About the Journal
Concept
ISSN 2412-2467
„Protokolle zur Bibel“ is an academic journal for Biblical Studies published by the Association of Assistant Professors ( ArgeAss) and editorially supervised by Dr Agnethe Siquans, Dr Veronika Burz-Tropper, Dr Werner Urbanz and Dr Antonia Krainer. Apart from articles about the main topic of the Association’s annual conference, submissions on general themes of Biblical Studies and related disciplines are also welcome.
The journal is published twice a year. Submissions are accepted at any time.
Open-Access-Policy
In accordance with the assumption that the worldwide exchange of knowledge benefits from the free public availability of research, this journal offers free and open access to its content.
The journal demands no fees, neither from authors nor from users.
Published articles are stored permanently on PHAIDRA: https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/
License: Creative Commons license CC-BY. For 28/2: CC-BY-NC-ND; for volumes 24/1–28/1: CC-BY-NC-SA.
Copyright
Copyright and publication rights remain with the authors.
We thank the publishing houses Aleph-Omega and Österreichisches Katholisches Bibelwerk as well as all authors for their consent to the publication of volumes 1–23 on this website.
Protection of Personal Data
Names and e-mail addresses entered on this journal's website are used exclusively for the purposes specified and are not disclosed to third parties.
Peer-Review Process
- Articles submitted to the PZB are viewed by the editorial team which makes a first decision of acceptance or rejection.
- The peer-review process is double-blind. A qualified reviewer is chosen by the editorial team among the members of ArgeAss or other specialists in the field.
- If the reviewer’s written statement is generally in favour of including the article in the PZB and attests to the scientific nature of the article, it is sent to the author who can then revise the article according to the reviewer’s suggestions.
- The final decision about acceptance and publication of the revised article in the PZB is taken by the editorial team.
- The entire process from submission to publication takes about 6–8 months. The publication dates of the issues are June and December.
Ethical Guidelines
Ethical Guidelines for Publication
All parties involved in the editorial process (author, editorial team, reviewer) accept our ethical guidelines, which are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (https://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines).
Editors’ Duties
Equal Treatment
Articles submitted are evaluated according to their scientific quality, regardless of the author’s gender, ethnical background, religious affiliation, worldview, sexual orientation or political opinion.
Confidentiality
Editors are not allowed to pass on any information about submitted articles to anybody else, except for required information to reviewers.
Use of unpublished material
Editors are not allowed to use any material from submitted articles for their own research, except by the author’s explicit consent.
Decision about the publication
The editors are responsible for deciding whether to publish an article. In doing so, they are subject to the legal requirements concerning the protection of copyright. Their decision is based on the peer review process.
Reviewers’ Duties
The review serves the author as a basis for revising the article if required. It is also the basis for the editorial team’s decision about the publication.
Prompt decision
If reviewers are not able to complete the review in due time owing to time constraints or the article’s subject matter, they have to inform the editorial team as soon as possible.
Confidentiality
Reviewers are obliged to treat the submitted articles confidentially. They are not allowed to pass them on to third parties.
Objectivity
Reviews must be objective and work with factual and well reasoned arguments. Personal criticism of the author is not allowed.
Sources
Reviewers are to point out any relevant publications not mentioned by the author. If the reviewer finds strong similarities between the submitted article and existing publications, the editorial team must be informed.
Use of unpublished material
Reviewers are not allowed to use any material from submitted articles for their own research, except by the author’s explicit consent.
Author’s Duties
Quality of submitted articles
Research results must be presented clearly and comprehensibly along with the research process. Methods and sources used are to be named, providing accurate and detailed information in accordance with ethical standards.
Plagiarism
Authors must guarantee to use only their own research results. Research results of others must be identified and cited with their sources. Quotations are to be identified as such.
Multiple and simultaneous publications
Authors are not allowed to submit an article which has already been published elsewhere in the same or a similar form.
Reference to sources
Any sources used must be marked and named. Authors must also mention publications which had a substantial influence on their work. The legal requirements of copyright must be observed. Material protected by copyright (e.g. pictures) may be published only with the copyright holder’s prior consent and mentioning the source.
Co-authors
Co-authors must be mentioned by name. The responsibility for this lies with the main author. Co-authors must approve the final version of the article.
Indication of funding
Sponsors and other funders of featured projects are to be mentioned in the article.
Relevant errors in published works
If authors find a relevant error in their article, they are obliged to inform the editorial team immediately in order to rectify the mistake.
Plagiarism Check
All articles submitted are checked for plagiarism using the “SimCheck” system.
