Focus and Scope

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxa Journal (SUBBTO) is an open access, peer-reviewed, bi-annual academic journal published by the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Babes-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca, Romania). It publishes articles and reviews on Orthodox theology (Bible, history, practical, systematic, etc.). It is open to any other article with a theological reference, especially in philosophy, history or philology.

The structure of the journal is as follows: Articles, books and reviews are grouped by subject area. From 2016, all articles are published in English only. The journal covers the main theological fields (biblical theology, dogmatic theology, moral theology, liturgics, patrology, ethics, catechesis, Christian art, philosophy of religion, theology and philosophy/phenomenology, ecclesiastical history, etc.), but also interdisciplinary studies.

 

Prevention and Fight against Plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct - See Regulations and Forms STUDIA UBB
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://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/kmeng2150spring2017/files/2017/03/How-to-Avoid-Plagiarism-%C2%A7-Harvard-Guide-to-Using-Sources.pdf.
See also: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/uploads/2020-06/
RA_HEADT%20Centre%20Webinar%20on%20Plagiarism_FINAL.pdf

 

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement - See Regulations and Forms STUDIA UBB. 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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