Interdisciplinary Studies in Musicology is committed to maintaining high standards of scholarly reliability, transparency and publication ethics. The Journal follows generally recognised principles of research integrity and the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Authors’ responsibilities
Authors must submit original work that has not previously been published and is not being considered by another journal. If parts of the manuscript have appeared elsewhere, this must be clearly disclosed and properly referenced.
All quotations, ideas, research results and materials originating from other sources must be appropriately acknowledged. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data, and duplicate publication are unacceptable.
Authorship should reflect the actual contribution of each person involved in preparing the publication. Ghostwriting and guest or honorary authorship are treated as serious breaches of research integrity. Authors must disclose all persons and institutions that contributed substantially to the research or preparation of the manuscript, including sources of funding.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality and integrity of the submitted manuscript. AI-assisted tools may be used only in a manner consistent with good research practice and may not replace the author’s intellectual contribution or responsibility for the submitted work.
Authors must disclose any financial, professional or personal conflict of interest that could influence the research or its presentation.
Research involving interviews, fieldwork, personal data, photographs or audio and video recordings should comply with relevant legal and ethical requirements. Authors are responsible for obtaining the necessary consent and permissions.
If an author discovers a significant error in a submitted or published article, they should inform the Editorial Board without delay and cooperate in correcting it.
Editors’ responsibilities
Editorial decisions are based solely on the scholarly quality, originality and relevance of the submission to the Journal’s profile.
Editors are required to maintain the confidentiality of submitted manuscripts and the identities of authors and reviewers. Unpublished materials may not be used for the editors’ own research without the author’s consent.
Based on the content of the manuscripts, the editorial team appoints reviewers who are not affiliated with the author’s institution. Only manuscripts that have received unequivocally positive reviews are eligible for publication.
An editor who has a conflict of interest concerning a submission must withdraw from handling it.
Reviewers’ responsibilities
Reviewers receive relevant guidelines and a review form from the editorial team.
Reviewers should accept a manuscript only when they possess the appropriate expertise and can prepare the review within the agreed period.
Reviews should be objective, substantive and constructive. Reviewers must maintain confidentiality, disclose any conflict of interest and refrain from using unpublished ideas or materials contained in the manuscript.
Reviewers should inform the Editorial Board of suspected plagiarism, duplicate publication, undisclosed authorship or other breaches of research integrity.
Submitted manuscripts and reviews must not be uploaded to external generative AI systems, as this could compromise confidentiality.
It is prohibited to use the findings and ideas contained in the peer-reviewed articles for any purpose other than the preparation of a review.
Reviewers do not receive any remuneration for their work.
Research Misconduct and Corrections
The Journal takes all allegations of research or publication misconduct seriously. Suspected cases of plagiarism, data fabrication, ghostwriting, guest authorship and other breaches of publication ethics are examined by the Editorial Board and may result in rejection of the manuscript or other appropriate editorial action.
If significant errors or ethical issues are identified after publication, the Journal may publish a correction, an expression of concern or a retraction in order to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.