Public Governance, Administration and Finances Law Review considers only those submissions where the identity of author(s) and contributor(s) are clearly and transparently stated. In order to enhance clarity and transparency, the journal strongly encourages the use of ORCID for all authors and contributors.

Authors

The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:

• Have made substantial contributions to research, or acquisition or analysis of data.
• Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it and participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for it.
• Given final approval of the version to be published.
• Agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Authors are required to agree to and comply with the journal’s policies and instructions, and they are required to provide personal and institutional information, such as: academic positions, affiliations, contact information, funding data (if applicable), ORCID (optional), and to disclose any potential conflict of interest they might have. Prior to submitting the article all authors should agree on the order in which their names will be listed in the manuscript.

Corresponding author

The Corresponding Author is the person who is entitled and authorized to submit the manuscript and provide the necessary information (authorship, funding data, etc.)

Contributors

Contributors are those who does not meet the authorship requirements but somehow contributed to the manuscript under consideration. From 2023, contributors should be appropriately acknowledged in the Acknowledgement Section, in prior publications acknowledgment is described in the footnotes. To ensure anonymity, at the time of submission, this information should be provided in the ‘Title page’ or ‘Author Information Form’.