Information For Authors
Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.
Authors wishing to publish their research papers in the journal "Economic Thought" should assess whether they are in line with the journal’s aims and scope, as set out in the ‘About the Journal’ section. Before submitting an article, authors must register on the journal’s online system. Once they have successfully created a profile, they may submit their manuscript via the online platform. Users who are already registered need only log in to their profile and follow the step-by-step instructions for electronic submission.
The editorial board recommends that, before submitting a manuscript, authors carefully review the information in the ‘Publication’ section to ensure compliance with the requirements for academic content, structure, formatting and bibliographic citations. Compliance with these requirements facilitates the editorial process and the subsequent peer review of the publication.
All manuscripts undergo:
-- a preliminary editorial assessment;
-- a similarity check (plagiarism check);
-- double-blind peer review;
-- a final editorial decision.
Standards for submitting manuscripts for publication
Authors reporting original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and an objective discussion of its significance. The manuscript should accurately present the main data used as evidence. Each manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references so that others can reproduce the work done. Fabricated data and knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.
Access to and storage of data
When submitting a manuscript to the editorial office, authors may be required to provide the source data from their research with the manuscript for the peer review process, and they should be prepared to make this data publicly available if practicable. In any case, they should be able to provide access to this data to other competent persons for at least 10 years after publication, provided that the confidentiality of the participants is protected and the legal rights of the owner of the data permit its disclosure.
Originality or plagiarism
Authors must ensure that they have written and submitted to the editors an entirely original work, and if they have used works and/or phrases from other authors, these citations should be properly acknowledged as such. Plagiarism takes many forms, ranging from copying someone else's material and passing it off as one's own, to copying significant portions of someone else's material (without attribution), to claiming research results conducted by other authors as one's own. Plagiarism in all forms constitutes unethical behaviour in the publication of scientific material and is unacceptable.
Submission/publication of the same manuscript in several publications
As a general rule, authors should not publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal as a primary (original) publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously constitutes unethical behaviour in the practice of scholarly publishing and is unacceptable. An author may not submit material already published to another journal for consideration. Secondary publication is permitted only with the explicit consent of the Editorial Board. It must reflect the same data and interpretations as the primary document and must cite it.
Reference to sources
Works of others used in the manuscript must be properly cited. Authors must cite publications that influenced the nature and content of their submitted work. Information obtained privately—through conversations, correspondence, or discussions with third parties—may not be used or published without explicit written permission from the source. Similarly, information obtained while providing confidential services, such as reviewing manuscripts or grant proposals, must not be used without explicit written permission from the author of those materials.
Authorship of the manuscript
Authorship should be limited to those who have made significant contributions to the concept, design, execution, or interpretation of the research. All individuals who have significantly contributed to the study should be listed as co-authors. Others who contributed to specific aspects of the research project should be acknowledged appropriately or included in a list of contributors. The corresponding author must ensure that all actual co-authors, and only them, are included in the manuscript and that all co-authors have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and have given their consent to its submission for publication.
Disclosure and prevention of conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscripts any material conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, that could be seen to influence the results of their research or the interpretation of their manuscripts. Co-authors and all sources of financial support for the research project should be acknowledged. Examples of potential conflicts of interest, which must be disclosed, include employment, consultancies, interests in commercial companies, fees received, paid expert reports, patent applications/registrations, grants, and other forms of research funding. All potential conflicts of interest should be identified as early as possible.
Anonymous peer review
Authors of submitted manuscripts are required to participate in the anonymous peer review process and to cooperate fully by responding adequately and promptly to requests from the editorial board to provide source data, explanations, and clarifications of the manuscript, evidence of compliance with ethical standards, and copyright certificates.
When an article is conditionally accepted subject to substantial revision, authors must:
- address all reviewers’ comments point by point in a response letter;
- systematically incorporate all required revisions into the manuscript;
- resubmit the revised manuscript by the specified deadline.
Fundamental errors in published papers
When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they must promptly notify the journal's editorial board or publisher and cooperate with them to retract or correct the article. If the Editorial Board or the publisher learns from a third party that a published article contains a significant error, the author must promptly retract or correct the article, or provide the Editorial Board with evidence of the accuracy of the original article.
Conflict of interest
A conflict of interest is defined as a financial commitment or relationship that may affect the objectivity, integrity, or interpretation of the submitted manuscript.
All authors should disclose in their manuscripts any material conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, that could be seen to influence the results of their research or the interpretation of their manuscripts. Co-authors and all sources of financial support for a research project should be acknowledged. Examples of potential conflicts of interest, which must be disclosed, include a place of employment, consultancies, interests in commercial companies, fees received, paid expert reports, patent applications/registrations, grants, and other forms of research funding. All potential conflicts of interest should be identified as early as possible.
Reviewers and editors should withdraw from consideration of any manuscript if the declared conflict of interest would prevent them from making an impartial scientific judgment or evaluation. Reviewers may not review a manuscript if they do not approach it objectively. A reviewer or editor who has a conflict of interest but believes that it does not affect their impartiality should share it with the Editor-in-Chief. At the editorial board's discretion, they may be replaced by other reviewers and editors. Editorial decisions on manuscripts commissioned or requested by the Editor-in-Chief may not be made or approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
The following paragraph must be included in the review invitation letter: “If you know or suspect the author’s identity and believe that there is a potential conflict of interest that may influence your decision because of your relationship with the author (e.g., in terms of close friendship or conflict/rivalry) or for any other reason, please declare it. By accepting our invitation, you confirm that you have no potential conflict of interest.” The standard policy is not to use a reviewer if a conflict of interest is disclosed.
A manuscript submitted by an editor of the journal is handled by one of the other editors who is not from the same institution as the editor who submitted the manuscript. The other editor will select reviewers and make all decisions regarding the publication of the manuscript.
A manuscript submitted by an author for whom a potential conflict of interest can be identified and who is from the same institution as one of the editorial board members will be referred to another editorial board member. This editor selects reviewers and makes all decisions regarding the publication of the manuscript. If necessary, the Editor-in-Chief shall be consulted.
A manuscript submitted by a family member of one of the editorial board members or by an author whose relationship with one of the editors might raise suspicions of biased judgment (e.g., in terms of close friendship or conflict/rivalry) is assigned to another member of the Editorial Board. This editor selects reviewers and makes all decisions regarding the publication of the manuscript. If necessary, the Editor-in-Chief will be consulted.
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