Preamble
The CERIDAP Code of Ethics has been adopted in full compliance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding
- peer-review procedures,
- conflicts of interest and their resolution,
- management of practices that are contrary to scientific integrity,
- the publicity of the debate following publication of scientific contributions;
- the arrangements for amending, correcting or withdrawing articles, comments and other scientific documents already published,
- Policies on scientific ethics;
- practices respecting the standards and confidentiality obligations in force regarding the acquisition of consents and waivers to be obtained for the publication of scientific contributions, as well as accessibility (including open-access mode) of the contents of the Review,
- Intellectual property law, with particular reference to copyright and publishing licences.
I. Responsibilities and duties of the Editor in Chief
1. The Editor in Chief is responsible for the decision to publish the scientific contributions submitted to the Journal.
2. The Editor in Chief shall decide to publish the scientific contributions proposed for the Journal
a) in accordance with the provisions of the Preamble, in particular with regard to the peer-review procedure;
b) in accordance with the editorial policies of the Journal and in compliance with the laws on defamation, violation of copyright plagiarism;
c) shall decide exclusively on the basis of the scientific value, relevance and originality of the content of the scientific contribution without discrimination as to sex, race, gender, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, scientific and political orientation of the Authors, as well as regardless of any economic or commercial interest. The Journal adopts an open access policy in this regard.
3. The Editor in Chief selects the scientific contributions submitted to CERIDAP Journal for external review according to the requirements of the previous paragraph and in consistency with the ANVUR classification of the Journal and its editorial line. Where these requirements are lacking, the Editor in Chief rejects the articles.
4.In making its own decisions, the Editor in Chief shall rely on the support of the Associate Editor(s), the Management Board as well as the members of the Advisory Board.
5. The decision to publish scientific papers which, due to
a) the established reputation of the Author,
b) the quality of the scientific contribution,
c) any other reason made known by the Editor in Chief to the Associate Editor(s) and/or to the members of the Management Board
require a different evaluation procedure for the purposes of publication than that specified in Article V.
In cases where the Editor in Chief takes direct responsibility for publishing a scientific contribution sent to the Journal, he/she is obliged to inform the other bodies of the Journal of the circumstances and reasons for his/her decision.
6. The Editor in Chief and the Associate Editor(s), the members of the Management Board, of the Editorial Board and of the Advisory Board are all required not to disclose any information concerning the scientific contributions received by the Journal to subjects other than the Authors and Referees.
7. The Editor in Chief, the Associate Editor(s), the members of the Management Board, of the Editorial Board as well as of the Advisory Board guarantee, also in accordance with what is laid down in the Preamble (at f) the correctness of the systems used to evaluate, accept or reject the scientific contributions submitted by the Authors.
8. The Editor in Chief and the Associate Editor(s), assisted by the member of the Editorial Board who is in charge of the review procedure, ensure that the peer-review process is carried out correctly and that the Referees of each contribution remain anonymous.
9. The Editor in Chief and the Associate Editor(s), assisted by the members of the Management Board, identifiy the external Reviewer/s on the basis of their scientific competence, in order to obtain an adequate evaluation of each scientific contribution submitted to the Journal for publication.
10. If the Editor in Chief and the Associate Editor(s) detect (or receive a report regarding) errors or inaccuracies, conflicts of interest or plagiarism related to scientific contributions already published, they are obliged to verify their validity and to give prompt notice to the Author, by initiating a discussion/confrontation as a result of which all necessary actions are taken.
In the case of substantiated reports, referring to the violation of copyright laws, it is the sole responsibility of the Editor in Chief to take all necessary action to protect the Journal and, in the specific case of plagiarism, the Author who has been plagiarized. In such cases, the Editor in Chief withdraws the article and/or publishes a retraction.
11. The Editor in Chief and the Associate Editor(s) ensure that unpublished material contained in scientific contributions submitted to the Journal is not used by members of the Bodies of the Journal without the express written consent of the Author.
II. Responsibilities and duties of the Management Board and Editorial Board
1. The Head of the Management Board and of the Editorial Board and their members support the Journal’s Editor in Chief in the functions and tasks referred to in article I of this Code and in full compliance with its Preamble.
2. The Head of the Management Board and of the Editorial Board coordinate the activities of the members of these committees.
3. The Management Board shall review the contributions not subject to external peer-review and propose to the authors any modifications, additions or interventions necessary to improve the scientific contribution sent to the Journal.
4. The Management Board carries out its assessments with objectivity, fairness and professionalism, without any conditioning or prejudice and in full respect of what is indicated in the Preamble of this Code.
III. Responsibilities and duties of the Authors
1. The Author guarantees that the scientific contribution sent to the Journal for publication complies with the laws in force concerning copyright, plagiarism, confidentiality and any other relevant law; for this purpose, Authors are required to indicate in a correct and completely transparent way, in the text and in the notes, the bibliographical references of the works referred to, textually or indirectly, in their contribution.
2. Scientific contributions submitted to the Journal may be submitted for publication in other journals only after completion of the review process initiated by the Journal; in particular,
a) the scientific contribution already published in the Journal may also be published in another scientific journal after notification to the Journal’s Editor in Chief and provided that the second publication indicates in a transparent way that the first version of the paper has been published on CERIDAP;
b) after acceptance of the contribution sent to the Journal for publication, the Author assigns the rights (specifically related to the publication) to the Publisher of CERIDAP.
3. The Author guarantees that the scientific contribution sent to the Journal is original and unpublished and has not been submitted simultaneously with other journals, volumes or periodicals, unless express consent is given by the Editor in Chief.
The Author undertakes to
a) indicate the presence of co-authors;
b) in the case of co-authors, to indicate in a transparent way who among the Authors is responsible for writing the parts of which consists the scientific contribution sent to the Journal;
c) to report any possible conflicts of interest and, in particular, the possible sponsors of the research or project from which the scientific contribution sent to the Journal originates; in such cases, the Author guarantees the confidentiality and dignity of all persons involved in the research project. The publication of any data or information which allows their identification must be expressly authorised by the persons concerned; where appropriate, the Author guarantees the anonymity of those interested who have made such a request.
4. The Author shall also be required to
a) comply with the laws in force concerning copyright, confidentiality and data processing;
b) observe the editorial rules of the Journal;
c) cooperate actively with the bodies of the Journal, in particular with the Editor in Chief, the Associate Editor(s), the Management Board and the Referees;
d) to report promptly directly to the Editor in Chief any observations arising after the conclusion of the review process of the scientific contribution sent to the Journal, or in any case relevant for the purposes of publication and what is indicated in the Preamble of this Code;
e) to notify the Editor in Chief and Associate Editor(s) promptly about any essential changes or corrections that need to be made to the scientific contributions sent or published by the Journal, and to provide all the necessary indications to enable the organs of the Journal to report, as they deem appropriate, any necessary modifications or corrections.
IV. Review procedure. Responsibilities and duties of the Referees
1. In full compliance with the information given in the Preamble of this Code, the Editor in Chief submits the scientific contributions sent to the Journal for publication to a review carried out by external Referees chosen in a predominant way, but not exclusively, among those listed as Referees on the Journal’s website.
2. After receiving the scientific contribution sent for publication in the Journal, the Editor in Chief and/or the Associate Editor(s) send the contribution to one or more external Referees chosen on the basis of the necessary scientific expertise.
3. The review procedure is carried out in accordance with the so called single-blind-peer-review mode. Solely for the purpose of formulating their comments and suggestions in a way that is relevant to the specific scientific characteristics and needs of the Author, the persons called to carry out the evaluation will know the identity of the Author of the contribution submitted for evaluation; the name of the Referees will be known only to Editor in Chief and the Associate Editor(s), to the members of the Management Board and to the member of the Editorial Board who is in charge of the review procedure who are all obliged not to disclose it at any time, neither to third parties, nor to the Author (without prejudice to the obligations of communication provided for by law).
Scientific contributions may only be published in the Journal after they have passed the review process;
If a scientific contribution has not been submitted to external peer-review it shall bear in the first asterisked footnote an indication of this.
4. External Referees are required to carry out their own evaluation
a) professionally and without any influence that could harm the objectivity of the observations made;
b) in compliance with the qualitative criteria shared by the wider scientific community of reference, which consist in the scientific relevance of the subject covered by the contribution submitted for review, its originality, correctness of content, clarity of presentation and consistency with the editorial line of the Journal;
c) supporting their evaluation with arguments that are well-founded and understandable to the Author.
5. The external Referees, in addition,
a) may signal to the Editor in Chief and the Associate Editor(s) that they do not intend to perform the review functions;
b) shall treat the scientific contributions received as confidential documents and shall not use them for personal benefit or share them with others, unless authorized by the Editor in Chief;
c) are obliged not to accept scientific contributions in respect of which conflicts of interest may arise, in particular but not exclusively, from any type of relationship or collaboration with the Authors or third parties.
6. The Author receives, at the end of the review process, a communication about the results of the anonymous evaluation obtained in relation to the scientific contribution sent for publication in the Journal.
V. Editorial ethics
1. The Editor in Chief, Associate Editor(s) and Bodies of the Journal
a) Undertake to ensure that all published articles make an innovative or otherwise relevant contribution in their scientific field of reference;
b) if they agree, in specific cases (for example, when they consider it useful to republish a contribution in a language other than the original), may decide to republish a contribution.
2. The Journal welcomes and encourages critical thinking and the scientific debate.
3. In accordance with the provisions of if the Preamble and provision of this Code, the Editor in Chief, the Associate Editor(s) and all the Bodies of the Journal undertake to comply with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) so that the procedures for peer-review, conflicts of interest and related management processes, the standards, the confidentiality obligations in relation to scientific publications and the acquisition of consents and releases for publication are based on Ethical Policies oriented to
a) accessibility in totally open mode (so called open access diamond) of the scientific contributions published by CERIDAP,
b) compliance with the procedures for managing the overall activity of the Journal and with auditing and research practices that comply with the principles of scientific integrity,
c) ensure that appropriate arrangements are made for encouraging public debate following publication of scientific contributions, and for amending, correcting or withdrawing articles and other published scientific documents,
d) protect copyright, confidentiality and the processing of data relevant for the activities of the Journal.
4. Except as already provided for in this Code, the Journal undertakes to publish the amended version of contributions already published where necessary. The second publication shall indicate the date of correction of the original contribution. If a contribution contains inaccuracies or errors which affect the entire text or parts of it of particular importance, the Journal shall withdraw it and indicate the reasons for this choice. In any case, the contributions withdrawn will be retained and marked as such.