Studii şi Cercetări de Istorie Veche şi Arheologie (SCIVA) publishes original papers. Respect for professional deontology, ethics and integrity in research and writing are essential conditions for manuscripts to be accepted and published in the pages of our journal. SCIVA strongly rejects plagiarism in all forms (see COPE – Promoting integrity in scholarly research and its publication).
The authors will declare: 1) that the manuscript is their original work, that it has not been previously published and that it is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere; 2) any conflict of interest; 3) the funding sources used for conducting the research and/or preparing the article, if applicable. If the work, ideas, and/or words of other authors have been used in the manuscript, they will be properly cited. The authors have the obligation to report any error or inaccuracy discovered in the published article and to collaborate with the members of the Editorial Board to publish the necessary correction, retraction, etc., as appropriate.
The Editorial Board 1) will keep confidential the information related to the manuscripts received for publication and all discussions with reviewers; 2) will select reviewers who have appropriate expertise; 3) will ask all authors of the manuscript for the publication agreement; 4) will evaluate the manuscripts suspected of plagiarism, and if the plagiarism proves to be real, these papers will be rejected; 5) will collaborate with the authors to correct the significant errors or inaccuracies observed after the publication of the paper (in the next issue of the journal).
The reviewers 1) will inform the Editorial Board of the SCIVA journal regarding any conflict of interest; 2) will evaluate the manuscripts using explicit criteria; 3) have the obligation to bring to the attention of the Editorial Board any similarity between the evaluated manuscript and any other published paper; 4) will not contact the authors; 5) will keep confidential all information related to the manuscript and will not use it for personal advantage.
Rules on the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)
GenAI (e.g., ChatGPT, DeepSeek, etc.) can only be used to improve readability and language of the work. Authors must specify in their manuscript the use of AI for this purpose, and the mention will be included in the published paper. The use of GenAI in the article writing process is not allowed. AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors.
Authors are advised not to use GenAI in image-making. However, if the authors believe that an aspect of their research could be better highlighted in graphical form generated by AI tools, it is imperative to specify its use in the manuscript. It is mandatory that no copyright is infringed by generating these images, an assumption that must also be included in the manuscript by its authors. The editorial team will decide whether or not to accept the AI-generated images in the final form of the article.
It is not allowed to use AI to modify other authors’ images, except for minor adjustments (brightness, contrast, colour).
Reviewers will not use GenAI to evaluate manuscripts. Reviewers are responsible for the content of the review report.
Editors will not use GenAI to assist in the evaluation or decision-making of a manuscript. Editors are responsible for the editorial process, the final decision, and its communication to authors.