INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

 

 

The procedure for review of articles in the journal follows the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as described in the guide “Good Practices in the Review Procedures in Science”, Warsaw 2011. 

By submitting the articles for publication in the “Comparative Economic Research” journal, the authors agree to undergo the procedures outlined by the journal.

After an article has been sent to the Editors, it is assigned an editorial number, which identifies it at the further stages of the peer-review process. The papers are anonymously peer-reviewed. i.e., the authors’ identity is concealed from the reviewers, and the authors do not know the names of the reviewers (the so-called “double-blind review”).

Papers submitted by authors are subjected to the following consecutive procedures:

1. Initial formal evaluation by the Editors, considering the paper’s compatibility with the journal’s profile and essential requirements for a scientific workshop and substantive level.
2. Evaluation by the Editor in Chief, who then sends each paper to thematic editors who are experts in the field of a particular article.
3. Evaluation by thematic editors
4. Initial language correctness assessment.
5. After receiving a positive evaluation, each article is sent to two independent reviewers, who review articles separately on special review forms. The list of reviewers is available on the journal’s editorial page.
6. The author is notified of the review result. If reviewers have comments, the article is sent back to the authors to let them make the suggested revisions.
7. Following the positive result of the peer-review process, the papers are sent to the language editor (native speaker) for final adjustment.
8. The Editor in Chief takes the final decision on the publication of the article.
    

Publication fee in Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe

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Please be informed that a fee in the following amount will be charged for publication of a paper:

• PLN 500 + VAT 23%: authors outside the University of Lodz, employees of the University of Lodz without the University of Lodz financing
• PLN 500 employees of the University of Lodz with the University of Lodz financing,
• USD 184.50 (USD 150 + VAT 23%): foreign natural persons and companies.
   

Publication fee shall be paid within 7 days of receiving the email from the editors with information about the qualification of the paper for publication (after the approval of the reviewers and the editor-in-chief).

Along with the e-mail you will receive a form which should be completed with the data necessary to issue an invoice. Scan of the signed form should be sent back immediately to the following address: comparative@uni.lodz.pl

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The payment should be made to the account:

• IBAN: PL 07 1240 3028 1111 0010 2943 4436
• BIC (SWIFT code): PKOPPLPW
• Name and address of the bank: Bank PeKaO II O/Łódź, ul. Piotrkowska 270, 90-361 Łódź
• Name and address of the beneficiary: Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz, ul. POW 3/5, 90-255 Łódź
• Transfer details: publication of a scientific paper in CER journal (Vol. …, No. ....., name and surname of the author/authors)

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After the payment is credited into our account, an invoice will be issued to the payer. The scan of the invoice will be sent by e-mail. On request, a paper document may be sent by post to the address indicated in the form.

Editorial staff of Comparative Economic Research is implementing procedures to ensure the scientific integrity of published articles. The most common violations of applicable ethical principles in science are “ghost writing” and “guest authorship”.

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As interpreted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the “ghost writing” occurs when the author uses the scientific achievements of others (to use the results of empirical research, theoretical contributions, specialist consultation) without acknowledging that fact in the form of footnotes or acknowledgments printed in the article. A similar guideline explains the essence of “guest authorship”, a situation when someone may have contributed very little, or perhaps nothing to the publication but is still listed as author or co-author.

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In order to eliminate the above-described manifestations of scientific misconduct the journal editors require authors to disclose the contribution of individual authors in the development of publications (by giving their affiliation and information who is the author of concepts, principles, methods, protocol, etc., used in the preparation of publications), while the main responsibility lies with the author who submits the manuscript.

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At the same time editors inform that all detected cases of “ghost writing” and “guest authorship” will be reported to relevant institutions (institutions employing the authors, scientific societies, associations of scientific editors, etc.).

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When authors submit an article they should acknowledge all financial support for their work, contributions from R&D institutions, associations and other institutions.

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Each author while submitting an article for publication confirms that he/she has read the above information by signing appropriate statement. The content of the statement is available on journal website.

Please find the author's statement below.

 

For all parties involved in the act of publishing (the author, the journal editor(s), the peer reviewer and the publisher) it is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior. The ethics statements for Comparative Economic Research are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

 

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Duties of the Editors-in-Chief

 

Fair play

Submitted manuscripts are evaluated for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The Editor-in-Chief and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an Editor's own research without the explicit written consent of the author(s).

Publication decisions

The handling Editor-in-Chief of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should be published. The Editor-in-Chief may be guided by the policies of the journal's Editorial Board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Chief may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

 

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Duties of peer reviewers

 

Contribution to editorial decisions

Peer review assists the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions and, through the editorial communication with the author, may also assist the author in improving the manuscript.

Promptness

Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its timely review will be impossible should immediately notify the Editor-in-Chief so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the Editor-in-Chief.

Standards of objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inacceptable. Referees should express their views clearly with appropriate supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the Editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published data of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider evaluating manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the submission.

 

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Duties of authors

 

Reporting standards

Authors reporting results of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

Originality and Plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Parallel submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should also cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of a manuscript

Authorship should be limited to those 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 named in an Acknowledgement section.

The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list of the manuscript, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Hazards and human or animal subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

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 their interpretation in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works

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’s  Editor-in-Chief or publisher and cooperate with them to either retract the paper or to publish an approriate erratum.

Publisher’s confirmation

In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication or plagiarism the publisher, in close collaboration with the Editors-in-Chief, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum or, in the most severe cases, the complete retraction of the affected work.