Editorial Policy
All manuscripts submitted to the Journal of the Hellenic Institute of Egyptology are reviewed initially by the Editors and only those papers that meet the editorial standards of the journal and fit within the aims and scope of the journal, will be sent for outside review.
Double–Blind Reviewing
The journal adheres to a rigorous double–blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. The author’s identity will always remain concealed. The reviewer may at their own discretion opt to reveal their name to the author in their review, but our standard policy is for both identities to remain concealed.
The Editors or the Members of the Editorial Board may submit their own manuscripts for possible publication in the journal. In these cases, the peer review process will be managed by alternative Members of the Editorial Board, or (mainly) by outside partners, and the submitter will have no involvement in the decision–making process.
Authorship
All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based solely on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the authors, regardless of their status. For example, a student should be listed as a principal author on any publication that derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis. All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an acknowledgements section; for example, persons or entities that provided technical help, general support or writing assistance.
Use of artificial intelligence
The presentation of content generated by AI as though it were original research is prohibited. AI may be used in assistance roles (e.g.: gathering references, refining visualisations, analysing big data), providing its use is disclosed (including the AI model). The authors have the final responsibility for the results. If AI is solely used for language or formatting improvement of the final text, no disclosure is necessary.
Copyright and Licensing
The copyright of the text stays with the author and of the page layout with the Hellenic Institute of Egyptology. The author licences the Publishers (Eurydiki Books and Harrassowitz Verlag), as well as HIE, to distribute their work in print or in electronic media via the channels that HIE sees fit for the purpose. The author is not allowed to distribute the paper in other websites, before the end of the embargo period (e.g.: Volume 7 published in 2024 will be released from embargo on 1 January 2030).
We expect authors to respect intellectual property and give reference where due. If deemed necessary, they should ask for and get permissions for using the copyrighted work of others, and provide these permissions to JHIE prior to publication.
Funding and Conflict of Interests
All authors should acknowledge their funding for the submitted research in a consistent fashion under a separate heading. They are also required to declare any conflicting interests.
Sharing of Data
The journal is committed to facilitate transparency and reproducibility of research, therefore the authors are encouraged to either cite the data in the paper or share them via a public repository. Citations to unpublished data and personal communications cannot be used to support significant claims in the paper.
Prior Published Material
If material has been previously published, it is not generally acceptable for publication in the journal. We will not consider any research paper that has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere. We do not regard dissertations/theses as prior publications, but we do regard peer–reviewed and citable conference proceedings as such. However, there are rare circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication; in this case, please contact the Executive Editor in Chief.
Academic Misconduct
The journal takes a serious stance against any misconduct in publication, such as plagiarism, copyright infringement, fabrication, falsification, inappropriate authorship, duplicate submission, or overlapping publication. Where such misconduct takes place, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum; retracting the article; taking up the matter with relevant academic bodies or societies; taking appropriate legal action.
Editors and referees should take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including (but not limited to) plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication. In the event that a journal’s publisher or editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduct relating to a published article in their journal, the publisher or editor shall follow COPE guidelines in dealing with allegations. The journal will expect the authors to cooperate and use procedures adhering to the COPE guidelines in all cases of complaints and appeals, ethical oversights, or post-publication discussions and corrections.
Archiving
All JHIE papers are archived at the Institute's Community in Zenodo and freely available five years after the publication of the issue.
Revenue sources, advertising and marketing
The revenues of JHIE comes from direct sale of issues, in either print of electronic form. We do accept sponsorships from organizations whose research contribution appears in the journal. These sponsorships do not influence editorial decision making.
In general, JHIE does not accept advertising, except in the case of sponsors, as outlined above. Any marketing activities, including solicitation of manuscripts that are conducted on behalf of the journal, will be appropriate, well targeted, and unobtrusive. Information provided about the publisher or journal will be truthful and not misleading for readers or authors.
The Institute does not profit from the journal’s publication. Publishers are paid directly by the subscribers to cover their printing and other related costs; whatever remains after settling the previous costs is their own profit.