Authorship Criteria

El Barka: Journal of Islamic Economics and Business is committed to transparent and responsible authorship. In line with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the authorship criteria of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), which are widely adopted across disciplines, authorship is reserved for individuals who have made a genuine intellectual contribution to the work.

Each person listed as an author must meet all four of the following criteria:

  1. Substantial contribution to the conception or design of the study, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
  2. Drafting or critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content.
  3. Final approval of the version to be published.
  4. Accountability for all aspects of the work, ensuring that any questions about its accuracy or integrity are properly investigated and resolved.

Acknowledgment of other contributors. Individuals who contributed to the work but do not meet all four criteria should not be listed as authors. Examples include those who provided funding, general supervision, technical assistance, data collection support, or language editing. With their consent, they may be recognized in the Acknowledgments section.

Responsibilities of the corresponding author. The corresponding author acts on behalf of all co-authors. This person ensures that:

  • every listed author meets the criteria above,
  • all authors have read and approved the final manuscript, and
  • all authors accept shared responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Changes in authorship. Any addition, removal, or reordering of authors after submission requires a written request to the editor. The request must state the reason for the change and be signed by all authors. The journal does not accept guest, gift, or ghost authorship.

Use of AI tools. Artificial intelligence tools cannot be listed as authors, because they cannot take responsibility for the work. Any use of such tools in preparing the manuscript must be disclosed in the manuscript.