Authorship Policy (ICMJE / CRediT)

International Journal of Theoretical & Applied Computational Intelligence (IJTACI) follows the ICMJE Recommendations and encourages authors to report individual contributions using the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy).

To qualify as an author, each contributor must satisfy all of the following criteria:

1. Make a substantial contribution to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the research.
2. Participate in drafting or critically revising the manuscript.
3. Approve the final version of the manuscript before submission.
4. Accept responsibility and accountability for the accuracy and integrity of the work.

Individuals who contribute to the study but do not meet all authorship criteria should be acknowledged appropriately.

Changes in authorship (addition, removal, or rearrangement of authors) after submission require:

• Written consent from all listed authors;
• A clear explanation for the requested change; and
• Approval by the Editor-in-Chief before publication.

The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that all eligible contributors are listed as authors and that no inappropriate authorship practices (e.g., guest, honorary, or ghost authorship) have occurred.