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).