Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

Article I
Subject-Matter of the Agreement
The subject-matter of this Agreement is:
creation of a work for the Publisher in accordance with the Publisher’s instructions and
assignment, and its delivery to the Publisher in the form specified by the Publisher
(electronic/paper);
granting of consent to the use of the delivered work within the extent stipulated herein.
„Work“ for the purposes of this Agreement means the original text of the Author, including
any pictures and other annexes, aimed for publishing in the scientific journal Slovak Journal
of Political Sciences, published by the Publisher.

Article II
Rights and Obligations of the Parties
The Author shall grant to the Publisher a licence – consent to the use of the Work, especially
to the making of copies of the Work, incorporation of the Work into a collective work, public
dissemination of copies of the Work in the printed version of the journal Slovak Journal of
Political Sciences or in its electronic version made available mainly on the Publisher’s
website or through other electronic databases, and to linguistic and stylistic editing of the
Work and its translation. The licence is granted without any restrictions concerning time or
territorial reach with regard to the number of uses and issued copies of the Work.
The Author has created the Work exclusively for the Publisher, and only the Publisher is
authorised to use the Work under this Agreement. The Author shall not publish the Work or
any of its parts in other periodical or non-periodical publications without the Publisher’s
consent. The Author declares that he/she did not provide the Work, prior to the signing of
this Agreement, to any third party for the purpose of publishing, and that he/she has not
published it on his/her own.
The Author explicitly declares that he/she has created the Work as an original, that he/she is
its sole author or co-author authorised by the other co-authors to sign this Agreement and to

grant the rights stipulated herein, and that his/her rights related to the Work have not been
restricted, in law or in fact, in any manner whatsoever. The Author also declares that the
Work created by him/her is legally indisputable, and that the possible use of quotations in the
Work complies with Art. 37 of Act No. 185/2015 Coll. Copyright Act and with generally
recognised rules for the use of quotations.In the case of doubts or if claims are raised by
third parties, the Author shall provide the Publisher with all concurrence free of charge and
without undue delay in order to settle the claims by third parties and to eliminate any such
doubts.
In the case of editing and processing of the Work (technical and graphical modifications,
proofreading of the Work, translation of the Work or of its parts), the Publisher shall comply
with the provisions of the Copyright Act, and shall not, in particular, modify and use the Work
in a way reducing its value.
The Publisher is not obliged to use and publish the Work, and can publish it in an issue of
the Slovak Journal of Political Sciences other than the originally planned and notified one,
and in line with its editorial needs, and the Author agrees with such procedure. In the case of
non-publishing of the Work, the Author shall not be entitled to remuneration for its creation
and delivery and for the granting of the licence.
In case the Publisher publishes the Work in the Slovak Journal of Political Sciences, the
Author and the Publisher agree that the creation and delivery of the Work and the granting of
the licence is exercised without remuneration, i.e. the Author has no right to ask a payment
for publishing his / her Work.
The Author agrees that the Publisher has the right to grant another consent to the use of the
Work (sub-licence) within the extent of the licence to any third party (especially to publishers
of other journals), always in a manner so as to prevent damage to the reputation of the
Author of the Work and while respecting the Author’s personal rights.

Article III
Personal Data Processing
Pursuant to the Act No. 122/2013 Coll. on Personal Data Protection as Amended
(hereinafter referred to as the „Act on Personal Data Protection“), the Author hereby gives
consent to the Publisher to the processing of his/her personal data provided in this Licence
Agreement or afterwards for the purpose of its publishing in the journal in connection with
the Work (title, name, surname, workplace), keeping records of the Publishers publications,
and ensuring other internal needs of the Publisher.
The Author hereby confirms that he/she has been instructed about his/her rights under the
Act on Personal Data Protection, especially about the right to be informed about the state of
processing of his/her personal data, and about the fact that the provision of personal data is
voluntary, and confirms that such consent has been granted for the term of this Agreement
and during ten years after its termination, and such consent can be revoked only in the case
of unauthorised use of his/her personal data.

Article IV
Final Provisions
Unless otherwise expressly provided, the relations between the Parties shall be governed by
the Copyright Act and by the Civil Code as Amended.

This Agreement shall come into force by expressing consent to its content by both Parts.
The Author expresses his / her consent with the Agreement by clicking on the particular link.
The Parties hereto declare that they have understood the provisions hereof, that this
Agreement expresses their free act and deed, and as a proof thereof they have signed this
Agreement.
Ethical principles and legal rules of publishing
The members of the editorial board and reviewers undertake not to use in their research
unpublished materials and materials presented in the submitted and reviewed manuscripts.
The members of the Editorial Board and the reviewers undertake to maintain confidentiality
in relation to information concerning the submitted and reviewed manuscripts.
Authors‘ obligations and ethical responsibilities: by submitting a manuscript, the author
guarantees that neither the manuscript nor substantial parts of it have been published or are
under consideration in any other journal, proceedings, monograph, or other scientific
publication, in any language. The manuscript submitted to the editors must contain original
research or outputs by the declared authors of the manuscript. The authors declare that they
will not publish the research contained in the submitted manuscript in other journals,
proceedings or monographs. The editors do not tolerate any violation of ethical standards,
including plagiarism or reproduction of previously published research. Manuscript authors
are responsible for consistently citing all sources of relevant information and data in the
article, especially other publications or data. The authors undertake that the text of the
submitted manuscript does not infringe any third-party copyright. Upon acceptance of the
manuscript in print, exclusive copyright passes to the publisher of PolSci Dialogues. The
submitted manuscript must comply with the technical requirements specified in the Author
Guidelines section.
Review process and ethical standards of reviewers: editorial board provides the primary
assessment of the manuscript in terms of its originality, adherence to technical requirements
and suitability of the topic in terms of the journal’s focus. If the manuscript meets these
requirements, the editorial board will nominate at least two reviewers. The review process is
anonymous from the point of view of both authors and reviewers. The editorial board
declares that the reviewers of manuscripts accepted for peer review are experts respected in
the field of the manuscript. Each reviewer’s review will include a recommendation to accept
the manuscript for publication, to reject the manuscript, or to suggest (minor or major)
revisions to the manuscript. The reviewers‘ review should take no more than 60 days to
complete. If the reviewer identifies any significant similarities between the manuscript under
review and other published work, he/she is obliged to inform the journal’s editorial board.
The reviewer must not review a manuscript with which he or she has a conflict of interest in
terms of collaboration, competition, or other relationships.
Decision to publish or revise the manuscript: on the basis of the review report submitted by
the editorial board, the editor-in-chief decides whether to accept the manuscript for
publication, reject it, or request additional (minor or major) revisions from the authors. The
modifications to the manuscript should correspond to the requirements and
recommendations of the reviewers and the Editor-in-Chief, or a rigorous justification for not
making the requested modifications, which the authors will send to the editorial office with
the manuscript in the form of a cover letter. The revised manuscript is sent to the reviewer
for reconsideration if the reviewer requested it in the original review. The editorial board

informs the author of the final decision on whether or not to accept the manuscript for
publication by e-mail.