- Neurologia Croatica

(Neurologia Croatica)

Editorial Responsibilities

The Editorial Board is responsible for deciding which articles are to be published based on their scientific quality, originality, clarity, and relevance to the scope of the journal.
Editors must ensure that all submitted manuscripts are evaluated solely on their academic merit, without discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
Editors must not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, and editorial staff.
Editors will take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication.

Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors must ensure that their work is original and that all sources and influences are properly cited.
Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.
All authors listed on a manuscript should have made a significant contribution to the research and agree with its submission and publication.
Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is their obligation to promptly notify the editor and cooperate in correcting or retracting the paper.

Reviewers’ Responsibilities

Peer reviewers assist editors in making editorial decisions and may also help authors improve their manuscripts.
Reviewers must maintain confidentiality regarding any manuscript received for review.
Reviews should be conducted objectively, and reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
Reviewers must not use unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the author’s explicit written consent.
Reviewers should decline to review manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Publisher’s Responsibilities

The publisher of Neurologia Croatica ensures that good practice is maintained to the highest standards in accordance with ethical principles.
The publisher works closely with editors, authors, and reviewers to uphold the integrity of the academic record.
In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and, if necessary, to retract or correct the affected articles.

Plagiarism and Misconduct

All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using reliable plagiarism detection software.
Any form of plagiarism, data fabrication, or manipulation of citations is considered a serious violation of publication ethics and will result in rejection or retraction of the article.

Retraction Policy

Articles may be retracted if they contain major errors (e.g., falsified data) or ethical issues (e.g., plagiarism, duplicate publication).
A retraction notice will be published, and the original article will remain accessible with a clear label indicating it has been retracted.

Conflict of Interest

All participants in the publishing process must disclose any relationships or interests that could influence the interpretation of their work.
Statements on conflicts of interest must be included in each published article.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their published work.
Articles are distributed under an open access license, allowing others to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted material.

Compliance with COPE Guidelines

Neurologia Croatica fully adheres to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
For further guidance, please visit: https://publicationethics.org