COPE's Publication Ethics in the Journal

COPE’s Publication Ethics in the journal "Acta Medicorum Polonorum"

 The Editorial Board of "Acta Medicorum Polonorum" keeps ethical standards in scientific publications and takes all possible steps against the neglect of ethical standards of publications in the journal. Articles submitted for publication are assessed in terms of reliability and compliance with ethical standards and suitability for science.

The ethical principles implemented in the journal were based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

 Authors' obligations

 Authorship of the work

Authorship should be limited to those who have contributed significantly to the concept, composition or interpretation of the work. All persons who participated in the creation of the work should be mentioned as co-authors. Other people who have had an impact on certain significant aspects of the scientific article should be listed or presented as contributors. The author (main or/and corresponding) should ensure that all co-authors have been named in the manuscript, have seen and approved the final manuscript, and have agreed to submit it for publication.

 Disclosure and conflict of interest

The author should disclose all sources of funding for his work, contributions from research institutions, associations and other entities, as well as any conflicts of interest.

 Multiple, redundant or competitive publications

The author should not publish material describing the same research in more than one journal or original publication. Submitting the same work to more than one journal at the same time is unethical and not allowed. The author should submit a declaration that the submitted scientific text has not been sent to another journal.

 Acknowledgment of sources

The author should cite publications that had an impact on the submitted work and must confirm the use of works of other authors. 

Errors in published works

In the event that the author discovers a fundamental error or inaccuracy in his work, he is obliged to notify the editorial secretary as soon as possible. 

Originality and plagiarism

The author should be sure that the names of the authors cited in the work and / or excerpts from the works of the works cited are correctly cited or mentioned. The author must make a declaration that all data contained in this article are original and true, and that the text has not been published in whole or in part. 

Ghostwriting

Ghostwriting and guest autorship are a manifestation of scientific misconduct and all detected cases will be unmasked, including notification of relevant entities. Manifestations of scientific misconduct will be documented in the Editorial Office.The author (main or correspondent) should disclose the full list of copyright holders of the submitted article. 

Editorial duties 

Publication decisions

The Editor-in-Chief is obliged to comply with the current legal status in the field of defamation, infringement of copyright and plagiarism and is responsible for decisions. She/he may consult the subject editors and / or reviewers. 

Confidentiality

No member of the Editorial Team may disclose information about the submitted work to any person other than, in accordance with the editorial procedure, its author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisors or publisher. 

Discrimination

In terms of counteracting discrimination, the Editorial Office complies with the applicable law. 

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Unpublished articles or their fragments may not be used in the own research of the editorial team or reviewers without the express written consent of the author. 

Responsibilities of Reviewers

The reviewer supports the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions and may also assist the author in improving the work.Each selected reviewer who cannot review the work or knows that it will not be possible to prepare a review within the specified period, should inform the editorial secretary about it.Reviews should be made objectively. Personal critique of the author and any form of unreliable criticism are considered inappropriate. Reviewers should clearly express their views, supporting them with appropriate arguments.All reviewed papers must be treated as confidential documents. They may not be shown or discussed with persons other than a member of the Editorial Team authorized to do so. All reviews are anonymous, and the Editorial Board does not share the authors' data with the reviewers.Confidential information from reviews must be kept secret and not be used for personal gain. Reviewers should not review works in relation to which there is a conflict of interest resulting from the relationship with the author, company or institution related to the work.

Acknowledgment of sources

The reviewer should inform the Editorial Team of any significant similarity, partial overlapping of the content of the reviewed work with any other published and known work, or any suspicion of plagiarism.

The Editors of Acta Medicorum Polonorum are committed to a policy of academic fairness. The authors are prohibited to publish 'ghost written' articles under their own names. To prevent ghost-writing, guest authorship and honorary authorship, the authors must reveal how much each of the authors has contributed to the article. 

Authorship credit should be based on substantial contributions to conception or design of the article, and drafting of the work or revising it critically, and final approval of the version to be published.

Each author who engaged in plagiarism and ghost-writing will be subject to academic sanctions.