The editorial board of the journal adheres to the following principles and recommendations of international organizations:
1. COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
The journal must adhere to the ethical standards defined by COPE:
- Transparency in the submission, review, and publication of articles.
- Impartiality and independence of editors and reviewers.
- Academic integrity – avoidance of plagiarism, falsification, and duplicate publication.
- Correct authorship – clear definition of the contribution of each author.
- Handling complaints – open and clear procedures for reviewing appeals and complaints regarding ethics.
- Retraction and correction of articles – clear procedures for retraction, corrections, and error notifications.
2. WAME (World Association of Medical Editors, principles for editors of all sciences)
WAME recommendations can be applied in a broader context:
- Editorial independence – editorial decisions are made without pressure from sponsors, institutions, or commercial interests.
- Conflicts of interest – all authors, reviewers, and editors are required to declare them.
- Peer review – ensuring objective, fair, and timely expert evaluation.
- Transparency of funding – disclosure of information about grants, sponsors, and sources of research funding.
- Support for young scientists – promoting publications by researchers at the early stages of their careers.
3. DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment)
The journal must uphold the principles of fair assessment of scientific activity:
- Do not limit yourself to bibliometric indicators (impact factor, h-index), but evaluate research based on its quality, novelty, and contribution to science.
- Value different types of research results—software, data, algorithms, technical solutions—not just articles.
- Recognize interdisciplinary research as equivalent to traditional publications.
- Encourage open science—preprint publication, open access to data and codes.
4. ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors – general principles for all sciences)
- Authorship criteria. Only those who have made a significant contribution to the work are considered authors.
- Research ethics. Compliance with standards for working with data, human participants, and experiments.
- Data openness. Encouraging authors to preserve and provide access to research data.
5. Other modern principles (Open Science, Plan S, FAIR Data)
- Open Access – promoting open access to scientific results.
- FAIR principles for data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) – ensuring that data can be found, accessed, interoperable, and reused.
- Plan S – supporting a policy of publishing in open journals and archives.
Ethical use of AI – adhering to transparency and accountability when using artificial intelligence in research.