Publication Ethic
All participants in the publication of the SOPHOS journal sign a statement that they are familiar with the content of the professional code of ethics adopted by the journal's editorial members.
Statement of professional ethical codes is a statement of the ethical codes of all parties involved in the process of publication of this scientific journal (Editors, Peer-reviewers, and Authors).
In general, the publication ethics of the SOPHOS – a Young Researchers' Journal refers to (1) the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) about the Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editor and (2) The Code of the Ethics in Science based on the document entitled ‘The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity’, which, was pronnounced by the European Science Foundation (ESF) and All European Academies (ALLEA) as the model for national codes in European Union countries.
Essentially, the code of ethics itself upholds values of ethics in scientific research process and process of publications, namely:
- Academic freedom
- Self-direction
- Self-regulation
- Neutrality (free from conflicts of interest in public management),
- Justice (giving the right of authorship to the beneficiary as the author), and
- Honesty (free from duplication, falsification, and plagiarism) in the publication.
DUTIES OF EDITORS
Publication Decisions
The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.
Prohibition of Discrimination
An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in editors' own research without the expressly written consent of the author.
EDITORIAL STAFF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Editorial staff members support the editor by soliciting and attracting quality manuscripts and occasionally contributing with their own articles, translations and book reviews. Members of the editorial staff who work as faculty act as mentors and encourage students to write and publish in the areas of their interests. Editorial staff meet regularly with editor(s) to discuss the possibilities for the forthcoming issues' structure and content while also completing their role in the reviewing and editing process of the submitted articles making sure they adhere to the guidelines. Each editorial staff member is responsible for promotion of the journal in the academic community, among colleagues and professional networks. Editorial staff can be appointed as guest editor of special edition of the journal.
EDITORIAL BOARDS' ROLE
International editorial board gathers prominent researchers, experts and academics in the humanities and social science field who add to the credibility and development of the journal with their advisory role in strategies for greater impact and international recognition of the authors and the publication.
DUTIES OF REVIEWERS
Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.
Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
DUTIES OF AUTHORS
Reporting Standards
Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. The paper should contain enough details and references to allow others to have an insight into the whole work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the papers' authorship, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.
