Statement on ethics and bad publishing practices

 Patryter is committed to ethical behaviour at every stage of the editorial process and is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) "Best Practices Guidelines for Magazine Publishers", available at the following link: https: //publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors_Mar11.pdf.

This statement details the standards of ethical behaviour expected by all parties involved in the publication act: the authors, the journal editors, and the reviewers.

Any author who wishes to publish their material on Patryter must agree first and foremost with the instructions in this statement. All of these procedures seek to ensure the quality of the works published in our journal, with respect to the readers and authors of the written works.

 

I - About the Duties of Editors:

a) regarding publication decisions: Patryter's editors are responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be published. Publishers must follow the editorial board's policy and take legal requirements into account for issues such as defamation, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editors can also consult with other editors and reviewers to assist in their decision making.

b) in relation to articles selection practices: the editors evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content, without distinction of race, sex, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, nationality or political philosophy of the authors.

c) regarding confidentiality: editors and any member of the Editorial Team shall not disclose any information about a manuscript submitted to any person other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers or other editorial counselors, as the case may be.

d) in relation to the disclosure and conflicts of interest: unpublished material disclosed in a submitted article should not be used in the publishers own researches without the expressed written consent of the authors.

 II - Duties of reviewers or evaluators

a) regarding the contribution to the editorial decisions: the reviewers assist the editors in making editorial decisions, through communications with the editors and with the corresponding author. They can also assist the authors in improving manuscripts.

b) regarding punctuality: any invited reviewer who feels disqualified to analyse the research presented in a manuscript or who knows that its immediate review will be impossible should immediately notify the editors and withdraw from the review process.

c) with respect to confidentiality: the works received for analysis should be treated by the reviewers as confidential documents. They should not be shown or discussed with others unless authorized by the publishers.

d) in relation to the standards of objectivity: the reviews and opinions must be conducted and written in an objective way. Personal criticism of the authors is inadequate. Evaluators should express their opinions clearly, using arguments that support their assessment.

e) regarding the recognition of sources: reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation or argument has been published before must be accompanied by a citation from the relevant source. A reviewer should also draw the editors' attention to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript in question and any other published work of which they are personally acquainted.

f) in relation to the disclosure and conflict of interests: insider information or ideas obtained through the reading of the manuscripts must be kept confidential and should not be used for the personal benefit of the reviewers. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competition, collaboration, or other relationships or links with any of the authors, companies or institutions attached to the manuscripts.

 

III. Duties of authors:

a) regarding the reporting of norms and procedures: authors of original texts should present a precise report of the research work carried out, as well as an objective analysis of its meaning;

b) in relation to the accuracy of the data and information of the manuscript. an article should contain enough details and references to allow others to replicate or verify the information of the work. Fraudulent or intentionally inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

c) in relation to originality and plagiarism: authors must guarantee that they have written totally original works; if the authors used the work and / or words of others, they should ensure that they are duly cited or referenced. The authors should also observe the information described in our document "practice of plagiarism verification", which shows the procedures performed by Patryter when suspecting and / or confirming plagiarism in some work.

d) in relation to multiple, redundant or concurrent publication: authors should not publish manuscripts that essentially describe the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. In addition, submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical behaviour and is unacceptable.

e) regarding the recognition of sources: the adequate recognition of the work of other researchers must always be done. Authors should cite all publications that have been influential in determining the nature and results of reported work.

f) in relation to the authorship of the article: authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. If there are others who participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be credited or listed only as contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors are included in the paper, and that inappropriate co-authors are not included; should also ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the document and have agreed to submit it for publication. In the act of submission, the e-mail addresses of all co-authors must be provided. Once accepted by the Editorial Board, Patryter will send a copy of this statement to all co-authors, for whom individual statements of agreement are expected as requirements for the start of the evaluation process. After this point, all communication will be done only with the corresponding author.

g) in relation to disclosure and conflicts of interest: all authors must disclose in the manuscript any conflict of financial, professional or other substantive interest that may be interpreted as influencing the results of the research or the interpretation of those results. In addition, all sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

h) in relation to fundamental errors in published works: when an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his own published work, it is his obligation to immediately notify the Editorial Team of the journal and collaborate with them to re-write or correct the article.