•Use this form to add or remove authors from an article.

•This form is not to request a post-publication change to an author's name (for example, tocorrect a misspelling). Please contact the Production Editor directly to make arrangements
for these changes.

•This form is for use at all stages of submission and publication. Change requests will not beconsidered unless the fully filled form is submitted.

•Requests to change an article’s author list will be carefully reviewed by the Publisher andEditor, in line with the authors and contributors policies outlined in Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics, by Committee on Publication Ethics guidance, and in the journal’s Author Guidelines available on Wiley Online Library.

•If your article has already been published, a change to the online Version of Record will
require an enduring erratum/correction statement.

•The initiating author must provide to each involved party every page of this document,
including this cover page, and any additional pages to be attached, for review.

•No co-author (those remaining, those newly added, those to be removed) or individuals
and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia groups should sign thisform without reading a) every page of this form in full including the cover page and anyattachments, b) the relevant authorship and contributorship policies outlined on the cover
page, and c) agreeing with all changes to the author list proposed herein.

•The Editor and Publisher are not empowered to arbitrate authorship disputes; in the event of
an authorship dispute, consult your institution’s research ethics department for guidance.

•The undertaking—confirmed by way of a signature—of each and every involved party (thoseremaining, those newly added, those to be removed) that the requested change accuratelyreflects the authorship of the article at hand.

•A brief explanation of why the requested change is needed.

•Submit the completed form to the journal’s editorial or production office (visit the journal’s
homepage on Wiley Online Library to find the email address); incomplete forms will not beconsidered.

•Note that the below tables are in editable PDF format; we recommend completing thedetails using this functionality. If you are unable to use this functionality and require
additional space, provide numbered attached documents with your request that clearlyshow the changes being requested.

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No co-author (those remaining, those newly added, those to be removed) or individuals and/or representatives ofmulti-author collaborative or consortia groups should sign this form without reading a) every page of this form infull including the cover page and any attachments, b) the relevant authorship and contributorship policies outlinedon the cover page, and c) agreeing with all changes to the author list proposed herein.

•All authors (including any added or removed) should be copied on the email requesting
the change.

•Wiley accepts handwritten signatures and e-signatures (e-signatures should preferably
be provided using DocuSign, https://go.docusign.com; more information can be found athttps://support.docusign.com/en/knowledgeSearch?by=topic&topic=sign_documents&cat
egory=sign). If authors are unable to sign on a single form, multiple versions of the sameform, collated into a single PDF, will be acceptable.

•The Publisher and Editor may seek further information from each author on the requestedchange, if appropriate.

•The Publisher and Editor may seek further information from each author’s institution on therequested change, if appropriate.

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No co-author (those remaining, those newly added, those to be removed) or individuals and/or representatives ofmulti-author collaborative or consortia groups should sign this form without reading a) every page of this form infull including the cover page and any attachments, b) the relevant authorship and contributorship policies outlinedon the cover page, and c) agreeing with all changes to the author list proposed herein.

Table 1. Article Information and change request
Article title
Journal title
Submission ID or DOI
Provide a brief explanation of and reason forthe changes requested

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No co-author (those remaining, those newly added, those to be removed) or individuals and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia
groups should sign this form without reading a) every page of this form in full including the cover page and any attachments, b) the relevant authorshipand contributorship policies outlined on the cover page, and c) agreeing with all changes to the author list proposed herein.

Table 2. Provide the complete and correct author list, in order, as it should appear on the article (attach an additional sheet if
more space is needed)
Author Name**
Given Name†

Family Name

Degree/s(e.g. BSc,PhD)

Corr.
author(Y/N)

Institutional affiliation

Email address

ORCID iDor Scopus
Author ID

Signature*

Date*By signing Table 2, individuals and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia groups confirm that the author list shown here accurately reflect theauthorship of the article cited in Table 1†Include the author’s middle initials with the given name, if applicable**In cases of multi-author collaborative or consortia groups the most appropriate representative or legal guarantor must identify themselves and sign on behalf of the group

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No co-author (those remaining, those newly added, those to be removed) or individuals and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia
groups should sign this form without reading a) every page of this form in full including the cover page and any attachments, b) the relevant authorshipand contributorship policies outlined on the cover page, and c) agreeing with all changes to the author list proposed herein.

Table 3. Provide the following information for each NEWLY ADDED author in Table 2 (leave blank if no new authors have beenadded)
Author Name**
Given Name

Family Name

Conflict ofInterest
statement

Acknowledgements

Contribution statement††**In cases of multi-author collaborative or consortia groups the most appropriate representative or legal guarantor must identify themselves and sign on behalf of the group††Ensure the contribution statement aligns with the journal’s contribution role taxonomy (e.g. CRediT), if relevant. This information can be found on the journal’s Author
Guidelines page on Wiley Online Library.

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No co-author (those remaining, those newly added, those to be removed) or individuals and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia
groups should sign this form without reading a) every page of this form in full including the cover page and any attachments, b) the relevant authorship andcontributorship policies outlined on the cover page, and c) agreeing with all changes to the author list proposed herein.

Table 4. Provide a list of the individuals and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia groups to be REMOVED
from the author list as it was originally provided for the article cited in Table 1 (leave blank if no authors are to be removed)
Author Name**
Given Name†

Family Name

Institutional affiliation

Email address

Signature*

Date*By signing Table 4, individuals and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia groups confirm that the author list shown in Table 2 accurately reflect theauthorship of the article cited in Table 1†Include the author’s middle initials with the first name, if applicable**In cases of multi-author collaborative or consortia groups the most appropriate representative or legal guarantor must identify themselves and sign on behalf of the group

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No co-author (those remaining, those newly added, those to be removed) or individuals and/or representatives of multi-author collaborative or consortia
groups should sign this form without reading a) every page of this form in full including the cover page and any attachments, b) the relevant authorship andcontributorship policies outlined on the cover page, and c) agreeing with all changes to the author list proposed herein.