BEI Copyright Policy

It is BEI’s editorial policy to welcome submissions for consideration which are original and not under consideration for any other publication at the same time.
All authors should be aware of the importance of presenting content that is based on their own research and expressed in their own words. Plagiarism is considered to be bad practice and unethical. As part of the BEI Copyright Policy, we have prepared these guidelines to assist authors in understanding acceptable and unacceptable practice. Our approach is specifically aimed at promoting and protecting authors’ work.

The following types of plagiarism should be avoided:

Verbatim copying
Verbatim copying of more than 10 per cent (or a significant passage or section of text) of another person’s work without acknowledgement, references or the use of quotation marks.

Paraphrasing
Improper paraphrasing of another person’s work is where more than one sentence within a paragraph or section of text has been changed or sentences have been rearranged without appropriate attribution. Significant improper paraphrasing (more than 10 per cent of a work) without appropriate attribution is treated as seriously as verbatim copying.

Re-using parts of a work without attribution
Re-use of elements of another person’s work, for example a figure, table or paragraph without acknowledgement, references or the use of quotation marks. It is incumbent on the author to obtain the necessary permission to reuse elements of another person’s work from the copyright holder.

Self plagiarism
By registering for the conference, BEI understands that all authors’ submitted work has not been published before. If elements of a work have been previously published in another publication, including an BEI publication, the author is required to acknowledge the earlier work and indicate how the subsequent work differs and builds upon the research and conclusions contained in the previous work. Verbatim copying of an author’s own work and paraphrasing is not acceptable and we recommend that research should only be reused to support new conclusions. We recommend that authors cite all previous stages of publication and presentation of their ideas that have culminated in the final work, including conference papers, workshop presentations and listserv communications. This will ensure that a complete record of all communication relating to the work is documented.

Republication of original work
Original work is published in BEI Journals. These papers are republished at the discretion of the Editor. The original work is fully and correctly attributed and permission from the appropriate copyright holder obtained.

Attribution
References to other publications must be included for BEI journals. All references should be carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. You should include all author names and initials and give any journal title in full. Refer to the Paper Guidelines page for details.

If no author is given, use ‘Anon’.
At the end of the paper a reference list in alphabetical order should be supplied.
If an author name is not given, begin with the title of the cited work.

Handling allegations of plagiarism
BEI seeks to uphold academic integrity and to protect authors’ moral rights. We take all cases of plagiarism very seriously. BEI is also aware of the potential impact an allegation of plagiarism has on a researcher’s career. Therefore, we have procedures in place to deal with alleged cases of plagiarism.

In order for us to take an unbiased approach, we investigate each case thoroughly, seeking clarification from all affected parties. If we are approached by someone who is not the author or the copyright owner with an allegation of plagiarism, we would always seek a response from the original author(s) or copyright holder(s) before we decide on a course of action. We will not be influenced by other parties and will form our decisions in an unbiased and objective manner.

If you are concerned about plagiarism or want to know more about BEI’s approach to handling allegations of misconduct, please contact Review@BusEconInstitute.com.
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