Developed based on the guidelines of COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics.
“District heating · Heating · Ventilation – as a scientific journal, it is obliged to take action to ensure compliance with ethics in scientific publishing, to publish high-quality articles, and to counteract unethical practices in science.
Adherence to ethical principles is expected equally from all participants in the publication process, viz: Authors, Editors, Reviewers
and Publisher.
Editor`s Responsibilities
The editor evaluates the material in a completely objective
and fair manner, without discriminating against authors on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, ethnicity and geographic origin. His decisions is based solely on the contents of the article analysed taking into account its originality, scientific merit, clarity of presenting issues, the validity of studies or information for the scientific and technical community in the field.
The Editor treats all materials received from the Authors as confidential
and does not pass on information about them to persons who are not directly involved in the publication process (authors, editors, reviewers, etc.) and does not use them in his own scientific activities without the written consent of the Author.
The editor allows the Author to publish a polemic when the Author’s article has been criticized in the pages of the journal.
Editor does not block the possibility to publish negative research results.
Editor with the Editorial Board pay special attention to existing legal requirements for copyright.
Reviewer’s Responsibilities
The task of the review process is to assist the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board in deciding whether or not to publish the article, and possibly to help the Author improve or enhance his work.
The reviewer should objectively assess whether he or she can undertake a review of the article taking into account the scope of the material and the time frame specified by the Editor.
The reviewer does not undertake the preparation of a review if he or she determines that there is a conflict of interest arising, for example, from financial, personal or business relationships with any of the authors of the article, company or institution.
The reviewer treats all materials received from the Editor as confidential
and does not pass on information about them to third parties without the permission of the Editor and does not use them in his own scientific activities without the written permission of the Author.
The review should be prepared objectively, clearly, unambiguously, without personal references, and the criticisms should be supported by specific arguments.
The Reviewer should inform the Editor in the case of significant similarities in the article content to those found in other publications that he knows.
Author`s Responsibilities
The author sends to the Editor only original and unpublished materials. It is unacceptable to submit articles simultaneously to several publishers.
The article should be prepared taking into account the proper citation of sources and present the methods, research and results in a clear
and readable manner so that the author’s course of action can be traced and possibly repeated by other researchers in the field. The article should take into account the state of art in the field, and the results should be carefully and objectively presented and analysed. If partial results have been previously published, the author should inform the Editor and include the information in the article.
The author confirms that the research data used in the publication was not fabricated or manipulated.
The authorship of the article is limited to people who have had a significant impact on the concept, assumptions, methods, research and interpretation of results and substantive development of the article. All persons who have made significant contribution to the article must be listed as co-authors. The author submitting the publication should disclose the contribution of individual authors to the publication and make sure that all co-authors approve the submission of the article to the journal and the final version of the article.
The author should notify the Editor of any significant errors noted in his publication and cooperate with the Editor to correct or rectify them.
The author should keep the source research data for possible release at the request of the Editor or authorized institutions.
The Author acknowledges in the justified case that all studies have been carried out with respect for ethical and formal principles being in force in the field of science (e.g. the consent of the bioethics committee).
The Author should inform about the funding sources of the publication, contribution of research institutions, associations and other entities (financial disclosure) and about possible conflicts of interest that may be associated with the publication of the article.
Acting in case of unethical practices
In a situation where there is a suspicion of misconduct in the case of an article published or filled on paper, in particular concerning the phenomenon of plagiarism, “ghost-writing” and “guest authorship”, the Editor-in chief is taking action to clarify the matter, first asking for comment on the author. In the case of proven misconduct violating ethics rules significantly, the Editor takes further steps, which may include, among others, publication of information about the unreliability detected and notification the employer of the Author. Any manifestations of misconduct in science are documented by the Editors.
