1. The Name of journal
The Journal name,
Pneumon is unique and can not be confused with any of the other journals in the field.
2. Website
Our journal's web site has been developed with care so as to ensure high ethical and professional standards. Constant updating is performed to enhance website utility, ease navigation and maintain the information available as the most recent. The journal's website has the e-ISSN: 1791-4914 and the printed-ISSN:1105-848X
3. Publishing schedule
The publishing schedule for this journal is quarterly.
4. Archiving
To ensure digital preservation for the future, our electronic publications are archived with
Portico. Portico is a third-party preservation service supported by both libraries and publishers to ensure that scholarly content published in electronic form will remain accessible for the long term.
5. Copyright
Copyright is clearly described on the journal's web site, and licensing terms are indicated on all published PDFs and HTMLs.
6. Licensing
The default license for articles published in
Pneumon is the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (
CC-BY-NC 4.0). Authors are also able to request a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (
CC BY 4.0) or the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (
CC BY-ND 4.0). Each article abstract and summary, as available on the website (PDFs and HTMLs), has a dedicated “license” tab with a direct link to the licensing requirements of that article.
7. Publication ethics and related editorial policies
We have clear policies on handling potential conflicts of interest of editors, authors, and reviewers - all are requested to either complete ICMJE forms or declare no conflict of interest. The
Authorship & COI tab provides further information. The journal has policies on publication ethics that can be found via the following
link.
8. Peer review process
Peer review in the Pneumon is single blind. Every article submitted to the journal is peer reviewed by a minimum of two external experts.
Authors may suggest external reviewers who are qualified to peer review the manuscript, provided that they have not collaborated closely in the near past and that they are not from the same institution. Authors may also note peer reviewers whom they would not prefer to review this paper. Any manuscripts received for review will be treated as confidential documents.
External peer reviewers are requested to report on the ethical aspects of the manuscript they are allocated to review and are also requested to report on the novelty, the impact, the statistical analysis, the references, and potential conflicts of interest. A specific peer review form is provided with closed and open-ended questions so as to rate the manuscript and provide comments.
Reviewers are also requested to consider the following, should they proceed with a review for the journal:
According to COPE, reviewers are strictly advised not to contact the authors directly without the permission of the journal.
In case of active collaboration with the authors of a manuscript, reviewers are suggested not to proceed with a review, as this raises concerns about potential conflict of interest, and journal credibility may be at stake.
Discrimination based on non-scientific criteria is clearly unacceptable (e.g., gender or nationality).
9. Access
Pneumon is freely available to readers with no subscription or pay per view fees. The number of direct downloads for each article are noted next to the article's abstract.
10. Ownership and management
The journal is operated and managed by
European Publishing, in close collaboration with the
Hellenic Thoracic Society.
11. Advisory body
Our journal has an editorial board whose members are recognized experts in the field. The full names and affiliations of the journal's editors are provided from the
Editorial Board page. The editorial board is the final governing body of the journal. The EiC holds final authority over editorial content, and the editorial board serves as the advisory/governing body for journal policy and strategy.
12. Editorial team/contact information
We provide the full names and affiliations of the journal's editors as well as full address and contact information for the editorial office and the publisher, under the
Contact us tab.
13. Author fees
In
Pneumon, there are no Article Processing Charges (APC).
14. Other revenue
Pneumon is supported through the application of website advertising.
15. Advertising
Our journal accepts selected advertisements. The aim of this policy is to ensure that the content of advertising in the journal serves the best interests of the readers.
1) Advertisements must be legal, decent and accurate and must comply with the relevant laws and regulations.
2) Readers should immediately be able to distinguish between advertising and editorial content.
3) The journal accepts advertising for products and services that are of interest to users in their professional lives.
4) In line with the spirit of the policy on tobacco and non-pharmaceutical nicotine-containing products, the journal does not accept advertising relating to tobacco products or to products and services from tobacco companies, their foundations, or their subsidiaries.
5) The journal does not allow advertising to influence editorial decisions.
6) Advertising is subject to strict editorial oversight. Advertising may be refused if it is judged by editors to be in perceived or potential breach of any of the above points.
7) Advertising is depicted on the website and also in special issues forwarded to prescribing physicians in Greece, members of the
Hellenic Thoracic Society .
16. Direct marketing
We do not engage in direct solicitation of articles. To us, the best promotion of a journal is through the maintenance of high standards, quality manuscripts and vigorous double-blind peer review. In cases of very prominent researchers in the field, the journal does send one-to-one personal invitations for commissioned manuscripts or guest editorials. In this event, the manuscript/editorial will be noted as "commissioned" in the footnote of the PDF and in HTML format.
17. Repository policy
The journal's open access policy is registered under
Sherpa Romeo, an online resource that aggregates and presents publisher and journal open access policies from around the world.