Authorship Policy

Authorship is limited to individuals who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the submitted work, including involvement in the conception or design of the study, data collection or analysis, interpretation of findings, and drafting or critically revising the manuscript. All persons who meet these criteria should be listed as co-authors and must approve the final version before submission.

Individuals who contributed to the research but did not provide significant intellectual input should be acknowledged in the acknowledgements section. One author must be designated as the corresponding author, responsible for communication with the journal and for confirming the accuracy and final approval of the manuscript for publication in the MJPH on behalf of all co-authors.