Publication ethics
Rules of publication ethics:
The editors of the "Forum Teologiczne" accepts and follow the rules of publication ethics according to the guidelines of COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics and Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing of DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
- Editor
The editor commit oneself to use the highest standards of publication consistent with the requirements of ethics. Detected cases of scientific misconduct are documented and explained. In the publication of materials the editors are guided by the substantive evaluation of the text, based on the opinion of specialists expressed in a written review – in accordance with accepted standards. The authors are treated equally regardless of the degree or title, age, gender, affiliation and any other circumstances (eg race, nationality, citizenship, ethnicity, worldview). Submitted texts are not used in any way that is not agreed with the Author.
The editors qualify for publication a limited number of manuscripts intended for Parts: Articles and Texts - no more than 20 per volume. He is guided by the quality of the elaboration and compliance with the publishing policy.
In order to prevent irregularities related to copyright infringement, the publisher takes anti-plagiarism measures.
- Authors
The authors reveal the contribution of all authors and institutions supporting the creation of the text. Therefore, each author submits a statement confirming that:
- the text is original and does not violate the copyrights of third parties; it has not been previously published and is not filed in the editorial office of another journal;
- all authors are disclosed;
- the sources of funding for research presented in the article or contributing to the creation of a scientific article are given;
- there is no conflict of interest between the author or authors and reviewers indicated on the “Theological Forum” website, resulting from direct personal relationships, professional subordination or direct scientific cooperation in the last two years preceding the year of submitting the article for publication; in the event of such a situation, the author indicates these persons.
Persons who in any way participated in the research project – but their contribution is not enough to recognize co-authorship – the author makes a thank-you note attached to the text.
If the author detects errors in his / her text, he / she reports the problem to the editorial team and cooperates with the editorial office in order to rectify or withdraw the text from the publishing procedure.
- Reviewers
The reviewers commit themselves to objectivity in the assessment of the text, guided by its substantive value and the formal correctness. If a conflict of interest is detected (eg in case of author identification) or suspicion of plagiarism, the reviewer is obliged to notify the editorial office. Reviewed texts are treated as a confidential document, and the results presented in reviewed papers are not used by the reviewer in any way until the text is published.
4. Handling of complaints and requests
Complaints and requests should in the first instance be submitted in writing to the Editor-in-Chief. If the problem is not resolved, the publisher should be approached. If there is no consensus, then the problem is resolved through the courts.
5. Justification
The adopted publication policy principles are against the ghost authorship and guest authorship.
In the remaining scope, the editor keeps the COPE standards.
