All journals published by the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences adhere to the highest standards of publication ethics based on the principles developed by the international organization Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as well as on the principles set out in the Code of Ethics for Researchers prepared by the Commission for Ethics in Science operating at the Polish Academy of Sciences (click here).
The journal articles undergo double-blind peer review; both the reviewer and the author remain anonymous. The Editorial Board reserves the right to withhold publication of articles that contravene ethical principles. Cases of plagiarism are reported to the authorities of the Institute and may also be reported to the Commission for Ethics at the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Authors must ensure that they have written original works. In addition they must ensure that the manuscript has not been issued elsewhere. Any work or words of other authors, contributors, or sources should be appropriately credited and referenced.
Authors submitting their works to the journal for publication as original articles confirm that the submitted works represent their authors' contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works without clearly citing.
All authors should disclose financial or other conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript (financial support for the project should be disclosed). When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. Submitting a paper simultaneously to more than one publication at a time is a breach of publications ethics.
Editors forward articles for review while seeking to avoid conflicts of interest between authors, editors, and reviewers. They also ensure that all information related to submitted manuscripts remains confidential prior to publication.
Reviewers assess manuscripts solely on the basis of their content. They are not permitted to use knowledge of the work prior to its publication. If reviewers consider that their qualifications are insufficient to properly evaluate the research presented in a manuscript, they should inform the editor and withdraw from the review process.
Copyright and Open Access Policy
The Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Editorial Board of the journal Etnografia Polska ensure respect for authors’ privacy and the protection of personal data (see Privacy Policy) as well as compliance with copyright law.
The AUTHOR transfers to the PUBLISHER, free of charge, the economic copyright to the Work in the following fields of exploitation: (a) publication of the Work; (b) reproduction; (c) public performance; (d) production of copies of the Work by any technique; (e) broadcasting and rebroadcasting; (f) making the Work publicly available in such a way that anyone may access it at a time and place of their choosing.
Moreover, the AUTHOR: (a) permits the preparation and dissemination of derivative works; (b) waives the intermediation of collective management organizations in concluding this Agreement; (c) transfers the right to exercise dependent copyright in derivative works; (d) transfers to the PUBLISHER the right to grant consent to third parties to use and dispose of derivative works in the fields of exploitation specified in the Agreement.
In addition to authors’ responsibilities, the Editorial Board and the Publisher:
take active responsibility for safeguarding the integrity of the scholarly record;
investigate credible allegations of research misconduct, publication malpractice, or ethical breaches;
may initiate corrections, expressions of concern, or retractions independently of the authors where justified;
ensure that correction or retraction notices are clearly identified, transparently worded, permanently accessible, and electronically linked to the original publication;
maintain transparency in the handling of post-publication issues.
Decisions regarding corrections and retractions are made by the Editorial Board in accordance with established ethical guidelines and principles of proportionality and due process.
Given the thematic scope of the journal, which includes research involving human participants, the following principles apply:
Authors must explicitly state in the manuscript that the research was conducted in accordance with applicable ethical standards and legal regulations.
Where informed consent was required, authors must confirm that it was obtained.
Authors must ensure the protection of participants’ anonymity, privacy, and personal data.
Under the journal’s institutional framework, formal ethics committee approval is not universally required. However:
If ethical approval was obtained, this should be stated in the manuscript.
In cases where the nature of the study raises ethical concerns, the Editorial Board reserves the right to request additional clarification or documentation, including confirmation of approval by a relevant ethics committee.
Failure to meet these standards may result in editorial action.
Open Access Policy
The journal provides immediate open access to its content under a CC BY license, based on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports greater global exchange of knowledge.
The journal Etnografia Polska is made available under Open Access terms in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl). This policy has been in force since 2020. Articles published before 2020 are made available in accordance with the licenses applicable at that time.
Authors are not charged any APCs (Article Processing Charges) or other publication fees.
Procedures:
– The Author undertakes that the submitted text does not infringe copyright or the rights of third parties.
– If an article has more than one author, the authors agree that all contact with the Editorial Board during the editorial process will be conducted exclusively through the corresponding author. The corresponding author is responsible for communication with co-authors and for informing them about progress, revisions, and final acceptance of the article.
– The Authors declare that they are familiar with the Open Access policy and the publishing agreement. All authors are required to agree in advance with their co-authors to publish the text under the CC BY 4.0 license.
– The Editorial Board undertakes to keep confidential all information related to texts submitted to the journal. The double-blind peer review process (authors and reviewers do not know each other’s identities) is applied – see “Review Procedure.”
– Upon receipt of the article, the author receives confirmation that the text has been received.
– Within two weeks, the Editorial Board makes a decision to accept or reject the article. Non-acceptance may be final (rejection) or conditional; in the latter case, the Editorial Board may propose revisions, and only after these have been implemented may the article be resubmitted.
– The Editorial Board sends the text for review, and upon receipt of the reviews, they are promptly forwarded to the Author.
– The Author addresses or responds to the reviewers’ comments.
– In the file submitted to the Editorial Board, the Author introduces any revisions using track changes mode.
– After receipt of the revised article, it is processed editorially and returned to the Authors. Authors are required to respond to all editorial comments, especially if they do not accept them. The Author makes all corrections in the file provided by the Editorial Board using track changes mode only. The Editorial Board reserves the right to shorten and stylistically edit texts and to reject an article even after previously positive reviews, for example in the event of disagreement with the Author regarding editorial revisions.
– After acceptance of the revisions, the Author sends the file together with the signed publishing agreement in two copies to the Institute.
– After editorial preparation, the article is sent to typesetting. The Author then receives the article for approval (PDF file). If the proof is not returned within 10 days, the Editorial Board will consider this version of the article approved by the Author.
– Submission of an article to Etnografia Polska constitutes acceptance by the Author of the editorial procedures and the publisher’s policy.
The Editorial Board of Etnografia Polska conducts a digital preservation policy through archiving. Materials submitted to the Editorial Board, i.e. pre-prints (the completed version of the article prior to peer review and proofreading) and post-prints (the final version after peer review and proofreading), are archived on the OJS platform for two years. The version published online (the publisher’s final file) is stored on the OJS platform indefinitely.
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