Resolving Disputes

Any individual or institution may, at any time, report to the editor and/or the editorial board any knowledge of violations of ethical standards or other irregularities and provide the necessary information/evidence.

Verification of Allegations and Evidence
The editor-in-chief, in consultation with members of the editorial board, will decide whether to initiate a procedure aimed at verifying the allegations and evidence.
- During this procedure, all submitted evidence will be treated as confidential material and will be disclosed only to individuals directly involved in the process.
- Individuals suspected of violating ethical standards will be given the opportunity to respond to the allegations.
- If it is determined that an irregularity has indeed occurred, an assessment will be made as to whether it should be classified as a minor violation or a serious breach of ethical standards.

Minor Violation
Situations classified as minor violations will be resolved through direct communication with the individuals who committed the violation, without involving third parties, as follows:
- Informing the authors/reviewers that a minor violation has occurred as a result of misunderstanding or incorrect application of academic standards.
- A warning letter to the author/reviewer who committed the minor violation.

 

Serious Violation of Ethical Standards
Decisions regarding serious violations of ethical standards are made by the Editor-in-Chief in cooperation with the members of the Editorial Board and, if necessary, a small group of experts. The measures that may be taken include the following (and may be applied individually or simultaneously):
- Publishing a Statement or Editorial describing the case of the ethical violation.
- Sending an official notice to the supervisors or employers of the author/reviewer.
- Retraction of the published paper in accordance with the procedure described under Retraction of Already Published Papers.
- Authors will be prohibited from submitting manuscripts to the journal for a certain period.
- Informing relevant professional organizations or competent authorities about the case so that appropriate measures may be taken.

When resolving disputed situations, the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Faculty of Economics Brčko is guided by the guidelines and recommendations of the international organization Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE.