The Editorial Board of the Collection strictly adheres to the principles of academic integrity in accordance with international standards and best global practices, in particular the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), and ensures the originality of publications.

The policy of academic integrity and publication ethics applies to authors, editors, reviewers, and other participants in the publication process.

The Collection follows these principles of academic integrity:

• Honesty and transparency of research.
• Reliability of scientific results.
• Proper citation of sources.
• Prevention of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification of data.
• Correct determination of authorship.
• Compliance with ethical norms regarding the use of artificial intelligence.

Authors shall guarantee the originality of their work. They bear full responsibility for it. If authors have used the works and/or data of other researchers, such data must be accompanied by appropriate references to the sources.

The Editorial Board complies with Ukrainian legislation on academic integrity (The Law of Ukraine On Education, Article 42: Academic Integrity). Manuscripts containing violations of academic integrity will not be accepted for publication in the Collection.

According to Clause 4 of Article 42 of the Law of Ukraine On Education, violations of academic integrity include academic plagiarism and self-plagiarism.

Forms of Academic Plagiarism:

• Text plagiarism: copying fragments of text without references to the source.
• Plagiarism of ideas: appropriation of others’ ideas, hypotheses, or scientific concepts.
• Plagiarism of data: use of others’ research results without proper citation.
• Self-plagiarism: reuse of one’s own previously published materials (text, graphics, data) without proper reference to the earlier publication.
• Mosaic plagiarism: combining copied fragments from different sources without citation, with minor changes in structure or wording.
• Unauthorized co-authorship: listing as a co-author a person who did not participate in the preparation of the manuscript.

For all articles submitted for review, the level of originality of the author’s text is determined using the appropriate software – StrikePlagiarism (https://strikeplagiarism.com) or other software with similar functionality – that analyzes the level of originality of the article, the use of information sources, and partial textual overlap with other works.

The following are not allowed:

• Direct or hidden borrowing without referencing.
• Reuse of one’s own publications without indicating the source.
• Translation of another’s text without a reference.
• Incorrect use of ideas, illustrations, or tables.

If the author does not accept the reviewer’s comments and suggestions, the Editorial Board will examine the conflict situation and make a final decision. If this decision does not satisfy the author, the author has the right to refuse to publish their material.

If a violation is identified, the Editorial Board has the right to:

• Refuse publication.
• Retract the published article in accordance with the Retraction Procedure.
• Notify the author’s institution.
• Limit further cooperation.

When preparing a manuscript, authors should adhere to the following recommendations:

• Always check the text for plagiarism before submission (including their own previously published works).
• Provide references to all sources used, including preprints, dissertations, and conferences, indicating the DOI of the source.
• If reusing any fragments of text, provide proper references and clearly indicate this.
• Do not duplicate results or text without proper transformation and updating.