Ethical policy
Publication ethics
The journal "Movoznavstvo" adheres to the requirements established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Principles of ethics for editors and publishers
When making a decision about publication, the Editorial Board is guided by the reliability of the submitted data and the scientific value of the work under consideration.
The intellectual weight of manuscripts is assessed regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, origin, citizenship, social status, or political views of the authors (except for obvious manifestations of anti-state or anti-humanist propaganda).
Unpublished data obtained from submitted manuscripts will not to be used for personal purposes and cannot be transferred to third parties without author's written consent. Information from submitted manuscripts will remain confidential and not be used for personal gain.
The Editorial Board will not publish a manuscript if there is reason to believe that it is plagiarized.
The Editorial Board does not leave unanswered claims regarding reviewed manuscripts or published materials, and in the event of a conflict situation, it takes all necessary measures to restore violated rights.
Principles of ethics for reviewer
The manuscript received for review is considered a confidential document, which is an intellectual property of the authors and cannot be transferred for review or discussion to third parties who are not authorized by the Editorial Board.
By submitting a manuscript for review, authors entrust reviewers with the results of their scientific work and creative efforts, on which their reputation and career may depend. Disclosure of confidential manuscript review information violates the author's rights. A breach of confidentiality is possible only in the event of a claim of false or falsified materials; in all other cases, its preservation is mandatory.
The reviewer conducts a scientific examination of the author's materials in order to objectively assess the quality of the submitted manuscript and determine the level of its compliance with scientific, literary, and ethical standards. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable.
Reviewers are prohibited from making copies of manuscripts for their own use. Unpublished data obtained from submitted manuscripts are not to be used by the reviewer for personal purposes.
A reviewer who, in their opinion, does not possess sufficient qualifications to evaluate the manuscript, or if they cannot be objective, in particular in the case of a conflict of interest with the author or organization, must notify the Editorial Board with a request to exclude they from the review process of this manuscript.
The author or co-author of the work submitted for a review cannot be a reviewer. This also applies to academic supervisors of degree candidates and/or employees of the department in which the author works.
If a reviewer suspects plagiarism, authorship, or falsification of data, they must contact the Editorial Board with a proposal for a collective review of the author's work.
A reviewer should not accept a manuscript for a review if there is a conflict of interest caused by competition, collaboration, or other relationships with any authors or organizations associated with the manuscript.
Principles of ethics for the author of a scientific work
The author(s) of the article must provide reliable results of the conducted research. Knowingly submitting false or falsified data is unacceptable.
The author must guarantee that the research results presented in the submitted manuscript are completely original. Borrowed data must be submitted with the mandatory indication of the author and the original source. Excessive borrowing, as well as plagiarism in any form, including unstructured citations, paraphrasing, or attribution of rights of someone else's research results, is unethical and unacceptable.
It is necessary to acknowledge the contribution of all individuals who influenced the course of the research, in particular, the article should provide references to works that were important in conducting the research.
Authors should not submit for publication a manuscript that has previously been submitted to another publication and is currently under review, as well as an article (review) that has already been published.
All persons who made a significant contribution to the research should be listed as co-authors of the work. It is unacceptable to list persons who did not participate in the research among co-authors.
If the author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in the article (review, chronicle) at the stage of its review or after preparing the layout, they must notify the Editorial Board as soon as possible.
