Compliance with the principles and recommendations of COPE, WAME, DORA, etc.
The editorial board of the journal adheres to the following principles and recommendations of international organizations:
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics, ethical standards):
Transparency in the process of submitting, reviewing and publishing articles.
Impartiality and independence of editors and reviewers.
Academic integrity - avoiding plagiarism, falsification, double publications.
Correct authorship - clear definition of the contribution of each author.
Handling complaints - the presence of open and clear procedures for considering appeals and complaints about ethics.
Withdrawal and correction of articles - a clear procedure for retraction, corrections and reporting errors.
WAME (World Association of Medical Editors, principles for editors of all sciences):
Editorial independence - the editor's 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 peer review.
Funding transparency – disclosing information about grants, sponsors and sources of research funding.
Supporting young scientists – promoting publications by researchers at the initial stage of their careers.
DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, principles of fair assessment of scientific activity):
Do not limit yourself to bibliometric indicators (impact factor, h-index), but evaluate research according to their quality, novelty and contribution to science.
Value different types of research results – software, data, algorithms, technical solutions, and not just articles.
Recognition of interdisciplinary research as equivalent to classical publications.
Promotion of open science – publication of preprints, open access to data and codes.
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 the norms for working with data, human participants and experiments.
Data openness. Encouraging authors to preserve and provide access to research data.
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 the ability to find, access, interoperability and reuse of data.
Plan S - supporting the policy of publications in open journals and archives.
Ethical use of AI - maintaining transparency and responsibility in the case of the use of artificial intelligence in research.