Code of Ethics

Relationships between authors, the editorial board, and reviewers in the journal are based on the principles of academic goodwill, objective assessment, and the priority of scholarly quality. We are guided by the principles of the Code of Conduct for Editors developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), in particular:

Fair Play. Manuscripts must be evaluated based on their scholarly merit, regardless of the author’s race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, citizenship, or political views.

Avoidance of defamation and copyright infringement. Our journal rejects any materials that fail to meet the requirements regarding defamation or copyright violations.

Responsibilities of Editors

The Editor-in-Chief adheres to the journal’s editorial policy and consults with other editors and reviewers when making publication decisions.

Editors:

• have full authority to reject or accept an article, guided by objective scholarly criteria and the reviewers’ conclusions;
• guarantee the quality of materials they publish or approve for publication;
• facilitate the correction of identified errors or reject materials when such corrections are impossible;
• must identify any conflicts of interest;
• must ensure the confidentiality of information related to submitted manuscripts;
• are obligated to uphold academic freedom of expression;
• must preserve the anonymity of reviewers.

If editors have suspicions regarding the authenticity, originality, or ethical integrity of an article, its publication is postponed until all concerns are fully resolved. Unpublished materials from manuscripts submitted for review may not be used in editors’ own research without the authors' written consent.

See also: “Ethical Publishing: International Standards for Editors”

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must:

• ensure that their works are genuinely original;
• make a significant contribution to the research (if a paper has multiple authors);
• confirm that the manuscript has not been previously published elsewhere and is not currently under consideration by another journal;
• cite all sources used in preparing the manuscript;
• disclose any significant conflicts of interest that may affect the evaluation of their manuscript.

Information obtained privately by authors (in conversations, correspondence, or discussions with third parties) must not be used or disclosed without explicit written permission from the source. By submitting an article for editorial consideration, authors agree that, if published in the print version of the journal, their work will also be made openly accessible on the journal's website.

Submission of a manuscript implies the author’s consent to the peer-review process and their willingness to revise the text and correct errors identified by editors and reviewers.

See also: “Ethical Publishing: International Standards for Authors”

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers must:

• inform the editorial board of any conflicts of interest that may affect their judgments;
• maintain the confidentiality of information related to the manuscript;
• be objective and constructive in their evaluations.

Unpublished materials from manuscripts submitted for editorial review may not be used in reviewers’ own research without the authors’ written consent.