Editorial policy

Ethical principles in relations between authors and editors

The editorial board pursues a policy aimed at adhering to the principles of publishing ethics and is guided by the provisions on the ethics of scientific publications (Committee on Publication Ethics, COPE). Compliance with the rules of ethics of scientific publications by all participants in this process helps to ensure the authors' rights to intellectual property, improve the quality of the publication in the eyes of the global scientific community and exclude the possibility of misuse of copyrighted materials in the interests of individuals.

Decision to publish an article

This decision should always be based on a review of the reliability of the submitted data and the importance of the work for researchers and readers. The editor-in-chief should not have any conflict of interest in the articles he rejects or accepts. The editor-in-chief of the journal is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal are accepted for publication and which are rejected. In doing so, he is guided by the journal's policy and such legal requirements as the prevention of defamation, plagiarism and copyright infringement. Also, in the event of a decision to publish, the editor-in-chief of the journal may consult with members of the editorial board and reviewers.

Justice

The Editor-in-Chief should evaluate the manuscript solely on the basis of its scientific content, regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political views of the authors of the manuscript.

Privacy

Editor-in-Chief, editorial staff, members of the editorial board not should disclose any information about submitted manuscripts to anyone other than the author(s), potential and assigned reviewers, editorial board advisors, and the publisher.

Disclosure of information and conflict of interest

Unpublished data obtained from the submitted manuscripts should not be used by the editor-in-chief, editorial staff, members of the editorial board for personal purposes or transferred to third parties (without the written permission of the author).

The Editor-in-Chief should not allow information to be published if there are sufficient grounds to believe that it is plagiarized. The article, if accepted for publication, is placed in the public domain. If the article is accepted for publication, it will be placed in the public domain; copyright is reserved by the authors.

Handling of Complaints Regarding Academic Integrity and Academic Ethics Violations

The Editorial Board of the Journal strives to maintain high standards of publication quality and takes very seriously any violations of academic integrity and academic ethics, including but not limited to data fabrication or falsification, plagiarism, authorship falsification, and other misconduct. 

All authors and co-authors of articles bear personal responsibility for adhering to the principles of academic integrity and academic ethics. The Editorial Board reserves the right to retract publications in case of detection of serious violations of academic integrity and ethical standards.

If you are aware of any violations, please inform the editorial board in writing (by e-mail) to the address med_trans@ukr.net. The complaint must be clear, specific and supported by relevant evidence.  

Review Mechanism: The Editorial Board will acknowledge receipt of the complaint within 5 working days and commence an investigation that will last up to 30 working days. We will follow the relevant COPE guidelines to guide this process. If the allegations are proven, the journal will take appropriate action, including:

  • • Immediate rejection of the manuscript or retraction of the published article;
  • • Publication of an official statement in the journal with a detailed description of the nature of the misconduct;
  • • Notification of the authors' institutions and relevant academic bodies;
  • • Imposition of a ban on the author(s) from submitting articles to the journal for a certain period.

The results will be communicated to the complainant and, in cases of confirmed violations, to the author(s) of the article. 

Archiving and long-term open access storage policy

Readers and authors are provided with free, open, and unrestricted access to the full archive of the journal on the website, within the Vernadsky National Library, and via unique DOI identifiers for each article and issue.

 

Financial Relations

The editorial staff does not pay royalties to authors of articles and, in turn, considers it beneath them to accept payments from authors. This is especially true for materials submitted by graduate students and postgraduates at all levels.