For authors

Authors interested in publishing in Novensia are asked to send their texts to the following address: novae@uw.edu.pl

At the same time we ask them to familiarise themselves with the current procedure for reviewing submitted texts and the technical requirements of the editorial office.

> Novensia guidelines for authors

Review procedure

In Novensia we publish only original, independent works that do not infringe any existing copyrights. Therefore, the authors may be requested to provide a declaration regarding these matters. The Novensia editorial board will also, if necessary, contact the authorities of any given scientific institution stated as an affiliation by the prospective author for their opinion on the originality of the works provided. We also do a bibliographic redundancy check in the available Polish and international databases.

For each proposed article, the editorial board selects two reviewers from the group stated under “Scientific board”. The reviewers do not know the identity of the author (“double blind review”).
The reviewers are required to sign a declaration stating there is no conflict of interests and to provide a written review, with a clear indication allowing the scientific article to be published.
Only two positive reviews will open the way for publication in Novensia.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Center and Novensia journal are fully dedicated to follow best practices on ethical matters. The prevention of publication malpractice is one of the most important responsibilities of our editorial board. Any kind of unethical behavior, plagiarism, fabrication of research or duplicate publication is not acceptable. In Novensia we publish only original, independent works that do not infringe any existing copyrights.

The following duties outlined for editors, authors, and reviewers are based on the The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct.

Editors

• Members of Novensia editorial board ensure the accuracy, completeness, and originality of every published article; they are also accountable for all the content published in the journal.
• For each proposed article, the editorial board selects two reviewers from the group of acclaimed scholars stated in the edition notice. The reviewers do not know the identity of the author (“double blind review”). The reviewers are required to sign a declaration stating there is no conflict of interests and to provide a written review, with a clear indication allowing the scientific article to be published. Only two positive reviews will open the way for publication in Novensia.

Authors

• Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original work. Manuscripts will follow the submission guidelines of the journal.
• Authors should not submit the same article to more than one journal concurrently. It is also expected that the author will not publish redundant articles or articles describing the same research in more than one journal.
• Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that have been influential in the research work.
• Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to conception, design, execution or interpretation of the reported study. Others who have made significant contribution must be listed as co-authors. Authors also ensure that all the authors have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the article and their inclusion of names as co-authors.
• If at any point of time, the author(s) discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in submitted article, then the error or inaccuracy must be reported to the editor.

Reviewers

• Information regarding articles submitted by authors should be kept confidential and be treated as privileged information.
• Article reviewers must ensure that authors have acknowledged all sources of data used in the research. Any kind of similarity or overlap between the manuscripts under consideration or with any other published paper of which reviewer has personal knowledge must be immediately brought to the editor’s notice.
• Review of submitted articles must be done objectively and the reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.