STUDIA BIOLOGIA TODAY

Studia UBB Biologia appears twice a year (June, December) and publishes research articles, short communications, abstracts, reviews and book reviews on all fields of biology. In memoriam papers are also published. The articles are assessed by specialized reviewers who do not know the author(s)’ identity. Same case applies to author(s), to whom the identity of the reviewer(s) is concealed.

The journal is classified by the Romanian National Council of Scientific Research of Higher Education (CNCSIS) in the B+ Category.

When citing this journal, please use the abbreviation: Studia UBB Biologia.

Receipt of the articles, information about copyright

Submission:
The preferred modality of submission is by e-mail: studia.ubb.biologia@gmail.com. The papers which do not follow the format would be automatically rejected [Word template].
The authors will be announced on the acceptance or rejection of their papers and about the suggestions made by the reviewers via e-mail: studia.ubb.biologia@gmail.com. All papers are reviewed independently by referees, but the authors are entirely responsible for the content of their papers. All published papers will become property of the journal.

The paper submission for the Studia UBB Biologia volumes are programmed as follow:
‐ For volume 1 the final papers will be received until the beginning of April;
‐ For volume 2 the final papers will be received until the beginning of October.

Open Access: Yes

Publication fees: None

Prevention and Fight against Plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct

Authors of the journal must be aware and understand that Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai intends to prevent, and also sanctions attempts and acts of plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct, including but not limited to the fabrication and/or falsification of data. Therefore, authors are hereby advised that:
– Plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process (Editorial Office, peer review) may lead to: a) rejection of the manuscript for publication; b) official information of the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation; and c) information of the scholarly community and public opinion.
– Upon notification on allegation of plagiarism or other fraudulent actions for any article that has been already published in Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, and following the thorough verification of the notification, the Editorial Office may take the following steps: a) contact the Index of allegations of plagiarized works in Romania; b) follow the procedure in place for plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process; c) officially inform the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation, making available all necessary documents (including the author’s responsible declaration of originality); d) advise the most important international databases about the allegation of plagiarism; and e) publish (on the site, etc.) its official position on the matter. As conceptual and general guidelines on plagiarism, the journal Studia UBB refers to: “What Constitutes Plagiarism?”, in “Harvard Guide to Using Sources”, available here: https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/what-constitutes-plagiarism. See also: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/uploads/
2020-06/RA_HEADT%20Centre%20Webinar%20on%20Plagiarism_FINAL.pdf

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

The Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement aligns with the recommendations of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics): Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.

Privacy Statement: The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

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Copyright info: "Transfer of copyright agreement". When the article is accepted for publication, I, as the author and representative of the coauthors, hereby agree to transfer to Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Biologia all rights, including those pertaining to electronic forms and transmissions, under existing copyright laws, except for the following, which the author specifically retain: the right to make further copies of all or part of the published article for my use in classroom teaching; the right to reuse all or part of this material in a review or in a textbook of which I am the author; the right to make copies of the published work for internal distribution within the institution that employs me.

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