EDITORIAL POLICY

The editorial board of the journal in their activities adheres to the following transnational principles:

• executes the requirements of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE);
• maintains editorial independence;
• guarantees the quality of published materials;
• systematically carries out work on the development of the journal;
• provides freedom of expression for the authors of materials and reviewers;
• guarantees respect of intellectual property rights;
• encourages and supports scientific honesty and integrity;
• gives preference to materials that meet high intellectual standards, as well as materials containing fundamentally new scientific information;
• informs authors about publication rules and publication requirements;
• provides anonymity in the “author – reviewer” relationships;
• develops recommendations, rules and forms for reviewing manuscripts;
• develops mechanisms to resolve conflicts of interest, eliminates any conflicts of interest according to the developed mechanism;
• promptly publishes corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary;
• adheres to tolerance in communication.