Publication Ethics

The editorial board of the publication "The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: pedagogy" adheres to the principles of academic integrity, transparency, and responsibility for scientific publications. The journal's policy is based on the recommendations of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

Responsibility and duties of editors

Publication decision

The editors of the journal reserve the right to publish or reject an article. When making a decision on the acceptance or rejection of articles, the editorial board is guided by the journal’s policy (relevance of scientific specialization), basic requirements for publications, etc. The editors of the journal have the right to reject/return the article for revision if it does not meet the requirements or to accept it for publication if there are no comments on it.

Fair play

The editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editors must protect the confidentiality of all material submitted to the journal, unless otherwise agreed with the relevant authors and reviewers.

Conflicts of interest

The editorial board of the journal is guided by the Regulation on refusal to publish scientific articles of the Committee on Publication Ethics when it comes to rejecting articles or correcting already published work.

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

Advertising, reprinting and other manipulations do not affect the decision of the editorial board regarding the acceptance of articles for publication.

The editorial board undertakes to carry out technical, scientific, linguistic editing of accepted articles.

The editorial board undertakes to reach out and interact with potential and actual authors of articles, providing them with assistance they need and answering their questions.

Responsibility and duties of reviewers

Contribution to editorial decisions

Peer review assists the editors in making editorial decisions to accept or refuse articles for publication. It helps authors to correct and improve their manuscripts.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents and shall not be discussed with third parties.

Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

Responsibility and duties of authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Originality and plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted and permission has been obtained where necessary.

Multiple publication 

An author should not submit for consideration in another journal a paper that has been published previously.

Acknowledgement of sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given.

Authorship of the article

All those who have made substantial contributions should be listed as co-authors. All co-authors should see and approve the final version of the paper and agree to its submission for publication. Authors are expected to consider carefully the list and order of authors before submitting their manuscript.

Notification of fundamental errors

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher to retract or correct the paper (issue reprinting or publication of the corresponding corrections in the next issue).

Conflict of Interest

Authors are required to disclose financial, academic, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that may affect the objectivity of the evaluation or the outcome of the publication.