4. Responsibility of Authors
- An author must comply with international and national copyright laws.
- Publication of any scientific paper shall be agreed with the project or research group leader and all co-authors, if applicable.
- Copying another scientist's published paper or its parts in publications without crediting the author is plagiarism and copyright infringement.
- The inclusion of any photograph, table or text created by another author in the publication is permissible, provided that the source is acknowledged.
- When citing a scientific discovery, it is obligatory to cite the original source. The same scientific data can only be used if the first publication is stated.
- It is unethical to republish one's own previously published work, except in literature reviews.
- Authors are responsible for ensuring that the research underlying their publication is original and has not been published before. Submitting a paper for multiple or double publishing is considered a breach of publishing ethics.
- When submitting a manuscript, an author should include all information on related publications, similar papers published by other publishers, including translations.
- Authors of scientific achievements and publications are the scientists who have actually and creatively contributed to the implementation of scientific work. Colleagues who have provided technical assistance (e.g. using everyday methods and standard analyses) or who have taken care of the layout of a paper (e.g. preparing illustrations, editing) should be personally thanked. Colleagues whose comments during the preparation of a manuscript helped in the result interpretation should also be acknowledged.
- An author must declare potential financial and non-financial conflicts-of-interest.
