GEOLINKS

GEOLINKS is a scientific event and a publishing house of scientific proceedings and it’s part of Saima Consult Ltd with address Belia Kladenets 15, Sofia, Bulgaria. A "customer" (or "you") is anyone registering for or making use of any service, provided by GEOLINKS, GEOLINKS Conference and/or GEOLINKS Proceedings.

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Conflicts of interest

Conflicts of interest can occur when issues outside research could be reasonably perceived to affect the neutrality or objectivity of the work or its assessment. This can happen at any stage in the research cycle.  If unsure, declare a potential interest or discuss with the GEOLINKS editorial office. Submissions with undeclared conflicts that are later revealed may be rejected.

Conflicts of interest do not always stop the paper from being published. However, the conflicts must be declared. A clear declaration of all possible conflicts – whether they actually had an influence or not – allows others to make informed decisions about the work and its review process.

Conflicts include the following:

Financial — funding and other payments, goods and services received or expected by the authors relating to the subject of the work or from an organization with an interest in the outcome of the work

Affiliations — being employed by, on the advisory board for, or a member of an organization with an interest in the outcome of the work

Intellectual property — patents or trademarks owned by someone or their organization

Personal — friends, family, relationships, and other close personal connections

Ideology — beliefs or activism, for example, political or religious, relevant to the work

Academic — competitors or someone whose work is critiqued

Post-publication discussions and corrections
 

GEOLINKS recognizes our responsibility to correct scientifically relevant errors, or ethical issues that have been brought to our attention. To offer transparency regarding any changes for our authors and readers, we have the following standardized criteria in place for updates to any of our published papers.

Minor errors — Minor errors that do not affect readability or meaning (e.g. spelling, grammatical, spacing errors) can be updated at any time. Please contact the publishing team.

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Fundamental errors — When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify GEOLINKS and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Metadata errors —  Requests to correct errors in a paper’s metadata (e.g., title, author name, abstract) can be completed, if deemed to be a reasonable request. Once approved, the paper will be updated and re-published on our website.

Corrections —  Requests to correct errors in the following cases can be completed, but must also include the publication of a Correction notice:
 

• errors that could affect the scientific interpretation;

• error in a misleading section of an otherwise reliable publication;

• error in data or interpretation (that does not affect final conclusions);

• scientifically relevant formatting changes;

• addition or removal of a significant amount of text within the back matter.

Once the update request has been approved, the paper will be updated and re-published on our website, along with the publication of Correction.

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Changes to authorship

Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript and provide the definitive list of authors at the time of the original submission. Any addition, deletion or rearrangement of author names in the authorship list should be made only before the manuscript has been accepted. In case of a change of the authors, please contact GEOLINKS Team.

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Comments and complaints

Readers who have concerns or complaints about published papers should first contact the corresponding author to attempt a resolution directly, before contacting the GEOLINKS team.

The GEIOLINKS Committee may be contacted in cases where it is not appropriate to contact the authors, if the authors were not responsive, or if the concerns were not resolved.

Complaints, comments, or update requests relating to scholarly validity, ethical or legal aspects of either the paper or its review process will be investigated further where appropriate. All complaints, comments or update requests relating to published papers are investigated by the GEOLINKS Committee. Other persons and institutions will be consulted as necessary, including university authorities, or experts in the field. Legal counsel may be sought where the complaint has legal implications.

All complaints are investigated, including anonymous complaints.

Decisions about Corrections, Comments and Replies, Expressions of Concerns, or Retractions resulting from an investigation are made by Scientific Committee members, and communicated to authors.

If a complaint is not considered to be substantiated, then further communication will only be considered if additional information evidencing concerns is presented.

Complaints might not be updated about the status of an investigation until a final decision has been reached, however complainants will be notified if an update is published. Communication will be ended where it is not considered cordial or respectful. Readers with complaints or concerns should be aware that
investigations take time to conduct.

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