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Publication policies

Open access and copyright

The Economics Ecology Socium Journal articles from 2017 onwards were published with open access under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC license 4.0. This means that the author(s) retain copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or noncommercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original paper.

Upon submission, the author(s) provide Economics Ecology Socium Journal with a publishing license, encompassing the right to publish, display, store, copy, and reuse the content. The use of the CC-BY Creative Commons attribution license allows unrestricted utilization of the publication, provided proper attribution is given to the author(s) and Economics Ecology Socium Journal is cited. It's important to note that the CC-BY license does not extend to third-party materials that exhibit a copyright notice prohibiting copying. In cases where third-party content is not covered by a CC-BY license or an equally permissive license, authors must adhere to any specified third-party copyright notices.

 

Publishing an article in the professional Economics Ecology Socium Journal the authors  confirm, that:

  • the author has all rights on it and the consent of coauthors on а publication, giving right to the publisher of the journal for publicity of these materials in the printed and electronic version;
  • the authors agree to the politics of this professional edition concerning impossibility of a publication return in case of it recall and they refuse from claims against a publisher concerning the recall of the article.

GROUNDS FOR REFUSE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE ARTICLE:

  • absence or incomplete data about the authors or contact information;
  • insufficient volume of the article (less than 10 pages);
  • insufficient volume of the abstract (less than 200 words);
  • insufficient volume of the reference list (less than 8 sources);
  • the article was already published in another edition (including electronic editions);
  • revealing plagiarism in the article (totally more than 10% of the text);
  • self-citation (more than 10%).

Authorship and author responsibilities

The authorship policy of the Economics Ecology Socium Journal was designed to guarantee the proper acknowledgment of all intellectual contributors for their participation in the research. This policy also emphasizes that authors and contributors assume responsibility for the final published content.

Authors contributing to academic endeavors are explicitly identified either as named authors (whose details are featured in the byline and contributions statement) or contributors (recognized for their contributions in the acknowledgments section).

The primary responsibility for communicating with the journal and editors throughout the submission process, peer review, and publication lies with the corresponding author. This author is tasked with ensuring that the manuscript adheres to all journal requirements, including authorship, research ethics, ethical approval, clinical trial registry documents, and a declaration of conflicts of interest. Furthermore, the corresponding author is expected to remain accessible post-publication to address queries and critiques.

 

Changes to authorship

The submitted author is required to include all co-authors in the manuscript submission system. Requests to modify the author list will be considered only in exceptional circumstances, and must align with the established authorship policies of the Economic Ecology Socium Journal. Any request for changes to the author list post-submission should be directed to the editor using the Change of Authorship Request Form. Changes in authorship requested after acceptance generally decline, unless under exceptional circumstances. In instances where concerns arise regarding the potential manipulation of authorship, the Economics Ecology Socium Journal reserves the right to contact the authors' institution(s) for further investigation and may reject requested changes.

 

Article withdrawn

 If the editors determine that there are breaches of the publication guidelines in the Journal, the publication may be "withdrawn." Retraction involves removing the content of the article (both HTML and PDF formats) and substituting it with a page in HTML and PDF formats, explicitly stating that the article has been withdrawn in accordance with the Early Access withdrawal policy, along with a link back to that page.

Occasionally, retraction may be employed to rectify submission or publication errors. A retraction abstract bearing a title and signed by the authors and/or editor is published in the page section of a subsequent issue of the journal. It is also included in the table of contents associated with the original article, preceded by a screen containing the retracted abstract. It is important to note that the original manuscript was unaltered.

In extremely rare instances, it may be necessary to expand articles from the database. This action will only be taken if the article is overtly defamatory or infringes on the legal rights of others, if there is a court order, or if there are reasonable grounds to expect legal action. In addition, removal may be considered if the article is or is anticipated to be a serious health hazard.

 

 

Citations and References

Authors must appropriately credit the contributions of others, whether published or unpublished, that have informed their research, and they should cite relevant publications that have shaped the trajectory of their work. Explicit permission must be obtained to use all information, materials, or data. Information acquired through the review of scientific articles should only be employed with obtaining permission from the original author. In addition, authors should ensure that any included links are valuable to readers, contribute to the article's promotion, and remain pertinent, current, and actively accessible.

 Citation manipulation

Authors must verify that their citations contribute meaningfully and avoid generating unjustifiable bias. Citations should serve to substantiate the arguments presented. Engaging in the unethical practice of including unnecessary citations to one's own work or the work of others solely for the purpose of inflating citation rankings is discouraged.

  
Plagiarism

The articles submitted must be the original work of the authors, presented in their own language and expression. Engaging in plagiarism is considered unethical scientific conduct and is not permissible.

  
Duplicate, Revised or Translated Publication

If an article is submitted with a revised title but contains identical or substantially similar content authored by the same individuals, it will be deemed ineligible. All submitted research articles must be novel and unique. Translated versions of previously published articles in different languages must be explicitly recognized as translations and should provide proper attribution to the original source.

  
Parallel feed

Submitting an identical or significantly similar article to a second prominent research journal while it is actively under review elsewhere is considered unethical.

The Economics Ecology Socium Journal employs plagiarism detection software and AI tools to examine articles submitted both in the original language and in the authors' native language, ensuring the exclusion of any previously published translated materials.

  

Advertising policy

Advertisements and editorial content in the Economics Ecology Socium Journal must be easily distinguishable. The journal does not publish content labeled as "sponsored," and sponsored applications are required to be explicitly identified as such. If an application has not undergone the standard peer review process, this distinction should be clearly stated.

Editorial decisions remain independent and are not influenced by current or potential sponsors, advertisers, or marketing considerations. Advertisers and sponsors do not exert control or influence over search results when users conduct searches on the website for specific keywords or topics.

Any complaints regarding advertising will be documented and made available on the Announcements.

 

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Ethics of publications and prevention of unconscientious practice of publications

This journal subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics.

In addition it is expected of authors, reviewers and editors that they follow the best-practice guidelines on ethical behaviour contained therein.

Authorship should be restricted to individuals who have contributed significantly to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. Encouragement is given to transparency in communicating the authors' contributions.

PlagiarismThe authors are responsible for ensuring the complete originality of this work. If authors have incorporated the work or words of others, proper citations or quotations must be employed.

Data Access and RetentionAuthors should be ready to grant public access to any raw data that they may be asked to submit for editorial evaluation.

Concurrent PublicationThe authors are advised to not disseminate similar research in multiple journals or primary publications.

Acknowledgement of Sources:  Appropriate acknowledgment of the work of others must be consistently provided.

Conflicts of Interest: All submissions must disclose relationships that may be perceived as constituting potential conflicts of interest.

Fundamental Errors: Authors are obligated to promptly inform the journal editor or publisher upon discovering significant errors or inaccuracies in their published work and to cooperate with the editor in the process of retracting or correcting the paper.

Reporting Standards: Authors reporting on original research should offer an accurate account of the work conducted, accompanied by an objective discussion of its significance.

AI Writing Tools:  Authors must clearly define authorship criteria and ensure that AI-generated content is appropriately assigned to responsible individuals or teams. The authors must disclose the extent of AI tool involvement in the creation of the manuscript by identifying the tasks performed by the AI.

The Journal regularly monitors advances in artificial intelligence technology and updates its ethical standards accordingly.

Duties of Editors

Publication decisions. The editorial board is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The editorial board will be guided by the policies of the journal and constrained by legal requirements related to libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. Members of the editorial board will confer and refer to reviewers recommendations in making this decision.

Equality. An editor, member of the editorial board or reviewer must evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, political philosophy, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, or religious belief of the authors. Decisions to edit and publish are not determined by the policies of governments or any other agencies outside of the journal itself. The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the entire editorial content of the journal and the timing of publication of that content. 

Confidentiality. The edition board guarantees confidentiality, that is, it undertakes not to disclose information about the given manuscript to anyone other than the respective authors, reviewers, other editorial consultants and, if necessary, the publisher.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's, reviewer’s or any other reader’s own research without the express written consent of the author.  Privileged information or ideas obtained by editors as a result of handling the manuscript will be kept confidential and not used for their personal advantage. Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the papers; instead, they will ask another member of the editorial board to handle the manuscript.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions. Reviewers assist the editorial board in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications during the open review process with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. 

Qualification of Reviewers. Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process. The editorial board is responsible for ensuring the promptness of responses in the open review process.  Reviews should be conducted objectively and observations formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them for improving the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate.

Confidentiality. Any manuscripts received for review in the open review process are subjected to the criteria of enhancing their rationality through the mutual rational controls of critical discussion. All peer reviewers must abide by the COPE’s Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers , including respecting the confidentiality of peer review and not revealing any details of a manuscript or communications related to it, during or after the peer review process, beyond those that are released by the journal.

Establishing Standards of Objectivity through Critical Discussion. Reviews should be conducted objectively. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments in the spirit of enhancing the quality of the paper through the mutual rational controls of critical discussion.

Acknowledgement of Sources. References to the ideas of others should be accompanied by the relevant citation. Any statement that is an observation, derivation or argument that has been reported in previous publications should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge. 

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest. Information or ideas obtained through peer review must only be used with the explicit agreement of the participants in the peer review. Any invited referee who has conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies or institutions connected to the manuscript and the work described therein should immediately notify the Editors to declare their conflicts of interest and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. 

Originality and Plagiarism. The Editorial Board of Journal recognize different cultural beliefs about the acceptability of quoting the ideas of others as if they were one’s own, and authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Authorship of the Paper. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.  All persons who made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript (such as technical help, writing and editing assistance, general support) but who do not meet the criteria for authorship must not be listed as an author, but should be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgements" section after their written permission to be named as been obtained. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate coauthors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate coauthors are included in the author list and verify that all coauthors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission for publication.

Fundamental errors in published works. When an author or reader discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in the published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and work with the editor to retract or correct the paper.  If the Editors or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error or inaccuracy, then it is the authors’ obligation to promptly correct or retract the paper or provide evidence to the journal Editors of the correctness of the paper.