COPYRIGHT & PEER-REVIEW



PEER-REVIEW PROCESS


All submitted texts are initially scrutinized by the editors and the coordinator(s) of the thematic issue, who decide if they match the scholarship level and research focus of the journal (desk review).


Before sending a manuscript to review, the text is checked for plagiarism through an anti-plagiarism software (TurnitIn).


Each article is then peer-reviewed (double-blind) by at least two reviewers who are independent external experts.


We expect our reviewers to comply with the minimal standards outlined in the COPE Ethical guidelines for peer reviewers.


Peer reviewers may suggest changes of the manuscript that the editors send to the author.


The author should review the article in order to comply with the changes suggested by the editors based on the reviewers's feedback.


The authors should ensure that the manuscript is submitted in final form.


The editors are responsible for the final decision on publication of manuscripts.



COPYRIGHT


Manuscripts will be accepted on the understanding that their content is original and that they have not been previously published in a different form or language.


No manuscript will be considered for publication if it is concurrently under consideration by another journal or press or if it is under a copyright licence.


When the article is accepted for publication, the author(s) will receive from the editors an individual contract (Publication acceptance form) through which copyrigh and authorship responsibilities are confirmed in accordance with the ethical principles of the journal and our journal's copyright policy.


The copyright policy of the journal privileges the largest possible distribution within the international academic community of the articles (Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 License).


The copyright is transferred to the Journal for both the print and electronic versions.


Authors retain many rights and in the following cases do not need to obtain specific permission, although they should provide the usual acknowledgements regarding copyright and reference to first publication. You have the right to:

  • re-use figures, illustrations and tables from the contribution in other work prepared by yourself;

  • make copies (without charge) of the contribution for personal use, including classroom teaching use (but not for inclusion in course pack material for onward sale by libraries and institutions);

  • make and distribute copies of the contribution to colleagues, for the personal, non-commercial use by such colleagues;

  • present the contribution at a meeting or conference and to distribute copies to the delegates attending the meeting;

  • patent and trademark rights and rights to any process or procedure described in the contribution;

  • use the contribution or any part thereof in a printed compilation of works of the author, such as collected writings or lecture notes (subsequent to publication of the contribution in the journal);

  • prepare other derivative works, to extend the contribution into book-length form, or to otherwise re-use

  • portions or excerpts in other works authored by you (subsequent to publication in the journal).