Publication Ethics and Editorial Policy of the Journal

1. General Provisions. The editorial board of the professional scientific journal carries out its activities in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and adheres to the principles of academic integrity, openness, transparency, and responsibility of all participants in the publication process. The purpose of publication ethics is to ensure the high quality of scientific publications, protect intellectual property rights, and maintain the trust of the academic community in the results of published research.

2. Basic Principles of Publication Ethics:

• 2.1. Originality and Novelty. Only original scientific works that have not been published previously and are not under consideration by other publications are accepted for publication.
• 2.2. Prevention of Plagiarism. All manuscripts are checked for plagiarism. Detection of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, or falsification of data constitutes grounds for rejection of publication or retraction of the article.
• 2.3. Objectivity and Impartiality. Editorial decisions are made solely on the basis of the scientific value of the materials regardless of the personal characteristics of the authors.
• 2.4. Confidentiality. All materials submitted to the journal, as well as the peer review process, are confidential.
• 2.5. Prevention of Conflicts of Interest. Authors, reviewers, and members of the editorial board are required to disclose any potential conflict of interest.

3. Duties and Responsibilities of the Parties:

• 3.1. Authors are required to:

• ensure the reliability and accuracy of the data provided;

• properly format references and the bibliography;

• indicate all sources of funding and the use of AI tools;

• make revisions in a timely manner based on the results of peer review.

• 3.2. Reviewers are required to:

• conduct objective and reasoned peer review;

• maintain confidentiality;

• inform the editorial office about any conflict of interest;

• not use manuscript materials for their own purposes.

• 3.3. The Editorial Board is required to:

• ensure fair and transparent consideration of manuscripts;

• prevent discrimination;

• prevent violations of academic integrity;

• respond to complaints and ethical violations in accordance with COPE procedures.

4. Editorial Policy

• 4.1. Peer Review. The journal applies a double-blind peer review process involving at least two independent reviewers.
• 4.2. Open Access. The journal adheres to the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative and provides free access to all materials.
• 4.3. AI Policy. The use of AI is permitted only as an auxiliary tool with mandatory disclosure of its use. AI cannot be an author of a scientific publication.
• 4.4. Corrections and Retractions. The editorial board applies the procedures of Correction, Expression of Concern, and Retraction in accordance with COPE recommendations.

5. Consideration of Complaints and Appeals. The editorial board considers complaints regarding possible violations of publication ethics impartially and confidentially, while providing authors with the right to explanation and appeal.

The editorial board reserves the right to make changes to this policy taking into account updates to COPE recommendations and international standards of scientific publication.