Policy

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Open Access Policy

Per Linguam is an Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, as underwritten by the license CC BY NC ND 4.0, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

LICENCE TO PUBLISH

The Author(s) hereby grant(s) to Per Linguam a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide licence to:

  1. publish, reproduce, store, distribute, transmit and communicate to the public the manuscript and any supplemental material in whole or in part, in print and/or digital form, whether or not in combination with the works of others, under a Creative Commons Attribution International licence CC BY NC ND  (see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ for version 4.0 of this licence);
  2. create adaptations, summaries or extracts of the manuscript and any supplemental material or other derivative works based on the manuscript and any supplemental material and exercise all of the rights in such adaptations, summaries, extracts and derivative works;
  3. include the manuscript and any supplemental material, in whole or in part, in a computerised database and to make this database available to third parties;
  4. include the manuscript and any supplemental material, in whole or in part, in a reader or compilation;
  5. rent or lend the manuscript and any supplemental material to third parties; and
  6. register a digital object identifier (DOI) for the manuscript should the manuscript be accepted for publication.

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP

  1. Subject to the licence grant in 1 above, the author(s) shall retain all copyright rights held by the author in the manuscript.
  2. This Agreement shall have no bearing on the moral rights of the author(s) in the manuscript, i.e. the right to be identified as the author and the right to object to derogatory treatment of the manuscript.
  3. Notwithstanding the copyright ownership set out in this clause, the Parties agree that third parties shall attribute the journal Per Linguam when reproducing or otherwise using the manuscript. 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The author(s) represent(s) and warrant(s) that:

  1. The manuscript is original and has not been published in its current form or a substantially similar form in any other publication. In other words, it will be the first publication of the manuscript in Per Linguam.
  2. Articles that have been pre-published on recognised preprint servers like arXiv, theses, or non-peer-reviewed conference presentations are not considered “another publication.”
  3. The manuscript is not under consideration for publication by another Publisher;
  4. The manuscript does not contain any unlawful statements or content and does not infringe any existing third party copyright, moral right or other intellectual property rights;
  5. The manuscript does not contain any defamatory material, is not in violation of any rights of privacy or any other rights of third persons, and does not violate any existing common law or statutory copyrights;
  6. The author(s) possess(es) all rights in the manuscript necessary to grant the license set out in clause 1;
  7. Where the manuscripts reports on research involving human or non-human vertebrates, the research meets the highest reporting standards and has been approved by an ethics committee, and the ethical clearance number will be included in the manuscript;
  8. “Proof of consent” has been obtained for studies of named organisations and people;
  9. All author(s) have received a final version of the manuscript, have reviewed its content and agree(s) to its content and publication and the order of the authors as listed;
  10. Any person that has made a significant contribution to the research and the paper has been listed as an author and that minor contributors and works of others mentioned in the manuscript have been appropriately attributed in the manuscript;
  11. The author(s) has/have disclosed any potential conflict of interest in the research and that any support from a third party has been noted in the Acknowledgements;
  12. The author(s) will not deposit the final version of the manuscript into a subject or institutional repository or personal web page until the manuscript has been published by Per Linguam and may then deposit the published version by Per Linguam in an institutional repository or personal web page;
  13. The author(s) shall indemnify Per Linguam and hold it harmless from any third-party claims that may arise due to a breach of the above warranty resulting from the publication of the manuscript.
  14. The author(s) authorise(s) Per Linguam to institute, in co-operation with the author(s), the necessary steps to prevent third party infringement of the copyright in the manuscript.

 

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Purpose

This policy outlines the ethical guidelines and best practices for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by authors, reviewers, and editors in the submission, review, and publication processes. Our goal is to ensure the integrity, transparency, and ethical standards of scholarly work.

Guidelines for Authors

Use of AI Tools in Manuscript Preparation

Transparency:

 Authors must disclose the use of AI tools in the preparation of their manuscript. This includes, but is not limited to, AI-assisted writing, data analysis, and figure generation.

Accuracy: 

Authors are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information generated or analysed by AI tools. AI-generated content should be thoroughly reviewed for errors or biases.

Acknowledgment: 

Any AI tools used should be acknowledged in the appropriate section of the manuscript (e.g., Acknowledgments or Methods).

Ethics Compliance: 

Authors must ensure that the use of AI tools complies with ethical guidelines, including data privacy and the avoidance of plagiarism.

Authorship:

AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made significant intellectual contributions to the work.

Guidelines for Reviewers

Use of AI Tools in Peer Review

Supplementary Role: 

AI tools may be used to assist in the review process, such as checking for plagiarism or analysing data consistency. However, they should not replace the critical judgment of the reviewer.

Disclosure: 

Reviewers must disclose if they have used AI tools in their review and provide details on the nature and extent of their use.

Confidentiality: 

Reviewers must ensure that any AI tools used in the review process comply with confidentiality agreements and do not store or misuse manuscript data.

Guidelines for Editors

Use of AI Tools in Editorial Processes

Assistance: 

AI tools may assist editors in tasks such as initial manuscript screening, plagiarism detection, and identifying potential reviewers. However, final decisions should be made by human editors.

Disclosure and Transparency: 

Editors must disclose the use of AI tools in the editorial process and ensure that their use is transparent to authors and reviewers.

Bias and Fairness: 

Editors should be aware of potential biases in AI tools and take steps to mitigate them, ensuring fair and unbiased editorial decisions.

 

Plagiarism and Scientific Misconduct

Plagiarism is the use of another's work without acknowledgement. This ranges from major plagiarism of large amounts of text to minor plagiarism without dishonest intent (e.g. when an author uses parts of an introduction from an earlier paper) and even self-plagiarism (the reuse of one's own work without citing the original version). Manuscripts submitted to the journal will be scanned, in addition to author submitting a plagiarism report, using anti-plagiarism software to verify originality. Other forms of scientific misconduct include duplicate publication, the falsification or fabrication of data, and undeclared conflicts of interest.

If any questions are raised about a manuscript undergoing review, the Chief Editor may contact the author(s) and request a response. In most instances there is no deliberate intention to deceive, and concerns are easily resolved.

Submissions containing plagiarism or evidence of other forms of scientific misconduct will not be considered for publication.

Publishing ethics issues

  • The editorial board will monitor and safeguard the publishing ethics of the journal
  • The guidelines for retracting articles are as follows:
  • Articles that are seriously flawed and unreliable will be retracted. Change of authorship or minor errors will not lead to retraction but to the publishing of a correction notice.
  • Notices of retraction will clearly state the reason, and the retracted article will be clearly marked in all electronic versions of the journal, and a retraction notice will be published in the case of a print copy of the journal.
  • The journal will not compromise intellectual or ethical standards in favour of the business needs of the journal
  • The editorial board will maintain the integrity of the academic record of the journal
  • The editorial board will always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.
  • No plagiarism and no fraudulent data will be tolerated in the journal

Conflict of interest

Author affiliations and funding sources which may pose a conflict of interest must be declared. Editors and reviewers should have no conflict of interest with regard to the authors, the research or its funders.

The Journal is bound by the DHET policy and will not publish more than 25% of articles from a single institution.

Special Issues

A guest editor is an academic or expert who takes responsibility for curating a special issue. The “editorial team”, by contrast, consists of the journal’s permanent staff—typically including the editor, editorial board and reviewers—who manage the regular publication cycle and maintain overall editorial oversight.

Guest editors are allowed to publish one article in an issue managed by themselves, provided that the Chief Editor takes responsibility for their submissions, the review process and feedback.

Integrity of the research

Authors acknowledge that their data is real and verifiable and that no fraudulent data have been used. The availability of original raw data sets should be indicated where possible. Checking the research methodology and data for contradictions and inconsistencies is part of the peer reviewers’ tasks, while the final responsibility lies with the Chief Editor.

Confidentiality and consent

Where human participation was involved in research, the confidentiality of the identity of subjects must be retained. Ethical clearance and informed consent of participants should be indicated in the article.