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Copyright and Open Access Policy

The author(s) retain copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute and adapt for non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article.

The Journal of Sustainable Economics and Governance (JSEG) is an open access journal.

Authors who publish in JSEG retain full copyright over their work and grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, and archive the article in all formats (print and electronic).

All articles published in JSEG are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

Under this license, users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to, and adapt the articles for non-commercial purposes, provided that:

  • appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the journal (JSEG);

  • a link to the Creative Commons license is provided;

  • any changes made are clearly indicated;

  • derivative works are distributed under the same license.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to disseminate their published work elsewhere (e.g., institutional repositories, personal websites, or other publications), provided that the original publication in JSEG is properly cited.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

The peer review wants to ensure that only good science is published in JSEG. Our referees play an important role in maintaining the standards of the Journal of Smart Economic Growth, which is why all incoming manuscripts are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined below.

One of the Chief Editors first evaluates all submitted manuscripts. Each paper will be evaluated by 2 reviewers based on a set of objective criteria. Their assessments allow placing the paper in one of the following categories:
(1) Accepted without revisions;
(2) Accepted with minor revisions;
(3) Accepted with major revisions;
(4) Rejected.

In case that a paper will be differently evaluated by the reviewers, another reviewer will be invited to bring the third evaluation. This leads to an objective assessment of each paper.
The referees remain anonymous to the author(s) throughout and following the refereeing process, whilst the identity of the author(s) is likewise unknown to the reviewers.
Whenever possible, referees are matched to the paper according to their expertise. As our reviewer database is constantly being updated, we welcome suggestions for referees.

Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript: 
- Is original
– Is methodologically created
- Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
- Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions 
Language correction is not part of the peer review process, but referees are encouraged to suggest corrections of language and style to the manuscript.

The time required for the review process is dependent on the response of the referees. For the Journal Journal of Smart Economic Growth, the typical time for the first round of the refereeing process is approximately 4 weeks, with a maximum of two months.

A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the author along with the recommendations made by the referees.
Referees advise the Chief Editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article.

Plagiarism Policy

Authors fully assume the content of the articles. All articles are checked for plagiarism. The maximum percentage of plagiarism accepted is 5%. To detect plagiarism, JSEG editors use https://paperpal.com.
At the same time, the use of AI is limited to English language writing. Articles where the content is generated with AI are not accepted.
By submitting articles to the journal, authors are full responsibility for the content in terms of plagiarism as well as the use of AI for the content.