Publication Ethics

Publication Ethics and Publication Misconduct Statement

The ethic statements are based on COPE’s Core Practices.

Decision to accept manuscript for publication

The editor of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the Perner´s Contacts journal should be published. The editor follows the policies discussed by the journal's editorial board and approved by the publisher, as well as the Copyright Act in force in the Czech Republic. 

Fair play

The editor will judge a manuscript in terms of its content without regard to the origin of the author or his institution, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin or political beliefs of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone, except the correspondent author, reviewers, potential reviewers, potential reviewers and publisher.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials in submitted manuscripts may not be used in an editor's own research and use without express written consent of the relevant author.

 

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions to accept manuscript for publication

Reviewers assist the editor in his or her decision making and, through communication between the editor and authors, help increase the quality of the article. 

Promptness

Reviewers designated by the editor who feel insufficiently competent and qualified to make an objective assessment of the manuscript, or know that they are unable to ensure prompt assessment, should notify the editor and apologize for the manuscript assessment process.

Confidentiality

Every manuscript received for review must be treated as a confidential document. It must not be shown or discussed with other experts except those authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity

Review reports must be conducted objectively. The subjective attitude of the reviewer is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Citing Literary Sources

Reviewers may identify other relevant published works that has not been cited by the authors and notify the editor of their existence. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. The reviewer should also draw the editor's attention to the substantial similarity or overlap between the peer-reviewed article and other published works based on their personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

All information or ideas obtained during peer review must remain confidential and not be used for personal gain. A reviewer must refuse to review manuscripts where there may be a conflict of interest for reasons of competition, cooperation or any other relationship with authors, companies and institutions associated with the article. 

 

Duties of Authors

Publication standards

The authors presenting the results of the research express themselves with the maximum possible accuracy and objectivity. The work should contain all the relevant data and information enabling the research to be reproduced. Any misrepresentation or intentional misrepresentation of the results is viewed as unethical and unacceptable.

Access to and Storage of Data

Authors may be asked to provide data related to a given article for editorial review and should be prepared to give the professional public access to that data, if feasible. In any case, they should keep this data for a reasonable period of time after publication of the article.

Originality and Plagiarism

The publisher of Perner's Contacts is committed to publishing only original posts, i.e. publishing material that has not been published in another journal and is not reviewed elsewhere. All incoming administrations are controlled by the Turnitin antiplagiarism program. 

Copyright Act

Publication of results in the form of a publication is subject to the Copyright Act. Authorised materials (e.g. tables, pictures or extensive quotations) may be reproduced only with the consent of the rights owner of the original work.

Multiple, Duplicate or Concurrent Publication

An author may not publicly publish work that describes the same experiments in more than one journal or primary publication. The current offering of the same work in multiple journals is viewed as unethical and unacceptable.

Citing Literary Sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors are required to cite any work that has influenced their publication and to make thanks to all those who have influenced their work or otherwise helped its creation. 

Authorship of Publications

Authorship is limited to persons who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work, it is the author’s obligation to immediately notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.