The B0 journal is governed by ethical principles based on the recommendations of the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (see https://publicationethics.org). Adherence to standards of ethical conduct is expected of all stakeholders: editors, authors, reviewers and publisher. All articles undergo a double anonymous peer review process.
By publishing their contributions in Bohemica Olomucensia, the authors agree to the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license as well as the license terms and author’s statement.
The Editorial Board continually strives to improve the professional and formal standards of the journal, and to promote freedom of inquiry and pluralism of opinion. It issues editorial suggestions (instructions to authors, guidelines for peer review, etc.) and ensures that the rules and principles listed below are followed.
The Editorial Board (whose activities are coordinated by the Editor-in-Chief) is responsible for the choice of articles that will be published in the journal. It seeks to evaluate submitted texts on the basis of their intellectual content and academic standards. Its decisions may be co-determined by the views of the editorial board and the publisher and are subject to legal requirements (e.g., copyright infringement or plagiarism).
The editorial board must ensure a fair anonymous review process. Texts received are initially overlooked by the editorial board, which may exclude them from the review process, either because their topic is not compatible with the journal's focus or because of poor academic quality. Articles that are suitable for peer review are then sent to two experts in the field. The reviewers, who are not aware of each other, can rate the article in three ways: as suitable for immediate publication, as publishable after incorporating comments and suggestions, or as unsuitable for publication. The reviews usually contain explicit recommendations on how to improve the article. The reviewers' comments are sent to the author.
The editors will also ensure that all information regarding submitted texts is kept confidential. It must not disclose any information about a submitted text to anyone other than the author, referees, potential referees, other editorial advisors, or in certain cases, members of the editorial board or the publisher.
Any unethical behaviour should be brought to the attention of the editorial board or publisher. Anyone who informs the editorial board or publisher of any publishing misconduct should provide sufficient information and records so that an investigation can be initiated. All complaints should be treated with equal seriousness, at least until a decision or conclusion is reached. Any reported case of unethical publishing behaviour must be taken into account, even if it is a previously published article. If unethical publishing practices are brought to the attention of the editors, whether of submitted texts or published articles, they should take appropriate action.
Authors should guarantee that the text represents their own original work. In addition, they must guarantee that the text has not been previously published, nor has it been simultaneously submitted for publication in another journal. Simultaneous submission of a text to another journal is a violation of publication ethics.
Authors submitting their texts for publication in a journal as their own original works certify that the submitted articles represent their own original contributions and have not been copied or plagiarized from other works (either in whole or in part). Authors must properly reference any work or words of other authors, contributors or sources. Fraudulent or deliberately inaccurate statements and plagiarism in all forms (from "omitting" someone else's article to copying or paraphrasing passages from someone else's work without clear attribution) constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution or interpretation of the article. The lead author must secure the full approval of all co-authors for approval of the final version of the article and its publication.
All articles must be submitted electronically to the editorial office.
Authors are not required to pay any fees for editorial work performed on the submitted text. In submitted texts, authors should adhere to the journal's publishing and citation practices (e.g., citation practices, use of abbreviations, etc.) as outlined in the "Guidelines and Information for Authors".
The journal is available free of charge on the internet. Authors agree to the unrestricted access to their articles that results from the free web availability.
The peer review process assists the editors in formulating editorial decisions and, through editorial communication with authors, can also help authors improve their articles. It primarily uses the electronic review form to do this.
Reviewers work for the journal on a voluntary basis and may refuse to review a submitted text. Those who do not feel sufficiently qualified or able (due to workload, for example) to review the text should let the editorial office know immediately and thus withdraw from the review process. Reviewers who decide to prepare a review should submit it within three weeks.
Reviewers should clarify any conflicts of interest before starting the review process.
Each text submitted for review is a confidential document. Unless there is editorial permission, the text must not be shown to or discussed with anyone.
The review must be impartial. The reviewer's comments and observations should provide detailed and constructive feedback to the author to improve his/her work.
If their knowledge allows, reviewers should identify relevant published works that have not been cited by the author, and should also alert the editors to any similarities or overlaps between the text under review and any other published text.
