STUDIA AMBIENTUM TODAY

The editorial board of Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, series Ambientum welcomes original contributions in environmental science and management, environmental engineering, environmental risk assessment, and related fields.

When citing this journal, please use the abbreviation: Studia UBB Ambientum.

Receipt of the articles, information about copyright

Submission:
The preferred modality of submission is via e-mail to the address:
cristina.rosu@ubbcluj.ro or crisrosu@yahoo.com inside the announced deadlines. Alternatively, authors may submit their contribution on a CD/DVD. The papers which do not follow the format would be automatically rejected.
The official language of the journal is English.
In a volume for the same author, the editorial committee accepts a single article as first author and possibly the second article as secondary author.
The main author will receive, free of charge, a copy of the volume.
All papers are reviewed independently by two referees, but the authors are entirely responsible for the content of their papers. All published papers will become property of the journal.

Issues, Deadlines:
The journal is published semesterly in June and December.

Here you can find the summary of each issue of Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Ambientum (contents, abstracts and keywords).

The paper submission for the Studia UBB Ambientum volumes are programmed as follow:
‐ For volume 1 the final papers will be received until the beginning of May;
‐ For volume 2 the final papers will be received until the beginning of November.

Open Access: Yes

Publication fees: None

Prevention and Fight against Plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct

Authors of the journal must be aware and understand that Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai intends to prevent, and also sanctions attempts and acts of plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct, including but not limited to the fabrication and/or falsification of data. Therefore, authors are hereby advised that:
– Plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process (Editorial Office, peer review) may lead to: a) rejection of the manuscript for publication; b) official information of the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation; and c) information of the scholarly community and public opinion.
– Upon notification on allegation of plagiarism or other fraudulent actions for any article that has been already published in Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, and following the thorough verification of the notification, the Editorial Office may take the following steps: a) contact the Index of allegations of plagiarized works in Romania; b) follow the procedure in place for plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process; c) officially inform the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation, making available all necessary documents (including the author’s responsible declaration of originality); d) advise the most important international databases about the allegation of plagiarism; and e) publish (on the site, etc.) its official position on the matter. As conceptual and general guidelines on plagiarism, the journal Studia UBB refers to: “What Constitutes Plagiarism?”, in “Harvard Guide to Using Sources”, available here: https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/what-constitutes-plagiarism. See also: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/uploads/
2020-06/RA_HEADT%20Centre%20Webinar%20on%20Plagiarism_FINAL.pdf

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

The Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement aligns with the recommendations of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics): Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.

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