Research Integrity

Historical Life Course Studies is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in terms of academic research and scholarly publishing. In this regards, the editorial board adheres to the best practices in the ethics of scholarly publishing stated in the COPE’s (Committee on Publication Ethics) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for all parties involved: Authors, Reviewers and the Publisher. The editorial board adheres to the following models for academic research and publishing and screens manuscripts for potential misconduct:

Conflicts of Interests
Authors as well as reviewers are obliged to report any potential conflicts of interest to the editors, allowing them to take necessary measures.

Authorship and acknowledgements
We encourage that all essential contributors to manuscripts – individuals who were actively engaged in  collecting and analyzing research data, the interpretation of results and the actual writing of the manuscript -  are listed as authors, and that funding bodies and contributing third parties are listed in the acknowledgement section.

Plagiarism and fraud
The editorial board of Historical Life Course Studies screens manuscripts for plagiarism, fraud and other forms of (academic) misconduct. Authors who purposefully commit violations will be banned from any other future publications.

If you have questions or concerns regarding research integrity of publishing ethics in this journal, you may contact the editorial board.