Material published in SFT should be original. Articles reproduced previously in other journals and specialist study publications should not be submitted. Falsified data, plagiarism and any other inappropriate act, which could lead to false conclusions, is unethical.
Detailed information concerning Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement (based on Elsevier recommendations - https://beta.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/publishing-ethics?trial=true - and COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors - https://publicationethics.org/core-practices and Declaration of Helsinki - https://nil.org.pl/uploaded_files/art_1585807090_wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects.pdf) which should be read before submitting the article for publication, can be found under the following link.
ANTI-PLAGIARISM SYSTEM
The articles sent to the editing office are checked by Internet anti-plagiarism system (Plagiat.pl). If an author sends his/her article to the editing office he or she automatically accepts the fact that the article can be assessed in such a context. All cases of author’s unreliability in research will be reported by the editing staff to appropriate administrative authorities.
THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI
Writing a paper
Please note that this policy refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools for analyzing and drawing insights from data as part of the research process.
In the writing process, generative AI and AI-assisted technologies may be exploited only for improving readability and language of the work. Authors should verify the results obtained because artificial intelligence may generate incorrect, although reliable-looking data. The authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.
Authors should disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies. Declaring the use of these technologies supports transparency and trust between authors, readers, reviewers, editors and contributors and facilitates compliance with the terms of use of the relevant tool or technology.
Authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans. Each (co-) author is responsible for ensuring that the work is original, that the stated authors qualify for authorship, and the work does not infringe third party rights, and should familiarize themselves with our Publication Ethics policy before they submit.
Creating graphics
We do not permit the use of Generative AI or AI-assisted tools to create or alter images in submitted manuscripts. Adjustments of brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable as long as they do not obscure or eliminate any information present in the original. Image forensics tools or specialized software might be applied to submitted manuscripts to identify suspected image irregularities.
The only exception refers to the use of AI or AI-assisted tools as part of the research design or research methods. In such a case, the use must be described in a reproducible manner in the methods section, along with an explanation of how the AI or AI-assisted tools were exploited in the image creation or alteration process. It is obligatory to provide the name of the model or tool, version and extension numbers, and manufacturer. Authors should adhere to the AI software’s specific usage policies and ensure correct content attribution.