Bachelard Studies is a (double-blind) peer reviewed journal, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution: Non-Commercial,-Non-Derivs 3.0 Unported License.

Expected standards of behaviour are necessarily agreed upon by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, and the publisher.

PUBLICATION DECISIONS

The Editors, the Board of Directors, and the Coordinator members of the Editorial Board of Bachelard Studies are responsible for choosing which articles should be published amongst those submitted to the journal following a CfP.

The Editors of Bachelard Studies may be guided by the policies of the journal’s editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding copyright infringement, plagiarism, and libel. The decision shall be made by the editors and the Board Directors, who may consult the Editorial board, the Scientific Committee, or the peer reviewer.

FAIR PLAY

The manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated exclusively for their intellectual content, regardless of the author’s gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, or political philosophy of the authors.

CONFIDENTIALILTY

Any information about submitted manuscripts is strictly confidential, and must not be disclosed by the editorial staff to anyone other than the corresponding authors, reviewers, editorial advisers, and the publisher.

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The editors must not use unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript for their own research without the express written consent of the author.

DUTIES OF REVIEWERS

CONTRIBUTION TO EDITORIAL DECISIONS

Peer reviewers collaborate with the Editors, the Board of Directors and the Coordinator members of the Editorial Board, the in making editorial decisions, and may also assist Bachelard Studies in asking the author improving the paper by means of editorial communications.

PROMPTNESS

If a selected referee feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript, or knows that s/he will not be able to submit a prompt review, s/he should notify the Editors and be exempt from the review process.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Any manuscripts submitted to peer reviewers must be treated as confidential documents. Discussion or disclosure of their content must be subject to the Editors’ authorization.

STANDARDS OF OBJECTIVITY

Reviews must be carried out objectively and using the appropriate multilingual form. Authors should avoid personal criticism. Referees’ opinions should be expressed clearly, exhaustively and supported by appropriate arguments.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOURCES

Any relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors should be identified by the reviewers. Previously reported observations, derivations or arguments should be followed by the relevant citation. Reviewers should also inform the Editors of any substantial similarity or overlap between the article under consideration and any other published material of which they have personal knowledge.

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Reviewers should not examine manuscripts if they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

DUTIES OF AUTHORS

REPORTING STANDARDS

Authors of reports of original research should put forward an accurate account of the work carried out as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Fundamental data should be represented accurately in the manuscript. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are regarded as unethical behavior and thus deemed unacceptable.

Authors retain copyright and all other rights for materials submitted for inclusion in Bachelard Studies. The Authors should notify Bachelard Studies past or future publications of the his/her contribution to Bachelard Studies.

ORIGINALITY AND PLAGIARISM

The authors should ensure that their works are entirely original, and that in case they have used the work and/or words of others, these have been conveniently cited or quoted.

MULTIPLE, REDUNDANT OR CONCURRENT PUBLICATION

Authors should avoid publishing papers describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication, as this amounts to unacceptable, unethical publishing behavior.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SOURCES

Reference to the works of others must always be properly acknowledged. Authors should cite publications that have been influential for the research reported in their manuscripts.

AUTHORSHIP OF THE PAPER

Authorship should be limited to those who significantly contributed to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the paper. All those who have made other remarkable contributions should be listed as co-authors.

It is the corresponding author’s responsibility to ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are listed on the paper, and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript and have agreed to its submission for publication.

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

BS authors should reveal in their abstract and manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretations of the abstract/article. All sources for financial support for the project should be unveiled and inserted in the METADATA information sheet.

FUDAMENTAL ERRORS IN PUBLISHED WORKS

It is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editors or publisher when a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her published work are discovered. The author should then cooperate with the journal editor/s to retract or correct the paper.