ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF COPE, WAME, DORA, ETC.

The Editorial Board of the journal adheres to the following principles and recommendations of international organisations:

COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics – Ethical Standards):

In the processes of submission, peer review, and publication of articles.

Ensuring the independence of editors and reviewers.

Academic integrity (avoidance of plagiarism, falsification, and duplicate publications).

Proper authorship (clear definition of each author's individual contribution).

Complaint handling (availability of open and clear procedures for considering appeals and ethical complaints).

Retractions and corrections (a clear procedure for retractions, corrections, and expressions of concern).

WAME (World Association of Medical Editors – Principles for Editors across all sciences):

Editorial independence (editorial decisions are made without pressure from sponsors, institutions, or commercial interests).

Conflicts of interest (all authors, reviewers, and editors are obliged to declare them).

Peer review (ensuring objective, fair, and timely expert evaluation).

Funding transparency (disclosure of information regarding grants, sponsors, and research funding sources).

Support for young researchers (encouraging publications by researchers at the early stages of their careers).

DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment – Principles of Fair Research Assessment):

Not being limited to bibliometric indicators (Impact Factor, h-index), but evaluating research based on its quality, novelty, and contribution to science.

Recognising various types of research results including software, data, algorithms, and technical solutions not just articles.

Treating interdisciplinary research as equal to classic publications.

Encouraging open science (supporting the publication of preprints and providing open access to data and code).

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 norms regarding data handling, human participants, and experimentation.

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 (ensuring data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).

Plan S (supporting the policy of publishing in open-access journals and repositories).

Ethical use of AI (maintaining transparency and responsibility when applying Artificial Intelligence in research).