Authorship Criteria

Authorship and Contribution Policy

Purpose: Circle: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika adheres to the guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding authorship and contribution. This policy aims to ensure appropriate recognition and attribution for individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to published articles in mathematics education. Circle: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika requires the use of author contribution statements based on the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) to provide transparency in acknowledging each author's specific contribution.

Policy:

  1. Definition of Authorship:

    • a. Authorship must be based on substantial contributions to the conception, research design, development of mathematical instruments or instructional media, data collection, statistical or qualitative analysis, interpretation of findings, or drafting of the article.

    • b. All listed authors must have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for its content and approve the final version of the manuscript.

    • c. The order of authorship should be determined collectively based on the relative contribution of each individual, with the lead and corresponding authors assuming primary responsibility for the integrity of the work and communication with the journal.

  2. Author Contribution Statements (CRediT):

    • a. Circle: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika mandates the use of author contribution statements (CRediT) to transparently acknowledge the contributions of each author.

    • b. CRediT statements encompass 14 standardized roles—such as Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing – Original Draft, Writing – Review & Editing, Visualization, Supervision, etc.—allowing authors to specify their individual contributions accurately.

  3. Changes to Authorship:

    • a. Requests to change authorship—such as adding, removing, or reordering authors—after a manuscript has been submitted or published must be accompanied by a formal written explanation and the signed consent of all involved parties (including the author being added or removed).

    • b. Changes to authorship will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and require the formal approval of the editorial office of Circle: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika.

Example of an Authorship and Contribution Statement using the CRediT Author Statement for the Full-Text PDF Article:

Authorship and Contribution: This article is protected by copyright, with the authors serving as the copyright holders. Circle: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika acts as the original publisher of this article.

The authors of this article have met the authorship criteria as established in the Authorship and Contribution Policy of Circle: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika. They have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and drafting of this article. The order of authorship reflects the relative contribution of each individual, with the lead author assuming responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Author Contribution Statement (CRediT): The authors of this article contributed through the following roles, in accordance with the CRediT taxonomy:

  • [Author 1]: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal Analysis, Writing – Original Draft.

  • [Author 2]: Investigation, Data Curation, Software/Media Development, Writing – Review & Editing.

  • [Author 3]: Validation, Supervision, Writing – Review & Editing.

Please note that any changes regarding authorship after an article has been submitted or published require a written explanation and the consent of all involved parties. Such changes will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and must be approved by the editorial board of Circle: Jurnal Pendidikan Matematika.