EDITORIAL POLICIES
Affiliations
Authors and co-authors are required to provide a comprehensive list of their affiliations. If you do not have a current relevant institutional affiliation, you must specify your independent status.
Appeals and Complaints
Any complaint (a complaint about scientific content, a complaint about processes, a complaint about publication ethics, etc.) should, in the first instance, be handled by the Editor-in-Chief(s) responsible for the journal and/or the Editor who handled the paper. (Please check the contacts page on the journal homepage). The Editor-in-Chief or Handling Editor decides on a course of action and provides feedback to the complainant. The Editor-in-Chief or Handling Editor considers the authors’ argument, and the reviewer reports and decides whether
- The decision to reject should stand;
- Another independent opinion is required
- The appeal should be considered.
The complainant is informed of the decision with an explanation if appropriate. Decisions on appeals are final.
Authorship & Contributorship
Following the editorial policies of the Stomatological review, authorship is governed by a structured process. Authors of accepted manuscripts are required to sign a copyright form that outlines the terms and conditions related to the intellectual property rights associated with the submitted work. The copyright form serves as a mechanism to ensure transparency and accountability in acknowledging authorship and contributions.
Allegations of research misconduct
Before manuscript submission, authors are required to read the Author Guidelines and Ethical Policies carefully and to adhere to the terms. While authors are given the option to suggest potential reviewers for the peer-review process, the qualifications and potential conflicts of interest of all reviewers will be carefully checked before they are invited to review.
Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board of the Stomatological Review shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication. Upon a positive decision of reviewers, all manuscripts are checked with software for detection of potential plagiarism according to the rules of University of Sarajevo (https://www.unsa.ba/o-univerzitetu/propisi/pravilnik-o-nacinu-koristenja-softvera-za-detekciju-plagijarizma). Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed and they will be dealt with iThenticate plagiarism checker (http://www.ithenticate.com/) by the University of Sarajevo.
AI Tools
The Stomatological review adheres to the COPE position statement, which states that AI tools cannot meet the criteria for authorship. Authors utilizing AI tools in manuscript writing, image creation, or data analysis must disclose their use in the Materials and Methods section. Despite AI tool assistance, authors remain accountable for their manuscript’s content and any ethical breaches.
Conflict of interest disclosure
All authors must declare any conflict of interest. This statement must certify that all authors have seen and approved the submitted manuscript. The corresponding author is responsible for submitting the manuscript on behalf of all co-authors. It is necessary to confirm that all listed authors have contributed significantly, have read the manuscript, and that research submitted to Stomatološki vjesnik / Stomatological review is not under consideration elsewhere. The journal editor will use this information to inform editorial decisions and may publish such disclosures to assist readers in evaluating the article. The conflict of interest must be declared in the cover letter. If there is no conflict of interest, please state: “Authors declare no conflict of interest.”
Ethics policy regarding human and other animal experiments
Human and other animal experiments research involving human or animal subjects must have been performed following the Declaration of Helsinki and must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee (https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/). Corresponding author should submit a statement identifying the institutional or licensing committee approving the experiments, including any relevant details regarding welfare of subjects, patient anonymity and informed consent.
Images and Figures
Images or figures sourced from another published work can only be reused with proper permission from the copyright owner. A statement confirming this must be included in the figure legend, along with a citation of the source.
Experimental photographic images, such as those obtained from microscopy, immunohistochemical staining, immunofluorescence staining, electrophoretic gels, and immunoblots, must accurately represent the original results.
For clinical images, X-rays, and medical scans, any identifying information about the patient must be removed before submission. This includes details like patient names and ID numbers, which should be blurred and/or cropped out to maintain patient confidentiality.
Intellectual property
Copyright information
Upon acceptance of their article, authors are requested to complete an assignment of copyright form, which transfers the copyright to Stomatološki vjesnik/Stomatological review. Appropriate attribution can be provided by citing the original article. This facilitates open access and free use of original works of all types. Applying this standard license to your work will ensure your right to make your work freely and openly available. Learn more about open access.
Patents
Ownership: Any inventions, discoveries, or novel methodologies reported in manuscripts submitted to Stomatološki vjesnik/Stomatological review shall remain the intellectual property of the authors or inventors.
Non-Interference: The journal does not claim any ownership or control over the intellectual property disclosed in submitted manuscripts.
Use of Trademarks
The use of Stomatološki vjesnik/Stomatological review trademarks in connection with scientific publications, promotional materials, or any other context must be authorized by the journal’s editorial board or the designated intellectual property management team.
Open Access Policy
All articles published by Stomatološki vjesnik/Stomatological are made immediately available worldwide under an open-access license. This means:
- everyone has free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles published in Genetics & Applications;
- everyone is free to re-use the published material if proper accreditation/citation of the original publication is given;
Process for handling cases requiring corrections, retractions, and editorial expressions of concern
Stomatološki vjesnik/Stomatological ensures that its articles adhere to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) to maintain the integrity of the academic record. A Correction will be published upon request and after editorial review when it is necessary to correct an error or omission, where the interpretation of the article may be impacted, but the original findings remain intact. Please note that correction requests may be subject to full review, and if queries are raised, you may be expected to supply further information before the correction is approved. Correction should provide clear details of the error and the changes that have been made. Under these circumstances, the Editorial Team will correct the online article, issue a separate correction notice electronically linked back to the corrected version, and add a footnote to the article displaying the electronic link to the correction notice. Retractions are examined and published when an article has serious mistakes that undermine the conclusions. Retractions are also issued when there is proof of publishing malpractice, such as plagiarism, duplicate publication, or unethical research.
Privacy policy
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Revenue sources
The journal Stomatološki vjesnik? Stomatological review does not receive any funding from authors (free of Article Submission Charge – ASC, Article Processing – APC or Article Publication Charge).