Ethical Duties of the Editor

Manuscripts are evaluated according to their academic value, which is assessed in terms of factors such as originality, clarity, actuality, and relevance. In making these assessments, the editors do not consider factors such as gender, race, ethnic origin, political, religious philosophy, or social or institutional affiliation of the authors. The editorial team is solely responsible for all decisions about the editing and publication of texts and is not subject to any external influence.

The editors guarantee that all manuscripts submitted for publication are subjected to a double peer-review process involving two experts on the relevant topic.

In undertaking any work on publication improvement or making any necessary corrections, the editors should always consider the interests of the authors and the readers.

The editors and editorial staff will not reveal any details about a given manuscript to any individual outside of those directly engaged in the evaluation and publication process, whether the author, a reviewer, or any other party.

In the event of any ethical violations, the editors will take prompt and appropriate action regardless of whether the paper is in the published or unpublished state. This may include issuing a correction, retraction, or expression of concern.

Ethical Duties of the Author

Articles in the Publisher journal must follow the current academic and social ethical standards. The use of false, unverified, or distorted facts that may lead to deception and incitement to hatred on religious, ethnic, social, or gender grounds is strictly prohibited. Publisher does not accept any form of commercial advertisements. Additionally, publications proposed for print must not contain any hidden advertising, ideological, or political messages.

By sending texts or illustrations to the Za Bukvite – O Pismeneh Publishing House the author agrees to submit the copyright for publishing, dissemination, and announcing to the publisher. Materials that are not approved for publication are not edited and are not returned to the authors.

As a publication of the academic publishing house О Pismeneh – Za Bukvite of the University of Library Science and Information Technologies.

Authors complete, sign, and send to the Editors a Declaration of Compliance with the Publisher Journal’s Ethics Policy.

Ethical Duties of the Reviewer

The reviewers commit to respect anonymity (their own and that of the author) and not to disseminate the resulting manuscript, thus complying with the requirements and ethical principles of peer review. The reviewers will approach the manuscript fairly, objectively, and critically, adhering to the outlined ethical standards. They agree to submit the number of their reviews to scientific databases (Scopus, Web of Science). The editors are committed to maintaining the anonymity of authors and reviewers and will not publish the reviews.

The manuscript and the review form are sent from the editor’s work email. Articles under review are preprocessed and do not include the authors’ names and official details. All papers received are treated as confidential and are not subject to public comment.

After reading, verifying, and analyzing the manuscript, the reviewer completes the attached form and enters their name, official details (institution, address, email), and ORCID ID number. Once ready, the review is returned to the editor’s email and is considered accepted when the reviewer receives a formal letter of thanks from the editorial office. The Editorial Office is not obligated to accept a peer review that does not meet the academic criteria and code of ethics of scientific peer review.