Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
General Ethical Standards
Last updated: 17 July 2026
The Editorial Team of LingVaria complies the Code of Good Practice in Academic Research, the principles of ethics formulated by the Ethics of Language Committee operating under the Polish Language Council, and the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Articles submitted for publication are assessed solely on their merit and published on the basis of their value. The author’s gender, religion, race, origin, sexual orientation or political beliefs have no bearing on the assessment or publication of the article in the journal.
Editors' Responsibilities
- Confidentiality
The Editorial Team does not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the author, reviewers, potential reviewers and the editorial board.
- Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished information contained in submitted texts may not be used in the editorial staff’s own work without the explicit, written consent of the author or authors.
- Publication Decision
The Editorial Team of LingVaria is responsible for deciding whether to publish submitted texts. It takes into account the results of the peer reviews, as well as the views of the editorial team and the Advisory Board.
Reviewer's Responsibilities
- Selection of Reviewers and Peer-Review Timeframes
A reviewer should inform the editor-in-chief immediately if they are unable to carry out the review or lack the expertise to assess the manuscript.
- Confidentiality
Manuscripts received for review are confidential and must not be shared with or discussed with unauthorised persons. Nor may they be processed in any way using machine processing tools (text and data mining – TDM, natural language processing) – for further information on this subject, see the Policy on the Use of AI Tools.
- Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be objective and free from the author’s personal opinions.
- Acknowledgement of Sources
The reviewer should highlight any relevant publications that have been omitted and point out any possible similarities with other works.
- Conflict of Interest
A reviewer should not undertake to assess a text if a conflict of interest is suspected.
Author's Responsibilities
- Reporting Standards
Authors should present their research findings and their significance accurately.
- Originality and Plagiarism
The text must be original, and all sources must be correctly cited.
- Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publications
Submitting the same text to multiple journals is not permitted.
- Acknowledgement of Sources
The author must cite all works by other authors that have been used, as well as any sources consulted.
- Authorship of a Manuscript
The contribution of all authors must be clearly specified in order to avoid ghostwriting and guest authorship. If the text is signed by more than one author, it must include (in a footnote) a precise description of the contribution made by each co-author (specifying who is the author of the concept, assumptions, methods, etc. used in the preparation of the publication – preferably in accordance with the CRediT classification). The names of all persons who contributed to the publication but are not authors must also be disclosed (e.g. in the acknowledgements).
- Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest and the sources of funding for their research.
- Errors in Published Works
The author is obliged to report any errors they discover and to cooperate in correcting them or withdrawing the paper.
