Principles of publication ethics
for publishing in the Journal of Jurisprudence and Legal Practice
(hereinafter referred to as “Principles”)
The aim of the Principles is to prevent potential illegal or unethical procedures in each stage of publication process in the Journal of Jurisprudence and Legal Practice.
By sending a manuscript to the publisher an author confirms that his/her text 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 Non-original works and works which are plagiarism will not be published by the publisher. Original work published as a working paper for the purpose of i.e. MUNI LAW Working Papers, is not considered as an obstacle in publishing.
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.
The authors, editorial board and reviewers are bound by following obligations:
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 conference proceedings, monography or a journal at the same time,
- guarantee that a submitted manuscript has not been published yet,
- 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 editors
Editors
- are responsible for the content and the quality of the journal, its professional focus and the diversity of articles,
- respect the requirement of originality,
- respect the confidentiality of information related to the publication (e.g. peer review),
- prevent the possible conflict of interest of authors and reviewers,
- decide upon the inclusion of manuscripts in the journal by taking into account reviews in case of publishing in a peer-reviewed section,
- ensure that decision about inclusion of a manuscript is based solely on its academic quality, regardless of whether it is a manuscript requested by the editorial board or a manuscript submitted for special or thematic issues,
- do not include into the journal a manuscript, which 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 their activities contribute to the informed decision of the editorial board and to the improvement of peer-reviewed manuscripts by acting,
- comply with guidelines from the publisher,
- comply with the anonymity of a review process (double blind peer review) and respect the confidential nature of the publication process,
- comply with deadlines stated by the editorial board,
- 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.