Authorship Criteria

LOYALITAS: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat is committed to maintaining academic integrity, transparency, accountability, and ethical standards in scholarly publishing. Authorship is granted to individuals who have made substantial intellectual or practical contributions to the planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting of community service activities.

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

  1. Substantial Contribution: Make a significant contribution to the conception or design of the community service program, the implementation of activities, data collection, analysis or interpretation of results, or the development of the manuscript.

  2. Manuscript Preparation: Participate in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it to improve its intellectual and academic content.

  3. Final Approval: Review and approve the final version of the manuscript before submission and publication.

  4. Accountability: Agree to be accountable for their own contributions and to cooperate in addressing questions concerning the accuracy, integrity, and ethical aspects of the work.

All authors must satisfy these criteria. Individuals who do not meet the authorship requirements should be acknowledged appropriately rather than listed as authors.