Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Ethics and Malpractice Statement

ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE STATEMENT FOR ADJURIS – INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PUBLISHER

Adjuris – International Academic Publisher is committed to upholding the highest standards of publishing ethics and takes into account the Guidelines on Good Publication Practice published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
Adjuris – International Academic Publisher applies the principles of the Bonn Declaration on Freedom of Scientific Research adopted at the Ministerial Conference on the European Research Area on 20 October 2020 in Bonn.
Rights and responsibilities of authors, reviewers and editors of ADJURIS – INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PUBLISHER are presented below.

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUTHORS

Originality manuscript. Citing sources. Responsibility for plagiarism. By submitting a manuscript to Adjuris – International Academic Publisher for publication, the author(s) warrant that the manuscript is their own, original work and that it has neither been published previously nor is currently being considered for publication elsewhere. They also warrant that the sources of any ideas and/or words in the manuscript that are not their own have been properly attributed through appropriate bibliographical references and using quotes. In case of breach of copyright law/ in case of plagiarism, the entire responsibility rests with the author of the manuscript. The editorial board of Publishing House does not assume any liability for infringement by the authors of the regulations included in copyright legislation and the achievement of plagiarism. If discovered a case of violation of copyright law/plagiarism, the manuscript will be rejected or a published book will be retracted. The editors and members of the Publisher Scientific Council is exempted from any liability regarding the author’s points of view included in the published work.

Elaboration of the manuscript shall meet the requirements for editing. The manuscript submitted must comply with the requirements for writing under the Author Guidelines for Adjuris – International Academic Publisher.

Not accepting redundant publication. Adjuris – International Academic Publisher does not accept works in the same language that have already been submitted in part or in full in a manuscript published or which are described in another manuscript sent or accepted by other electronic or printed publications. In case of a redundant publication, the manuscript will be rejected or a published work will be retracted.

Accurate presentation of the primary data. Underlying data (statistical indicators, legal regulations, jurisprudential solutions, doctrinal opinions, polls and so on) should be represented accurately in the manuscript. Knowingly presenting false or falsified data may be grounds for rejection of the manuscript or withdrawal of the work published. The fabrication of results and the making of fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements may be cause for rejection or retraction of a manuscript or published work.

Authorizations for reproduction and copyright. Authors are responsible for obtaining written permission to include any images/artwork or documents/texts for which they do not hold copyright in their manuscripts, or to adapt any such images/artwork or documents/texts for inclusion in their manuscripts. The copyright holder must be made explicitly aware that the images/artwork or documents/texts will be made freely available online as part of the e-book under the Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

Giving the names of those who have contributed to this manuscript. The authors’ names should be listed on the manuscript in order of their contribution to the work. All authors take responsibility for their own contributions. Only those individuals who have made a substantive contribution should be listed as authors; those whose contributions are indirect or marginal (e.g., those who provided proofreading or translation of materials, the doctorate coordinators/heads of research centers, which have guided/allowed the realization of manuscript by the authors, people who have financed the research narrated in manuscript) should be named in an “Acknowledgments” section at the end of the manuscript, immediately preceding the Bibliography. The corresponding author must ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the manuscript, and that all listed co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its publication.

Mention sources of financial support. Sources of financial support of the research materialized in manuscript (grants, scholarships etc.) should be mentioned in the paper in a footnote attached to the title of the manuscript/chapter manuscript.

Prohibition to give the manuscript to other publications. Manuscripts submitted for publication purposes may not be offer to other publications, than after receiving the response in the sense that the material can not be published at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher or after 6 months when it was registered the material at editorial office and it was not received a refuse of publication.

Copyright protections of the manuscripts published at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher. Authors transfer copyright and publishing rights to the publisher as part of a book publishing agreement. The publisher may charge a publication fee. The author(s) of a manuscript agree that if the manuscript is accepted for publication at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher, the published work will be copyrighted using the Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License . This means that all content of book in the online version on the site www.adjuris.ro is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the books without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, but subject to the following conditions:

is mentioned the name of the editor, book title, chapter author(s), chapter title and indicate page/pages cited of this book;
exactly reproduction of the material when it is quoted, used, discussed or multiplied;
by using, the copyright may not be infringed in any way.

Sending the manuscripts by e-mail only. Materials for publication shall be submitted by authors exclusively electronically by e-mail: office@adjuris.ro .

Assumption of Liability Declaration. Authors whose manuscripts have been selected for publication at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher will need to complete an Assumption of Liability Declaration that the manuscript belongs, that the sources were quoted correctly, that they did not reproduce material from unauthorized sources and that the manuscript has not already been published elsewhere.

Discovery of significant errors or inaccuracies in books published. Where an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a book of his/hers that has been published at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher, he/she has an obligation to promptly notify the editors and cooperate with them to correct the book or retract it as appropriate.

Right of authors/editors to receive a free copy of the print book. After publishing the book in print at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher, every author/editor is entitled to receive a number of copies of the printed book agreed with the publishing house, depending on circulation work, which will be sent to the address given by him. Courier delivery charges will be paid by the authors.

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF REVIEWERS

Evaluation system. The manuscripts received for publication at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher will be revised using the „double blind” peer review system, respecting international standards of scientific books. Thus, any manuscript submitted for publication will be reviewed by two specialists with a national and international reputation in legal sciences. Review will be done on an anonymous basis (author’s name is not communicated to the reviewers; reviewers name is not communicated to the author). If necessary, the authors will receive recommendations and observations to improve the quality of their paper’s content. It is possible to refuse publication of the manuscript to the proposal made by reviewers.

Status of reviewers. Scientific reviewers of the Adjuris – International Academic Publisher operates on a voluntary basis, part-time. Scientific reviewers will complete at beginning of the activity a form with their areas of competence. The editor responsible for book will send the manuscript for evaluation to at least 2 reviewers with scientific competence in the subject of research, together with an evaluation form. The reviewers who have accepted manuscript assessment tasks must submit completed evaluation form later than one month of receiving it. Reviewers are free to decline invitations to review particular manuscripts if their current employment workload and/or other commitments make it prohibitive for them to complete a review in a timely fashion and to do justice to the task in the available timeframe. The reviewers are obliged to refuse an invitation to evaluate a manuscript if the manuscript content does not match their area of expertise or in the event of a conflict of interest (e.g., one resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with institutions, or companies associated with the manuscript).

Confidentiality of information and ideas obtained through the peer review process. Privileged information or ideas obtained by reviewers through the peer review process must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents, and must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editors of Publishing House.

Objectivity of the evaluation. When conducting their reviews, reviewers are asked to do so as objectively as possible, refraining from engaging in personal criticism of the author(s). They are encouraged to express their views clearly, explaining and justifying all recommendations made. They should always attempt to provide detailed and constructive feedback to assist the author(s) in improving their work.

Content of evaluation. Reviewers will complete the Evaluation Form sent of the editor responsible for book. In the Evaluation Form, reviewers should include the appreciations regarding the topic relevance and degree of scientific novelty, knowledge of relevant literature in the field, consistency and quality of writing style, research methods used by the author(s), the logic of scientific arguments, the correct use of bibliographic sources. Reviewers should call attention to the editor responsible for book any major resemblances between a manuscript under consideration and other published books or papers of which they are aware, as well as any concerns they might have in relation to the ethical acceptability of the research reported in the manuscript. In conducting the evaluation, reviewers will take into account the provisions of COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers published by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Following the evaluation, reviewers can recommend: publication of the manuscript, publication of the manuscript only if it will be amended in accordance with the observations made in the Evaluation Form; not publishing the manuscript.

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDITORS

The final decision of publishing. The editor responsible for book has ultimate responsibility for deciding if a manuscript submitted to Adjuris – International Academic Publisher should be published and in doing so is guided by the evaluations carried out by scientific reviewers, by the provisions of this Ethics and Malpractice Statement and by the copyright law. The editor responsible for book may consult with members of the Scientific Council, as well as with reviewers, in making publication decisions.

Objectivity of the evaluation. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds related to the person of the author. The editors will evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to the race, gender, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the author(s).

Confidentiality of the information and ideas contained in the manuscript. The editors will not disclose any information about a manuscript under consideration to anyone other than the author(s) and reviewers.

Ensuring the integrity of the evaluation process. The editors will make every effort to ensure the integrity of the „double blind” peer review process by not revealing the identity of the author(s) of a manuscript to the reviewers of that manuscript, and vice versa.

Evaluation harmful effects in ethics of scientific research. When evaluating a manuscript for publication, the editors will seek evidence that ethical harms have been minimized in the conduct of the reported research. They will question whether the benefits outweigh the harms in the particular study’s case.

Request for information on compliance of scientific research ethics. Adjuris – International Academic Publisher welcomes the submission of manuscripts from any country. The Publishing House recognizes that laws and regulations regarding research ethics and ethical approval vary worldwide. As such, the editors may need to seek clarification in this regard with the author(s) and to send notifications to institutions responsible for research ethics in the country of the author and / or international organizations active in this field.

Guidelines used by editors. In analyzing of the manuscript, editors will consider compliance the publication requirements set out under the Author Guidelines for Adjuris – International Academic Publisher and recommendations of the Guidance for Editors: Research, Audit and Service Evaluations published by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

The notion of conflict of interests in the publishing activity. The Guidelines on Good Publication Practice (COPE) show that the conflicts of interest arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that are not fully apparent and that may influence their judgments on what is published. They have been described as those which, when revealed later, would make a reasonable reader feel misled or deceived.

Conflict of interest regarding the authors. The author’s research must be objective, unbiased, uninfluenced by external factors. Authors must declare that the research directions and conclusions of their articles are not influenced by:

– the author’s employer;

– the financier of scientific research;

– clients of the author (as a practitioner of some legal professions) or cases in which he was directly involved;

– contractual relationships with various entities that can influence the objectivity of the research;

– affiliation in any form to economic, political, ideas groups that have an interest in the publication of the book/conference proceedings.

The detection of conflicts of interest not declared by the authors can be sanctioned with the refusal to publish or the withdrawal of the book/conference proceedings, as well as the prohibition to publish at Adjuris – International Academic Publisher for 2 years.

Conflict of interests regarding editors and reviewers. Editors and reviewers must declare if there are situations that affect editorial or review independence (such as financial relationships with companies or institutions that have an interest in the content of the book/conference proceedings and thus affect the credibility of the publisher; ideological affiliations that affect impartiality in the analysis of manuscripts). They will provide at the beginning of the collaboration a list of the entities with which they collaborate and in which they have interests.

Detecting conflicts of interest in the case of editors and reviewers can be sanctioned with the obligation to publicly disclose the interests and/or the ban from participating in the editing/reviewing activity for 2 years.

Guidelines used for conflict of interest. These provisions are supplemented by the Guidelines on the conflict of interests developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Director of the Publishing House
Associate professor Phd. Habil. CĂTĂLIN-SILVIU SĂRARU,
catalin.sararu@adjuris.ro