Publishing activity

EXCERPT FROM THE RULEBOOK ON PUBLISHING ACTIVITY OF THE “PRIVREDNA AKADEMIJA” UNIVERSITY, BRČKO DISTRICT BIH

Article 3.

(University publishing activity)

The University’s publishing activity includes the issuance of all printed, audiovisual, digital, and electronic publications (books, book translations, textbooks, brochures, monographs by University teachers and associates, proceedings, reports from conferences, congresses, and symposia held under the co/organization of the University, continuous publications (journals), offprints, catalogs, prospectuses, posters, leaflets, postcards, calendars, microfilms, video and audio recordings, as well as editions on electronic media /CDs, virtual publications on the Internet, electronic works published on web-pages).

Article 4.

(Book, script, electronic publications)

• A book, within the meaning of this Rulebook, is any non-continuous printed publication that must have at least 49 pages or over three (3) printing sheets, excluding the cover and title page.

• All other publications that have at least five pages (9,375 characters) and at most 48 pages (90,000 characters), within the meaning of this Rulebook, are considered brochures.

• The provisions of this Rulebook shall apply analogously to books, serial publications (journals, proceedings) and other types of publications to which this Rulebook refers, which are published in electronic form.

Article 5. (Textbook and types of textbooks)

• A textbook is considered the primary teaching tool at the University, i.e., any peer-reviewed publication that systematically presents the teaching material determined by the course syllabus established by the study program curricula.

• The textbook is categorized as a university textbook, script, manual, practicum, collection of problems, chrestomathy, graphic map, scientific and professional monograph, translation of a textbook or book, authorized lecture, and other teaching materials.

• A university textbook is a non-serial printed publication that systematically presents at least 80% of the content of a course determined by the curriculum and syllabus.

• A script is a soft-bound publication containing lectures written for the needs of students and exam preparation, reproduced by computer. As a special type of teaching material, a script is a non-peer-reviewed author’s work.

• A manual is a publication that, by its content and structure of chapters, serves for practical use. Manuals do not contain continuous text, but the material they present is arranged by terms (for example, encyclopedias, lexicons, dictionaries, glossaries, bibliographies, atlases, geographical maps, directories, catalogs…).

• A practicum is a publication that provides specific instructions for performing certain exercises or

• A collection of problems is a publication that contains specific problems from a certain field with or without solutions to the problems.

• A chrestomathy is considered a collection of texts, i.e., a publication containing a selection of the most valuable material from a specific professional or scientific field. This type of textbook is not an anthology, not a collection of papers, nor does it represent a mere compilation of certain texts on a certain area. The author of a chrestomathy is obliged to write an extensive preface (covering at least one quarter of the total volume of the chrestomathy, excluding the bibliography) in which they will logically, clearly, and systematically present the subject matter in question, and provide appropriate professional comments on the mentioned texts.

• A graphic map is a collection of drawings, images, tables, and charts without text, which are necessary for following lectures, exercises, or for creating practical tasks and programs.

• A scientific monograph is a publication based on the results of scientific research that systematically, exhaustively, and comprehensively treats a problem, issue, or subject, person, or event, in one volume, or in a certain number of volumes, which are published simultaneously or within a predetermined period of time.

• Conference proceedings, final or other reports on work on research tasks, and the like do not fall into this category.

• A professional monograph is a publication based on the professional application of scientific knowledge and artistic achievements in practice, in one volume, or in a certain number of volumes, which are published simultaneously or within a predetermined period of time. Conference proceedings, final or other reports on work on research tasks, and the like do not fall into this category.

• A translation of a textbook or book is a publication of a translation of a specific work that the translator or a group of translators has translated into one of the official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The translation of a textbook must be peer-reviewed by two reviewers from among renowned experts in the field covered by the content of the textbook or book. The translator or translators must have formal permissions for the translation of the textbook or book in accordance with copyright protection standards.

• An authorized lecture is a type of publication in which the lecturer of a subject publishes an authorized printed version of their oral lectures.

• Other teaching materials are types of publications that systematically present the teaching material determined by the course syllabus established by the study program curriculum, and which consist of non-typical materials such as, for example: audio materials (all types of audio recordings), digital books, multimedia teaching units, and the like.

Article 6. (Collection of papers)

• A collection of papers represents a serial or non-serial publication that includes peer-reviewed articles combined in a common volume. Responsibility for publishing the collection of papers lies with the editor-in-chief of the collection.

• It is recommended that the papers in the collection be peer-reviewed according to the typology of papers in serial publications (journals), which are listed in Article 8 of the Rulebook.

Article 7.

(Reports from conferences, congresses, or symposiums)

• Reports from conferences, congresses, or symposiums are issued after the completion of scientific meetings held under the co/organization of the University and its organizational units or

The report may contain decisions accepted at the conference, congress, or symposium, abstracts of articles, authorized and peer-reviewed integral texts of reports, and conclusions of discussions.

• Responsibility for publishing the Report lies with the Editor-in-Chief of the report.

• The report may be serial (if the holding of the conference, congress, or symposium is continuous) or non-serial.

• The results of holding conferences, congresses, or symposiums can also be published in the form of a collection of papers or a collection of abstracts of papers.

Article 8.

(Serial publications [journals])

• Serial publications (journals) represent any publication that is issued at a certain time interval (weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually) with different content, but under the same title. A serial publication must strictly adhere to the stated rhythm of publication, which it must not disrupt in any way.

• Responsibility for publishing serial publications (journals) lies with the editor-in-chief of the serial publication (journal) or the editorial board.

• Every article published in a serial publication issued by the University must have at least two reviewers, with the recommendation that at least one reviewer must be employed outside the University.

• The peer-review system and categorization of papers must be visible from the instructions for authors, which are published in every issue of the serial publication (journal) in the same and visible place.

Article 9.

(Types of articles in serial publications)

• According to the character of the papers published in serial publications (journals and collections of papers), it is recommended that reviewers classify each article according to the following categories of articles:

  1. Original scientific paper (Original scientific paper) – represents the first publication of original fundamental or applied research results, in such a form that the research can be repeated and the established facts verified; as a rule, this type of work is organized according to the IMRAD scheme (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) when it comes to experimental research or in a descriptive manner for descriptive scientific fields. Presentations at a conference do not fall into this category, but are categorized as a presentation from a scientific meeting;

  2. Short original scientific paper (Short original scientific paper) – represents an original scientific paper that publishes original research results where some elements of the IMRAD scheme (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) may be omitted; this type of article can present summarized results of a certain completed original research work or work that is still in progress (presentations at a conference do not fall into this category, but are categorized as a presentation from a scientific meeting);

9. Final report on research results – a publication that presents the course and results of a scientific-research or development-research task. This category includes only final reports that are publicly available, and does not include temporary, phased, annual reports, nor administrative reports for financiers; preliminary research reports, if they cannot wait for their publication, can be published as short articles in serial publications (journals) as a preliminary note (see Article 9 of the Rulebook);

10. Preliminary note – by its character, it is most similar to a short scientific article, with the fact that it represents an even shorter and more concise form. In this type of article, only a preliminary report is published, i.e., the results of specific original research that for justified reasons cannot wait to be published as a final report on research results (see Article 9 of the Rulebook). Presentations at a conference do not fall into this category, but are categorized as a presentation from a scientific meeting;

11. Professional paper (Professional paper) – presents a review of something already known, with a special emphasis on the usability of the results of original research and the dissemination of knowledge, and the complexity of the text is adapted to the needs of the readers of the professional or scientific journal in which it is published; Conference presentations do not fall into this category, but are categorized as a conference paper;

12. Review article (Review article) – a review of the latest works on a specific subject area, works of an individual researcher or a group of researchers, with the aim of summarizing, analyzing, evaluating, or synthesizing already published information; This type of article provides new syntheses that also include the results of the author’s own research. Conference presentations do not fall into this category, but are categorized as a conference paper;

13. Conference paper (Conference paper) – represents a scientific or professional presentation from a specific scientific or professional gathering, i.e., a conference. A published presentation must, in principle, be organized as a scientific article.

• Prefaces, forewords, reviews, overviews, critiques, discussions, polemics, and interviews in continuous publications (journals) are not specifically categorized, but are published in a section of the publication (journal) specifically intended for that purpose.

Article 10. (Other publications)

• Other publications that cannot be classified into the above-mentioned categories, i.e., that do not have the character of a textbook, collection of papers, report, or continuous publication (journal), but are significant in their content or can be used in teaching as supplementary literature, may also, by decision of the Senate, bear the University’s mark and be a university edition.

• Other publications are:

  1. Doctoral dissertation – a work on the basis of which its author acquired the title of Doctor of Science;

  2. Master’s thesis – a work on the basis of which its author acquired the title of Master of Science;

1. Elaboration, pre-study, study – represents a report on a performed specific project task as a concluded professional publication, i.e., documentation intended for a known user, in which a problem or topic is systematically and exhaustively addressed based on relevant sources of information, and guidelines for solving the problem and proposals for further work are provided;

2. Project documentation – a concluded publication that determines what needs to be done and how, i.e., which appears as a collection of drafts, technical descriptions, and cost estimates for the realization of a project in construction, architecture, mechanical engineering, economics, information system development, and the like.

3. Other scientific and non-scientific publications – all types of publications in which other types of scientific and professional results of individuals or groups of researchers are presented, as well as other types of publications in which information important to the University is presented, such as jubilee monographs, guides, catalogs, and other publications of a similar character.

Article 11.

(University trademark)

• A manuscript for which the University Senate has made a decision to be published as a university edition has the right and obligation to bear the trademark and inscription of the University.

• The place of imprinting the University mark and the text of the inscription is determined by a special form which must also contain: Graphic layout, format, and publishing standards of university editions.