Publication ethics and editorial policy

The Editorial Board of the journal is guided in its work by international principles of publication ethics, the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and materials published by Elsevier. The editorial policy is based on the principles of academic integrity, impartiality, professionalism, support for high-quality contemporary research, and the application of a double-blind peer review process. Authors are also provided with консультації (consultations) on preparing manuscripts in accordance with the requirements of international scientometric databases.

The decision to accept a manuscript for publication is made by the editor solely on the basis of its scientific significance and the reviewers’ conclusions. At the same time, legal norms in the field of copyright protection and principles of plagiarism prevention are strictly observed. All submitted manuscripts are evaluated objectively, regardless of the authors’ personal characteristics, institutional affiliation, gender, age, or academic status. At the same time, the journal does not cooperate with and does not accept submissions from researchers from the Russian Federation or other countries that support the war against Ukraine.

Submitted materials are treated as confidential. Information about manuscripts is not disclosed to third parties, and unpublished research results may not be used without the author’s written consent. In case of a conflict of interest, editors and reviewers must declare recusal, and the editorial office ensures appropriate resolution of such situations.

Research involving humans or animals must comply with international ethical standards, in particular the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki (available at https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/990_005#Text), and must be approved by the relevant ethics committees.

The Editorial Board ensures proper interaction with authors and does not accept for publication materials that lack sufficient scientific novelty, show signs of plagiarism, or do not correspond to the scope of the journal. Reviewers, in turn, must provide independent, well-argued, and confidential assessments within the established deadlines.

Authors are responsible for the originality, novelty, and reliability of the obtained results, correct formatting of references and citations, absence of plagiarism, and avoidance of simultaneous submission of the manuscript to multiple journals. Submission of a manuscript implies the author’s consent to its inclusion in electronic databases while retaining copyright.

If errors or inaccuracies are discovered after submission or publication, authors must immediately inform the editorial office and assist in making the necessary corrections. The submitted material must be original, not previously published, not under consideration in another journal, and approved by all co-authors and the institutions where the research was conducted.