accepted is not permitted without clear explanation and editorial approval.