Ethical Principles

The statement on the ethical principles of the journal has been prepared based on the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics – COPE (www.publicationethics.org). To ensure high quality of published texts, the journal „Youth in Central and Eastern Europe” shall adhere to certain ethical standards.

                                                                               Editorial Board

In the case of multi-authorship, the editorial board of „YCEE” requires that the contribution of individual authors to the text be specified. In such a situation, the affiliation, percentage of the creative contribution to the paper should be specified for each author. It is necessary to identify the author of the concept, assumptions and methods used in the development of the publication. This responsibility is first and foremost vested in the person who submits the text for publication.

The editorial board of "Youth in Central and Eastern Europe" shall document all manifestations of scientific dishonesty, in particular infringements of the principles of ethics in science.

In particular, so-called Ghostwriting and Guest Authorship is deemed by the editorial board a manifestation of scientific dishonesty. Ghostwriting means any situations in which a particular person makes a significant contribution to the publication without being credited as one of the authors of the publication, or without mentioning his/her role in the acknowledgements contained in the publication. Guest Authorship is understood by the editorial board as all situations in which the author's contribution is actually negligible or non- existent, but he or she is still identified as the author or co-author of the publication.

All manifestations of scientific dishonesty found by the editorial board shall be disclosed and notified to competent entities, in particular to the institutions hiring the author, and to academic and publishing associations.

                                                                             Peer-reviewers

Designated peer-reviewers are supposed to guarantee independence and lack of conflict of interest in the relationship between the reviewer and the author, which entails the lack of direct personal relationship, professional dependence and direct research cooperation. 

                                                                               Authors

Publications submitted to „Youth in Central and Eastern Europe ” should be original, reliable, objective and should match the subject matter of the journal.

The editorial board of YCEE does not accept texts that have already been published in whole or in part in other journals.

                                                                             Plagiarism

Plagiarism in any form, in particular appropriation of the scientific output, theoretical concept or final conclusions, is not permitted. Cases of committing plagiarism shall be disclosed and reported to the competent authorities by the editorial board.