Journal Policies

This section presents the journal’s editorial, ethical, and publishing policies. These policies define the main principles of the journal’s work, the procedure for manuscript consideration, requirements for publication ethics, rules for the use of published materials, and the responsibilities of authors, reviewers, and editors.

Authors are encouraged to review this section before submitting a manuscript to the journal. By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that they have read the applicable journal policies and agree to comply with the established requirements.

The journal’s policies are intended to ensure transparency of the editorial process, research integrity, the quality of published materials, protection of the rights of authors and readers, and compliance with international standards of scholarly publishing.

In this section, you will find:

• Peer Review Policy Rules and procedures for manuscript peer review, including the review model, stages of consideration, the role of reviewers, and editorial decision-making.
• Publication Ethics The main principles of publication ethics, research integrity, and the prevention of misconduct in the preparation, submission, review, and publication of scholarly materials.
• Authorship and Contributorship Policy Rules for determining authorship, identifying author contributions, defining the responsibilities of the corresponding author, and changing the author list.
• Conflicts of Interest Policy Requirements for disclosing potential conflicts of interest by authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Plagiarism and Similarity Check Policy The journal's policy for checking manuscripts for improper borrowing, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and text similarity, including the use of specialized screening services.
• Generative AI and AI-assisted Technologies Policy Rules for the use of generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies by authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Copyright & Licensing Information on copyright, publication terms, and article licensing.
• Open Access Policy Description of the journal's open access policy for published materials.
• Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions Procedures for issuing corrections, publishing expressions of concern, and retracting published articles.
• Complaints and Appeals Policy Procedures for submitting and considering complaints, requests, and appeals related to editorial decisions or published materials.
• Data Availability and Research Transparency Policy Requirements for data availability, research transparency, and reproducibility of results, where applicable to the submitted work.
• Archiving and Preservation Policy The journal’s policy on storage, archiving, and long-term preservation of published materials.

For any questions related to the journal’s policies, authors, reviewers, and readers may contact the editorial office using the contact details provided on the journal website.