Authors’ Contribution Policy 

The Iran Journal of Nursing (IJN) follows the ICMJE authorship criteria and requires full transparency regarding each author’s role in the manuscript.

1. Authorship Criteria

To be listed as an author, each contributor must meet all of the following:

• significant contribution to study design, data collection, or analysis

• drafting or critically revising the manuscript

• final approval of the submitted version

• full accountability for the integrity of the work

Contributors who do not meet all criteria must be acknowledged rather than listed as authors.

2. Authors’ Contribution Statement (Required)

All manuscripts must include a brief Authors’ Contributions Statement, based on the CRediT taxonomy, indicating roles such as:

• concept and design

• data collection

• analysis

• writing – original draft

• writing – review and editing

• supervision

This statement will appear in the published article.

3. Prohibited Practices

In line with Scopus 2023 ethics, the journal prohibits:

• gift or honorary authorship

• ghost authorship

• purchased authorship or paper-mill involvement

• false affiliations

• unexplained authorship changes

Such violations may lead to rejection or retraction.

4. Changes in Authorship

Any request to change authorship after submission must:

• include a written explanation

• be approved by all authors

• receive editorial approval

Unauthorized changes are treated as ethical misconduc