Statement of publication ethics
The statement on publishing ethics in the journal Studia Historica Tyrnaviensia (History in Motion - Movement in History) was inspired by the standards of Elsevier and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is also based on the standards of publishing ethics of Trnava University in Trnava.
The journal Studia Historica Tyrnaviensia (History in Motion - Movement in History) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publishing ethics and uses all means to identify practices that abuse publishing. Unethical behaviour and plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated by the magazine. Authors submitting contributions to the journal declare that the content of their manuscripts is original. They also provide assurance that their contribution, or part of it, has not yet been published anywhere, nor is it currently being reviewed in another journal.
The author is obliged to familiarise themselves with the Code of Ethics of the journal and to follow the instructions based on the principles of the STN ISO 690 standard.
By sending their manuscript to the editors, the author guarantees compliance with the set standards and guidelines.
The author is responsible for the accuracy and precision of the data. This applies to professional affiliation (workplace address, contact to the author), personal data as well as possible sources of financial support.
The author submits the original, as yet unpublished text to the editors. They may not submit a work that has already been published elsewhere. If the author submits a paper published elsewhere, it must be significantly reworked or supplemented with new knowledge. In the case of a supplemented contribution, it must state information on the elaboration and scope of the additions in a note at the end of the text and state the exact citation of the work to which it follows.
The Editorial Board will monitor for evidence of academic misconduct and take appropriate steps as necessary.
When creating the text, the author is obliged to respect the author instructions set by the editors regarding the nature, focus and technical aspects of the paper.
Plagiarism and the use of unreliable sources are unacceptable. The author is responsible for ensuring that all information provided in the article is correct and accurate. The quality and scope of the paper must meet the standards and level of scientific work in the relevant category (scientific study, article, review, annotation, report, etc.).
The editor has the right to reject the manuscript if it does not meet the specified requirements, if the content does not correspond to the profile of the journal, or if the editor finds evidence of academic misconduct. The editor shall immediately inform the author of such a decision.
The author is responsible for the correct and accurate citation of references and sources. They are obliged to state their professional affiliation (workplace, address, e-mail contact) and source of funding.
All contributions submitted for assessment (scientific studies, book reviews, etc.) go through an anonymous review process. Individual manuscripts are assessed by experts in the relevant field. The editor is obliged to ensure the anonymity of both the author and the reviewers.
The Editorial Board will not recommend publishing a paper that has not successfully passed the review process. Only informative contributions (reviews, annotations, reports, etc.) can be published without a review procedure.
After review by the journal editor, the paper is submitted to two independent reviewers. The editor-in-chief selects reviewers on the recommendation of the editors or delegates this responsibility to one of the editors who is an expert in the field. In the case of two fundamentally different reviews, the editors will have another review prepared by a third reviewer. Reviewers should evaluate the paper objectively. There should be no personal criticism (bias) against the author. Reviewers must express their views clearly with explanatory arguments.
The author is obliged to participate in the process of reviewing the paper and is obliged to communicate and cooperate with the editorial board. They are also responsible for listing all co-authors who participated in the work and are responsible for ensuring that all individuals have agreed to be co-authors and have agreed on the final version submitted to the review process.
The review process is anonymous, but the author has the right to review the comments of reviewers who have reviewed their paper. However, they have no right to be informed of their identity.
The author is obliged to modify the text according to the reviews and send it to the editors within the set deadline, together with the accompanying letter, in which the changes made are described. If they do not agree with the reviewers' reservations, they must state their reason in the cover letter. The editorial board of the journal has the final decision on publishing or rejecting the paper.
Review opinions can be provided (in anonymous form) only to the authors and the editorial board as a basis for the final decision on publication.
The author is obliged to notify the editors of the journal of all serious errors and inaccuracies in the article as soon as possible and to remove or correct errors, identified not only in the review procedure, but also in the event of realising their own mistakes.