Publication Ethics

PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT

Editors and publishers of YARS® ensure that ethical standards of scientific publications are maintained and take all reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including, among others, plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data fabrication. Editors and publishers of YARS® commit to retract and correct articles when needed. Manuscripts submitted for publication in YARS® are evaluated for accuracy, compliance with ethical standards and usefulness for science.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHORS

Originality and plagiarism

The author submits only original manuscripts and ensures that all the work or words of others have been appropriately cited. Plagiarism in all forms (e.g. copying or paraphrasing others without citing them) is strictly forbidden. The author shall not publish the same article in further journals.

Authorship of the manuscript

Authorship should be limited to either those who have contributed significantly to the study or its analysis, as well as those who have participated in the preparation of the manuscript and have approved its final version. The author should ensure that all co-authors are listed in the manuscript, have seen and approved the final version, and have agreed to its submission for publication. Other persons who have had an impact on some significant aspects of a scholarly manuscript should be listed or shown as collaborators.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

YARS follows guidelines set in the ASCOLA Transparency and Disclosure Declaration. Therefore, the author(s) should disclose the contribution of research institutions, associations, and other entities and any potential conflicts of interest that may affect the analysis or the results. The author(s) should also disclose all sources of financial support in their manuscript.

Confirmation of sources

The author should cite all the publications that have had an impact on the submitted manuscript. The author is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to publish materials whose copyrights are held by third parties.

Fundamental errors in published works

If the author discovers a fundamental error or inaccuracy in their manuscript, they are required to notify the editorial secretary as soon as possible.

Ghostwriting

Ghostwriting/guest authorship are manifestations of scientific misconduct, and any detected cases will be revealed, including notification of the entities concerned. The editors will record any instances of scientific misconduct observed.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE REVIEWERS

Editorial decisions

The reviewers support the Editor-in-Chief and the Managing Editor in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving their work.

Feedback

Any reviewer unable to examine the manuscript due to a lack of expertise or time should inform the editors as fast as possible so they can appoint new reviewers.

Confidentiality

All reviewed manuscripts must be treated as confidential documents. One may not show or discuss them with persons other than the editors.

Objectivity standards

Reviews should be objective. Personal criticism of the author is deemed inappropriate. The reviewer should clearly express their views, supporting them with appropriate arguments.

Anonymity

All reviews are anonymous. The Editorial Board does not make authors’ data available to reviewers.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Following the ASCOLA Transparency and Disclosure Declaration, the reviewer must not use in their research any crucial information or ideas coming from an unpublished manuscript without the express written consent of its author. In case of a conflict of interest related to the relationship with the author, company or institution connected to the manuscript, the reviewer should decline the invitation to review the given manuscript.

Confirmation of sources

The reviewer should point out significant published research that has not been referred to by the manuscript’s author. Any claim that is an observation, source or argument that has been previously discussed should be supported by an appropriate reference. The reviewer should also inform the editors of any significant similarity or overlap between the manuscript and any other paper (published or unpublished) if one notices it.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EDITORS

Fair play and editorial independence

Submitted manuscripts shall be evaluated solely based on their relevance to the journal’s topic of interest and academic excellence. The author’s race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, political views and institutional affiliation are not to be taken into account. No external body can influence the editors in the process of selecting, editing and publishing manuscripts.

Confidentiality

No information about a submitted manuscript may be disclosed to anyone other than its author, the editors, reviewers, potential reviewers and the publisher.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Following the ASCOLA Transparency and Disclosure Declaration, unpublished manuscripts or their parts may not be used in research conducted by the editorial team or reviewers without the written consent of the author./p>

Complaints and appeals

All complaints and appeals are considered by the Editorial Board within 3 weeks from the date of submission. In turn, the decision is sent in writing to the e-mail address of the applicant.

Procedure of own articles

In the case of the article procedure, if the author(s) are employees of the home university, members of the Editorial Board, or the Scientific Council, the Editorial Board appoints reviewers who are not members of the university.

Publication decisions

The Editor-in-Chief must comply with the existing law on defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. They are responsible for deciding which of the submitted manuscripts should be published. They may consult thematic editors and reviewers.

Where any scientific misconduct is detected, the Editors, based on the guidelines proposed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), will apply the following procedures: