Authorship Criteria

Authorship in Tamumatra: Jurnal Seni Pertunjukan recognises a substantive scholarly contribution and responsibility for an article. These requirements apply to research and analytical studies in arts education, drama, dance, and music, including practice-based research. The author list must accurately represent the people responsible for the submitted work.

Who qualifies as an author?

Every listed author must meet all of the following requirements:

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

Creative and community contributions

A choreographer, composer, director, performer, arts educator, or other practitioner may qualify as an author when their contribution to the research and manuscript meets all the requirements above. 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. Credit for the artistic work must still be given 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.

Research involving traditional performance or community knowledge should discuss contributions and credit with the people concerned. Authors 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 acknowledgements

Provide a brief statement explaining what each author did. Authors may use the CRediT contributor roles, supplemented by clear descriptions of artistic or community research work. A role label does not itself establish eligibility. 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 co-author approval, and ensures that authorship information is accurate. 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 cannot be resolved, the 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. Direct questions and documented concerns to Contact Us.