Authorship Criteria

Authorship of articles published in Milestone: Journal of Strategic Management must accurately reflect the substantive contributions of each individual involved in the research and preparation of the manuscript.

An individual qualifies for authorship if they meet all of the following criteria:

1. Make a significant contribution to the conception and design of the research, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, or the development of the article’s intellectual content.
2. Contribute to the drafting of the manuscript or critically revise the article to provide meaningful scholarly content.
3. Approve the final version of the manuscript to be published.
4. Take responsibility for all aspects of the work and ensure that any questions related to the accuracy and integrity of the research are appropriately addressed.

Individuals who contribute to the research but do not meet all authorship criteria may be acknowledged in the Acknowledgments section.

Any addition or removal of an author after manuscript submission must be approved by all authors, accompanied by a clear justification, and handled in accordance with the journal’s editorial policies.