Publication ethics and publication malpractice statement
The editorial office and the editors follow the COPE guidelines during the editorial process and expect the same from all authors and reviewers. Cf. https://publicationethics.org.
Responsibilities of the authors
Responsibilities of the reviewers
Responsibilities of the editors
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as ‘using someone else’s ideas, words, data, or other material produced by them without acknowledgement’.
We do not tolerate plagiarism in any of our publications, and we reserve the right to check all submissions through appropriate plagiarism checking tools. Submissions containing suspected plagiarism, in whole or part, will be rejected. If plagiarism is discovered postpublication, we will follow our guidance outlined in the Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern section of these guidelines. We expect our readers, reviewers and editors to raise any suspicions of plagiarism, by emailing itk@abtk.hu.
Duplicate and redundant publication
Duplicate or redundant publication, or ‘self-plagiarism’, occurs when a work, or substantial parts of a work, is published more than once by the author(s) of the work without appropriate cross-referencing or justification for the overlap. This can be in the same or a different language.
We do not support substantial overlap between publications, unless:
We expect our readers, reviewers and editors to raise any suspicions of duplicate or redundant publication, by emailing itk@abtk.hu.
When authors submit manuscripts to our journal, these manuscripts should not be under consideration, accepted for publication or in press within a different journal, book or similar entity. However, deposition of a preprint on the author’s personal website, in an institutional repository, or in a preprint archive shall not be viewed as prior or duplicate publication.
Any manuscript based on a thesis should be a reworking of the material in the thesis and written to conform to the journal’s style guide. When quoting from the thesis or reusing figures, authors should avoid self-plagiarism by citing and referencing any extracts copied or adapted from the thesis appropriately. If a thesis was published by a publisher and is publicly accessible, permission may be required from the thesis publisher before submitting to a journal. Our journal should be informed that the manuscript draws on a thesis in the cover letter.
Competing interests and funding
We try to ensure that any published material is free from undue influence. Authors submitting a manuscript, as well as our editors and reviewers, are required to declare any potential competing interests that could interfere with the objectivity or integrity of a publication. Competing interests are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on the presentation, review or publication of a piece of work. These may be financial, non-financial, professional, contractual or personal in nature. We also expect that anyone who suspects an undisclosed competing interests regarding a work published or under consideration by the editors should email itk@abtk.hu.
Libel, defamation and freedom of expression
Freedom of expression is critical to us as academic publishers, but we do not support publishing false statements that harm the reputation of individuals, groups, or organisations. Our team can advise on pre-publication libel reviews, and will also address allegations of libel in any of our publications.
Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern
Our editors will consider retractions, corrections or expressions of concern in line with COPE’s Retraction Guidelines. If an author is found to have made an error, the journal will issue a corrigendum. If the journal is found to have made an error, we will issue an erratum. Retractions are usually reserved for articles that are so seriously flawed that their findings or conclusions should not be relied upon, or that contain substantial plagiarism.
In exceptional cases, we may remove an article from online publication where we believe it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations. This includes, without limitation, where we have concerns that the article is defamatory, violates personal privacy or confidentiality laws, is the subject of a court order. In these circumstances, we may decide to remove the article and publish a notice that clearly states why the full article has been removed.
Image manipulation, falsification and fabrication
Where research data are collected or presented as images, modifying these images can sometimes misrepresent the results obtained or their significance. We recognise that there can be legitimate reasons for modifying images, but we expect authors to avoid modifying images where this leads to the falsification, fabrication, or misrepresentation of their results.
Fraudulent research and research misconduct
Where we are made aware of fraudulent research or research misconduct by an author, our first concern is the integrity of content we have published. We work with the relevant editor(s), COPE, and other appropriate institutions or organisations, to investigate. Any publication found to include fraudulent results will be retracted, or an appropriate correction or expression of concern will be issued. Please see the Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern section of these guidelines for more information.
Transparency
We strive to follow COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and encourage our publishing partners to uphold these same principles.
Data and supporting evidence
We support transparency and openness around data, code, and other materials associated with research. We expect authors to maintain accurate records of supporting evidence necessary to allow others to understand, verify, and replicate new findings, and to supply or provide access to this supporting evidence, on reasonable request. Where appropriate and where allowed by their employer, funding body or others who might have an interest, we encourage authors to:
We also permit authors to submit and publish supplementary materials that are not essential for inclusion or that cannot be accommodated in the main text, but that would be of benefit to the reader. Unless otherwise stated, it should be assumed that data, code, and other materials or supplementary files will not be peer-reviewed.
Integrity of record
We maintain a record of the existence of everything we publish with information (metadata) describing each publication. If our content is deemed not to comply with the laws of a sovereign nation, we make every effort to ensure the metadata remain accessible within that jurisdiction. Where we are obliged to alter the publication record in any way, such as in the case of research misconduct leading to retraction of a publication, we preserve the academic record as far possible. See the Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern of these guidelines for information about how we do this.
We apply these same principles to our marketing, and do not modify or manipulate the representation of the academic record in our marketing activities.
The editorial office and the editors follow the COPE guidelines during the editorial process and expect the same from all authors and reviewers. Cf. https://publicationethics.org.
Responsibilities of the authors
- Certifying that their manuscripts are their original work.
- Certifying that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.
- Certifying that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
- Participating in the peer review process.
- Providing retractions or corrections of mistakes.
- Ensuring that all authors mentioned in the paper have significantly contributed to the research.
- Ensuring that all data in the paper are real and authentic.
- Notifying the editors of any conflicts of interest.
- Identifying all sources used in the creation of their manuscript.
Responsibilities of the reviewers
- Keeping all information regarding the papers confidential and treat them as privileged information.
- Objective assessment, with no personal criticism of the author.
- Expressing their views clearly with supporting arguments.
- Identifying any relevant published work that has not been cited by the author.
- Calling to the editors’ attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
- Disclosing any conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Responsibilities of the editors
- Complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
- Guaranteeing the quality of the papers and the integrity of the academic record.
- Publishing errata or corrigenda pages or make corrections when needed.
- Making their decisions based solely on the papers’ importance, originality, clarity and relevance to publication’s scope.
- Preserving the anonymity of reviewers.
- Ensuring that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
- Acting responsibly in case of suspected misconduct, refraining from violating the professional and personal integrity of the author before irrefutable evidence of the misconduct is obtained.
- Avoiding any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers and board members.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as ‘using someone else’s ideas, words, data, or other material produced by them without acknowledgement’.
We do not tolerate plagiarism in any of our publications, and we reserve the right to check all submissions through appropriate plagiarism checking tools. Submissions containing suspected plagiarism, in whole or part, will be rejected. If plagiarism is discovered postpublication, we will follow our guidance outlined in the Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern section of these guidelines. We expect our readers, reviewers and editors to raise any suspicions of plagiarism, by emailing itk@abtk.hu.
Duplicate and redundant publication
Duplicate or redundant publication, or ‘self-plagiarism’, occurs when a work, or substantial parts of a work, is published more than once by the author(s) of the work without appropriate cross-referencing or justification for the overlap. This can be in the same or a different language.
We do not support substantial overlap between publications, unless:
- it is felt that editorially this will strengthen the academic discourse; and
- we have clear approval from the original publication; and
- we include citation of the original source.
We expect our readers, reviewers and editors to raise any suspicions of duplicate or redundant publication, by emailing itk@abtk.hu.
When authors submit manuscripts to our journal, these manuscripts should not be under consideration, accepted for publication or in press within a different journal, book or similar entity. However, deposition of a preprint on the author’s personal website, in an institutional repository, or in a preprint archive shall not be viewed as prior or duplicate publication.
Any manuscript based on a thesis should be a reworking of the material in the thesis and written to conform to the journal’s style guide. When quoting from the thesis or reusing figures, authors should avoid self-plagiarism by citing and referencing any extracts copied or adapted from the thesis appropriately. If a thesis was published by a publisher and is publicly accessible, permission may be required from the thesis publisher before submitting to a journal. Our journal should be informed that the manuscript draws on a thesis in the cover letter.
Competing interests and funding
We try to ensure that any published material is free from undue influence. Authors submitting a manuscript, as well as our editors and reviewers, are required to declare any potential competing interests that could interfere with the objectivity or integrity of a publication. Competing interests are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on the presentation, review or publication of a piece of work. These may be financial, non-financial, professional, contractual or personal in nature. We also expect that anyone who suspects an undisclosed competing interests regarding a work published or under consideration by the editors should email itk@abtk.hu.
Libel, defamation and freedom of expression
Freedom of expression is critical to us as academic publishers, but we do not support publishing false statements that harm the reputation of individuals, groups, or organisations. Our team can advise on pre-publication libel reviews, and will also address allegations of libel in any of our publications.
Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern
Our editors will consider retractions, corrections or expressions of concern in line with COPE’s Retraction Guidelines. If an author is found to have made an error, the journal will issue a corrigendum. If the journal is found to have made an error, we will issue an erratum. Retractions are usually reserved for articles that are so seriously flawed that their findings or conclusions should not be relied upon, or that contain substantial plagiarism.
In exceptional cases, we may remove an article from online publication where we believe it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations. This includes, without limitation, where we have concerns that the article is defamatory, violates personal privacy or confidentiality laws, is the subject of a court order. In these circumstances, we may decide to remove the article and publish a notice that clearly states why the full article has been removed.
Image manipulation, falsification and fabrication
Where research data are collected or presented as images, modifying these images can sometimes misrepresent the results obtained or their significance. We recognise that there can be legitimate reasons for modifying images, but we expect authors to avoid modifying images where this leads to the falsification, fabrication, or misrepresentation of their results.
Fraudulent research and research misconduct
Where we are made aware of fraudulent research or research misconduct by an author, our first concern is the integrity of content we have published. We work with the relevant editor(s), COPE, and other appropriate institutions or organisations, to investigate. Any publication found to include fraudulent results will be retracted, or an appropriate correction or expression of concern will be issued. Please see the Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern section of these guidelines for more information.
Transparency
We strive to follow COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and encourage our publishing partners to uphold these same principles.
Data and supporting evidence
We support transparency and openness around data, code, and other materials associated with research. We expect authors to maintain accurate records of supporting evidence necessary to allow others to understand, verify, and replicate new findings, and to supply or provide access to this supporting evidence, on reasonable request. Where appropriate and where allowed by their employer, funding body or others who might have an interest, we encourage authors to:
- deposit evidence in a suitable repository or storage location, for sharing and further use by others; and
- describe where the evidence may be found in a Data Availability Statement which authors should include in their publication.
We also permit authors to submit and publish supplementary materials that are not essential for inclusion or that cannot be accommodated in the main text, but that would be of benefit to the reader. Unless otherwise stated, it should be assumed that data, code, and other materials or supplementary files will not be peer-reviewed.
Integrity of record
We maintain a record of the existence of everything we publish with information (metadata) describing each publication. If our content is deemed not to comply with the laws of a sovereign nation, we make every effort to ensure the metadata remain accessible within that jurisdiction. Where we are obliged to alter the publication record in any way, such as in the case of research misconduct leading to retraction of a publication, we preserve the academic record as far possible. See the Retractions, corrections and expressions of concern of these guidelines for information about how we do this.
We apply these same principles to our marketing, and do not modify or manipulate the representation of the academic record in our marketing activities.
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