Information For Authors

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Submission and Correspondence

AJESMS does not require all authors of a research paper to sign the cover letter upon submission, nor do they impose an order on the list of authors. Submission to AJESMS is taken by the publication to mean that all the listed authors have agreed to all of the contents. The corresponding (submitting) author is responsible for having ensured that this agreement has been reached, and for managing all communication between the publication and all co-authors, before and after publication.

AJESMS assumes that at least one member of each collaboration, usually the most senior member of each submitting group or team, has accepted responsibility for the contributions to the manuscript from that team. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to: (1) ensuring that original data upon which the submission is based is preserved and retrievable for reanalysis; (2) approving data presentation as representative of the original data; and (3) foreseeing and minimizing obstacles to the sharing of data or materials described in the work.

AJESMS allows one set of up to six co-authors to be specified as having contributed equally to the work or having jointly supervised the work.

The corresponding (submitting) author is solely responsible for communicating with AJESMS and for managing communication between co-authors. Before submission, the corresponding author ensures that all authors are included in the author list, its order has been agreed by all authors, and that all authors are aware that the paper was submitted.

The corresponding author is responsible for the accuracy of all content in the proof, in particular, the names of co-authors, their order, spelling, and their current addresses and affiliations.

AJESMS regards the corresponding author as the point of contact for queries about the published paper. It is this author's responsibility to inform all co-authors of matters arising and to ensure such matters are dealt with promptly. This author does not have to be the senior author of the paper or the author who actually supplies materials; this author's role is to ensure enquiries are answered promptly on behalf of all the co-authors.