Ethical Standards

The publishing house adheres to the standards recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The author of the submitted work bears sole responsibility for any infringement of copyright or other rights of third parties. The author of the work must obtain the appropriate consent of the authors / editors / publishers when using fragments of other publications, charts, illustrations or similar materials in the work.

Due to the implementation of procedures to prevent plagiarism and the phenomena of ghost-writing and guest-authorship, the publishing house requires very careful indication of all borrowings, sources of quotations, illustrations and data sources, as well as disclosure of the contribution of individual authors to the development of the publication, with the author submitting the manuscript bearing the main responsibility. Considering the fact that plagiarism, ghost-writing and guest-authorship are manifestations of scientific misconduct, the publishing house will notify the relevant entities of all cases detected (institutions employing authors, scientific societies, funders, etc.). In doubtful situations, please follow the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): COPE Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing:
https://publicationethics.org/core-practices

Authors must certify that the manuscripts submitted for publication are their original work. The responsibility to provide an appropriate reference to any source used in the article rests with the authors. Plagiarism is unacceptable. Any form of scientific fraud, such as fabricating, falsifying, or concealing research results will result in rejection of the article. In the case of collective texts, please indicate the involvement percentage and role of each author. Authors, reviewers and editors are required to disclose any personal or professional relationships that may result in a conflict of interest.

The editors of “Wieś i Rolnictwo” emphasise the observance of the standards of ethical conduct in science and scientific publications.

Below we present our ethics statement.

1. Editors’ responsibilities:

  • Editors have the responsibility and authority to decide whether a paper will be peer reviewed and published. Once made, the decision can only be reversed if serious problems are identified;
  • Submitted manuscripts can only be evaluated based on their scientific value, without regard to the race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs etc. of the author(s);
  • Editors are obliged to keep submitted material confidential;
  • Editors are obliged to preserve anonymity of reviewers and authors during the peer review process;
  • Editors are obliged to assure that the reviewer is independent of the author and that the reviewer is not affiliated with the same institution as the author;
  • Editors ore obliged to disclose any personal or professional relationship that may lead to a conflict of interest;
  • Editors should promote publication of correction or retraction if any errors are found.

2. Authors’ responsibilities:

  • Authors must certify that the manuscripts they submit for publishing are their original work. They are responsible for the quality of submitted paper and should therefore ensure that all data in article is accurate, real and authentic;
  • Authors are responsible for providing adequate references for any source used in the paper. Plagiarism is not accepted;
  • Only persons who have significantly contributed to the research can be listed as authors. Scientists who have assisted in conducting research or preparing the manuscript, but have not made a significant contribution, should be mentioned in the acknowledgements;
  • It is unethical to publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal, therefore each article should be accompanied by the authors’ statement that it has not been and will not be published anywhere else;
  • Authors should immediately notify the Editorial Board if any major mistake in their paper is detected, they are also obliged to provide retractions or corrections of errors;
  • Authors are obliged to participate in the peer-review process;
  • Authors ore obliged to disclose any personal or professional relationship that may lead to a conflict of interest.
  • Authors ore obliged to disclose all sources of financial support for their research.

3. Reviewers’ responsibilities:

  • Reviewers’ verdicts should be objective, based solely on scientific merit of the submitted manuscript. Reviewers should express their opinions clearly with supporting arguments;
  • Reviewers should point out relevant published work which has not been cited;
    All material received for review should be kept confidential;
  • Reviewers should contact editors if they feel unqualified to review the manuscript or if they are unable to conclude their task in a timely manner;
  • Reviewers are obliged to disclose any personal or professional relationship that may lead to a conflict of interest.

4. Publishing ethics issues and ways of dealing with misconduct

  • Any form of scientific fraud, such as fabricating, falsifying, or suppressing research results shall result in rejection of the paper;
  • In order to avoid scientific misconduct such as ghost-writing and guest authorship the percentage contribution of each author and their particular role in the study should be disclosed;
  • In the case of suspected misconduct, editors should first ask for an explanation from those accused; if the response is not satisfactory they should ensure that a proper investigation is conducted.
  • Editors are willing to publish corrections, clarifications and apologies when needed. If a published article is found to be seriously flawed, plagiarised or to have been published elsewhere, editors should consider retracting that article.