Declaration of ethics

General Principles 

  • «Metaxy Journal» is a peer-reviewed scientific journal evaluates the articles proposed on the basis of their content, without discrimination of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, citizenship, political orientation of the authors.
  • «Metaxy Journal» is committed to upholding ethical behavior standards during every stage of the publication process. In order to do so, we abide by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)’s Best Practice Guidelines: https://publicationethics.org/.

Editors and Editorial Board 

  • Editor-in-Chief are accountable for everything that is published in «Metaxy Journal». This includes applying the double-blind peer review to assess the quality of the material proposed by the authors for publication.
  • Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board should act in a fair and balanced way when carrying out their duties.
  • Editor-in-Chief should manage the submissions in a timely manner; treat all material as confidential and only distribute it to others for peer-reviewing purposes; provide guidance to authors on everything that is expected of them.

Authors 

  • Authors must ensure their article does not contain any libelous matter; does not violate any copyright or other intellectual property rights; does not violate any other right of any third party. Authors should cite content from other sources appropriately to avoid plagiarism.
  • Every published work will state in a clear and comprehensive way the bibliographical and archival sources used in the research. In case some sections of the manuscript overlap with a published or a submitted content, this should be acknowledged and cited. Authors should earn the permission to reproduce any kind of content from third-party sources. Any funding sources should be clearly identified in the manuscript, typically in the form of an acknowledgement.

Reviewers 

  • Reviewers should immediately inform the Editor-in-Chief of any real or potential conflicts of interest that could affect the impartiality of their reviews, and refuse to review where appropriate; behave fairly and impartially; review the material in a timely manner; assist in improving the quality of a submitted proposal or typescript by reviewing the material with care, consideration and objectivity.
  • Reviewers who knows he cannot carry out the reading in the required time, must promptly communicate it to the Editorial Board.
  • Reviewers should immediately inform the Editor-in-Chief of any published or submitted content that is similar to the material under review, or of any suspected plagiarism.
  • As soon as Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board receive the peer-review schedule by the reviewers, they will promptly notify the authors of the outcome. The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board guarantee the authors extensive collaboration in providing explanations on the reasons for any non-acceptance.
  • Authors wishing to file a legal or general complaint following a rejection should, in the latter instance, contact the Editor-in-Chief to: [email protected].
  • The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board undertake not to disclose information on the articles proposed to anyone other than the author and the referees.
  • The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board undertake not to use and / or cite in their research the contents of an article proposed, without the written consent of the author.
  • The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board will ensure that the selected manuscripts are reviewed by suitably qualified reviewers, and will describe the process used to guarantee an anonymous and objective assessment of the
  • The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board are committed to protect the confidentiality of materials submitted for publication, to monitor the existence of conflicts of interest and to protect the identity of authors and
  • The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board guarantee that errors, and inaccurate or misleading statements are corrected promptly and with due prominence.

Complaint policy 

  • Complaints should be sent to: [email protected].
  • Complaints are managed on a case-by-case basis, the Editor-in-Chief will investigate the complaint, the investigation procedures may include a request to the involved parties to give proof for their claims.
  • The Editor-in-Chief will decide in good faith whether to announce the retraction of the work or to take any other relevant measure.