Journal Policy
REVIEW POLICY
Scientific articles submitted to the journal editorial office undergo mandatory double-blind review in order to ensure a high scientific level of publications, objectivity of evaluation and adherence to the principles of academic integrity.
Submitted articles are checked for compliance with the journal's topic, design requirements, the presence of structural elements and compliance with ethical standards of publication.
Articles are checked for plagiarism using specialized software.
Each article is sent to at least two independent reviewers who are specialists in the relevant field and have no conflict of interest with the authors.
The review procedure is carried out on the basis of double-blind examination, which ensures the anonymity of both authors and reviewers.
Based on the review results, the editorial board makes one of the following decisions:
- accept the article for publication;
- accept the article after revision;
- reject the article.
If necessary, the author is provided with the reviewers' comments and recommendations for making appropriate changes. The corrected version is reviewed again by the editorial office or reviewers.
The approximate review period is from 2 to 4 weeks from the moment the article is received.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY AND TERMS OF USE OF COPYRIGHT OBJECTS
The journal provides open access (Open Access) to all published materials in order to widely disseminate the results of scientific research, support scientific communication and promote the development of science and education.
All journal materials are freely available on the journal's official website without financial, technical or registration restrictions immediately after publication.
Materials of articles published in the journal can be freely used, copied, distributed, reproduced, stored and transmitted in any form, provided that the author and the original source of the publication are mentioned. Authors retain copyright to published materials, granting the journal the right of first publication.
Journal publications are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
The journal editorial board supports the publication of research data underlying the results of the publication in open institutional, national or international research data repositories. The editorial board recommends that published datasets comply with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), which ensure the searchability, access, compatibility and reuse of data. Authors can place their data in appropriate repositories (e.g. Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad or institutional repositories) and provide links to them in the article in the "Data Availability" section.
POLICY OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PUBLICATION ETHICS
The editorial board of the journal adheres to the standards of academic integrity and publication ethics, ensuring transparency, objectivity and scientific value of the materials published.
The editorial board of the journal expects authors to submit original scientific works that do not contain plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of research results. All manuscripts are checked using specialized programs for detecting text borrowings. All sources must be properly cited. Submission of the same manuscript to several publications at the same time is unacceptable.
The editorial board ensures independent and impartial review of submitted materials. Reviewers are obliged to observe confidentiality, avoid conflicts of interest and provide reasonable and constructive comments.
The editorial board is responsible for making decisions on publication, guided by scientific significance, compliance with the topic of the publication and ethical standards. In case of violations, publications may be withdrawn or corrected.
PUBLICATION ETHICS AND EDITORIAL POLICY OF THE PUBLICATION, WHICH COMPLIES WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION ETHICS (COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION ETHICS / COPE)
The editorial board of the scientific journal adheres to the principles of academic integrity, objectivity, impartiality and responsibility, guided by international standards of publication ethics, in particular the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal publishes only those research results that are carried out in compliance with ethical standards and the requirements of the current legislation of Ukraine.
The editorial board, authors and reviewers must adhere to the principles of:
- honesty and objectivity in presenting research results;
- transparency of the review process;
- responsibility for the reliability of the submitted data;
- compliance with copyright norms;
- avoidance of conflict of interest;
- compliance with the norms of academic integrity.
If the research was conducted with the involvement of people (research participants, respondents, etc.), the use of their biological materials or personal or confidential data, the authors must obtain prior approval from the relevant ethics committee (bioethics committee, institutional ethics committee, etc.). Research using laboratory or other animals must be conducted in accordance with ethical standards for humane treatment of animals and have appropriate approval from the competent ethics committee. The article must indicate the name of the institution that provided the ethical opinion, as well as the number and date of the relevant decision.
The editorial board reserves the right to request from the authors supporting documents regarding the receipt of ethical permission. In the absence of such permission or failure to comply with ethical requirements, the editorial board may refuse to consider or publish the manuscript.
PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERING COMPLAINTS ABOUT VIOLATIONS OF ETHICAL NORMS
The Editorial Board ensures a transparent, impartial and confidential procedure for considering complaints about possible violations of academic integrity and publication ethics, guided by the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Procedure for considering a complaint:
1) The complaint is registered by the editorial office and forwarded to the editor-in-chief or responsible person for consideration.
2) A preliminary analysis of the validity of the complaint and the presence of grounds for further consideration is carried out.
3) If necessary, a commission of members of the Editorial Board is created or independent experts are involved.
4) A request is sent to the author (or reviewer) to provide explanations regarding the essence of the complaint.
5) Based on the results of the consideration, the Editorial Board makes an appropriate decision.
Based on the results of the complaint review, the editorial board may:
- dismiss the complaint;
- require the author to make corrections;
- reject the article at the review stage;
- withdraw an already published article;
- notify the relevant scientific or educational institutions.
The term for reviewing the complaint is up to 30 calendar days from the date of its receipt. In complex cases, the term may be extended with mandatory notification of the applicant.
ARCHIVING AND LONG-TERM STORAGE POLICY
The editorial board guarantees constant, open and free access to all published materials.
The editorial board of the journal uses the Open Journal Systems (OJS) system, which supports standards for long-term storage of digital content and ensures its availability in open access. All publications are stored on the university server using regular backups, data duplication and modern information protection tools.
In the event of the magazine's cessation of operations, access to the archives will be provided through the specified archiving systems.
POLICY ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (hereinafter referred to as AI) AND TECHNOLOGIES WITH ITS SUPPORT
The Editorial Board recognizes the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and preparation of publications, but emphasizes the priority of the principles of academic integrity, authorial responsibility and scientific ethics.
The use of artificial intelligence tools is permitted solely as an auxiliary tool that does not replace the intellectual activity of the author and cannot be considered a source of authorship.
Authors may use AI tools for:
- linguistic and stylistic editing of the text;
- checking grammar, spelling and punctuation;
- text translation;
- auxiliary data processing;
- visualization of research results.
The use of AI is prohibited for:
- full or partial generation of scientific results without proper scientific justification;
- creation of fictitious data, results, references or citations;
- formation of conclusions without their real scientific verification;
- substitution of the author's intellectual activity.
