Authorship Criteria

Authorship in Tamumatra: Jurnal Seni Pertunjukan recognizes substantial scholarly contributions and responsibility for an article. These criteria apply to research and analytical studies in arts education, drama, dance, and music, including practice-based research. The author list must accurately identify the people responsible for the submitted work.

Who qualifies as an author?

Every listed author must meet all four requirements:

Make a substantial intellectual contribution to the research question, study design, evidence collection, analysis, or interpretation.
Write part of the article or critically revise its scholarly arguments and content.
Approve the final manuscript and its submission for publication.
Accept responsibility for their contribution and cooperate in resolving questions about the accuracy or integrity of any part of the article.

People making substantial research contributions should have a fair opportunity to participate in writing, revision, and final approval. Academic position, seniority, funding, or institutional authority alone does not justify authorship. Gift authorship, honorary authorship, and the omission of qualifying contributors are unacceptable.

Creative and community contributions

Choreographers, composers, directors, performers, arts educators, and other practitioners may qualify as authors when their research and manuscript contributions meet all four requirements. Creating or performing an artistic work, permitting access to a rehearsal, or appearing in a recording does not by itself establish authorship of a scholarly article. Artistic contributions must still be credited accurately.

For example, a dancer who helps develop the research design, interprets movement evidence, and revises and approves the article may qualify. A dancer whose performance is observed as research material should receive appropriate recognition and protection as a participant, with any agreed attribution respected. Participation in a classroom or workshop does not require a student to become an author.

Authors researching traditional performance or community knowledge should discuss contributions and credit with the people concerned. They must distinguish individual research contributions, collective cultural knowledge, and permissions to share restricted material. Scholarly authorship does not transfer ownership of choreography, music, recordings, or community knowledge. Consent, relevant permissions, and source attribution remain necessary.

Contribution statements and acknowledgments

Provide a brief statement explaining each author's contribution. Authors may use the CRediT contributor roles, supplemented by clear descriptions of artistic or community research work. A role label alone does not establish eligibility for authorship. Other assistance, such as translation, transcription, technical recording, production support, or access arrangements, should be acknowledged with the contributor's permission.

Agreement and changes

Agree on author order before submission. The corresponding author coordinates communication, confirms coauthor approval, and ensures accurate authorship information. Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors must explain the reason and include written agreement from all affected authors. After publication, an approved change requires a correction.

If an authorship dispute remains unresolved, editors may pause assessment and ask the authors' institution or another appropriate body to investigate. The journal does not determine employment or intellectual property disputes. Send questions and documented concerns through Contact Us.