With regard to all its publications, “Bibliotekarz Podlaski” safeguards the observance of publishing standards and rules of publication ethics and prevents any practices contrary to the accepted standards. The Editorial Board treats the standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org), along with the Scholar Code of Ethics of a as a point of reference for the purposes of this Code of Ethics and Conduct. The adopted standards are in line with the guidelines developed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The journal, established in 2000 and developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Philology of the University of Białystok, edited and reviewed by an international Editorial Board and an international Advisory Board, operates a double-blind peer-review process and ensures that complex manuscripts are reviewed by reasonably selected reviewers with appropriate qualifications in a given field, in which they have published their own works. “Bibliotekarz Podlaski” provided open access to guidelines for contributors and reviewers. These guidelines include explanations of editorial processes and information on the rights and obligations of contributors and reviewers.

With the aim of maximum scholarly credibility, clarity and transparency, “Bibliotekarz Podlaski” has the right to undertake reasonable measures to prevent data falsification, errors  that significantly contribute to a decrease in the credibility of the study, plagiarism or material  violation of  the rules of publication ethics.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

The Authors must present the results of their research in agreement with scholarly standards. The papers must be original; the findings and words of other researchers must be appropriately acknowledged. Plagiarism is not accepted. The Authors must obtain written permission to reproduce any previously published materials.

The same manuscript should not be submitted to several journals at the same time.

All the co-authors of an article are equally responsible for compliance with the journal’s publication ethics.

The Authors  (Contributors)  are obliged to observe the standards of scientific integrity and the universally applicable rules of publication ethics. The Contributors are obliged to cooperate with the editorial team during the review and, if applicable, publication process. They  are also obliged at all times to provide access to the data they refer to in their manuscripts. The Contributors should disclose any conflicts of interest that may affect the results of the study or their interpretation, e.g. grants, royalties, other forms of funding, membership in organisations and associations, employment relationships, consulting work, ownership of shares or other equity interests, patents, licensing agreements, and personal or professional relations. All sources of financial support for the manuscript must be disclosed, including the subsidy number or another reference to the source of funding. If a manuscript has been written by several contributors, the contributors have the duty to disclose their contributions, indicating exactly what the contribution of a given author was.

The Contributors may submit only their own original manuscripts for publication. Any references to works and studies of other authors should be clearly indicated, accompanied by appropriate commentary and notes, and should be mentioned in the bibliography. Failure to comply with the above rules is a manifestation of scientific dishonesty. Ghostwriting, ghost authorship, guest authorship and gift authorship are considered manifestations of authorship and scientific dishonesty.

The Authors are obliged to notify “Bibliotekarz Podlaski” of discovering any significant inaccuracies or errors in the published manuscript they have written as authors or co-authors. They are responsible for the rectification of  such inaccuracies or errors by way of an explanatory note, correction or any other appropriate measure in respect of the next issue or printout.

The Contributors may submit only manuscripts that have not been submitted and provided to other publishers for publication. Submitting manuscripts to several publishers at the same time is unethical. Authors  have the right to present the articles published in “Bibliotekarz Podlaski” on conferences and on symposia.  

ETHICAL GUIDELINES  FOR THE EDITORS AND THE PUBLISHER

The role of the Publisher is to ensure the scholarly independence of the Editorial Board, the Reviewers and the Authors. It is also ultimately responsible for the maintenance of good editorial practices and publishing ethics by the journal.

The Editor-in-chief is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal are to be published. Before making his/her final decision, the Editor-in-chief consults the opinion of at least two independent external Reviewers. The Editor may also consult his/her decision with the members of the Advisory Board and Editorial Board. In making his/her decision, the Editor-in-chief does not take into account the ethnic origin, gender, religious beliefs or political views of the Author.

It is the Editor-in-chief’s duty to ensure that all research articles submitted to the journal are reviewed by at least two external Reviewers in the process of double-blind peer review. The Editor-in-chief makes sure that the review process, the revision process, and the publication process are timely. The Editor-in-chief ensures that there is no conflict of interests between the Reviewers and the Authors.

Members of the Editorial Board assist the Editor-in-chief in the process of making final decisions concerning the publication of articles submitted to the journal, as well as in the process of preparing articles for publication (revision, communication with Reviewers and with Authors).

The Publisher will consider any reported publication misconduct, even if detected long after the date of publication. If ethical misconduct is proven, the publisher will publish a correction or a comment or will withdraw the manuscript from publication or take any other appropriate action. If the Editorial Board decides to withdraw the manuscript,  the material cannot be used in any way  without written permission from the Author. Information regarding manuscripts submitted for publication can be disclosed exclusively to the Authors, Reviewers, Publisher or selected members of the Editorial Board.

With regard to all its publications, the Publisher safeguards the observance of publishing standards and rules of publication ethics (the Code of Ethics and Conduct ) and prevents any practices contrary to the accepted norms.

ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWERS:

A review must be fair, unbiased and objective; reviewers should refrain from any personal criticism and provide reasonable arguments in support of their  opinions.

There should be no conflict of interest between the reviewer and the contributing author(s). If such a conflict occurs, the reviewer must immediately report it to the editorial team and return the manuscript under review.

Rejected manuscripts cannot be used by reviewers for any purposes without the express prior written consent of the editorial team. This shall also mean that the Reviewers must not use any unpublished data obtained  from the papers under review in their own research.

Reviewers and editors are obliged to inform the Publisher of any fraudulent use of the intellectual property or duplicate publication. They are also obliged to inform the publisher if they suspect that an ethical violation has occurred.

Review comments are confidential and will only be disclosed to persons involved in the editorial and publishing process.

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE PUBLISHING PROCESS :

All versions of manuscripts submitted for publication remain accessible to the Editors and the Publisher. In the case of multiple versions of the same article, it is the Publisher’s responsibility to provide appropriate numbering and date of publication.

The journal accepts translations of the articles previously published elsewhere. This rule applies also to extended versions of conference papers. In such cases the Author is obliged to furnish all data regarding previous publication to ensure academic clarity. In some cases it is necessary to obtain written permission from the first publisher.