Publication ethics

The editorial board of the scientific journal «Ekaterina Institute Vestnik» adheres to the principles of publication ethics accepted by the international community, reflected, in particular, in the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications, and also takes into account the valuable experience of reputable international journals and publishers.

In order to avoid unfair practices in publishing (plagiarism, presentation of false information, etc.), in order to ensure high quality of scientific publications, and public recognition of the scientific results obtained by the author, each member of the editorial board, author, reviewer, publisher, and institutions involved in the publishing process must comply with ethical standards, norms, and rules. and take all reasonable measures to prevent their violations. Compliance with the rules of ethics of scientific publications by all participants in this process helps to ensure the authors' intellectual property rights, improve the quality of publications and eliminate the possibility of misuse of copyrighted materials in the interests of individuals.

The main terms used in this regulation are:

Ethics of scientific publications is a system of norms of professional behavior in the relationships between authors, reviewers, editors, publishers and readers in the process of creating, distributing and using scientific publications.

An author is a person or group of persons (collective of authors) involved in the creation of a publication of scientific research results.

The Editor–in-Chief is the person who makes the final decisions regarding the production and release of the journal.

A publisher is a legal entity that publishes a scientific publication.

A scientific article is a completed and published author's work.

Plagiarism is the deliberate appropriation of authorship of someone else's work of science or art, other people's ideas or inventions. Plagiarism may be a violation of copyright and patent laws and, as such, may entail legal liability.

An editor is a representative of a scientific journal or publishing house who prepares materials for publication, as well as maintains communication with authors and readers of scientific publications.

The Editorial Board is an advisory body consisting of a group of reputable persons who assist the editor–in-chief in selecting, preparing and evaluating works for publication.

A reviewer is an expert acting on behalf of a scientific journal or publishing house and conducting a scientific examination of copyrighted materials in order to determine the possibility of their publication.

A manuscript is an author's work submitted for publication to the editorial board, but not published.

A reader is any person who has read the published materials.

Principles of professional ethics in the publisher's activities.

In its activities, the publisher is responsible for the publication of copyrighted works, which entails the need to follow the following fundamental principles and procedures:

1.1. To facilitate the fulfillment of ethical responsibilities by the editorial board, the editorial and publishing group, the editorial board, reviewers and authors in accordance with these requirements.

1.2. To provide support to the editorial board of the journal in reviewing claims to the ethical aspects of published materials and to help interact with other journals and/or publishers, if this contributes to the fulfillment of the duties of editors.

1.3. To ensure the confidentiality of the publication received from the authors and any information received until its publication.

1.4. Be aware that the journal’s activities are not a commercial project and do not have the goal of making a profit.

1.5. Be always ready to publish corrections, clarifications, refutations and apologies when necessary.

1.6. To provide the editorial board of the journal with the opportunity to exclude publications containing plagiarism and false data.

1.7. The publisher (editor) has the right to reject the manuscript or require the author to finalize it if it is designed in violation of the Rules adopted in this journal and agreed with the Publisher.

1.8. The article, if accepted for publication, is placed in the public domain; copyright is reserved for the authors.

1.9. Post information about financial support for research, if the author provides such information to the article.

1.10. If substantial, grammatical, stylistic and other errors are found, the editorial board undertakes to take all measures to eliminate them.

1.11. Coordinate the editorial proofreading with the author.

1.12. Do not delay the issue of the journal.

Ethical principles that should guide the author of a scientific publication.

When submitting materials to the scientific journal Bulletin of the Catherine Institute, the authors (or a team of authors) are aware that they are personally responsible for the novelty and reliability of the results of scientific research, which implies compliance with the following principles:

2.1. The authors of the article must provide reliable research results. Knowingly erroneous or falsified statements are unacceptable.

2.2. The authors must ensure that the research results presented in the submitted manuscript are completely original. Borrowed fragments or statements must be written with the obligatory indication of the author and the original source. Excessive borrowing, as well as plagiarism in any form, including unformulated quotations, paraphrasing or attribution of rights to the results of other people's research, are unethical and unacceptable. The presence of a loan without a link will be considered by the editorial board as plagiarism.

2.3. Authors should provide only authentic facts and information in the manuscript; provide sufficient information for verification and repetition of experiments by other researchers; do not use information obtained privately without open written permission; do not allow fabrication and falsification of data.

2.4. Avoid duplication of publications. If certain elements of the manuscript were previously published, the author is obliged to refer to an earlier work and indicate the differences between the new work and the previous one.

2.5. Authors should not submit to the journal a manuscript that has been sent to another journal and is under review, as well as an article that has already been published in another journal.

2.6. It is necessary to recognize the contribution of all persons who in one way or another influenced the course of the research, in particular, the article should contain references to works that were important during the research.

2.7. Authors must comply with ethical standards when criticizing or commenting on third-party research.

2.8. All persons who have made a significant contribution to the research should be indicated as co-authors of the article. It is unacceptable to include people who did not participate in the study among the co-authors.

2.9. Authors should respect the work of the editorial board and reviewers and eliminate these shortcomings or explain them in a reasoned manner.

2.10. The authors must submit and arrange the manuscript according to the rules accepted in the journal.

2.11. If the author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in the article at the stage of its review or after its publication, he must immediately notify the editorial board of the journal.

2.12. The authors must provide the editorial board or the publisher with evidence of the correctness of the original article or correct significant errors if they have become known to the editorial board or the publisher from third parties.

Ethical principles in the reviewer's activity.

The reviewer carries out a scientific examination of the author's materials, as a result of which his actions should be unbiased, consisting in following the following principles:

3.1. The manuscript received for review should be considered as a confidential document that cannot be passed on for review or discussion to third parties who do not have the authority to do so from the editorial board.

3.2. Reviewers are required to be aware that the manuscripts sent to them are the intellectual property of the authors and relate to information that is not subject to disclosure. Violation of confidentiality is possible only if the reviewer claims that the materials presented in the article are unreliable or falsified.

3.3. The reviewer should draw the attention of the editor-in-Chief to the significant or partial similarity of the evaluated manuscript with any other work, as well as the absence of references to provisions, conclusions or arguments previously published in other works by this or other authors.

3.4. The reviewer should note the relevant published works that are not cited in the article.

3.5. The reviewer is obliged to give an objective and reasoned assessment of the presented research results and clearly substantiated recommendations. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable.

3.6. The reviewer's comments and suggestions should be objective and principled, aimed at improving the scientific level of the manuscript.

3.7. The reviewer must make decisions based on specific facts and provide evidence of his decision.

3.8. Reviewers are not allowed to make copies of manuscripts for their own needs.

3.9. Reviewers are not allowed to take advantage of knowledge about the content of the work before its publication.

3.10. A reviewer who, in his opinion, does not have sufficient qualifications to evaluate the manuscript, or cannot be objective, for example, in case of a conflict of interest with the author or an organization, should inform the editor about this with a request to exclude him from the review process of this manuscript.

3.11. The review of the article is confidential. The name, surname and patronymic of the reviewer are known by the executive secretary and the editor-in-chief of the journal. This information has not been disclosed.

Principles of professional ethics in the activities of the editor-in-Chief

In his work, the editor-in-chief is responsible for the publication of copyrighted works, which imposes the need to follow the following fundamental principles:

4.1. When making a decision on publication, the editor-in-chief of a scientific journal is guided by the reliability of the data presentation and the scientific significance of the work in question.

4.2. The editor-in-Chief should evaluate the intellectual content of the manuscripts regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, origin, citizenship, social status or political preferences of the authors.

4.3. Unpublished data obtained from submitted manuscripts should not be used for personal purposes or shared with third parties without the written consent of the author. Information or ideas obtained during editing and related to possible benefits should be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

4.4. The editor-in-Chief should not allow information to be published if there are sufficient grounds to believe that it is plagiarism.

4.5. The Editor-in-Chief undertakes to:

continuously improve the journal;
follow the principle of freedom of opinion;
strive to meet the needs of the journal’s readers and authors;
exclude the influence of business interests or politics on the decision-making on the publication of materials;
to make a decision on the publication of materials, guided by the following main criteria: the correspondence of the manuscript to the subject of the journal; relevance, novelty and scientific significance of the submitted article; clarity of presentation; reliability of results and completeness of conclusions. The quality of the research and its relevance are the basis for the decision on publication;
take all reasonable measures to ensure the high quality of the published materials and protect the confidentiality of personal information;
take into account the recommendations of the reviewers when making the final decision on the publication of the article. The responsibility for the decision on publication lies entirely with the editorial board of the journal;
justify your decision in case of acceptance or rejection of the article;
provide the author of the reviewed material with an opportunity to substantiate his research position;
when changing the composition of the editorial board, do not reverse the decisions of the previous composition on the publication of the material.

4.6. The Editor-in-Chief should not leave unanswered claims regarding the reviewed manuscripts or published materials, as well as, if a conflict situation is identified, take all necessary measures to restore violated rights.

Guidelines for the publication of articles.

5.1. Compliance with publishing ethics by the editorial board.

5.2. Compliance with the guidelines when rejecting articles.

5.3. Maintaining the integrity of academic writing.

5.4. Prevention of damage to intellectual and ethical standards in the presence of commercial interests.

5.5. Willingness to publish corrections, clarifications, rejections and apologies when necessary.

5.6. Preventing the publication of plagiarism and unverified (false) data.

Conflict of interest

In order to avoid violations of publication ethics, conflicts of interest between all parties involved in the process of publishing the manuscript should be excluded. A conflict of interest arises if an author, reviewer, or member of the editorial board has financial, scientific, or personal relationships that may affect their actions (ambivalent obligations, competing interests, or competing loyalties).

In order to prevent conflicts of interest and in accordance with the accepted ethical standards of the journal, each of the parties has the following responsibilities.

The editor must:

transfer the manuscript for review to another member of the editorial board if the originally appointed reviewer has a conflict of interest with the author of the submitted manuscript;
request information from all participants in the process of publishing the manuscript about the possibility of competing interests;
make a decision on the publication of information specified in the author's letter concerning a conflict of scientific and/or financial interests, if it is not confidential and may affect the evaluation of the published work by the reader or the scientific community;
ensure the publication of amendments if information about a conflict of interest was received after the publication of the article.

The author must:

specify your place of work and the source of research funding.

The reviewer is obliged to:

inform the editor-in-chief of a conflict of interest (ambivalent obligations, competing interests) and refuse to review the manuscript.

Violations.

If a situation arises involving a violation of publication ethics on the part of an editor, author, or reviewer, a mandatory investigation is required. This applies to both published and unpublished materials. The editorial board is obliged to request clarification, without involving persons who may have a conflict of interest with one of the parties.

If material containing significant inaccuracies has been published, it should be corrected immediately in a form accessible to readers and indexing systems.

Personal Data Processing Policy.

In accordance with the procedure established by Federal Law № 152-FZ of July 27, 2006 "On Personal Data":

personal data is any information relating directly or indirectly to a specific or identifiable natural person (personal data subject);

personal data processing is any action (operation) or set of actions (operations) with personal data performed with or without automation tools. The processing of personal data includes, among other things: collection; recording; systematization;

accumulation; storage; refinement (updating, modification); extraction; use; transfer (distribution, provision, access); depersonalization; blocking; deletion; destruction.

8.1. The authors, as subjects of personal data, grant the right to store and process the following personal data without time limit:

last name, first name, patronymic;
information about the academic degree and academic title;
information about the place of work and position held;
email address;
phone number;
postal address.

8.2. Personal data obtained with the consent of the authors is used exclusively for the purposes of:

creating a relationship between the work of science and the author;
Inclusion in analytical and statistical reports;
storage and processing in various databases and information systems.

8.3. The specified data may be transferred for processing and storage to third parties, provided that such fact is notified and information about the third party (name and address) is provided to the personal data subject.

8.4. The withdrawal of consent to the storage and processing of personal data is carried out by the authors by sending a corresponding written notification to the editorial office of the journal.

The editorial board of the scientific journal "Ekaterina Institute Vestnik" confirms the observance of the ethics of scientific publications and the prevention of abuse of office in accordance with the Declaration of the Association of Scientific Editors and Publishers (ANRI) "Ethical principles of scientific publications".

Founder of the scientific journal "Ekaterina Institute Vestnik" of the Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "University of Management and Innovative Technologies".