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Anvur, collocata in fascia A per tutti i settori dell'area 12: 12/A1 12/B1 12/B2 12/C1 12/C2 12/D1 12/D2 12/E1 12/E2 12/E3 12/E4 12/F1 12/G1 12/G2 12/H1 12/H2 12/H3

Declaration on ethics and incorrect practices in the publication of scientific papers 

This declaration is based on the COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. 

Decision to publish and editor’s duties 

Publication of the results of scientific research is a complex process that requires rigour and accuracy from all subjects involved, including editor, board members, reviewers and authors. The publishing house selects the journals it publishes based on its own editorial policy and declares any sources of funding; verifies that journal editors apply international practices and promotes their adoption; requires original publications, which follow high standards in the editorial care of texts and which are drafted in compliance with copyright and are not submitted simultaneously for evaluation by other journals. The publishing house promotes the use of peer review as a method of selecting items, checks that this is implemented; favours independent research and condemns copyright infringement and plagiarism; it requires original contributions based on rigorous data. It also undertakes to publish corrections of any errors contained in articles already published. Along with the Associazione italiana editori (Italian Association of Editors) the publishing house reflects on the evolution of academic publishing, talks to the Ministries of Education, University and Research, Anvur, Cun and Crui, and dialogues with researchers and librarians on issues related to disseminating and developing research, including forms of open access. 

Duties of the editorial bodies 

The editorial board of the journal guarantees the appropriateness of the systems used to evaluate, accept or reject articles submitted by authors and in particular supervises the peer review process and anonymity of the reviewers with respect to the specific article in question; it also avoids any conflict of interest, discrimination by gender, sexual or religious orientation, political beliefs or geographical origin. The editorial board of the journal warns the publisher if there are cases of plagiarism or violations of copyright in the articles in question and, if serious errors or conflict of interest or cases of plagiarism are found, informs the editor and, if appropriate, prepares an erratum or invites withdrawal of the article. The editor-in-chief exercises the necessary control over the content of the periodical to prevent any offences being committed in publication. The editorial committee is guided by the editorial policies of the journal and is required to comply with the legal provisions in force concerning defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The committee is also obliged not to disclose any information on the manuscripts submitted except to the authors themselves or to those who have been previously authorised. The unpublished material contained in the manuscripts submitted to the journal cannot be used by members of the editorial committee for their own research without the written consent of the author. 

Duties of revisers 

The reviser assists the editorial board of the journal in the process of evaluating the articles, respecting the time schedule and conducting the reviewing objectively and with clear and documented arguments. They must not accept manuscripts in which there is a conflict of interest deriving from competition, collaboration, or any other type of connection with authors, companies or entities connected in some way with the topic of the manuscript. It is the task of the reviser to identify any bibliographic material relevant to the paper that has not been cited by the authors, and to indicate any improvements that may be useful for the publication of the contents. The articles examined for evaluation must be treated as confidential documents. They should therefore not be shown to or discussed with anyone who has not been previously authorised by the editorial committee.

Duties of authors 

The author guarantees that the article submitted for evaluation is original, unpublished and not submitted at the same time to other journals, and must accept the selection methods and in particular the peer review process. If the article is accepted, the author acknowledges the publisher's right to publication. At the time the manuscript is submitted for evaluation the author undertakes to clarify any possible conflict of interest that may have influenced its content. The author must also indicate all sources of financial support for the project. The author is obliged to correctly cite the sources of the contents and obtain the authorisation necessary for the publication of images, tables or other content already published, jhg in accordance with the law on copyright. Fraudulent or intentionally incorrect declarations constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable. The author guarantees the truthfulness of the data presented in the paper and their objectivity in its interpretation. Relevant data must be reported accurately and in detail to allow others to replicate the investigation. All those who actually participated in the drafting of the text, saw and approved the final version of it and agreed on its publication must be included in the manuscript and appear as authors. If there are other subjects who have provided substantial contributions to relevant parts of the article, they must be recognised and listed as contributors. If the author finds significant errors or inaccuracies in the published manuscript, they have the duty to promptly notify the editorial committee and provide the appropriate errata corrige.