Rules for Readers

1) The journal is published in Open Access. Content is available free of charge to individual readers and institutions.

2) Access to content does not require logging in.

3) All texts from the journal are published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International (Attribution – Non-Commercial – No Derivative Works) electronic license, which means that works may be copied and distributed in any medium and format, provided:
– the author’s name and surname are credited;
– the content is not used for financial gain or monetary compensation;
– modified content is not distributed (e.g., adaptations, remixes).

4) The Editors invite Readers to discuss the published content. The Editors may publish the content of such debates or polemical articles in the journal.

5) The Editorial Office encourages Readers to report any detected instances of scientific misconduct, particularly ghostwriting, guest authorship, plagiarism, data falsification, data manipulation, incorrect or negligent research procedures, or violations of ethical principles in science. Such reports will be reviewed and considered by the Editor-in-Chief, who:
– reviews the evidence of scientific misconduct;
– contacts the Author and requests an explanation;
– decides to withdraw the article, publish a correction/correction, or inform the appropriate authorities or institutions;
– The Editor-in-Chief may decide to consult the case with the Journal’s Editorial Board and the Editorial Board of Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University;
– The Editorial Office is obligated to record and archive such cases.

Comments on articles and any concerns regarding scientific misconduct should be addressed to the Managing Editor at kjurewicz@uafm.edu.pl.