This is the statement of ethics followed by Ethnographica et Folkloristica Carpathica. This statement was adapted from the principles of the COPE (Committee of Publication Ethics) and covers the code of ethics for authors, reviewers and editorial board members. 

The authors are responsible for submitting only new and original work that has not been previously published in other journals nor is being reviewed or considered published in other journals simultaneously. After submission, the authors are obliged to participate in the peer-review process. The reviewing process is supervised by the deputy editor, who is closest to the contribution discipline and nominated to lead the article through the whole publishing process. Comments from the reviewers are sent to the executive editor, who decides to accept, accept with revisions or reject the manuscript. Considering the reviewers' comments, the executive editor can reject manuscripts for the following reasons: 1.) The manuscript's topic falls outside of the aims and scope of the journal; 2.) The manuscript is incomplete and/or lacks a significant, novel contribution to the field. The executive editor provides information in his/her response letter explaining what parts of the manuscript require minor or significant changes or need to be substantially improved before being accepted. Also, he/she provides information on why the manuscript was not considered for publishing. This information might be helpful to consider when choosing another journal. The manuscript that has been rejected will be sent back to the author so that it can be submitted to other journals. Refused articles will not be stored. Authors have the right to publish their work elsewhere after receiving a formal rejection from the journal. The editor's decision is final. We strive to complete the review process within three months of receipt. 

Authors can be those who have significantly contributed to the research; all authors and contributors must understand their role in taking responsibility and being accountable for what is published. The authors must follow responsible conduct and avoid any research misconduct. When needed, authors are obliged to provide clarifications, corrections of mistakes or retractions. The authors can post their work published in Ethnographica et Folkloristica Carpathica on their personal or institution's website. They can distribute it freely, archive it in their institution's repository, reuse it as course material and build upon the material for further works, as long as the original work is properly cited.

The reviewers, who are experts in the field, have the responsibility of reviewing all submissions objectively, fairly and professionally. They must present their opinions on the works clearly. Reviewers should point out relevant published work which has not been yet cited. Reviewers have to disclose any competing interests before agreeing to review a submission, and they can refuse to review any submission due to a conflict of interest or inadequate knowledge. Reviewed articles will be treated confidentially. 

The advisory board members agree to contribute to the journal's development and fulfill the role of ambassadors for it. 

The deputy editors coordinate the submission process of the articles closest to their contribution discipline. The head of the editorial board with the executive editor guarantees the confidentiality of submissions and not disclose any information regarding manuscripts to anyone other than the people involved in the publishing process. They ensure that appropriate reviewers are selected for the reviewing process. The editors take reasonable steps to identify submissions where research misconduct has occurred and deal with allegations appropriately. The journal is open to post-publication discussion and willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed. Our policy is one of prevention and not persecution.

The journal uses plagiarism detection software (iThenticate Plagiarism Software-Cross Check) to screen submitted papers at all times; in this process, the manuscripts are compared against several databases. Work from other publications must be appropriately cited or quoted, following the requirements posted in the author's guidelines.