Správní právo (EN)
Principles of Publication Etiquette
Publication ethics of Správní právo specifies the duties of authors, referees, the editor and publisher.
Author
By submitting a manuscript to the editorial board the author confirm the following:
- submitted manuscript is his original work, which he can support with evidence upon request;
- the author only submits manuscripts not published previously elsewhere;
- the author only submits manuscripts that he currently, or until the review process is completed, does not intend to publish elsewhere;
- is the sole owner of copyright for the submitted manuscript; in case there are co-authors all authors must be listed and agree with the publication of the manuscript;
- informs the editor about any conflicts of interest related to the submitted manuscript;
- clearly, accurately and unequivocally lists all sources used when writing the manuscript;
- accepts editorial management of the journal;
- submits the article to double-blinded anonymous review process and other evaluations of the editor;
- informs the editor about any potential errors in the manuscript, including errors in the results of research described in the manuscript;
- grants the publisher the right to publish the manuscript in printed or electronic form, include the article in databases, in which Správní právo is included.
Referee
By accepting a manuscript the referee undertakes to:
- immediately inform the editor in case of a conflict of interest;
- ensure that information related to the manuscript and contained in it remains confidential;
- point out to the editor all circumstances that could be a reason for rejecting the publication of the manuscript;
- always evaluate manuscripts based on their content;
- write the review report personally and to the best of own belief and knowledge;
- inform the editor in case he does not feel sufficiently qualified to professionally evaluate the manuscript or if he cannot elaborate the review for any other reasons on his side.
Editor
- All articles published in this journal have been subjected to a detailed review process, which includes first evaluation by the editor and anonymized review evaluation by at least two anonymous referees.
- The editor of Správní právo decides which of the articles submitted to the journal shall be published. The editor pursues the policy of the editorial board and follows valid legislation related to slander, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may consult his decisions with other editors and referees.
- The editor evaluates the manuscript based on its intellectual content, regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious believes, ethnic background, citizenship and political inclinations of the author.
- The editor, or any other member of the editorial office, may not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to any other person than the author, referees, potential referees, other editorial advisers and the publisher.
- Editor's duty is to ensure just and relevant review process. The editor must refuse to take part in reviewing the manuscripts (i.e. must ask another editor or a member of the editorial board to manage the review and evaluation process), if in the given case there is a conflict of interest due to competitive relations, relations based on cooperation or connections with any of the authors, organizations and institutions connected with the given work. The editor must require all contributors to specify all conflicts of interest and publish a correction if a conflict of interest occurred after the article was published. If necessary, other measures may be taken, including publication of an announcement on a withdrawal of articles and notification of possible errors.
- The editor must not use unpublished materials from submitted manuscripts for own research without explicit written approval of the author(s). Protected information and ideas received during the review process must be considered confidential and may not be used for personal benefit. It is the editor's responsibility to ensure that editorial decisions are not influenced by income from advertising, reprint and other commercial activities.
Publisher
- Správní právo is interested in having the roles of the publisher and editors well defined to ensure the autonomy of editorial decisions without any influence from advertisers and other commercial partners.
- We protect intellectual property and copyright of Správní právo, its brands, authors and publication partners by presenting and preserving the final published version of each article. Správní právo guarantees the integrity and transparency of all published articles with respect to conflicts of interest, financing of publication and research, publication and research ethics, publication and research errors, confidentiality of information, authorship, corrections, clarification and withdrawal of articles, including the publication of content.
- In case of presumed or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication or plagiarism, the publisher, in close cooperation with editors, shall take all measures necessary to clarify the situation and fix the article in question. This includes immediate publication of an announcement of correction or, in the most serious cases, retraction of the work in question.
Publication ethics of Správní právo is primarily based on the Ethical Code of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).