LibGuides: Writing for Publication: Title Page (title, authorship, conflict of interest)

Title Page

The title page should include the full title (main and subtitle), authorship and a statement of any conflict of interest or funded support.

Title: Title search is one of the way people try to search for material on a topic.

Try to

make the title indicative of the research but be concise (less than 15 words)
include any special methodology that you used (for example: case study)
avoid using jargon or abbreviations

How to draft a successful title (article)

Author: Authors are responsible for the content. Professional organisations, disciplines and publishers will have guidelines on authorship. The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) outlines four criteria that need to be met to be considered an author,

must have contributed to the design, data collection and analysis or interpretation of data
draft or critically review the intellectual content of the work
give final approval of the work before publishing
agree to be accountable for the work.

Contributors whose work falls outside the scope of these guidelines can be recognised in the acknowledgements section.

There are a number of scorecards and rubrics available that can help you to determine the level of contribution by authors. This article by Masud et al. is a good example (the scorecard can be found in the supplemental material). You could also use the Contributor Role Taxonomy provided by CRediT.

The corresponding author is the person who deals with the publisher during submission, peer review and the overall process of getting published. The corresponding author is usually identified in the published article as the person to contact if anyone has questions about the research. Further information on the duties of a corresponding author can be found at Elsevier - Author Services.

Further information on authorship is available from the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE).

Please review the TU Dublin Authorship and Publication Policy for detailed information on authorship and publication practices.

Conflict of Interest: A conflict of interest can arise from financial, commercial, legal supports or by association or affiliation. Such conflicts may be dealt with through a declaration that must be included in the final published version of the material. Publishers provide guidelines on what constitutes a conflict of interest and how to deal with that within the context of publishing in their titles. Most publishers will provide guidance on this. For more information visit Taylor & Francis.

Funded Support: Details of any materials or finance received from other organisations or institutions should be included in this section. This includes donations of supplies or equipment.