Discobolul – Physical Education, Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal is published and licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Co-authorship

If a manuscript was prepared by more than one author, any authors submitting the manuscript warrants that he/she has been authorized by all co-authors to be agreed on this copyright and license notice (agreement) on their behalf, and agrees to inform his/her co-authors of the terms of this policy. Discobolul – Physical Education, Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal will not be held liable for anything that may arise due to the author(s) internal dispute.

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Policy on Authorship Criteria

Discobolul – Physical Education, Sports and Kinetotherapy Journal Editorial Board follows the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICJME) that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet the appropriate requirements.

According to COPE, authorship can refer to individuals or groups that create an idea or develop the publication that disseminates that intellectual or creative work. (https://doi.org/10.24318/cope.2019.3.3)

To qualify as an author, an individual should meet the following criteria:

Substantial Contribution: Involvement in the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.

Manuscript Drafting: Participation in drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content.

Final Approval: Approval of the version to be published.

Accountability: Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet all four authorship criteria should be acknowledged in a dedicated Acknowledgments section, with their contributions specified (e.g., technical support, data collection, general supervision). Their consent must be obtained before publication.

Changes in Authorship: Any changes to the authorship list after submission should be agreed upon by all authors and justified to the journal.

Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the order of authors, after submission must be approved by all authors, including the author(s) being added or removed. A formal request with a written explanation and signed consent from all affected parties must be submitted to the editorial office. The editor-in-chief reserves the right to seek clarification or deny changes inconsistent with ethical standards.

Corresponding Author Responsibilities

The corresponding author is responsible for:

• Ensuring all co-authors meet authorship criteria.
• Managing communications between the journal and all authors.
• Handling post-publication responsibilities such as responding to inquiries or corrections.

Authorship Disputes: In cases of authorship disputes, COPE advises referring the matter to the relevant institutions, as journals are not equipped to adjudicate such disputes.