Principles of publication ethics for monographies published by the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University
(hereinafter referred to as “Principles”)
The aim of the Principles is to prevent potential illegal or unethical procedures of authors of monographies.
By sending a manuscript to the publisher an author confirms that his/her manuscript is an original piece of work which has not been published yet. Any plagiarism, submission of identical or already published manuscripts and fraudulent misrepresentation are considered by the publisher as unacceptable and unethical. Non-original works and works which are plagiarism will not be published by the publisher.
The Principles are based on the following sources of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics):
- COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors
https://publicationethics.org/files/u2/Best_Practice.pdf - COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers
https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers - Guide for new researchers
https://publicationethics.org/files/2003pdf12_0.pdf
In the event that an issue which is not explicitly regulated by these Principles occurs, the abovementioned sources of COPE applies subsidiarily.
Before any initiation of cooperation, the publisher will inform authors, editors and reviewers about these Principles. The publisher will simultaneously inform authors, editors and reviewers about the existence of documents of COPE and their subsidiary applicability.
Obligations of authors
Authors
- guarantee that a submitted manuscript is his/her original work,
- comply with the formal requirements laid down by the publisher including rules for the citation of sources,
- comply with the duty to state a co-author, and at the same time do not state as a co-author a person that did not participate in the preparation of a manuscript,
- guarantee that the same manuscript has not been sent for publication to another publisher,
- guarantee that a submitted manuscript has not been published yet and therefore it is an original work,
- comply with the citation ethics and state all used sources including a proper secondary citation,
- inform the publisher about any doubts as to the originality and the authorship of manuscripts.
Obligations of the editorial board
The editorial board
- decides upon publication of a manuscript in the relevant edition,
- respects the requirement of originality,
- respects the confidentiality of information related to the publication (e.g. peer review),
- prevents the possible conflict of interest of authors and reviewers,
- decides upon an inclusion of manuscript in the edition by taking into account reviews,
- does not include into an edition a manuscript, that is suspected not to be original and/or is a result of plagiarism.
Obligations of the reviewers
Reviewers
- act impartially and constructively with the use of material and objective arguments without any personal outbursts against an author and by this activity contribute to the improvement of peer-reviewed manuscripts,
- comply with guidelines from the publisher,
- comply with the anonymity of a review process (double blind peer review) and respect the confidential nature of publication process,
- comply with deadlines stated by the publisher,
- avoid the conflict of interest, and where appropriate, inform the publisher about a potential conflict of interest,
- always draw attention to a suspicion of plagiarism.