Code of Ethics of the Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law
The Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law (CYIL) publishes scientific articles whose high quality is assured by an anonymous peer review process. Therefore, the editors are committed to ensuring that the review and assessment of manuscripts is thorough, objective and fair.
This Code of Ethics describes the principles of ethical conduct for all participants in the review and assessment of manuscripts. Authors, editors, and reviewers are required to follow the rules outlined in this Code of Ethics. Authors and reviewers should follow the guidelines provided by the journal editors.
AUTHORS
Each manuscript submitted for peer review by CYIL must be an original work of authorship. The manuscript must not have been previously published or accepted for publication in another journal or publishing house. Exceptions to the "originality" rule apply to the following works: 1) conference papers published on the relevant conference website; 2) papers published in part as part of a master's thesis, rigorous thesis, PhD. dissertation thesis, or habilitation, which must be notified to the editors in advance by the author. An author may not send a manuscript to CYIL for consideration that is under consideration by another journal, or send a manuscript to another journal that is currently under consideration by CYIL. Nor may a manuscript submitted to the CYIL editorial office be submitted for publication as a monograph or part of a monograph or as a contribution to (conference) proceedings.
The manuscript must not contain plagiarism, falsification, fabrication or serious omissions. Authors are required to refer to the works of other authors when quoting them verbatim or paraphrasing their ideas. In case of plagiarism or self-plagiarism (republication of one's own works), the manuscript will be rejected.
Autoplagiarism (duplicate publication of one's own work) is in principle not allowed. If the manuscript draws on another author's work that has already been published, is in press or is being considered for publication, the author must refer to this work. The author shall ensure that his/her manuscript does not infringe copyright. In case the author uses other works (graphics, tables) whose use requires the consent of the author, he/she will ensure the necessary permissions before submitting the paper.
Authorship should be given only to persons who have made a significant contribution to the conception, form or execution of the submitted article. It is the responsibility of the author communicating with the editors (corresponding author) to ensure that all co-authors are listed in the manuscript and that, conversely, persons who are not co-authors are not listed. He/she will also ensure that all co-authors have approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to submit this version for publication. All co-authors must be clearly identified on the manuscript when it is submitted to the editors.
The author is required to disclose in the manuscript any financial or other conflicts of interest that might affect the results presented in the manuscript or their interpretation. All sources of financial support must be disclosed. The author must adhere to citation ethics, follow the rules for citing sources, and acknowledge all sources used.
EDITORS
The editors (members of the editorial board) retain their independence. They do not abuse their position and approach authors objectively, discreetly, constructively and impartially. They evalaute manuscripts only on the basis of their professional merits, relying on peer review. Editors should avoid potential conflicts of interest between authors and reviewers. The editors strive for theoretical and methodological pluralism, but at the same time expect manuscripts to be of an appropriate professional standard and to be useful and accessible to the reader. In the event of proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the editors will take the necessary steps to clarify and correct the situation. The editors will not include a manuscript in the CYIL that is suspected to be unoriginal or to have been plagiarized.
The editors does not provide the paper and the information concerning it, including the reviews, to anyone other than the reviewers, authors, co-authors or members of the editorial board, while always maintaining the anonymity of the authors and reviewers.
Responsibility for accepting or rejecting manuscripts rests with the editorial office, which respects the recommendations of the reviewers. The editorial board informs the reviewers of the results of the review process and of the final decision to accept or reject the manuscript.
REVIEWERS
Reviewers are usually two renowned experts in the field, but not from the same department or institute as the author of the paper under review.
Reviewers must decline to review a manuscript in which they believe they have an actual or potential conflict of interest. In case of doubt as to whether there is a conflict of interest, reviewers shall inform the Editorial Office of this fact. Protected information or ideas obtained in the review process are considered confidential and must not be misused for personal gain. Reviewers must strictly observe the anonymity of the peer review process (double blind peer review).
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts in an unbiased, objective, fair and professional manner. Reviewers are honest with the author if they have doubts about the quality of the manuscript, but without personal attacks on the author. Reviewers are expected to adequately justify their recommendations to the editors and to provide the author with an appropriate amount of commentary and, where appropriate, recommendations. The reviewers will produce their review in a timely manner according to the agreed deadline, usually within 21 days.
The CYIL ethics are primarily based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Ethics, available at: www.publicationethics.org (Guide for new researchers: https://publicationethics.org/files/2003pdf12_0.pdf; COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers: https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines-new/cope-ethical-guidelines-peer-reviewers; COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors: https://publicationethics.org/files/u2/Best_Practice.pdf).