Vietnam: When an editor has had his/her certificate of editing practice revoked, how long will it take to be considered for re-issuance?
- In what cases is the certificate of editing practice in Vietnam revoked?
- What is the order, procedures and methods of revocation of certificate of editing practice in Vietnam?
- How long does it take for an editor whose certificate of editing practice has been revoked to be re-issued?
- What is the order, procedures and methods of reissuance of certificate of editing practice when it is revoked?
- What are the duties and powers of an editor?
In what cases is the certificate of editing practice in Vietnam revoked?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 20 of the 2012 Publishing Law of Vietnam, certificate of editing practice is revoked in the following cases:
- Editor whose publications are edited are banned from circulation, revoked, confiscated or destroyed;
- Editor who has edited two publications in 01 year or publications in 02 consecutive years with content violations required correction to be released;
- Editor has been sentenced by a legally effective judgement of the court.
Vietnam: When an editor has had his/her certificate of editing practice revoked, how long will it take to be considered for re-issuance?
What is the order, procedures and methods of revocation of certificate of editing practice in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 6 of Circular No. 01/2020/TT-BTTT stipulating the order, procedures and methods of revocation of certificate of editing practice in Vietnam as follows:
- The identification of editors falling into the case of having their certificate of editing practices revoked as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 20 of the 2012 Publishing Law of Vietnam must be recorded in writing by the Department of Publication, Printing and Distribution;
- Within 05 working days from the date of making the minutes, the Director of the Department of Publication, Printing and Distribution must issue a decision on revocation of the certificate of editing practice;
- From the date of issuance of the decision to revoke the certificate of editing practice, the editor is not allowed to edit the manuscript, put his/her name on the publication and is responsible for returning the certificate of editing practice to the Department of Publication, Printing and Distribution.
How long does it take for an editor whose certificate of editing practice has been revoked to be re-issued?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 20 of the 2012 Publishing Law of Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Issuance, revocation and re-issuance of certificate of editing practice
1. Dossier to request issuance of certificate of editing practice includes:
a) Application for issuance of certificate of editing practice under the prescribed form;
b) Curriculum vitae under the prescribed form
c) Certified copy of degree;
d) Certificate of completion of fostering course of legal knowledge on publishing and editing professional issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.
2. Within 15 days from the date of receipt of complete dossier, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall issue the Certificate of editing practice; In the absence of issuance, there must be written reply clearly stating the reasons.
3. Certificate of editing practice is revoked in the following cases:
a) Editor whose publications are edited are banned from circulation, revoked, confiscated or destroyed;
b) Editor who has edited two publications in 01 year or publications in 02 consecutive years with content violations required correction to be released;
c) Editor has been sentenced by a legally effective judgement of the court.
4. Editor whose certificate of editing practice has been revoked shall be considered for re-issuance after 2 years, except for the case the editor is sentenced by a legally effective judgement of the court for serious and particularly serious crimes and infringement of national security.
5. Certificate of editing practice shall be re-issued in case of loss or damaged.
According to the above regulations, editors whose certificate of editing practices are revoked will only be considered for re-issuance after 2 years.
However, in cases where editors are convicted by legally effective court judgments for very serious and especially serious crimes, crimes infringing upon national security, they will not be considered for re-issue.
What is the order, procedures and methods of reissuance of certificate of editing practice when it is revoked?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 6 of Circular No. 01/2020/TT-BTTT stipulating the order, procedures and methods of reissuance of certificate of editing practice as follows:
- After 02 years from the date of revocation of the certificate of editing practice, the editor may request the Department of Publication, Printing and Issuance to re-issue the certificate of editing practice. An application form for re-issuance of the certificate of editing practice shall be sent directly or by post or delivery to the Department of Publication, Printing and Distribution;
- Within 10 days from the date of receipt of complete dossiers, the Department of Publication, Printing and Distribution is responsible for considering the re-grant of certificate of editing practices to editors; if the certificate of editing practice is not re-issued, a written reply clearly stating the reason.
What are the duties and powers of an editor?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 19 of the 2012 Publishing Law of Vietnam, the duties and powers of the editor are as follows:
- Editing manuscripts;
- Having the right to refuse the editing of works and materials whose contents have signs of violation specified in Clause 1, Article 10 of the 2012 Publishing Law of Vietnam and shall report to the General Director (Director) and Chief editor in writing;
- Having name in the publications edited by himself/herself;
- Participating in periodic training of legal knowledge on publishing and editing profession held by the State management agencies on publishing activities;
- Do not disclose and miss the content of publishing works and materials prior to release affecting the rights of the author, the copyright owner;
- Taking responsibility before the Chief Editor of the publisher and before law for the contents of publications edited by himself/herself.
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