Code of Ethics

 In order to ensure compliance with the principles of good research practice, the editorial team of Słowo. Studia językoznawcze adopted the following ethical guidelines related to the publishing of research works in the journal. These guidelines have been formulated on the basis of ethical rules specified by the Committee on Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org) and in accordance with The Code of Ethics for Scientists (Kodeks Etyki Pracownika Naukowego http://info.ath.bielsko.pl/files/informator/Kodeks_etyki_pracownika_naukowego.pdf ).

 

Obligations of authors

  1. The journal Słowo. Studia językoznawcze publishes only original articles which have not been previously published in any other journal or academic monograph.  
  2. Authors shall present the results of their research in a reliable, clear and precise manner so that they can be verified by other scholars.
  3. Authors shall accurately and reliably refer to results of other scholars’ works.
  4. In the case of co-authored publications, the order of authors’ surnames shall be accepted by all co-authors of the work intended for publication.
  5. Stating untrue information, falsifying research results, or manipulating data are considered unethical and deemed a scientific misconduct.

Obligations of reviewers

  1. Every article submitted for publication in the journal Słowo. Studia językoznawcze  is reviewed by two independent reviewers. Reviewers sign a declaration stating that there is no conflict of interests in relation to the authors of articles reviewed by them.
  2. Reviewers shall not agree to evaluate works discussing topics which are beyond the scope of their competences, or if they are unable to produce a review within the deadline specified by the editorial team.
  3. Any text submitted for publication is considered confidential. Reviewers shall keep their opinions and evaluations confidential until the articles reviewed by them appear in print. Without the author’s/authors’ consent reviewers must not use ideas or research results presented in the reviewed work.
  4. Reviews shall be precise, reliable and objective, and the assessment marks shall be justified.
  5. A reviewer notifies the editorial team of Słowo. Studia językoznawcze  about the suspected scientific misconduct (including plagiarism) of the person submitting the text for publication, indicating relevant fragments or presenting relevant evidence.