Authorship Criteria

Authorship in el-Noorda: Interdisciplinary Journal of Qur’an and Hadith represents both recognition of scholarly contribution and responsibility for the published work.

1. Eligibility for Authorship

Every listed author must meet all of the following conditions:

1. Make a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the study, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of research materials.
2. Participate in drafting the manuscript or critically revising its intellectual content.
3. Approve the final version submitted for publication.
4. Accept accountability for their contribution and cooperate in resolving questions about the accuracy or integrity of the work.

2. Contributions That Do Not Alone Establish Authorship

Funding acquisition, administrative support, general supervision, language editing, or technical assistance alone does not establish eligibility for authorship. Such contributions may be acknowledged with the contributor’s permission.

Honorary, guest, gift, and ghost authorship are unacceptable. Individuals who meet the authorship criteria must not be excluded from the author list.

3. Author Contributions and Order

Authors should agree on the author list and its order before submission. A contribution statement should explain each author’s role, using descriptions such as conceptualization, methodology, investigation, analysis, drafting, and revision.

4. Corresponding Author

The corresponding author manages communication with the journal, verifies author details, ensures that all authors approve the submission and revisions, and communicates editorial decisions to co-authors. This role does not remove the responsibilities of other authors.

5. Changes to Authorship

Requests to add, remove, or reorder authors must explain the reason and include written agreement from all affected authors, including anyone being added or removed. The editor will assess the request before implementation. Changes after publication may require a formal correction.

6. Authorship Disputes

The journal may suspend consideration of a manuscript while an authorship dispute remains unresolved. Where necessary, the matter will be referred to the relevant institution, which is better placed to investigate individual contributions.