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 organizations:

COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics, ethical standards):
• Transparency in the process of manuscript submission, peer review, and publication.
• Impartiality and independence of editors and reviewers.
• Academic integrity – prevention of plagiarism, fabrication, and duplicate publication.
• Proper authorship – clear identification of each author’s contribution.
• Handling complaints – transparent and well-defined procedures for appeals and ethical complaints.
• Retractions and corrections – clear procedures for retractions, corrections, and notices of errors.

WAME (World Association of Medical Editors, principles for editors across disciplines):
• Editorial independence – editorial decisions are made without pressure from sponsors, institutions, or commercial interests.
• Conflicts of interest – mandatory disclosure by authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Peer review – ensuring objective, fair, and timely expert evaluation.
• Funding transparency – disclosure of grants, sponsors, and sources of research funding.
• Support for early-career researchers – encouraging publications by researchers at the beginning of their careers.

DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, principles of responsible research evaluation):
• Avoiding reliance solely on bibliometric indicators (impact factor, h-index) and instead assessing research based on its quality, originality, and scientific contribution.
• Valuing diverse research outputs – software, datasets, algorithms, and technical solutions, not only journal articles.
• Recognition of interdisciplinary research as equal to traditional publications.
• Promotion of open science – publication of preprints and open access to data and code.

ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, general principles across disciplines):
• Authorship criteria – only those who have made a substantial contribution to the work qualify as authors.
• Research ethics – compliance with standards for data handling, human participants, and experimental research.
• Data transparency – encouraging authors to preserve and share research data.

Other modern principles (Open Science, Plan S, FAIR Data):
• Open Access – promoting open access to scientific results.
• FAIR Data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) – ensuring that data can be located, accessed, integrated, and reused.
• Plan S – supporting policies for publishing in open-access journals and repositories.
• Ethical use of AI – ensuring transparency and accountability when artificial intelligence is applied in research.