Condition of publish

Publish an article

All accepted papers will be published in one of the related journals. Publication in the journal is conditioned by respect the terms and conditions. The submission of the manuscript may be done solely for the purpose of publishing in an academic journal or it may also targhet further dissemination at an SEA Conference or a SEA HUB event.

Author inclusion and exclusion

Recognition of authorship should indicate a substantive contribution to the intellectual content of the publication, and all substantive contributors should have the option of being listed as coauthors. Author order in the byline is a collective decision of the authors or study group. The authors should resolve disagreements about author order before the article is submitted for publication.

Authorship of a paper

Individuals will claim authorship of a paper only if they have made a substantive contribution. Authorship may legitimately be claimed if persons: conceived the ideas or experimental design, and or; participated actively in execution of the study, and or; analyzed and interpreted the data, and or; wrote the manuscript. Authors will not add or delete authors from a manuscript submitted for publication without consent of those authors. This consent must be forwarded to the publication editors.

Versions of the manuscript

All authors who have contributed intellectual content must have read and agreed to the content of the submitted manuscript or book proposal, as well as any subsequent versions. Authors may not include as coauthor(s) on publications any individual who has not read and agreed to the content of the all versions of the manuscript up to and including the final version.

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How to become an author

Conditions of publish

General guidelines

Languages

The publishing language for “Cross-Cultural Management Journal” (cmj.seaopenresearch.eu), “SEA – Practical Application of Science” (spas.seaopenresearch.eu), and “Network Intelligence Studies” (nis.seaopenresearch.eu) is English.
The publishing language for “Management Intercultural” (mi.seaopenresearch.eu) is French, Romanian, and other francophone languages.
The publishing language for “Law, Society & Organisations” (lso.seaopenresearch.eu) – English, French, Romanian.

The author can express his option to publish in one of the affiliated journals through the Statement of Originality, but the decision to include the manuscript in the coverage, editorial policy and the publication space for one of the journals is the exclusive right of the reviewers.

Commitment & original work

Authors are making a commitment to publish in the journal when they submit a manuscript. This means that the manuscript is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Also, we accept manuscripts that have not been published previously in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content.

SEA does not publish articles as original material if the underlying ideas have beenpreviously published. The readers, reviewers, and editors of SEA publications expect that manuscripts or book proposals submitted for publication: (1) are the work of the author(s); (2) represent original work, and (3) have not been plagiarized - i.e., taken from another source or author without explicit acknowledgement or permission - including self-plagiarism.

Data and copyright

Research data, methods, results, and interpretation

Authors will not submit for publication any manuscript or book proposal containing data they are not authorized to use. SEA assumes the principal investigator(s) of a research project retain the right to control use of resulting unpublished data unless otherwise specified by contract or explicit agreement. A copy of all such agreements must be forwarded to the editors upon submission of the manuscript. Submission of a manuscript by a corporate employee will be presumed to indicate that the employee's company has consented to release of such material for external publication by the company.

Authors will not present research data, methods, results, or interpretation as new if they have been published or submitted elsewhere. The corresponding author must include in the cover letter a statement to the SEA editor about all submissions and previous materials that might be considered to be redundant or duplicate publication of similar work. This statement will indicate if the manuscript includes materials on which the authors have previously published, have submitted a related report to another publication, or have distributed the materials on the Internet. Copies of the related material should be submitted to the relevant SEA editor to assist with the editorial decision of the manuscript, accompanied by a cover letter that explains in detail how the submitted manuscript overlaps with and differs from other submitted or published work - including Internet resources.

Copyright issues

Authors will not submit a manuscript or book proposal for publication while a comparable manuscript or proposal is under review for possible publication elsewhere. It is the responsibility of the authors to inform the publication editors of any other submitted manuscripts or book proposals that may compromise this rule.

When using ideas or results of other persons in manuscripts submitted for publication, authors will give full attribution of sources. If the ideas or results have not been published, they may not be used without permission of the original researcher. Illustrations or tables from other publications or manuscripts may be used only with permission of the copyright owner. Authors frequently wish to reuse previously published images and other copyrighted material. It is each author' s responsibility to follow journal or publisher guidelines to reuse any copyrighted material and provide proper attribution. This aspect includes the author's own work even if the copyright was transferred to a publisher or journal. Authors should contact the journal or publisher of the source material or consult the permissions information page that can be found on many of their web sites. Permission should be granted in writing and the authors should retain this documentation. The SEA editor should receive a copy of this notification with the initial submission.

Authors submitting manuscripts for publication will promptly report to editors any errors in research results or interpretations discovered after submission or publication.

The review process

Editor and reviewer roles

Double blin-review & Roles

Manuscripts are subjected to a double-blind review in which the identity of the reviewers and the authors are hidden from each other. Please avoid indications of authorship in the body of the manuscript whenever possible.

Progress in science relies heavily on effective communication of trusted information. Review by objective, impartial, and competent reviewers represents the fundamental basis for maintaining this trust. As such, editors and reviewers play important roles in SEA's mission and have special responsibilities.

Editors or reviewers will treat manuscripts under review as confidential, recognizing them as the intellectual property of the author(s).
Scientists will not serve as editors or reviewers of a manuscript if present or past connections with he author or the author's institution may prevent objective evaluation of the work.
Scientists will not purposely delay publication of another person's manuscript to gain advantage over that person.

Research misconduct

As a society responsible for communication, SEA is dedicated to integrity in its research products and publications. SEA considers research misconduct a serious offense; such offenses include data fabrication, data falsification, inappropriate image manipulation, or plagiarism.

Detailed discussion of issues of misconduct is well beyond the scope of this statement. In general, however, SEA follows the best practices of Committee on Publication Ethics. These practices for specific cases of research and publication misconduct are available at:http://publicationethics.org

Review process diagram

Scientific criteria

The manuscript is reviewed in a double-blind process and the following elements are scored:

ORIGINALITY: Are the problems discussed in the article new? Does the article point out differences from related research? Does the article describe an innovative combination of techniques from different disciplines?
SIGNIFICANCE: Does the article have a considerable contribution to a certain area of research? Does the article stimulate discussion of important issues or alternative points of view?
RELEVANCE: Does the article fit in journal’s area of research? Is the article relevant to journal’s objectives? Does the article present relevant information for its area of research?
PRESENTATION: Does the article have a logic structure? Is the article clearly written? Is the article correctly written (from the grammar point of view)? Does the article present in an appropriate way the terminology for its area of interest?

Content

There are nine elements to be evaluated. These are presented below:

Title: Does the title clearly express the content of the article? Is the title suggestive for the theme proposed by journal (if there is a proposed theme)?
Abstract: Is the abstract sufficiently informative? Does the abstract describe the research and the results? Does the abstract provide a good perspective on the final message of the article?
Introduction: Does the introduction correctly highlight the current concerns in the area? Does the introduction specify the research objectives? Does the introduction present the article contribution to research aria?
Methodology: Are the methods used clearly explained? Are the methods used validated / recognized? Are the data and statistics used reliable?
Results: Are the results clearly presented? Are all relevant connections with others’ work/research declared? Is the literature used in support of research sufficiently comprehensive and current? Do the results sufficiently avoid misinterpretation? Do the results sufficiently avoid assumptions and speculations?
Conclusions: Are the conclusions correctly / logically explained? Do the conclusions sufficiently avoid misinterpretation? Do the conclusions sufficiently avoid too general or biased information?
References: Do the references reflect the latest work/research in the considered area?
Tables: Do the tables correctly indicate the measuring units and the source? Are the tables correctly named and numbered Are the data presented in tables correctly valued and interpreted in the article? Are the tables well proportioned and aesthetically placed in the article?
Graphs and figures: Do the graphs and figures properly illustrate the discussed subject? Do the graphs and figures correctly indicate the measuring units and the source? Are the graphs and figures correctly named and numbered? Are the data presented in graphs and figures correctly valued and interpreted in the article? Are the graphs and figures well proportioned and aesthetically placed in the article?

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SEA 18 Conference Retrospective