Українська Publication Ethics
The Ukrainian Journal of Medicine, Biology and Sports implements high standards of publishing ethics in its activities. The Editorial Board operates based on international principles of integrity, maintaining complete confidentiality, careful oversight of the publication process, and preventing any conflicts of interest.
The editorial office officially adheres to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and uses the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit methodology from Elsevier.
Key Principles of Operation
- Fundamental values: scientific rigor, objectivity, professionalism, and support for innovation.
- Relations: loyalty towards all participants in the creative and publishing process.
- Peer Review: mandatory use of the double-blind peer review method, involving competent experts.
- Support for authors: ongoing consultation to ensure materials meet the standards of international scientometric databases.
Decision-Making on Publications
The editor makes the decision on whether to publish submitted articles, guided solely by the academic value of the work and the reviewers' conclusions. The editor adheres to the rules regarding defamation, copyright violations, and plagiarism.
The editor must not use unpublished information in their own research without the author's written consent. Editors are required to make appropriate decisions regarding ethical complaints related to the submitted manuscript.
The journal editor evaluates the intellectual content of manuscripts regardless of the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious views, origin, citizenship, or political preferences.
Confidentiality
The editor and the Editorial Board do not disclose any information about submitted manuscripts (authors, topics, texts, etc.). Any manuscript received for review is considered a confidential document. The editor and the Editorial Board are committed to not disclosing information about accepted manuscripts without necessity, except to authors, reviewers, other scientific consultants, and the publisher.
Conflict of Interest Resolution
Unpublished materials should not be used in any research by the editor, reviewers, or others without written consent from the authors.
Editors, reviewers, and scientific consultants are required to withdraw from reviewing manuscripts if there is a conflict of interest due to competitive, collaborative, or other interactions and relationships with the authors, companies, or other organisations related to the manuscript.
The Editorial Board is committed to taking appropriate measures in cases of conflicts or claims regarding manuscripts or published materials.
The editorial office of the Ukrainian Journal of Medicine, Biology and Sports can resolve issues regarding claims or doubts related to misconduct in research or publications raised by readers, reviewers, or other parties. Furthermore, the publisher reserves the right to inform readers about the resolution of conflict situations.
Ethical Requirements for Research
Work with humans
Research must comply with the Helsinki Declaration (2013 revision).
- Approval: mandatory approval from the ethics committee or institutional review board (IRB).
- Consent: authors must confirm voluntary participation of respondents and obtain their written informed consent for the research and publication.
- Standards: it is recommended to refer to the ASA, ICC/ESOMAR codes and European Commission guidelines (2021). If ethical approval is not required, the author must provide an official explanation citing the law.
Work with animals
The journal supports the ARRIVE guidelines.
- Authors and reviewers must use the ARRIVE checklist.
- The editorial office may reject an article if animal procedures are not ethically justified.
- Recommended sources: Codes from the American or European Laboratory Animal Associations.
Division of Responsibilities
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Party |
Main Responsibilities |
|---|---|
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Editorial Office |
Respect for authors, confidentiality, approval of revisions, prevention of plagiarism and duplicate publications. |
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Reviewers |
Objectivity, adherence to deadlines, full confidentiality, reporting conflicts of interest or ethical violations. |
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Authors |
Ensuring novelty and accuracy, proper citation, absence of self-plagiarism, prompt correction of errors if detected. |
Authorship and Submission of Materials
- Authorship criteria: authorship is granted to individuals who made a significant contribution to the concept, data collection, writing, or critical analysis of the manuscript and who approved the final version.
- Co-authorship: the editorial office encourages the inclusion of local colleagues as co-authors if they meet the criteria. Other participants are mentioned in the Acknowledgements section.
- Declaration: by submitting an article, authors confirm that the work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not under consideration by any other publication. If accepted, the article cannot be published elsewhere in any language.
Data Sharing and Post-Publication Discussion Policy
- Data access: data are provided only upon formal request to the editorial office and with the author's consent. A confidentiality agreement may be signed.
- Post-publication discussions: the journal encourages professional discussions on the PubPeer platform. All articles have a DOI. Any well-grounded complaints on PubPeer will trigger an editorial investigation.
- Advertising: the journal does not accept advertising in order to maintain complete independence.
- Funding: authors are required to disclose all sources of funding (grants, funds, private support). If there is no funding, this should be stated separately.