The following Code of Ethics for publication in SYMPHILOSOPHIE is inspired by and based on the COPE Code of Conduct: https://publicationethics.org/files/Code_of_conduct_for_journal_editors.pdf.
SYMPHILOSOPHIE does not charge authors any kind of fees at all. The journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Share-Alike international license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode). This grants completely free open-access to readers for all the new articles, book reviews and translations published online in SYMPHILOSOPHIE.
In line with the Creative Commons Share-Alike international license, authors hold the copyright of their work.
1. Editors and Editorial Board
The publishing ethics of SYMPHILOSOPHIE will be safeguarded by the editors and editorial board. The editors of SYMPHILOSOPHIE have the authority to reject or accept an article, and undertake to ensure they have no conflicts of interest in making such decisions. The editorial decision complies with the legal provisions on defamation, copyright infringement and plagiarism. If required, in the cases of insufficiently sourced articles, questionable authorship practices, plagiarism etc., the journal will undertake to publish corrections, rectifications, and/or retractions.
2. Authors
SYMPHILOSOPHIE expects authors to adhere to the highest scientific standards and ethics of academic publishing and to supply original and genuine research: no unacknowledged sources, insufficient citation practices, plagiarism, or misappropriation of another author’s work. To ascertain the absence of plagiarism, all articles sent to the editorial staff will be subject to verification using the software ‘Magister by compilatio.net’ (https://www.compilatio.net/en/magister/)
3. Reviewers
Articles for SYMPHILOSOPHIE are subject to double-blind peer review. Invited articles are subject to single-blind peer review. Reviewers should endeavor to observe the highest reviewing standards of confidentiality and impartiality. They should furthermore have no conflicts of interest, with regard to either the author, research topic, or sources of funding.