Licensing and Copyright

Licencja i Prawa Autorskie

Czasopismo Naukowe Synapsa publikuje wszystkie artykuły na warunkach Licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa (CC BY) 4.0 Międzynarodowe. Ta licencja zezwala na rozpowszechnianie, przedstawianie, wykonywanie utworu, tworzenie utworów zależnych, a nawet wykorzystywanie utworu do celów komercyjnych, pod warunkiem zachowania warunku uznania autorstwa.

Autorzy zachowują prawa autorskie do swojej pracy i udzielają czasopismu prawa do pierwszej publikacji. Prawa autorów są chronione przez licencję, która zapewnia właściwe oznaczenie autorstwa.

Pełna informacja o licencji: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.pl

Licensing and Copyright

Synapsa's publishes all articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International License. This license allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author(s) for the original creation.

Authors retain the copyright to their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. The authors' copyrights are protected by the license, which ensures that the work is properly attributed.

Full legal text of the license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Summary of the license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en

Upon submission of an article, authors are required to confirm their agreement to publish under this license.

Journal's Plagiarism Policy

Synapsa is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic integrity. We take a strict stance against plagiarism in all its forms.

Definition of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person's work, ideas, or words as one's own without appropriate acknowledgment or citation. This includes, but is not limited to:

Copying verbatim text from a source without quotation marks and citation.
Paraphrasing content from a source without proper citation.
Using ideas, concepts, data, or images created by others without permission or acknowledgment.
Submitting a manuscript that has been previously published in whole or in part by the author or others (self-plagiarism or redundant publication).

Screening Process

All manuscripts submitted to Synapsa are screened for plagiarism using Crossref Similarity Check (powered by iThenticate) before proceeding to the peer-review stage. This software compares the submitted manuscript to a vast database of published literature, including journal articles, websites, and books.

Actions in Case of Plagiarism

The editorial team will assess any similarity report. The level of acceptable similarity is evaluated on a case-by-case basis, considering factors like the type of text (e.g., common methodologies vs. original results) and proper citation.

If plagiarism is identified, the following actions may be taken, depending on the severity of the case:

Pre-Review: Manuscripts with significant unattributed overlap may be immediately rejected and returned to the author.

During Review: If plagiarism is discovered during review, the process is halted.

Post-Publication: If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the journal will investigate. This may lead to the publication of a correction or retraction of the article, and the authors' institutions may be notified.

Authors' Responsibility

It is the sole responsibility of the authors to ensure that their work is original and that all sources are properly cited. By submitting their work to Synapsa, authors confirm the originality of their submission.

Review Policy

Synapsa employs a two-stage peer review model to ensure both rigorous quality control and ongoing scholarly engagement. The primary and mandatory stage is the pre-publication review. The secondary stage is an optional post-publication commentary feature.

1. Primary and Mandatory Stage: Pre-Publication Review (Double-Anonymous)

All submissions undergo a rigorous double-anonymous peer review prior to acceptance. Manuscripts are assessed by the editor and then sent to at least two independent external experts. The identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. The editorial decision to accept or reject a manuscript is based solely on this stage.

2. Secondary and Optional Stage: Invited Post-Publication Review

Following publication, we may initiate an invited post-publication review. This is a formal review conducted by one or more independent scholars specifically invited by the Editorial Board.

Process: Unlike open commentary, this is a confidential process - The identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. It mirrors the rigor of our pre-publication review.

Aims and Scope

The aim of Synapsa is to provide a platform for the dissemination of high-quality scholarly synthesis and analysis in the field of medicine. We focus on publishing works that summarize, integrate, and critically evaluate existing knowledge to generate new insights and perspectives.

Scope

The journal covers a broad spectrum of topics within clinical medicine and applied health sciences with a focus on specialities impacting mental and physical well-being, including but not limited to: psychiatry, neurology, clinical psychology, dermatology, aesthetic medicine and psychosomatic medicine.

Czasopismo Naukowe Synapsa, ISSN: 3072-127X, DOI prefix: 10.65008

Wydawca: Magdalena Kąkol, Milena Koniuszewska

Aleje Jerozolimskie 141/73, 02-304 Warszawa

Kontakt mailowy: czasopismo.synapsa@gmail.com

Redaktor: Lek. Dent. Julia Rogowska-Patryn

Czasopismo Naukowe Synapsa, ISSN: 3072-127X

Wydawca: Magdalena Kąkol, Milena Koniuszewska

Aleje Jerozolimskie 141/73, 02-304 Warszawa

Kontakt mailowy: czasopismo.synapsa@gmail.com

Redaktor: Lek. Dent. Julia Rogowska-Patryn