Studies in Agricultural Economics

Aims & Scope

Studies in Agricultural Economics is a peer-reviewed journal committed to ensuring the highest standards of publication ethics. All parties involved in the publishing process (editors, authors, reviewers and the publisher) have to agree upon standards of ethical behaviour. Our Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement (PEMS) is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors of the Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE (available at http://publicationethics.org/ ). Authors should be aware that Studies in Agricultural Economics is an open access journal where publication is totally free of charge. Studies in Agricultural Economics publishes three issues a year (published in April, August and December). All articles are made available to the readers free of charge without any subscriptions. All content is made available online, including previous issues and articles. In this respect, the journal’s homepage ( https://studies.hu ) is serving as an electronic backup for preserving access to the journal’s content. Information on ownership and management are clearly stated in the journal’s homepage ( https://studies.hu/about/ ). The journal’s website has been designed in a way that high ethical and professional standards are ensured. The name of the journal is unique and is not aimed to be confusable with any other journals. The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Studies in Agricultural Economics has an established Editorial Board with recognised experts in agricultural economics. The full names and affiliations of Editorial Board Members are available at https://studies.hu/about/ . Contact information for the Editorial Office as well as copyright and licencing information is also given on our journal’s website and are available at https://studies.hu/about/ . We are highly committed to full editorial independence. The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board of Studies in Agricultural Economics are responsible for Deciding on whether the manuscripts submitted to the journal should be published or not. In making such decisions, they are guided by the policies of the journal (Instruction for Authors, available here: https://studies.hu/submission ) and by legal requirements including copyright and plagiarism issues; Providing guidance to guest editors, authors and reviewers on the whole publication process; Providing new editorial board members with guidelines and keeping existing members updated; Evaluating manuscripts exclusively on the basis of their academic and intellectual merit, without regard to race, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnic origin, religious belief, citizenship, political orientation or social class; Ensuring a fair and unbiased double-blind peer review of the manuscripts with all information kept confidential; Ensuring that authors’ and peer reviewers’ identities are protected; Ensuring that reviewers selected do not have any conflict of interest with the author(s) and that reviewers have the knowledge and experience to undertake a decent review; Developing and maintaining a database of suitable reviewers and updating it on the basis of reviewer performance; Taking appropriate actions when ethical complaints are raised concerning a submitted or published manuscript. In cases of a suspected misconduct, they follow the COPE guidelines available at http://publicationethics.org/ . Authors and Authors’ Responsibilities We acknowledge that different countries and institutions have different norms on who is listed as an author of the manuscript submitted. However, all authors should apply to the following principles: Authors should have substantial contributions to the conception and design of the work and/or data gathering & analysis and/or the interpretation of the results; Authors should not publish the outcomes of the same research in more than one journal, including Studies in Agricultural Economics; Authors should not submit the same manuscript simultaneously to more than one journal at a time; Authors must ensure that they have written original works and that any work or ideas of others authors, contributors or sources have been appropriately cited and referenced; Authors should take full responsibility and are accountable for all aspects of the work submitted including all important intellectual content and property rights; Authors should agree that by submitting a manuscript to the journal, they adhere to principles listed in this PEMS statement; Authors are obliged to participate in the peer review process and provide retractions or corrections of the mistakes; Authors should provide a list of references and all financial support; Authors should approve the final version of the manuscript published. We are committed to the highest standards of authorship transparency. We believe that the corresponding author has the right to act on behalf of all co-authors from the very beginning of the publication process. Peer-review process All submitted papers are reviewed using the double blind peer review process through which advice is asked on individual manuscripts from expert reviewers. All author names and affiliations are removed before sending the paper out for review. On submission, an article receives a manuscript number. This number should be quoted in all correspondence relating to the article. New submissions are sent to two independent, anonymous reviewers, selected by the Editor-in-Chief. The recommendations of the reviewers are sent to the authors by the Editor-in-Chief who is responsible for the objectivity of the judgements and findings of the reviews. Revised articles should be sent directly to the Editor-in-Chief. When an article has been accepted, the Editor-in-Chief will inform the author(s) in which issue the paper will be published. Reviewers have the following responsibilities: Reviewers assists the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board in making editorial decisions a

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