The editor, authors, and reviewers of the journal Letonica have a responsibility to follow the standards ensuring compliance with publishing ethics. The responsibility of the magazine’s editorial board is to prevent violations of publishing ethics. The guidelines for the editor, authors and reviewers of the magazine are based on COPE’s Code of Conduct for Journal Editors.
Responsibilities of the editor
The editor makes the decision to publish an article based on the conclusion made by reviewers. The editor ensures that articles are reviewed anonymously and objectively, and that the decision to publish an article is made solely on the basis of the article’s content. The editor must ensure the confidentiality of the peer-review process.
Responsibilities of the reviewer
The reviewer observes confidentiality during the peer-review process and remains objective when reviewing articles. The reviewer determines whether references for all of the used sources have been provided in the article. If the reviewer is not sure of his or her competence in reviewing articles or if a conflict of interest forms, he or she informs the editor so that another reviewer can be appointed.
Responsibilities of authors
Authors observe the article submitting guidelines that are available on the journal's homepage. Authors submit works that are completely original and cannot submit works that are fully or partly submitted / published elsewhere. Authors are obliged to provide references to all of the sources used in the article. The manuscript authorship is limited only to those authors who have provided a significant contribution to the creation of the article.