Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

In order to carry out its mission, the journal “Neohellenica Balcanica” develops ethical criteria. Participants in the editorial process are required to abide by these moral guidelines. Regarding the author’s perspective on the Journal’s pages, the journal “Neohellenica Balcanica”7

 adopts a neutral stance. The journal Neohellenica Balcanica abides by the guidelines made by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), particularly the Guidelines on Good Publication Practise. These recommendations are taken into consideration by Neohellenica Balcanica’s editorial policy.

We used the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK) as a guide while creating the ethical guidelines.

Publication decisions

The editor is responsible for deciding which of the papers submitted to the journal Neohellenica Balcanica will be published. Papers may be rejected without review if the Editor considers the article obviously not suitable for publication. The editor will evaluate manuscripts without regard to the authors’ race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy. The decision will be based on the paper’s importance, originality and clarity, and validity of study and its relevance to the Journal’s scope. Current legal requirements regarding copyright infringement, and plagiarism should also be considered.

Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff are not supposed to disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted paper will not be used by the editor or the members of the editorial board for their own research purposes without the author’s unambiguous written consent.

REVIEWERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

Contribution to editorial decisions
The peer-reviewing process assists the editor and the editorial board in making editorial decisions and may also serve the author in improving the paper quality. All submitted manuscripts will be subject to double-blinded peer-review.

Promptness
Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript should notify the editor and withdraw from the review process.

Confidentiality
Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be disclosed to or discussed with others without permission of editorial office.

Standards of objectivity
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of sources
Reviewers should recognize cases in which applicable published work referred to in the paper has not been cited in the reference section. They should point out whether explanation or arguments derived from other publications are accompanied by the proper source/references.

Disclosure and conflict of interest
Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions associated with the papers.