Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the research. This includes:
1. Conception and Design: Contributing to the initial idea and experimental design. 2. Data Collection: Involvement in experiments, data acquisition, and analysis. 3. Interpretation of Data: Significant input in the interpretation and discussion of results. 4. Drafting the Manuscript: Writing or critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Individuals who did not make substantial contributions but provided general supervision, funding, or administrative support should be acknowledged but not listed as authors.
