Publication Ethics
and Publication Malpractice Statement
Authors’ Rights &
Responsibilities
What rights do
I claim as an author?
The right to
be recognized and fully attributed as the author of your work;
The right to
reuse your work for a variety of scholarly and professional purposes
or future publications subject to full referencing and credit of the
original (or forthcoming) publication;
The right to
reproduce your work in copies (e.g., through photocopying);
The right to
distribute further copies of your work (print or electronic), and to
authorize others to exercise this right including for commercial
purposes, personal use, sharing with professional colleagues or your
own teaching needs;
The right to
publicly perform or display your work at a scientific meeting or
conference or professional presentations and to distribute copies to
the delegates attending it;
The right to
post and share your work (in full or in part) to personal or
university websites sometimes referred to as “self-archiving” (including
preprint or revised
versions), in a discipline
archive or to deposit it in an institutional digital repository for
scholarly purposes without any restrictions; when posting or
re-using your work, please provide a link to the appropriate DOI for
the published version of your work;
The right to
incorporate or convert the refereed journal article, in part or in
whole, into another article, thesis or dissertation to be
compilations of such prior work;
The right,
subsequent to publication, to adapt the journal article or any part
thereof free of charge for use in a printed compilation of your
works, such as collected writings, theses or lecture notes,with full
acknowledgement of its
original publication in the journal,including the
appropriate
bibliographic citation for the article’s
publication in the journal;
The right to
prepare transitional or other derivative works based upon the work,
to extend the journal article into book-length form, or to otherwise
re-use sections or excerpts in other works.
Copyright
We are
dedicated to protecting your rights as an author, and ensuring that
any and all legal information and copyright regulations are
addressed.
Articles in Romanian Review of Geographical Education are published
under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard
framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under
Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their
articles.
Romanian
Review of Geographical Education articles are published open
access under a
CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
licence). The CC BY licence is the most open licence available and
considered the industry 'gold standard' for open access; it is also
preferred by many funders. This licence allows readers to copy and
redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to alter,
transform, or build upon the material, including for commercial use,
providing the original author is credited.
The
editor-in-chief and editorial board are
solely and independently responsible in
making the
final editorial decisionon
any
submitted article. Based on the review report of the editors and
reviewers,
the editor-in-chief can accept, reject, or request modifications to
the article.
The editor is
also responsible for the contents and the overall quality of the
articles to be published. In addition to such substantial
responsibilities, the editor is supposed to establish an
appropriate, reliable and fair process of referee review.
Fair play
The articles
submitted to the journal are evaluated in a manner completely free
of prejudice. While evaluating the articles, only the intellectual
and academic values are taken into consideration by the editors, not
the ethnicity, race, gender, sexual preference, religious belief,
nationality and political views of the author(s).
The editorial
staff of the journal encourages transparency and complete, honest
reporting, by ensuring that peer reviewers and authors have a clear
understanding of what is expected of them. Along with the publisher,
the editor establishes a transparent mechanism for appeal against
editorial decisions.
Confidentiality
In exceptional
circumstances and in agreement with the publisher, the editor may
share limited information with editors of other journals where
necessary to investigate suspected research misconduct (research,
publication, reviewer and editorial).
Disclosure and
conflicts of interest
The editor,
editor assistants, and the publishing committee must not release the
article-related data and information to anyone else but the author(s)
of the article, the referees, any other editor assistants and the
publisher.The
unpublished materials involved in the articles submitted to the
Journal are not allowed to be used by anyone else without the clear
written permission from the author(s) of the article.
The editor must
not be involved in decisions about papers which s/he has written
him/herself or have been written by family members or colleagues or
which relate to products or services in which the editor has an
interest.
The editor shall
apply journal’s policy relating to the disclosure of potential
conflicts of interest by authors and reviewers.
Prevention and
Fight against Plagiarism
Authors of the
journal must be aware and understand that we intend to prevent, and
also sanction attempts and acts of plagiarism! Therefore, the
editorial board will judge any case of plagiarism on
its limits.
Authors are hereby advised that:
If plagiarism
is detected by the editorial board
member or reviewer,
in
any
stage of article process-before or after acceptance, then this
will automatically lead to:
rejecting
the manuscript from being published;
totally
dismissal of the author as future potential author of the
journal;
informing
the higher education or research institution of the author’s
affiliation as well as the scholarly community and public
opinion.
Upon
notification on allegation of plagiarism for any article that has
been previously published and following the thorough verification of
the notification, the Editorial Staff will take the following steps:
officially inform the higher education or research institution of
the author’s affiliation, making available all necessary documents
(including the author’s responsible declaration of originality)
then
the Editorial Staff will advise the most important international
databases about the allegation of plagiarism, and
will
publish (onsite, etc.) its official position on the matter.
As conceptual
and general guidelines on plagiarism “What Constitutes Plagiarism?”,
in “Harvard Guide to Using Sources”
The submitted
articles
are subject to a peer review
process. Your submitted article will be evaluated by at least two
independent reviewers
whose promptly and objectively feedback will contributeto
the editor’s
decision
on whether to accept or reject the article.
Promptness
Any selected
referee who is assigned to review an article feels that he/she is
not competent enough to evaluate the article must inform the editor
accordingly and resign from the review process.
Confidentiality
The articles
accepted to be evaluated are to be considered confidential
documents. Such articles must not be released to and/or discussed
with anyone but the persons authorized by the editor. Any
information and/or views gained through the referee review process
are to be kept confidential and must not be used for personal
interests.
Standards of
Objectivity
Reviewers must
express their objective comments and clear views that do not include
personal criticism of the author with supporting arguments.
Acknowledgement of
Sources
Reviewers are
supposed to define or recognize, the relevant published studies
which have not been involved in the articles being reviewed. They
are also supposed to draw the attention of the editor to any
considerable similarity, and/or equivalence he/she has detected
between the article under review and any other studies he/she has
known.
Disclosure and
Conflict of Interest
As a general
rule, when asked to assess an article, the reviewers must discloseany
conflicts of
interest
to the editor and, if serious, simply refrain from reviewing it.
Duties of Authors
Reporting
standards
Submitted
articles to the journal must be original. The data used in the
article must be inserted into the study with utmost care, and the
article must comprise details and sources at a satisfactory extent.
Deceitful and deliberately made mistakes are not acceptable as they
are likely to tend to unethical situations.
Data Access and
Retention
Authors might
be required to submit any raw data related to the article that could
be needed during the evaluation process. So, they are supposed to
get ready to provide access to such data and retain it for a
reasonable period following the article has been published.
Originality and
Plagiarism
By submitting
their articles, the authors are thought to have guaranteed, or
ensured, that their articles are original and compliant with ethics
standards, all the sources used have rightfully been cited, and they
have no similarities and/or equivalence with any other articles
already published or at the process/stage of being published.
Multiple,
Redundant or Concurrent Publication
Submitting the
same contents simultaneously to more than one journal is not ethical
and not acceptable.Authors that
are found to have been published elsewhere, or to be under review
elsewhere, will incur duplicate submission/publication sanctions.
Authors should not have been published or currently submitted their
work elsewhere. Duplicate publication is a violation of the code of
ethics and will be grounds for prompt rejection of the submitted
manuscript.
Acknowledgement of
Sources
Authors must
acknowledge the original source and ensure
that they describe their methods and material sources
in sufficient detail including grant support or funding sourcesthat supported
their research in connection to the submitted article.
Authorship of the
Paper
The author(s)
must be limited to referring to the person(s) who make(s) meaningful
and effective contributions to the concept, design, implementation
or interpretation of the article/study reported. All the
parties/persons who make substantial contributions to the study must
follow the first author in the list of the authors. He/she is the
one entitled to handle contacts and correspondence with the editor
of the journal and recognized as a contact address who must have all
the co-authors get involved in the article.
Hazards and Human
or Animal Subjects
Authors must
highlight very clearly, in their experimental details, any hazards
or risks associated with the reported work and include appropriate
warnings. Authors must call attention to any hazardous materials or
operations and it is vital that any relevant safety precautions or
standard codes of practice are explicitly cited, or included as
supplementary information, as appropriate.
When a study
involves the use of live animals or human subjects, authors must
include in the ‘methods/experimental’ section of the manuscript a
statement that all experiments were performed in compliance with the
author’s institute’s policy on animal use and ethics; where
possible, details of compliance with national or international laws
or guidelines should be included. The statement must name the
institutional/local ethics committee which has approved the study;
where possible, the approval or case number should be provided. A
statement that informed consent was obtained for any experimentation
with human subjects is required. Reviewers may be asked to comment
specifically on any cases in which concerns arise.
Disclosure and
Conflicts of Interest
All the
authors are liable to declare, or disclose any financial sources or
interest conflicts that are likely to affect the conclusion or the
evaluation and/or interpretation concerning their article.
Fundamental errors
in published works
When an author
notices an important mistake in his/her article that has already
been published, he/she has got to inform the editor of the Journal
accordingly and cooperate with him/her in correcting the mistake.