Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material in which they do not own copyright, to be used in both print and electronic media, and for ensuring that the appropriate acknowledgements are included in their manuscript.

PUBLISHING AGREEMENT

The Journal Annales Universitatis Apulensis. Series Philologica promotes a policy of non-plagiarism and expects all contributors to understand and abide by the international rules of academic conduct and integrity. All authors whose papers have been accepted for publication will have to sign a declaration of antiplagiarism, stating that they have read and understood the Annales Universitatis Apulensis. Series Philologica  rules on plagiarism, thereby declaring that the submitted work is the result of their own independent academic undertaking and research, and that in all cases, material from the work of other people (published in books, articles, essays, dissertations, etc. and on the Internet) is acknowledged, and quotations and paraphrases are clearly indicated, according to the stylesheet required by Annales Universitatis Apulensis. Series Philologica. Authors have to state that no material other than that mentioned in the bibliography (in-text and end-of-text) has been used, and that their written work has not previously or not yet been published in other journal (in written or electronic format). Authors, the Scientific Committee, the Editors and the Peer Reviewers are required to abide by standards of expected ethical behaviour, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines, available at: http://publicationethics.org. 

- Any instance of author insincerity/dishonesty will automatically result in rejection of the manuscript. Should it be discovered, after a work is published in AUA. PHILOLOGICA, that any author had breached the honesty agreement, their papers will be retracted, and due legal action will be taken against them.

- Original research reports should provide an accurate account of the work carried out as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data needs to be represented accurately in the paper, with sufficient detail and references to allow for replication. Fraudulent or deliberately inaccurate statements represent unethical behaviour and are inadmissible. The same rules apply to review and professional publication articles, and editorial "opinion" works have to be declared as such.

- In the case of research on patients or volunteers authors must obtain the ethics committee"s approval and informed consent, which should be documented as such. Appropriate consents, permissions and releases are to be obtained if an author wishes to include case studies or other personal information or images of patients or volunteers. Authors must keep written consents and copies of the consents or evidence that such consents have been procured must be provided to AUA. PHILOLOGICA upon request.

- In the case of research on children, especially children with special needs or learning disabilities, or where an individual"s head or face appears, or if reference is made to an individual"s name or other personal details particular care should be taken with obtaining consent.

- Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material in which they do not own copyright, to be used in both print and electronic media, and for ensuring that the appropriate acknowledgements are included in their manuscript.

- AUA. PHILOLOGICA promotes a policy of non-plagiarism and expects all contributors to understand and abide by the international rules of academic conduct and integrity. All authors whose papers have been accepted for publication will have to sign a declaration of antiplagiarism (including self-plagiarism), stating that they have read and understood the AUA. PHILOLOGICA rules on plagiarism, thereby declaring that the submitted work is the result of their own independent academic undertaking and research, and that in all cases, material from the work of other people (published in books, articles, essays, dissertations, etc. and on the Internet) is acknowledged, and quotations and paraphrases are clearly indicated, according to the stylesheet required by AUA. PHILOLOGICA. Authors have to state that no material other than that mentioned in the bibliography (in-text and end-of-text) has been used, and that their written work has not previously or not yet been published in other journal (in written or electronic format).

- Plagiarizers, fraudsters, self-plagiarizers, and other insincere authors (e.g., those who make double/parallel submissions-submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal) will be black-listed and will not get another chance to be ever considered for publication. 

- Authors are advised to cite, where relevant, some papers from the past issues of AUA. PHILOLOGICA, which are relevant for the academic sub-field of their submission and, where possible, to cite relevant works by the AUA. PHILOLOGICA Board members.This would contribute to building an academic community and the jurnal"s international standing and Impact Factor.

- Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the submitted manuscript. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. All co-authors must be clearly indicated at the time of first submission. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their work. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author"s obligation to duly notify the journals editor-in-chief and cooperate with them to either retract the paper or to publish an appropriate correction statement or erratum.

- Any request to add, delete or rearrange author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts must be made before the accepted manuscript is published. Such requests should be sent by the corresponding author to the editor-in-chief and must include the reason for the request and a written confirmation from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. The publication of the accepted manuscript will be suspened until authorship has been agreed between all involved parties.

- Throughout the process of paper evaluation and publication, all communication is made ONLY through corresponding authors. Upon publication, authors will receive a PDF file with their contribution and one copy of the relevant journal issue.