​​​​​​​In order for the editorial board to make a decision on publishing an article in the journal, authors must submit to the editor:

The editorial board of the mass media - the electronic scientific journal "Modern Electrodynamics" represented by the director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Institute of Theoretical and Applied Electrodynamics of the Russian Academy of Sciences Konstantin Nikolaevich Rozanov, acting on the basis of the Charter (hereinafter - the Editorial Board, Publisher), on the one hand, offers the uncertain a circle of persons (hereinafter referred to as the Author), on the other hand, hereinafter collectively referred to as the Parties, to conclude this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement) on the publication of scientific materials (hereinafter referred to as the Article) in the electronic scientific journal “Modern Electrodynamics” on the conditions below.

1. Concepts and terms used in the Agreement

Author – an individual(s) whose creative work(s) the Article was created.

Acceptance of the Offer – full and unconditional acceptance of the Offer.

Journal – electronic scientific journal “Modern Electrodynamics”.

Application – an electronic appeal from the Author to the Publisher for placement of the Article in the Journal by sending the Author's material by e-mail to the address electrodynamics@mail.ru on the Internet information and telecommunications network.

Publisher – Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Institute of Theoretical and Applied Electrodynamics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which is the founder, editor and publisher of the Journal.

Metadata of the Article – materials in Russian and English intended for inclusion in scientific citation databases in accordance with the original version of the Article: title of the article; information about the authors (last name, first name, patronymic of the author (authors) in full, place of work of each author indicating the postal address, contact information (e-mail) for each author; abstract; keywords; subject heading: UDC or other library and bibliographic classification and subject indexes; bibliography (list of references).

Offer – this document (proposal to the Author) for the publication of the Article by posting it on the Journal page on the website http://itae.ru on the Internet.

Publication – placement of an Article in the Journal.

The Editorial Board of the Magazine is a creative team preparing the Magazine for publication.

The Editorial Council is an advisory body to the Editorial Board of the Journal.

An article is the result of fundamental and applied scientific research in the form of scientific material, review scientific material, scientific communication, bibliographic review on certain topics of scientific research, submitted by the Author for publication in the Journal.

Parties – Author and Publisher.

Requirements for articles – requirements for materials published in the Journal, posted on the Journal page on the website http://itae.ru on the Internet.

Service – placement (publication) of an Article in the Journal based on the Author’s Application.

2. General provisions

2.1. This Agreement defines the relationship between the Editorial Board and the Author (or other copyright holder) who accepted the public offer (Offer) to conclude this Agreement.

2.2. This Agreement in accordance with clause 2 of Art. 437 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation is a public offer (hereinafter referred to as the Offer), complete and unconditional acceptance (acceptance) of which in accordance with Art. 438 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation is considered to be the sending by the Author of his Author’s material to the Editorial Board by e-mail to the address electrodynamics@mail.ru on the Internet information and telecommunications network.

2.3. The electronic scientific journal “Modern Electrodynamics” is registered by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor), registration number El No. FS77-83666 dated July 26, 2022.

3. Subject of the Agreement (Offer)

3.1. Under this Agreement, the Author grants the Publisher, free of charge, for the duration of the copyright provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, a non-exclusive license to use the Article created by the Author for publication in the Journal.

3.2. The rights to use the Article transferred under this Agreement include, but are not limited to:

3.2.1. Reproduction of the Article or its separate part, as well as article metadata in Russian and English in any material form, including on paper and electronic media in the form of a separate work in magazines and/or databases (local or on the Internet) of the Publisher and/ or other persons at the discretion of the Publisher.

3.2.2. Distribution of the Article or its separate part, as well as metadata of the article in Russian and English on any medium as part of the Journal and/or databases of the Publisher or other persons at the discretion of the Publisher, or in the form of an independent work around the world on an open access basis or by subscription without payment of remuneration to the Author.

3.2.3. Bringing the Article or a separate part thereof, as well as article metadata in Russian and English, to the public in such a way that any person can access the Article from any place and at any time of their own choice (including via the Internet).

3.2.4. Issuance of permission to use the Article and its individual parts, as well as article metadata in Russian and English, to third parties with notification of this to the Author without payment of remuneration to the Author.

3.2.5. Processing, including translation of the Article (including into foreign languages), and use of the revised (translated) Article in the above ways.

3.2.6. Reservation by the Author of other rights not expressly transferred to the Publisher under this Agreement, including patent rights to any processes, methods or methods, etc., described by the Author in the Article, as well as rights to trademarks.

3.3. The territory in which the use of rights to the Article is permitted is not limited.

3.4. This Agreement comes into force in the event and from the moment the Editorial Board of the Journal makes a decision to accept the Article for publication.

3.5. Rights are transferred by the Author to the Publisher free of charge, and publication of the Article in the Journal does not entail any financial contributions to the Author.

3.6. If the Publisher decides to refuse to publish the Article in the Journal, this Agreement shall become invalid. The decision to refuse publication is sent to the Author at the email address specified in the Application.

3.7. The Publisher undertakes, during the term of the Agreement, to provide the Author with services related to the publication of the Article in the Journal.

4. General terms and conditions for the provision of services

4.1. The Publisher provides services to the Author only if the following conditions are met:

4.1.1. The author provided by email to electrodynamics@mail.ru all materials that meet the requirements of the Offer.

4.1.2. The Author accepted the Offer.

4.2. Services are provided to the Author free of charge.

4.3. If materials are provided by the Author in violation of the rules and requirements of this Offer, the Publisher has the right to refuse to post them.

4.4. During the term of the Agreement, the Publisher is not responsible for the unauthorized use by third parties of data provided by the Author.

5. Rights and obligations of the Parties

5.1. The author guarantees:

5.1.1. The author is the actual copyright holder of the exclusive rights to the article.

5.1.2. The rights granted to the Publisher under this Agreement have not been transferred previously and will not be transferred to third parties until the Article is published by the Publisher in the Journal.

5.1.3. The article contains all links to cited authors and/or publications (materials) provided for by current copyright law.

5.1.4. The Author has received all necessary permissions for the results, facts and other borrowed materials used in the Article, the copyright holder of which is not the Author.

5.1.5. The article does not contain materials that are not subject to publication in the open press in accordance with the current legislative acts of the Russian Federation, and its publication and distribution will not lead to the disclosure of secret (confidential) information (including state secrets).

5.1.6. The Author informed the other Co-authors regarding the terms of this Agreement and received the consent of all Co-authors to conclude this Agreement on the terms provided for in the Agreement.

5.2. The author undertakes:

5.2.1. Submit the manuscript of the Article in accordance with the Requirements for Articles specified on the Journal page on the website http://itae.ru on the Internet.

5.2.2. Do not use for commercial purposes or in other publications without the consent of the Publisher an electronic copy of the Article prepared by the Publisher.

5.2.3. In the process of preparing the Article for publication, the Author undertakes:

a) make corrections to the text of the Article specified by the reviewers and accepted by the Editorial Board of the Journal, and/or, if necessary, at the request of the Publisher and the Editorial Board, modify the Article;

b) read the proof of the Article within the time limits provided for by the Journal’s publication schedule;

c) make only the minimum of changes to the proof of the Article that are associated with the need to correct errors made in the original Article and/or introduce factual and opportunistic changes.

5.3. The Author has the right to transfer to third parties an electronic copy of the published Article provided to him by the Publisher in accordance with clause 5.4 of this Agreement, in whole or in part, for inclusion of the Article in databases and repositories of scientific information in order to promote academic or scientific research or for information and educational purposes, provided that links to the Author, Journal and Publisher.

5.4. The publisher undertakes:

5.4.1. Publish in printed and electronic form the Author's Article in the Journal in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

5.4.2. By decision of the Editorial Board of the Journal, if necessary, provide the Author with a proofreading of the layout of the Article and make reasonable corrections by the Author.

5.4.3. Provide the Author with an electronic copy of the published Article to the Author’s email address within 15 working days from the date of publication of the Journal issue.

5.4.4. Comply with the rights of the Author provided for by current legislation, as well as protect them and take all necessary measures to prevent violation of copyright by third parties.

5.5. The publisher has the right:

5.5.1. Carry out technical and literary editing of the Article without changing its main content.

5.5.2. Conduct an examination of the Article and propose to the Author to make the necessary changes, until which the Article will not be published in the Journal.

5.5.3. For any subsequent authorized use by the Author (and/or other persons) of the Journal and/or Article (including any of its individual parts, fragments), require these persons to provide a link to the Journal, Publisher, Author or other copyright holders, title of the Article, the Journal number and year of publication indicated in the Journal.

5.5.4. Place preliminary and/or advertising information about the upcoming publication of the Article in the media and other information sources.

5.5.5. Establish rules (conditions) for accepting and publishing materials in the Journal. The Editorial Council of the Journal, headed by the Editor-in-Chief, has exclusive rights to select and/or reject materials sent to the Editorial Board of the Journal for the purpose of their publication. The manuscript (material medium) sent by the Author to the Editorial Board of the Journal cannot be returned. The Editorial Board of the Journal does not enter into correspondence regarding issues of rejection of the Article by the Editorial Board of the Journal.

5.5.6. Temporarily suspend the provision of services to the Author under the Agreement for technical, technological or other reasons that impede the provision of services, until such reasons are eliminated.

5.5.7. Suspend the provision of services under the Agreement unilaterally out of court in the following cases:

a) if the Article does not correspond to the subject of the Journal (or any part thereof), or the material presented is insufficient for independent publication, or the design of the Article does not meet the requirements;

b) violation by the Author of other obligations assumed in accordance with the Offer.

5.5.8. Make changes to the Offer in the manner prescribed by the Offer.

5.6. In all cases not specified or provided for in this Agreement, the Parties are obliged to be guided by the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

6. Acceptance of the Offer and conclusion of the Agreement. Contract time

6.1. Acceptance of the Offer by the Author creates an Agreement concluded in writing (Articles 438 and 1286.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation) on the terms of the Offer.

6.2. This Agreement comes into force from the moment of its conclusion and is valid for 5 years.

6.3. If neither Party sends written notice of termination of the Agreement to the other Party no later than two months before the end of the prescribed five-year period, then the period of validity of the Publisher's rights to the Works is automatically extended for a similar period. The number of extensions is not limited.

6.4. The validity period of the Agreement cannot exceed the period of validity of the exclusive rights to the Article in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

6.5. Upon transfer (alienation) of the exclusive right to a work by the Author to a third party, this Agreement does not terminate.

7. Procedure for amending and terminating the Agreement

7.1. The Publisher has the right to unilaterally change the terms of this Agreement, in advance, no less than 10 (ten) calendar days before the entry into force of the corresponding changes, notifying the Author about this by sending a notice via e-mail to the Author's e-mail address specified in the Author's Application. Changes take effect from the date specified in the relevant notice.

7.2. If the Author disagrees with changes to the terms of this Agreement, the Author has the right to send the Publisher a written notice of refusal of this Agreement by sending a notification to the official email address of the Editorial Board electrodynamics@mail.ru.

7.3. This Agreement may be terminated early by agreement of the Parties at any time, as well as on other grounds provided for in this Agreement.

7.4. The Author has the right to unilaterally refuse to fulfill this Agreement by sending the Publisher a corresponding notice in writing at least 20 (twenty) calendar days before the expected date of publication of the Author’s article in the Journal.

7.5. Termination of the Agreement for any reason does not relieve the Parties from liability for violations of the terms of the Agreement that arose during its validity.

8. Responsibility of the Parties

8.1. For failure to fulfill or improper fulfillment of their obligations under the Agreement, the Parties are liable in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

8.2. All information provided by the Author must be reliable. The author is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information he transmits to the Publisher. When using false information received from the Author, the Publisher is not responsible for the negative consequences caused by its actions based on the false information provided.

8.3. The author bears full responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on advertising, on the protection of copyright and related rights, on the protection of trademarks and service marks, on the protection of consumer rights.

8.4. The Publisher does not bear any liability under the Agreement for any actions that are a direct or indirect result of the actions of the Author and for any losses of the Author, regardless of whether the Publisher could have foreseen the possibility of such losses or not.

8.5. The publisher is exempt from liability for violation of the terms of the Agreement if such violation is caused by force majeure circumstances (force majeure), including actions of government authorities (including the adoption of legal acts), fire, flood, earthquake, other natural disasters, lack of electricity and/or computer network failures, strikes, civil unrest, riots, any other circumstances.

9. Dispute resolution procedure

9.1. Disputes and disagreements will be resolved by the Parties through negotiations, and in case of failure to reach agreement, in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

9.2. If there are unresolved disagreements between the Parties, disputes are resolved in court at the location of the Publisher in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

10. Other conditions

10.1. Any notifications, messages, requests, etc. (with the exception of documents that must be sent in the form of original originals in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation) are considered received by the Author if they were transmitted (sent) by the Publisher through the website http://itae.ru (including by publication), by electronic mail by mail specified in the Application and through other communication channels. The parties recognize the legal force of notifications, messages, requests, etc., transmitted (sent) in the methods indicated above.

10.2. In the event that claims are presented to the Publisher related to the violation of exclusive copyright and other intellectual property rights of third parties during the creation of the Article or in connection with the conclusion by the Author of this Agreement, the Author undertakes:

10.2.1. Immediately upon receipt of the Publisher’s notification, take steps to resolve disputes with third parties, if necessary, enter into legal proceedings on the Publisher’s side and take all actions within its power to exclude the Publisher from the list of defendants.

10.2.2. Reimburse the Publisher for legal costs incurred, expenses and losses caused by the application of measures to secure the claim and execution of a court decision, and amounts paid to a third party for violation of exclusive copyright and other intellectual property rights, as well as other losses incurred by the Publisher in connection with the Author’s failure to comply with the guarantees provided them under this Agreement.

10.3. In accordance with Art. 6. Federal Law “On Personal Data” No. 152-FZ dated July 27, 2006, during the period from the moment of conclusion of this Agreement and until the termination of the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement, the Author expresses consent to the processing by the Publisher of the following personal data of the Author: last name, first name, patronymic; individual taxpayer number (TIN); Date and place of birth; information about citizenship; details of identity documents; addresses of the place of registration and actual place of residence; email addresses; postal address with zip code; contact phone numbers; fax numbers; information about places of work.

10.4. The Publisher has the right to process the specified personal data for the purpose of fulfilling this Agreement, including providing information and reference services to the Author. Processing of personal data means actions (operations) with personal data, including collection, systematization, accumulation, storage, clarification (updating, changing), use, distribution (including transfer to third parties), depersonalization, blocking and destruction of personal data in accordance with with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

10.5. The Author has the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data listed in clause 10.3 by sending the Publisher a corresponding notification in cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. Upon receipt of this notification, the Publisher has the right to suspend the provision of services.

10.6. The author voluntarily provides information about himself (and about each of the Co-authors - by prior agreement with them) to the editors of the Journal, including: last name, first name, patronymic, academic degree, academic title, position, place of work (name and postal address of the organization) , work phone number and email address for the purpose of their open publication in the Journal along with the publication of the article.

11. Legal address and details of the Publisher

Address: 125412, Moscow, Izhorskaya street, 13 building 6.

The editorial board of the scientific journal “Modern Electrodynamics” adheres to the principles of publication ethics accepted by the international community, reflected, in particular, in the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also takes into account the valuable experience of reputable international journals and publishing houses.

In order to avoid unfair practices in publishing activities (plagiarism, presentation of false information, etc.), as well as in order to ensure high quality of scientific publications and public recognition of the scientific results obtained by the author, each member of the editorial board, author, reviewer, publisher, as well as institutions participating in the publishing process, are required to comply with ethical standards, norms and regulations and take all reasonable measures to prevent violations thereof. Compliance with the rules of ethics of scientific publications by all participants in this process helps to ensure the rights of authors to intellectual property, improves the quality of publications and eliminates the possibility of unlawful use of copyright materials in the interests of individuals.

Key terms used in this provision:

Ethics in scientific publications is a system of standards of professional conduct in the relationships between authors, reviewers, editors, publishers and readers in the process of creating, distributing and using scientific publications.

An author is a person or group of persons (team of authors) participating in the creation of a publication of the results of scientific research.

The editor-in-chief is the person who makes the final decisions regarding the production and publication of the magazine.

Publisher is a legal entity that publishes a scientific publication.

A scientific article is a completed and published work of authorship.

Plagiarism is the deliberate appropriation of authorship of someone else’s work of science or art, someone else’s ideas or inventions. Plagiarism may be a violation of copyright and patent laws and, as such, may result in legal liability.

An editor is a representative of a scientific journal or publishing house who prepares materials for publication and also maintains communication with the authors and readers of scientific publications.

The Editorial Board is an advisory body from a group of authoritative persons that assists the editor-in-chief in the selection, preparation and evaluation of works for publication.

A reviewer is an expert acting on behalf of a scientific journal or publishing house and conducting a scientific examination of copyright materials in order to determine the possibility of their publication.

A manuscript is a work of authorship submitted for publication to the editor, but unpublished.

Reader – any person who has read the published materials.

1. Principles of professional ethics in the activities of a publisher

In its activities, the publisher is responsible for the publication of copyrighted works, which entails the need to follow the following fundamental principles and procedures:

1.1. Contribute to the fulfillment of ethical responsibilities by the editors, editorial and publishing group, editorial board, reviewers and authors in accordance with these requirements.

1.2. Provide support to the journal's editorial staff in reviewing ethical concerns about published materials and assist in interacting with other journals and/or publishers if this contributes to the fulfillment of the editors' responsibilities.

1.3. Ensure the confidentiality of the publication received from the authors and any information until it is published.

1.4. Realize that the magazine’s activities are not a commercial project and do not have the goal of making a profit.

1.5. Be always ready to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary.

1.6. Provide the journal's editors with the opportunity to exclude publications containing plagiarism and unreliable data.

1.7. Reject the manuscript or require the author to revise it if it is prepared in violation of the Rules adopted in this journal and agreed with the Publishing House.

1.8. If accepted for publication, post the article in the public domain, retaining copyright with the authors.

1.9. Post information about financial support for research if the author provides such information in the article.

1.10. Take all measures to eliminate detected content, grammatical, stylistic and other errors.

1.11. Coordinate with the author any editorial corrections made to the article.

1.12. Do not delay the release of the magazine.

2. Ethical principles that should guide the author of a scientific publication

When submitting materials to the scientific journal “Modern Electrodynamics”, the authors (or a team of authors) are aware that they bear primary responsibility for the novelty and reliability of the results of scientific research, which presupposes adherence to the following principles:

2.1. The authors of the article must provide reliable results of the research conducted. Claims that are known to be erroneous or falsified are unacceptable.

2.2. Authors must ensure that the research results reported in the submitted manuscript are completely original. Borrowed fragments or statements must be formalized with the obligatory indication of the author and the original source. Excessive borrowing, as well as plagiarism in any form, including unquoted, paraphrased, or appropriation of the results of others' research, is unethical and unacceptable. The presence of borrowing without reference will be considered by the editorial board as plagiarism.

2.3. Authors must provide only genuine facts and information in manuscripts; provide sufficient information to verify and repeat experiments by other researchers; do not use information obtained privately without express written permission; Prevent fabrication and falsification of data.

2.4. Do not duplicate publications (in the cover letter the author must indicate that the work is being published for the first time). If certain elements of the manuscript have been previously published, the author must refer to the earlier work and indicate the differences between the new work and the previous one.

2.5. Authors should not submit to the journal a manuscript that has been submitted to another journal and is under review, or an article that has already been published in another journal.

2.6. It is necessary to acknowledge the contribution of all persons who in one way or another influenced the course of the study, in particular, the article should provide links to works that were important in the conduct of the study.

2.7. Authors must comply with ethical standards when criticizing or commenting on third party research.

2.8. Co-authors of the article must include all persons who made a significant contribution to the research. Among co-authors, it is unacceptable to indicate persons who did not participate in the study.

2.9. Authors must respect the work of the editorial board and reviewers and eliminate these shortcomings or explain them with reason.

2.10. Authors must submit and format the manuscript in accordance with the journal's accepted guidelines.

2.11. If the author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in the article at the stage of its consideration or after its publication, he must immediately notify the editors of the journal.

2.12. Authors must provide the editorial board or publisher with evidence of the correctness of the original article or correct significant errors if the editorial board or publisher became aware of them from third parties.

3. Ethical principles in the activities of the reviewer

The reviewer carries out a scientific examination of the author's materials, as a result of which his actions must be unbiased, consisting in the implementation of the following principles:

3.1. A manuscript received for review should be treated as a confidential document that cannot be passed on for review or discussion to third parties not authorized by the editor.

3.2. Reviewers are required to be aware that the manuscripts sent to them are the intellectual property of the authors and are classified as information that is not subject to disclosure. A violation of confidentiality is possible only if the reviewer claims that the materials contained in the article are unreliable or falsified.

3.3. The reviewer should draw the attention of the editor-in-chief to the significant or partial similarity of the evaluated manuscript with any other work, as well as the absence of references to provisions, conclusions or arguments previously published in other works of this or other authors.

3.4. The reviewer should note relevant published work that is not cited in the article.

3.5. The reviewer is obliged to give an objective and reasoned assessment of the presented research results and clearly substantiated recommendations. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable.

3.6. The reviewer's comments and suggestions should be objective and principled, aimed at improving the scientific level of the manuscript.

3.7. The reviewer must make decisions based on specific facts and provide evidence for his decision.

3.8. Reviewers are not permitted to make copies of manuscripts for their own needs.

3.9. Reviewers may not take advantage of knowledge of the content of a work prior to its publication.

3.10. A reviewer who, in his opinion, does not have sufficient qualifications to evaluate the manuscript, or cannot be objective, for example, in the case of a conflict of interest with the author or organization, must inform the editor about this with a request to exclude him from the review process of this manuscript.

3.11. Feedback on this article is confidential. The Reviewer's name is known to the executive secretary and editor-in-chief of the journal. This information is not disclosed.

4. Principles of professional ethics in the activities of the editor-in-chief

In his activities, the editor-in-chief is responsible for the publication of copyrighted works, which imposes the need to follow the following fundamental principles:

4.1. When making a decision on publication, the editor-in-chief of a scientific journal is guided by the reliability of the data presentation and the scientific significance of the work under consideration.

4.2. The editor-in-chief must evaluate the intellectual content of manuscripts regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious views, origin, citizenship, social status or political preferences of the authors.

4.3. Unpublished data obtained from manuscripts submitted for consideration should not be used for personal purposes or transferred to third parties without the written consent of the author. Information or ideas obtained during editing related to possible benefits must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.

4.4. The editor-in-chief should not allow information to be published if there are sufficient grounds to believe that it is plagiarism.

4.5. In his activities, the editor-in-chief undertakes to:

– constantly improve the magazine;

– follow the principle of freedom of opinion;

– strive to meet the needs of readers and authors of the magazine;

– exclude the influence of business or political interests on decisions on the publication of materials;

– make a decision on the publication of materials, guided by the following main criteria: compliance of the manuscript with the subject of the journal; relevance, novelty and scientific significance of the presented article; clarity of presentation; reliability of the results and completeness of the conclusions. The quality of the study and its relevance are the basis for the decision to publish;

– take all reasonable measures to ensure the high quality of published materials and protect the confidentiality of personal information;

– take into account the recommendations of reviewers when making the final decision on publication of the article. Responsibility for the decision to publish lies entirely with the journal's editorial board;

– justify your decision in case of acceptance or rejection of the article;

– provide the author of the reviewed material with the opportunity to substantiate his research position;

– when changing the composition of the editorial board, do not cancel the decision of the previous composition on the publication of the material.

4.6. The editor-in-chief should not leave unanswered claims regarding reviewed manuscripts or published materials, and also take all necessary measures to restore violated rights when a conflict situation is identified.

5. Guidelines for publishing articles

5.1. Compliance with publishing ethics by the editorial board.

5.2. Adherence to guidelines when rejecting articles.

5.3. Maintaining the integrity of academic writing.

5.4. Preventing damage to intellectual and ethical standards in the presence of commercial interests.

5.5. Willingness to publish corrections, clarifications, deviations and apologies when necessary.

5.6. Preventing the publication of plagiarism and fraudulent data.

6. Conflict of interest

To avoid cases of violation of publication ethics, conflicts of interest of all parties involved in the process of publishing the manuscript should be excluded. A conflict of interest arises when an author, reviewer or member of the editorial board has financial, scientific or personal relationships that could influence their actions. Such relationships are called dual obligations, competing interests, or competing loyalties.

In order to prevent conflicts of interest and in accordance with the accepted ethical standards of the journal, each party is assigned the following responsibilities.

6.1. The editor is obliged:

– transfer the manuscript for consideration to another member of the editorial board if the originally appointed reviewer has a conflict of interest with the author of the submitted manuscript;

– request information from all participants in the process of publishing a manuscript about the possibility of competing interests;

– make a decision on the publication of information specified in the author’s letter regarding a conflict of scientific and/or financial interests, if it is not confidential and may affect the assessment of the published work by the reader or the scientific community;

– ensure the publication of amendments if information about a conflict of interest was received after the publication of the article.

6.2. The author is obliged:

– indicate your place of work and source of funding for the research.

6.3. The reviewer is obliged:

– inform the editor-in-chief of the presence of a conflict of interest (dual obligations, competing interests) and refuse to review the manuscript.

7. Violations

If a situation arises involving a violation of publication ethics on the part of an editor, author or reviewer, a mandatory investigation is required. This applies to both published and unpublished materials. The editorial board is obliged to demand clarification without involving persons who may have a conflict of interest with one of the parties.

If material containing significant inaccuracies is published, it should be corrected promptly in a form accessible to readers and indexing systems.