The editorial board and publisher of the European Review of Law and International Relations (EL&IRR) undertake to comply with all standards of publication ethics at every stage of the editorial and publishing process. The guidelines followed are consistent with the principles of publication ethics set out in the Code of Conduct adopted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties involved in the publication process are required to familiarise themselves with the principles of publication ethics and to comply with them.

Responsibilities of the Editorial Board and Publisher:

The Editorial Board is obliged to respond to any violations of publication ethics.

The editorial board supports the principles of honest conduct in science, as described in codes of ethics for researchers and other documents (such as Integrity in Scientific Research and Respect for Intellectual Property), cares for the development of EPPiSM by ensuring the high quality of the texts published in it and the freedom of the research and views presented, as well as maintaining the mutual anonymity of reviewers and authors.

When deciding whether to accept a text (e.g. an article or a gloss) for publication, the Editorial Board acts objectively and fairly, taking into account the text's compliance with the journal's profile, the fulfilment of formal requirements and the outcome of the review process. The Editorial Board does not discriminate against authors in any way, in particular on the basis of their origin, gender or beliefs.

The editorial team and publisher undertake to respect the authors' moral rights, in particular the right to authorship and to decide on the manner of attribution, and to protect the reputation and good name of the authors and the work. Information (data) obtained during the evaluation of publications, as well as rejected texts, may not be used (in whole or in part) in their own research by members of the editorial board or other persons (in particular reviewers) without the written consent of the author.

The publisher ensures a reliable and professional publishing process, including the editorial process.

Author's responsibilities:

Works submitted for publication must be original and previously unpublished. Authors are required to submit a statement confirming the originality of the submitted text, their copyright to it, and that they have not engaged in unethical practices such as ghostwriting or guest authorship. If it is demonstrated that the author has violated any of the principles of publishing ethics, in particular by committing plagiarism or submitting a text that has already been published or written by artificial intelligence (in whole or in part) to EL&IRR for publication as an original work, such text shall be rejected.

The author is obliged to present the results of their research reliably, impartially and honestly, without manipulating data, in particular by falsifying or omitting it.

If the text relates to research funded by an institution, association or other entity (public or private), the author is required to disclose this information when submitting the text for publication. The author is also required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, in particular institutional, personal or financial, which may affect their objectivity.

In the case of co-authored works, all of the above obligations apply to each of the authors. In addition, all authors of the text must consent to its publication and are required to specify their authorial contribution – according to content, percentage or a combination of both.

Reviewer's obligations:

Articles and comments submitted for publication are subject to a review process (double-blind review). The reviewer is required to prepare an objective and reliable review, in accordance with their scientific knowledge, regardless of their own views on the subject. The reviewer is obliged to express their opinion clearly and to support their theses with factual arguments. The editorial board and the publisher will not disclose the reviewers' details to the author, nor will they disclose the author's details to the reviewers.

The reviewer is obliged to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, in particular institutional, personal or financial, which may affect their objectivity. In particular, a person who is in a subordinate relationship with the Author or in any other relationship (professional or personal) that could give rise to such a conflict of interest shall not be appointed as a reviewer.