Compliance with principles and recommendations by COPE, WAME, DORA

The Editorial Board adheres to the following principles and recommendations of international organizations:

1. COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
   The journal complies with the ethical standards established by COPE:
   • transparency in the submission, peer review, and publication processes;
   • impartiality and independence of editors and reviewers;
   • academic integrity, including the avoidance of plagiarism, data falsification, and duplicate publication;
   • proper authorship, with a clear definition of each author’s contribution;
   • handling of complaints, including the existence of transparent and well-defined procedures for appeals and ethical concerns;
   • retractions and corrections, including clear procedures for retraction, correction, and the issuance of notices of errors.
   
   
2. WAME (World Association of Medical Editors, principles applicable across disciplines)
   WAME recommendations may be applied in a broader context:
   • editorial independence, ensuring that editorial decisions are made free from influence by sponsors, institutions, or commercial interests;
   • conflicts of interest, which must be disclosed by all authors, reviewers, and editors;
   • peer review, ensuring objective, fair, and timely expert evaluation;
   • transparency of funding, including disclosure of grants, sponsors, and sources of research funding;
   • support for early-career researchers, encouraging publications by scholars at the initial stages of their careers.
   
   
3. DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment)
   The journal supports the principles of fair research assessment:
   • not relying solely on bibliometric indicators (e.g., impact factor, h-index), but evaluating research based on its quality, originality, and contribution to science;
   • recognizing diverse research outputs, including software, datasets, algorithms, and technical solutions, in addition to articles;
   • acknowledging interdisciplinary research as equal in value to traditional publications;
   • promoting open science, including the publication of preprints and open access to data and code.
   
   
4. ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, general principles applicable across disciplines)
   • authorship criteria: authorship is limited to individuals who have made a substantial contribution to the work;
   • research ethics: compliance with standards governing the use of data, human participants, and experimental procedures;
   • data transparency: encouraging authors to preserve and provide access to research data.
5. Other contemporary principles (Open Science, Plan S, FAIR Data)
   • open access: promoting unrestricted access to research outputs;
   • FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable): ensuring that research data are discoverable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable;
   • Plan S: supporting policies for publishing in open-access journals and repositories.
   
   

Ethical use of artificial intelligence: ensuring transparency and accountability in AI application in research.