There are other theories as to who the compiler was other than OKIHARA no Minoku, and some of the candidates that came up were Shinto priests of the Isonokami-jingu Shrine, Yakatsugu ISONOKAMI and YATABE no Kinmochi.
編纂者については、興原敏久説の他に、石上神宮の神官説、石上宅嗣説、矢田部公望説などがある。