TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT
Information on practices and processes used

• JOURNAL OWNERSHIP

The journal “Studies in Risk and Sustainable Development” (“Ryzyko i Zrównoważony Rozwój. Studia Ekonomiczne Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach”) is published by the Publishing House of the University of Economics in Katowice, on behalf of the University of Economics in Katowice, 1 Maja 50, 40-287 Katowice, Poland.
ISSN 2720-6300

• GOVERNING BODY

The Editorial Board is appointed and managed by the University of Economics in Katowice. The Editorial Team governs the journal, in collaboration with the Publishing House of the University of Economics in Katowice.

Editor-in-Chief: Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala
Managing Editor: Paulina Rutecka
Editorial address: ul. 1 Maja 50, 40-287 Katowice, Poland
Website: https://srsd.ue.katowice.pl/
email: srsd@ue.katowice.pl

• CONTACT INFORMATION

Editorial Team: srsd@ue.katowice.pl
Publishing House of the University of Economics in Katowice: wydawnictwo@ue.katowice.pl

• COPYRIGHT

All articles published in the journal “Studies in Risk and Sustainable Development” (“Ryzyko i Zrównoważony Rozwój. Studia Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach”) are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

This allows authors to retain copyright to their work, while others can use the shared content under the terms of the license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en
The work must be properly marked, and a link to the license must be provided.

• PUBLICATION FEES

The Journal does not request any fees.
The open access policy is free of charge and the publication costs are covered by the Publishing House of the University of Economics in Katowice

• FREQUENCY

The Journal is published one issue per year, in electronic version only.

• PEER REVIEW PROCESS

The Journal operates in a double blind peer review model. The anonymity of Authors and Reviewers is maintained throughout the review process. Articles submitted to the journal are subject of initial assessment by the Editor-in-Chief, to revise their suitability and compatibility to the Journal’s aim and scope. Manuscripts considered as suitable are further submitted to minimum two reviewers, independent of the authors (not affiliated with the same institution). The independent reviewers are appointed by the Editor-in-Chief, after the consultation with Editorial Board members. Reviewers are requested to maintain the quality of the review process, in line with the Reviewers’ guidelines. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the final acceptance or rejection of the submitted manuscript and the decision is final.

• ALLEGATIONS AND MISCONDUCT

For articles where there is a reasonable suspicion of allegation or misconduct, the Publisher and the Editor-in-Chief will adhere to the Journal’s Ethics policy, that fully aligns with the following guidelines:  COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), PERK (Publishing Ethics Resource Kit), and the good practices in review procedures issued by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.