The editorial policy

The editorial policy of the scientific journal «Social Work and Education» focused on ethical norms accepted by the international scientific community.

The activities of the editorial board in this area is based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE), DOAJ, OASPA and WAME as well as valuable experience in reputab le international journals and publishing houses.

Responsibility and duties of editors

The editors of the journal reserve the right to publish or reject an article. When making a decision on the acceptance or rejection of articles, the editorial board is guided by the journal’s policy (relevance of scientific specialization), basic requirements for publications, etc. The editors of the journal have the right to reject/return the article for revision if it does not meet the requirements or to accept it for publication if there are no comments on it.

An important condition for the adoption of articles for publication is the availability of new original research results that had previously never been published.

If the material has been previously published, the author must provide the wording of bibliographic references of previous publications and relevance of publications to justify a new version, explaining the nature of additions and changes made to the latest version of the article.

Any controversial issues (financial, academic, personal) are carefully considered by the members of editorial board. If is confirmed any suspicions related to the possible plagiarism or falsification of results, the paper implicitly will be rejected.

The editors must protect the confidentiality of all material submitted to the journal, unless otherwise agreed with the relevant authors and reviewers.

The editors must protect the confidentiality of all material submitted to the journal, unless otherwise agreed with the relevant authors and reviewers.

Responsibility and duties of reviewers

Peer review assists the editors in making editorial decisions to accept or refuse articles for publication. It helps authors to correct and improve their manuscripts.

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and shall not be discussed with third parties.

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

Responsibility and duties of authors

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted and permission has been obtained where necessary.

An author should not submit for consideration in another journal a paper that has been published previously.

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.

All those who have made substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors. All co-authors should see and approve the final version of the paper and agree to its submission for publication. Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript.

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher to retract or correct the paper (issue reprinting or publication of the corresponding corrections in the next issue).

Authors are required to disclose financial, academic, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that may affect the objectivity of the evaluation or the outcome of the publication.

The Editorial Board requires mandatory ethical approval for research involving humans, animals, or their biological materials.

Authors must confirm that such research has been conducted in accordance with international and national ethical standards and has received approval from a competent ethics committee (bioethics committee). Information about the approval (name of the institution, protocol number, and date) must be clearly indicated in the manuscript.

For studies involving human participants, authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Research involving animals must comply with the principles of humane treatment and applicable legislation.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject a manuscript in the absence of appropriate ethical justification or documented ethical approval.

All relationships on publishing ethics that arise between the authors and the editorial board of the journal and are not regulated by this document, generally regulated by international standards COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).