About the Journal
Studia UBB Negotia journal is published since 1996, by the Faculty of Business, as part of the collection Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai.
Between 1996 and 1999 a joint volume including the journal’s two issues was published each year.
From 2000 until 2008 the publication frequency was of two volumes per year.
Starting with issue 2 of 2004, Studia UBB Negotia Editorial Board decided to publish only academic papers written in English or French.
Since 2009, Studia UBB Negotia publishes four issues per year only written in English.
Starting with issue 1 of 2010 Studia UBB Negotia became an open-access journal.
Aims and Scope
The journal’s role within the scientific community is to bring into attention original and interesting studies in the areas of business, business economics and development, and in the related areas.
A rigorous selection process is ensured at two levels. The papers which do not fulfill the journal standards are desk rejected by the executive editors. The papers which pass the preliminary screening undergo a double blind peer review process. This process involves the members of the editorial board and external reviewers.
Currently the rejection rate is of 40%.
For further development the journal objectives are:
- To index the journal in prestigious international databases
- To ensure a good balance between foreign and Romanian authors
- To increase the visibility of the electronic version of the journal
- To distribute the publication abroad based on subscriptions and orders
- To improve the quality of graphics of the printed publications
Prevention and Fight against Plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct
Authors of the journal must be aware and understand that Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai intends to prevent, and also sanctions attempts and acts of plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct, including but not limited to the fabrication and/or falsification of data. Therefore, authors are hereby advised that:
– Plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process (Editorial Office, peer review) may lead to: a) rejection of the manuscript for publication; b) official information of the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation; and c) information of the scholarly community and public opinion.
– Upon notification on allegation of plagiarism or other fraudulent actions for any article that has been already published in Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, and following the thorough verification of the notification, the Editorial Office may take the following steps: a) contact the Index of allegations of plagiarized works in Romania; b) follow the procedure in place for plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process; c) officially inform the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation, making available all necessary documents (including the author’s responsible declaration of originality); d) advise the most important international databases about the allegation of plagiarism; and e) publish (on the site, etc.) its official position on the matter. As conceptual and general guidelines on plagiarism, the journal Studia UBB refers to: “What Constitutes Plagiarism?”, in “Harvard Guide to Using Sources”, available here: https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/what-constitutes-plagiarism
Open Access
All articles published in Studia UBB Negotia are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share.
Studia UBB Negotia does not charge authors any kind of publication fees or article processing charges.
Articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons license which permits, without charge, use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
The Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement aligns with the recommendations of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics): Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.
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