MILITARY JOURNAL CODE OF CONDUCT
ISSN 0861-7392
General overview of the journal’s philosophy of existence
”Military Journal” is one of the first scientific journals in Bulgaria. In its long history,
more than 100 years of existence, it has always been the leader in the scientific area and an
example of correctness and openness to criticism, alternative ideas and innovative
approaches. The leading principles are objectivity, impartiality and scientific approach to
any topic.
The major intention of the journal is the intention of spreading knowledge and results
from the scientific research work of the Defence Advanced Research Institute, theories,
concepts and achievements in education and training in the area of defence and security
sector.
The journal is funded and fully supported by ”G. S. Rakovski” National Defence
College and it can be used only for scientific and educational purposes. It cannot be used
for commercial purposes or advertising whatsoever.
The National Defence College and the editorial board are committed to meeting and
upholding standards of ethical behaviour at all stages of the publication process. The
cornerstones of our policy are - no plagiarism, no fraudulent data, correct citation of
sources of information and references, zero tolerance to publishing a research in our
journal if it has already been published somewhere else.
Responsibilities of the editorial board
Editorial board is responsible for everything published in the journal. The members
of the editorial board are expected to:
• accept or reject articles;
• publish materials in support to education and training in the area of security and
defence;
• make the journal accessible for the society and open for feedback;
• ensure the quality of the material they publish;
• provide academic freedom of expression;
• maintain the integrity of the academic record;
• preclude business needs from compromising intellectual standards;
• always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies
when needed;
• treat reviewers articles confidentially and keep their anonymity;
• make sure that there is no conflict of interest or plagiarism;
• enhance and encourage the objectivity and accountability of the peer reviewing.
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Author’s responsibilities
• authors must declare that the material provided has not been published in another
journal, where portions of the content overlap with published or submitted content, to
acknowledge and cite those sources;
• authors are responsible for the correct citations and usage of references and sources;
• authors are responsible for maintaining accurate records of data associated with
their submitted manuscript, and to supply or provide access to these data, on reasonable
request;
• authors are responsible for keeping their articles free of plagiarism;
• authors must declare any potential conflicts of interest.
Responsibilities for the reviewers
• Reviewers should be objective in their judgments;
• State any potential conflict of interest that might influence their judgment;
• Reviewers must be sure that the data has been used correctly, cited appropriately
and if necessary to require proof for authenticity;
• Reviewers’ articles should be treated confidentially.
Dealing with unethical behavior
• Cases of plagiarism, conflict of interest, data fraud or any other unethical behavior
may be identified and brought to the attention of the editorial board and publisher at any
time, by anyone;
• Unethical behavior should be considered any case which is not in line with the
overall philosophy of existence of the journal or responsibilities defined above;
• Anonymous signals are not tolerated and will be left without any consequences;
• Investigation is initiated by the chief editor and conducted by the ethical board to
the Academic council of the National Defence College;
• No allegation is allowed before having sound proof and evidence;
• If the unethical author is a member of the academic community of the National
Defence College the ethical code of the college is applied. If the author is not from the
college he/she is informed not to send articles for publishing in the “Military Journal” any
more.
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