Publication ethics and editorial policy of the publication, which complies with COPE recommendations
The editorial board of the journal accepts for publication only original materials, articles that have not been published previously and have not been submitted for publication in other journals.
The editorial board is guided in its work by international ethical rules for scientific publications, which include rules of decency, confidentiality, supervision of publications, consideration of possible conflicts of interest, etc.
In its activities, the editorial board follows the recommendations of the Committee on Ethics of Scientific Publications ( Committee on Publication Ethics ): « Publishing Ethics Resources Kit » published by Elsevier .
The editorial board adheres to the following rules for supporting publication ethics:
- adherence to the basic principles of the publication: scientificity, objectivity, professionalism, information support of the most significant innovative research;
- unconditional loyalty to all subjects of the creative process who participate in the creation of the collection;
- use of blind peer review, involvement of objective, competent reviewers in the work;
- carrying out constant consultative work with authors aimed at fulfilling the requirements of international databases for the design and content of materials submitted for publication.
MAKING DECISIONS REGARDING PUBLICATIONS
The Editor-in-Chief makes decisions regarding the publication of submitted articles. He is guided by a policy based solely on academic merit and the conclusions of the reviewers. The Editor-in-Chief adheres to the rules regarding copyright infringement and plagiarism.
The editor-in-chief should not use unpublished information in his/her own research without the written consent of the author. The editor-in-chief should make appropriate decisions regarding the consideration of ethical complaints regarding the submitted manuscript.
The editor-in-chief evaluates the intellectual content of manuscripts regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, origin, citizenship, or political preferences of the authors.
CONFIDENTIALITY
The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board do not disclose information about submitted manuscripts (authors, topics, texts, etc.). Any manuscript received for review is considered a confidential document. The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board undertake not to disclose information about accepted manuscripts without necessity, except to authors, reviewers, other scientific consultants and the publisher.
RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Unpublished materials should not be used in any research by the editor-in-chief, reviewers, or others without the written consent of the authors.
The editor-in-chief, editors, reviewers, and scientific consultants undertake to recuse themselves from reviewing manuscripts in the event of conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, joint, and other interactions and relationships with authors, companies, and other organizations related to the manuscript.
The editorial board undertakes to take appropriate measures in the event of conflict situations and claims related to manuscripts or published materials.
The editorial board may resolve claims or concerns about misconduct related to research or publications raised by readers, reviewers, or others. In addition, the publisher reserves the right to inform readers about the resolution of conflict situations.
ETHICS
Human subjects submitted for publication must comply with the principles set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki, “Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects,” adopted by the 18th World Medical Assembly, Helsinki, Finland, (and any amendments thereto). The manuscript must include a statement that the work has been approved by the appropriate ethics committees associated with the institution(s) at which it was performed. If the work involves the use of animals, the author must ensure that the manuscript includes a statement that all procedures were performed in accordance with applicable laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee has approved them.
In research conducted involving humans, animals or their biological materials, personal or confidential data, and subject to the relevant legislation of Ukraine, it is necessary to obtain a mandatory conclusion.
DUTIES OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD
- to maintain a respectful and correct attitude towards the author and his/her scientific orientation, to maintain editorial confidentiality, and to avoid dishonesty when processing materials;
- do not correct the author's text yourself, agree with the authors on the final version of the text after making editorial corrections;
- not allow materials to be published if they have no scientific value, do not correspond to the topic of the collection, contradict its editorial policy, contain plagiarism, or have been previously published in other publications;
- ensure the involvement of objective and competent reviewers, and apply the practice of double (blind) review.
REVIEWER OBLIGATIONS
- to consider all manuscripts without prejudice;
- adhere to the review deadline set by the editorial board;
- treat the manuscript received for review as a confidential document, do not provide it for viewing to other persons; written reviews must be confidential;
- do not use materials from the manuscript;
- provide an objective, reasoned and correct assessment of the presented research results.
OBLIGATIONS OF ARTICLE AUTHORS
- ensure the novelty, reliability and originality of the research results;
- all materials by other authors should be formatted with accurate citation of primary sources;
- do not allow excessive borrowing and plagiarism in any form; do not allow self-plagiarism ;
- ensure that the article is exclusive material and has not been previously published or submitted to another publication.
By submitting materials for publication, authors agree that, if the materials are accepted for publication, they may be placed in electronic databases with the obligatory indication of authorship and preservation of copyright in full.
Sources of external information should be presented in the text of the work itself - in the form of lists of sources of literature (including personal previously published works of the authors). Authors are obliged to properly formalize borrowings in the form of quotations or references.
If the author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in the publication, the author must notify the editor and cooperate with him/her to correct them as soon as possible.
If the editor receives information from a third party that the publication contains significant errors, the author is obliged to withdraw the work or correct the errors as soon as possible.
DECLARATION OF SUBMISSION
The work described has not been previously published, is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and has been approved for publication by all authors and the responsible authorities where the research was performed. If accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or any other language.
ENSURING THE PRINCIPLES OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Turnitin review service within the framework of University Opportunities . Turnitin has a unique approach to detecting content created by AI. It is a combination of advanced algorithms, machine learning and language analysis. This system is designed to identify fragments of text that have patterns that match those created by artificial intelligence or large language models (LLM).
Manuscripts that contain plagiarism or text borrowing without citing the original source are rejected by the editorial board before publication in the journal.
The editorial board of the journal of scientific works analyzes any case of plagiarism on its merits. If plagiarism or text borrowings are discovered by editors or reviewers at any stage before publication of the manuscript, the author(s) are warned about the need to remove it or provide a reference to the original source.
The percentage of unconfirmed borrowings is calculated by the software and also assessed by the editorial board.
If plagiarism is discovered after publication, the editorial board will conduct an analysis of the fact. The document may be retracted (deleted) in accordance with the retraction policy.