Journal ethics

1. Reliability in science is one of its qualitative foundations. Readers should be confident that the authors of a publication present the results of their work in a transparent, reliable and honest manner, regardless of whether they are the direct authors or have been assisted by a specialised body (individual or legal entity).
2. A proof of an ethical attitude on the part of an academic staff member and the highest editorial standards should be the disclosure of information about the entities contributing to the publication (content-related, material, financial etc.), which is a manifestation not only of good manners but also of social responsibility.
3. “Ghostwriting" and "guest authorship" are contrasting examples. “Ghostwriting" occurs when someone has made a significant contribution to a publication without disclosing their participation as one of the authors or without their role being mentioned in the publication's acknowledgements.
   “Guest authorship” (“Honourary authorship") means that an author has made little or no contribution to the publication, but is nevertheless an author/co-author of the publication.
4. In order to prevent cases of “ghostwriting” and “guest authorship”, the editors of the journal "Ius Matrimoniale" ask the authors of publications to fill in, sign and send to the editorial office together with the scientific materials the following declaration.
5. Any cases of “ghostwriting” and “guest authorship” detected will be exposed, including notification of the relevant bodies (authors' employing institutions, scientific societies, associations of scientific editors, etc.).
6. In case of violation of these rules, the international COPE standards (available in English at

 https://publicationethics.org/core-practiceshttps://publicationethics.org/files/u2/All_flowcharts.pdf   

and in Polish at

https://publicationethics.org/files/Full%20set%20of%20Polish%20flowcharts.pdf) shall apply.

7. When submitting a work for publication, an author is obliged to submit a declaration that the submitted text is an original work and does not constitute plagiarism or self-plagiarism in any part.
8. By submitting material for publication, the author agrees to have it checked by an anti-plagiarism programme and to have its content compared with publications previously published in a traditional form.
9. The author is obliged to inform the editorial office about the sources of financing of the research and include this information in the publication concerned, especially if the funds come from grants from the National Science Centre, the National Program for the Development of the Humanities or another institution or association.
10. The editorial office guarantees the confidentiality and security of the processing of personal data.