Journal Publication Ethics

The journal's editorial board adheres to the principles of publication ethics developed based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (Guidelines), Elsevier (Publishing Ethics Resource Kit, PERK), and the Association of Science Editors and Publishers (ASEP) (Этические принципы научных публикаций)
  1. The journal’s editorial board is guided in its activities by the principles of scientific rigor, objectivity, professionalism, and impartiality.
  2. Researchers, authors, editors, reviewers, publishers, and founders have ethical obligations regarding the publication and dissemination of scientific research results.
  3. All scientific content in the journal undergoes mandatory peer review by independent experts (double-blind).
  4. Plagiarism in scientific publications is unacceptable in any amount. Overlapping text fragments with previously published materials in sections presenting the main results of the research is unacceptable. The journal’s policy does not allow republication of material previously published in another publication. Scientific terms, well-known definitions, method names, geographical names, titles of normative documents, and other realities, names of indicators, materials, etc. are not considered plagiarism.
  5. The editorial board encourages authors and editors to disclose relationships with industrial and financial organizations and individuals that could lead to a conflict of interest. Authors must report any conflicts of interest when submitting an article to the journal in the "Conflict of Interests" section. All sources of funding should be indicated by the authors in the "Acknowledgements" or "Funding" sections. If there is no external funding for the research, authors must also state this.
  6. An author is only a person who has significantly contributed to the writing and editing of the work, the development of its concept, the scientific design, the collection of material, the analysis and interpretation of data, and who has also read the full text of the manuscript and confirmed their agreement with its content. All individuals who meet the authorship criteria should be included in the authoring team. One author may be selected for correspondence, authorized by the authoring team to communicate between the editorial office and the authors. At the same time, all co-authors are equally responsible for the final version of the article, approved by the team of authors for publication and subsequently published. All co-authors are also subject to copyright on the published article.
  7. The publication of an article under the author’s name (s) implies the creation of copyright. The publication of a text not agreed upon with the authors, as well as the inclusion of unauthorized persons in the list of co-authors, is a violation of copyright. Consent of all authors to the publication of the final version of the article is mandatory; it is recommended that this be formalized in writing and transmitted to the editorial office through the corresponding author.
  8. Authors are obliged to immediately notify the editorial office in the event of discovering an error in any article submitted for publication, accepted for publication, or already published, and to assist the editorial office in correcting the error.
  9. The artificial intelligence cannot be listed as an author or co-author of a scientific article. The use of AI-generated materials is permitted for editing text, in foreign languages in particular, for formulating responses when communicating with participants in the publication process, and for reviewing articles. All text fragments that were formulated using AI must be accompanied by appropriate citations. The editorial board is obliged to organize the verification of texts for the use of AI-generated fragments, and to verify the reliability of these fragments themselves.
  10. All articles in the journal are available for reading, citing, and use for other legitimate purposes.