Principles of publication ethics aimed at counteracting unfair publication practices, in particular in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The editorial office of the scientific quarterly "International Review of Medical Practice", published by Lazarski University, in order to counteract unfair publication practices applies the principles of publication ethics, in particular those defined by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and recommended by Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Principles of publishing ethics applicable to the Publisher:

The aim of the Quarterly is to popularize national and global knowledge in the field of medicine and health sciences in society. The publisher publishes peer-reviewed scientific articles making a significant contribution to the development of science. In addition, it conducts a publishing policy contributing to the dissemination of knowledge about disability based on scientific research internationally.
The Publishing Board (Editorial Team, Program Board and Publisher) decides on accepting a publishing proposal into the plan, taking into account the journal's profile, subject matter, originality and usefulness for the recipients (representatives of science, representatives of government and local government administration implementing the State policy in the field of protection on a daily basis). health and practitioners who actively participate in the implementation of this policy).
The publisher uses all available measures to prevent plagiarism and the publication of false data.
The publisher counteracts such negative phenomena as ghostwriting - omitting the authorship of people who created the publication from the list) and guest authorship (guest or courtesy authorship - attributing authorship to people who did not participate in the creation of the work).
The Publisher requires the Authors of the publication to disclose the contribution of individual Authors to its creation, with the main responsibility being borne by the Author submitting the work.
The publisher requires information about the sources of financing for the publication, the contribution of scientific and research institutions, associations and other entities.
The Publisher documents all manifestations of scientific dishonesty, especially breaches and violations of ethical principles applicable in science, and the institutions employing the Authors and all interested institutions will be informed about any detected cases.
The Publisher undertakes to respect the personal rights of the Authors, in particular to respect the right to authorship and to decide on the method of marking authorship, and to take care of the reputation and good reputation of the Authors and the work.
The publisher pursues an independent and impartial publishing policy.
The publisher makes decisions about accepting works for publication in an open and transparent manner.
The publisher ensures a reliable and professional publishing process, including the editorial process.
The publisher maintains high editorial standards.
The Publisher ensures confidentiality and security of personal data processing.

Ethical principles applicable to authors:

Authors are obliged to provide the Publisher with an original work that cannot constitute plagiarism in any part, i.e. appropriation of someone else's work, data or ideas in whole or in part, without indicating it in the text, and self-plagiarism (duplicating the publication), i.e. publishing one's own work in in whole or in part in more than one publication.
The authors declare that they have read the Publisher's Code of Publication Ethics.
The authors declare that the submitted work is an original work that does not infringe the rights of third parties, was prepared independently and has not been published anywhere before.
Illustrative materials of other people used by the Authors must be appropriately marked.
Texts by other authors used in the work should be marked appropriately.
All publications used in the creation must be listed in the list of sources (attached bibliography).
In the case of collective works, the author submitting a publication for publication is obliged to determine the authorship of individual fragments of the work.
Authors may voluntarily withdraw a text submitted for publication from the publishing process without suffering any consequences until it is submitted for evaluation by reviewers. In the event of withdrawal of a positively reviewed text submitted to the publishing process, the Authors undertake to compensate the Publisher for the costs incurred in connection with the review procedure.
The texts submitted by the Authors are published on the basis of free publishing licenses granted to the Publisher, regulating all copyright matters. Failure to submit a declaration granting a free license to use the work prevents the article from being published in the magazine.
The Author ensures that the copyright to the work granted to the Publisher on the basis of a free license on the date of its acceptance by the Publisher will not be limited by any rights of third parties, and the use of the work and its disposal by the Publisher will not violate personal rights or the rights of third parties.

The rules for reviewing scientific publications are presented in the tab entitled: “Review Procedure.”
Mandatory declarations for authors of publications in the Quarterly are presented in the tab entitled: "Information for Authors".

The Code of Conduct of the Committee for Publication Ethics provides assistance and advice in compliance with publishing ethics.
Polish version of the translation of COPE standards.
Evaluation of the quality of scientific activity - Guide of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Ghostwriting firewall

Reliability in science is one of its qualitative foundations. Readers should be sure that the authors of the publication present the results of their work in a transparent, reliable and honest manner, regardless of whether they are its direct authors or have used the help of a specialized entity (natural or legal person).

What is a ghostwriting firewall?

The proof of the ethical attitude of a scientist and the highest editorial standards should be the transparency of information about entities contributing to the creation of the publication (substantive, material, financial contribution, etc.), which is a manifestation not only of good manners, but also of social responsibility.
Opposite examples are ghostwriting and guest authorship. We deal with ghostwriting when someone has made a significant contribution to the creation of the publication, without disclosing his participation as one of the authors or without mentioning his role in the acknowledgments included in the publication. We deal with "guest authorship" ("honorary authorship") when the author's participation is negligible or non-existent, and yet he is the author/co-author of the publication.
To counteract cases of ghostwriting, the journal's editorial office should introduce appropriate procedures specific to the represented field or discipline of science or implement the following solutions:

The editors should require the authors of the publication to disclose the contribution of individual authors to the creation of the publication (including their affiliation and contributions, i.e. information who is the author of the concept, assumptions, methods, protocol, etc. used in the preparation of the publication), with the main responsibility being borne by the author submitting the manuscript .
The editors should explain in the "Instructions for Authors" that "ghostwriting" is a manifestation of scientific dishonesty, and any detected cases will be unmasked, including notifying the appropriate entities (institutions employing authors, scientific societies, associations of scientific editors, etc.).
The editors should obtain information about the sources of financing for the publication, the contribution of scientific and research institutions, associations and other entities ("financial disclosure").
The editors should document all manifestations of scientific dishonesty, especially violations of ethical principles.

All persons indicated as Authors must participate in the preparation of the work to be able to take responsibility for its content. It is unacceptable to indicate as the Author (Co-Author) a person whose contribution to the creation of the work is negligible or non-existent ("guest authorship"). In the case of works prepared by more than one author, the contribution of individual authors to the creation of the work should be presented, indicating their participation in: A - preparation of the research project, work; B – collecting data, conducting research; C – conducting statistical analysis; D – interpretation of results; E – preparation of the manuscript; F – literature search. Group members who do not meet these criteria should be mentioned, with their consent, in the acknowledgments. It is unacceptable that a person who made a significant contribution to the creation of the work should not be disclosed as a co-author or mentioned in the acknowledgments ("ghostwriting"). The Author sending the work to the Editorial Office is responsible for indicating the Authors of the work. Failure to comply with the above rules will be considered scientific dishonesty and unethical conduct. Any violations of ethical principles applicable in science will be documented by the Editorial Office. If detected, they will be disclosed and made known to interested institutions, scientific societies and editorial offices of other journals.

Information about the sources of financing for the research and preparation of the work for publication should be provided. The participation of scientific and research institutions or other entities in the research and preparation of the work for publication should be advisable.

Authors must disclose to the Editorial Office and describe in an attached document all conflicts of interest (including financial matters) that the Editorial Office or readers may believe relate to the research or other material presented. This information will be treated by the Editorial Office as confidential until the work is accepted for printing. Then the Editorial Office may publish appropriate information together with the article.

Materials that have already been published or are described in an article intended for publication in print or in electronic media cannot be submitted for publication in the Quarterly. Publishing abstracts in conference materials is not considered prior publication. In the case of publishing materials that have already been published, if this fact was disclosed after the materials were published in the Quarterly, the Editorial Office will include appropriate information in a paper version as well as online.