Vadyba. / Journal of Management  – Ethics Policy.   Section Policies Original Articles

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• Peer Reviewed

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The aim of the journal Vadyba/Journal of Management (V/JOM) to promote exchange in scientific knowledge by publishing scientific articles in social sciences areas: management and administration, business studies, economic, as well as application oriented, practically and / or theoretically associated with the business, its infrastructure, regional development fields. The journal provides a platform to share papers for scientists, academicians, and professionals of scientific institutions from around the world. Editors’ and the editing team’ duties and responsibilities All team members: Originality. Presented articles must be original, not published elsewhere and should correspond with the aims and scope of the journal. Peer Review. All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by two experts; double-blind review system is applied. Plagiarism check:

• must use CrossCheck to screen for an unoriginal material before the peer-review process and at any point during the peer-review process; keep and promote ethical policies of the journal.
• keep and promote ethical policies of the journal.
• article matches published in the Vadyba / Journal of Management are checked via the iThenticate matching system.
• the author of the article must send a letter of guarantee confirming and guaranteeing that the article will not be published in another scientific journal.
• if the article finds overlaps of more than 20%, the article will not be published.
• Vadyba / Journal of Management adheres to the description of publishing ethics.
• ensure the confidentiality of the review process for both sides involved.
• do not disclose any information regarding a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding Author, Reviewers, potential Reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the Publisher, when appropriate.
• make a decision on publication or rejecting the paper according to the scientific importance/quality, interest to readers, Reviewers’ comments and the related legal requirements (i.e. plagiarism, breach of copyright, etc.);
• communicate politely with the authors about their paper;
• preserve anonymity of reviewers.
• remove an identification of the authorship before the manuscripts are submitted for a critical review process.
• reserve the right to make minor amendments to the text or return it back to the author for further revision.
• reserve the right to refuse the manuscript without the review process due to inappropriate quality of the manuscript, a different focus or violation of legal requirements (i.e. plagiarism, breach of copyright, etc.).

Peer Review Process Manuscripts submitted to Vadyba/Journal of Management are subject to peer review to maintain the standards of the journal, promote rigorous research within the fields and to offer authors constructive feedback on their submissions. Vadyba/Journal of Management has a ‘double blind’ review process: Authors are not told who reviewed their paper, and referees do not know the name of the authors whose papers they review. The peer referees’ identity remains unknown to the authors. Manuscripts are sent out for review electronically, and all correspondence takes place in the journal system or via e-mail. Although the peer review process is accelerated by the use of electronic communication, traditional, high-quality peer-review standards are applied to all manuscripts submitted to the journal. Peer reviewers are asked to give their opinion on a number of issues pertinent to the quality and suitability of a paper, and to judge papers on grounds of originality and importance. We pride ourselves on providing constructive and formative feedback to authors. Reviewer Guidelines Reviewers of the journal are asked to consider the following points during their evaluation:

• Does the paper have clear aims and objectives / research questions that can be achieved within the scope of the journal paper?
• Does the paper make a contribution to knowledge?
• Is the work suitably grounded in the literature to justify its contribution and frame the analysis/evaluation? Is the research/evaluation methodology justified, clear and appropriate? (Including ethical
• considerations / approval where appropriate)
• Does the analysis/ evaluation have a clear flow and logical argument?
• Does the analysis/evaluation link to an appropriate discussion and conclusions?
• Is it presented in a way which is suitable for the journal’s international audience?

Peer reviewers will have five possible options, for any paper:

• Accept manuscript (i.e. no need for any revision).
• Accept after revision (i.e. accepted if the author makes the requested revisions).
• Revise and resubmit (i.e. accepted or rejected after revisions have been made – paper will be sent out for another peer review round).
• Reject manuscript (i.e. if the manuscript is not sufficiently developed for publication).
• See comments (i.e. if the reviewer cannot choose from any of the above).

In addition, papers may be returned to authors by the Editors prior to review, if judged to be out of scope, out of the limits of the word length guidance or not sufficiently prepared for publication. To facilitate rapid publication, authors are given a maximum of 6 weeks for revision. After 6 weeks, revised manuscripts will normally be considered new submissions.