Authorship is restricted only to direct participants who have contributed significantly to the work. Researchers should adhere to the authorship criteria of APA, 2020 (https://www.apa.org/research/responsible/publication/) and Good Publication Practice Guidelines. Multiple corresponding authors or co-first authors for one article are allowed. All other contributors should be listed in the acknowledgments section. These authorship criteria are intended to reserve the status of authorship for those who deserve credit and can take responsibility for the work.

Any addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript is accepted and only if approved by the journal Editor. To request any changes, the Editor must receive the following from the corresponding author: (a) the reason for the change in author list and (b) written confirmation (e-mail correspondence) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal, or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, confirmation from the author being added or removed must also be included.

When submit the article, all authors are requested to list ORCID and this ID can be obtained through https://orcid.org. Please see “Instructions for Authors” for detailed information.