Open Access Journal Policy
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Copyright on any research article published by a Socioeconomica Open Access journal is retained by the author(s). Authors grant Socioeconomica Open Access a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.
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Copyright on any research article published by a Socioeconomica Open Access Journal is retained by the author(s). Authors grant Socioeconomica Open Access a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party the right to use the article freely as long as its integrity is maintained and its original authors, citation details and publisher are identified.
Use by non-commercial users
For non-commercial and non-promotional purposes individual users may access, download, copy, display and redistribute to colleagues Socioeconomica Open Access articles, as well as adapt, translate, text- and data-mine the content subject to the following conditions: The authors' moral rights are not compromised. These rights include the right of "paternity" (also known as "attribution" - the right for the author to be identified as such) and "integrity" (the right for the author not to have the work altered in such a way that the author's reputation or integrity may be impugned). Where content in the article is identified as belonging to a third party, it is the obligation of the user to ensure that any reuse complies with the copyright policies of the owner of that content.
If article content is copied, downloaded or otherwise reused for non-commercial research and education purposes, a link to the appropriate bibliographic citation (authors, journal, article title, volume, issue, page numbers, DOI and the link to the definitive published version on Socioeconomica Online Archieves) should be maintained. Copyright notices and disclaimers must not be deleted. Any translations, for which a prior translation agreement with Socioeconomica has not been agreed, must prominently display the statement: "This is an unofficial translation of an article that appeared in a Socioeconomica. The publisher has not endorsed this translation."
Use by commercial "for-profit" organizations
Use of Socioeconomica Open Access articles for commercial, promotional, or marketing purposes requires further explicit permission from Socioeconomica ([email protected]) and will be subject to a fee. Commercial purposes include:
- Copying or downloading of articles, or linking to such articles for further redistribution, sale or licensing;
- Copying, downloading or posting by a site or service that incorporates advertising with such content;
- The inclusion or incorporation of article content in other works or services (other than normal quotations with an appropriate citation) that is then available for sale or licensing, for a fee (for example, a compilation produced for marketing purposes, inclusion in a sales pack);
- Use of article content (other than normal quotations with appropriate citation) by for-profit organizations for promotional purposes; Linking to article content in e-mails redistributed for promotional, marketing or educational purposes;
Use for the purposes of monetary reward by means of sale, resale, license, loan, transfer or other form of commercial exploitation such as marketing products.
Disclaimer
Socioeconomica Open Access articles posted to repositories or websites are without warranty from Socioeconomica of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by law Socioeconomica disclaims all liability for any loss or damage arising out of, or in connection, with the use of or inability to use the content.
Author's archiving policy
This journal permits authors archive their article in open access repositories as "post-prints" incorporating changes as suggested by peer review comments. As far as this journal is concerned we place the author in the forefront. So there are no strings attached as far as their right to archive their work. This journal permits the author to archive their final published version in the format of their choice.
We believe in true open source.
Publication ethics, disclosure policy and malpractice statement
Publication and authorship
- All submitted articles are subject to strict peer-review process by at least two reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular paper.
- The factors that are taken into account in review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability and language.
- The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection. If authors are encouraged to revise and resubmit a submission, there is no guarantee that the revised submission will be accepted. Rejected articles will not be re-reviewed.
- The paper acceptance is constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism.
- Every submitted article should state the sources of financial support for the particular research it describes. If none, that fact should be stated.
- For published articles, information on relevant potential conflicts of interest will be made available to the public.
Authors' responsibilities
- Authors must certify that their manuscripts are their original work.
- Authors must certify that the manuscript has not previously been published elsewhere.
- Authors must certify that the manuscript is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
- Authors are obliged to provide retractions or corrections of mistakes.
- All Authors mentioned in the paper must have significantly contributed to the research.
- Authors must state that all data in the paper are real and authentic.
- Authors must notify the Editors of any conflicts of interest.
- Authors must identify all sources used in the creation of their manuscript.
- Authors must report any errors they discover in their published paper to the Editors.
- Each author of a submitted article should identify each interested party from whom he or she has received significant financial support, summing to at least $10,000 in the past three years, in the form of consultant fees, retainers, grants and the like. The disclosure requirement also includes in‐kind support, such as providing access to data. If the support in question comes with a non‐disclosure obligation, that fact should be stated, along with as much information as the obligation permits. If there are no such sources of funds, that fact should be stated explicitly. An “interested” party is any individual, group, or organization that has a financial, ideological, or political stake related to the article.
- Each author should disclose any paid or unpaid positions as officer, director, or board member of relevant non‐profit organizations or profit‐making entities. A “relevant” organization is one whose policy positions, goals, or financial interests relate to the article.
- The disclosures required above apply to any close relative or partner of any author.
- Each author must disclose if another party had the right to review the paper prior to its circulation.
Reviewers' responsibilities
- Reviewers should keep all information regarding articles confidential and treat them as privileged information.
- Reviews should be conducted objectively, with no personal criticism of the author.
- Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
- Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors.
- Reviewers should also call to the Editor in Chief's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
- Reviewers should not review 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 connected to the articles.
Editors' responsibilities
- Editors have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article.
- Editors are responsible for the contents and overall quality of the publication.
- Editors should always consider the needs of the authors and the readers when attempting to improve the publication.
- Editors should guarantee the quality of the articles and the integrity of the academic record.
- Editors should publish errata pages or make corrections when needed.
- Editors should have a clear picture of a research's funding sources.
- Editors should base their decisions solely one the articles' importance, originality, clarity and relevance to publication's scope.
- Editors should not reverse their decisions nor overturn the ones of previous editors without serious reason.
- Editors should preserve the anonymity of reviewers.
- Editors should ensure that all research material they publish conforms to internationally accepted ethical guidelines.
- Editors should only accept a paper when reasonably certain.
- Editors should act if they suspect misconduct, whether a paper is published or unpublished, and make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem.
- Editors should not reject articles based on suspicions, they should have proof of misconduct.
- Editors should not allow any conflicts of interest between staff, authors, reviewers and board members.
Revised on 02. January 2014.