20/06/2025
The submission of articles to scientific journals requires a high level of ethical rigor. In the case of Engineering Structures journal, it is imperative to highlight the following key aspects regarding the authorship:
(1) once an article is submitted for its initial review, the opportunity to remove or add authors ceases.
(2) only one corresponding author is allowed in each paper.
(3) the author who is marked as the corresponding author in the submitted paper must be the one submitting it.
(4) change to corresponding author after initial submission of the paper is not permitted, except a special case where the corresponding author moves institution between submission and publication, and prior approval from the handling Editor-in-Chief has been obtained. In such a case,
(i) A secondary affiliation may be included for the corresponding author, and/or
(ii) Another author from the same original institution can become the corresponding author (this covers the case of a corresponding PhD student who leaves the university, so the supervisor can become the corresponding author).
The inclusion or substitution of authors and changing corresponding author after the initial submission of the original version of the article contradict fundamental principles of scientific publication. In this regard, any article undergoing authorship including corresponding author changes subsequent to its initial submission will be considered fraudulent. The Editors will promptly reject such articles, upholding the integrity of the scientific publishing process.
