The scientific journal “Bulletin of Lviv Polytechnic National University.” Series: “Legal Sciences” advocates compliance with COPE principles against all possible offences. Particular attention is paid to checking the works for originality and avoiding cases of plagiarism (https://science.lpnu.ua/law/anti-plagiarism-policy).
Multiple Submission.
Authors should submit manuscripts that are unique and should not be submitted to any other journal (except in some unusual circumstances and only with the approval of the reviewer). Sometimes authors may ignore this requirement by submitting the same paper to multiple journals or by submitting multiple papers based on the same research. As in the case of plagiarism, resubmission can take many forms: literal copying, partial but substantial copying, or even paraphrasing of a study. Violation of this policy will result in immediate rejection along with possible sanctions against the authors.
Citation manipulation.
Submitted manuscripts that contain citations whose main purpose is to increase the number of references to the work of a given author or articles published in a particular journal will be immediately rejected, and sanctions against the authors are possible.
Falsification of data.
If falsified or fabricated data of experimental results (including image manipulation) are found in the submitted article, this will lead to immediate rejection and possible sanctions against the authors.
In the event of suspected misconduct or fraud, the journal will conduct an investigation in accordance with COPE guidelines. If the investigation raises reasonable concerns, the authors involved will be contacted via their email addresses and given the opportunity to resolve the issue. Depending on the situation, this may result in the journal taking some action. If the manuscript is still under review, it may be rejected. If the article has already been published online, depending on the nature and severity of the violation, the journal will immediately take the following measures:
-Correction. A correction may be posted with the article if a fundamental error or mistake (e.g., an experimental error or miscalculation) is found.
-Erratum. Erratum will be used if a significant error was made by the editorial board of the journal during the preparation of the article for publication, including errors of omission, such as failure to correct factual evidence requested by the authors within the time limits set by the journal and within the journal's policy. A significant error is one that affects the scientific record, the scientific integrity of the article, the reputation of the authors or the journal.
-Corrigendum. Corrigendum is a notification of a significant error made by the authors of the article. All corrections are approved by the editorial board.
Procedure for making corrections
- Corrections can be initiated by authors, editors, or readers.
- The editorial team evaluates the request and, if necessary, consults with the authors.
- After approval, the corrections are published as a separate document related to the original article, marked "Corrections".