Editorial policy

The editorial board of "The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. Series: History" 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 and the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Responsibility and duties of the editorial office

Decision on acceptance of articles to the editorial office

The editorial board of the journal reserves the right to publish an article or to refuse the author to publish it. When making a decision on the acceptance or rejection of articles, the editorial board is guided by the political journal (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.

Impartiality

The editorial board accepts scientific works in terms of their content and rules of design independent of race, status, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, political views, ethnicity, citizenship, etc.

Privacy

The editorial board does not disclose information regarding the acceptance or rejection of an article to anyone except the author(s), co-author(s), reviewers; as well as personal authors.

Conflicts of interest

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

Unpublished materials in an article accepted for editing are not used by members of the editorial board for their own research without reference to the author of the already published work. Interesting and useful information from these data can be used only for familiarization and not used in one's own interests.

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

The editors of the journal undertake 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 the help they need and answering their questions.

Responsibility and duties of reviewers

Participation in editorial decisions

Editorial review of the decisions made regarding acceptance of articles for publication or refusal to publish. It serves as a reviewer for the author in correcting and improving your work.

Privacy

Any scientific work that is subject to review is considered a confidential document that is not subject to discussion with third parties.

Objectivity

Reviewing is always objective. Personal criticism of the authors is unacceptable. Reviewers express their opinions clearly with constructive comments and advice.

Confirmation of scientific sources

Reviewers are not indicated in the sources, the authors of which were not indicated in the work. Any research or judgments that have been previously discovered by other authors must be referenced to the work of that author/authors. The reviewers also check statistics and plagiarism and notices from editorial board members about its presence.

Conflicts of interest

Unpublished material in an article submitted for review may not be used by reviewers for their own research without reference to the author of the already published work. Interesting and useful information from the presented articles can be used only for familiarization and not used in one's own interests.

Authors' responsibility and obligations

Reporting on the reliability of information

Authors presenting the results of their research in an article should present them in accordance with the requirements for the design of articles in a clear sequence. Articles should contain a description of the main research and, necessarily, additional data and references to other works that were used to conduct the research. The presence of false or inaccurate data is unacceptable and is considered a violation of publication ethics.

Authenticity and plagiarism

Authors submitting their articles to the editorial office of the journal must guarantee the reliability of the data presented in their works. In case of using the data of other scientists, the authors of the articles should make a reference to their research in the list of used literature.

Multiple publication of one article

Authors are not allowed to submit an article for publication that has already been published.

Confirmation of scientific sources

Authors must indicate (cite) the publications whose data were used during the research and writing of the scientific article.

Authorship of the article

Co-authors of the article are those who made a significant contribution to the research to which the article is devoted. All co-authors must be familiar with and agree with the final version of the publication. All co-authors of the article must be indicated before submitting the work to the editors.

Errors in published works

If the author of the article finds a significant error or inaccuracy in his already published work, he should inform the editor or the responsible secretary of the journal about it in order to find an appropriate solution to eliminate this problem (reprinting the journal or publishing the corresponding corrections in another journal).

During the entire period of existence of the journal, the editorial office has never received any complaints about the abuse of official position. All problematic issues related to the finalization of articles are resolved with the authors personally and openly and, as a rule, do not have significant contradictions. The editors have never received any complaints about the editing of scientific works (technical, scientific, linguistic, etc.) from the authors of the articles.

The editorial staff of the journal is always open to wishes and suggestions. 

DORA Compliance Policy

The journal supports the approach that research should be evaluated primarily on its content, scientific novelty, reliability of results, and contribution to the relevant field of knowledge, rather than on the prestige of the journal in which it is published. In its editorial policy, the journal adheres to the principles of responsible research assessment, which involve the balanced and transparent use of both qualitative and quantitative indicators, as well as recognition of the diversity of research outputs, including articles, research data, software, and other forms of scholarly contribution.

The editorial board does not encourage artificial inflation of citation metrics and supports the responsible and appropriate use of bibliometric indicators.

Ethical Approval Policy

The Editorial Board requires mandatory ethical approval for research involving humans, animals, or their biological materials.

Authors must confirm that such research has been conducted in accordance with international and national ethical standards and has received approval from a competent ethics committee (bioethics committee). Information about the approval (name of the institution, protocol number, and date) must be clearly indicated in the manuscript.

For studies involving human participants, authors must confirm that informed consent was obtained from all participants.

Research involving animals must comply with the principles of humane treatment and applicable legislation.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject a manuscript in the absence of appropriate ethical justification or documented ethical approval.

Artificial Intelligence Use Policy

The journal recognizes the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in scholarly activities and supports their responsible use in the preparation of scientific manuscripts. The use of AI should contribute to improving the quality of research; however, it cannot replace the academic responsibility of the authors.

Authors may use AI tools for auxiliary purposes, such as language editing, proofreading, data analysis, or technical assistance in the research process. At the same time, all scientific conclusions, interpretations, and responsibility for the content of the manuscript remain entirely with the authors.

The use of AI for generating scientific results, falsifying data, or producing misleading content is strictly prohibited. If AI tools are used, authors are required to disclose this in the manuscript, including a brief description of how they were applied.

The editorial board reserves the right to review submitted manuscripts for improper or undisclosed use of artificial intelligence and to take appropriate actions in accordance with the journal’s ethical policy.

Retraction Policy

The editorial board of the journal ensures the reliability and integrity of the published scientific content. A retraction is used to correct a scientific record in cases where it is established that the published article contains significant violations or errors that affect the reliability of the results and conclusions.

The basis for a retraction is the establishment of facts of academic plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of research results, significant methodological errors, duplication of publication, violation of ethical standards of research or other significant violations of publication ethics.

The decision to retraction is made by the editor-in-chief or the editorial board on the basis of the established facts. The author (authors) is given the opportunity to provide written explanations.

A retraction is issued in a separate editorial message with a clear indication of the reasons for the retraction and a full bibliographical reference to the relevant article. The notice is published on the journal website and linked to the electronic version of the article.

The text of the retracted article is not removed from the journal archive, but its status is clearly marked as “Retracted.” The retraction is intended to ensure transparency in scholarly communication and is not intended to punish the author.

Procedure for reviewing article manuscripts

All materials submitted for publication in the journal are reviewed by experts in the relevant field. The journal operates a double “blind” review system (the names of the reviewers are unknown to the authors, and the names of the authors are unknown to the reviewers). This model ensures objectivity in assessing scientific content.

After a preliminary editorial assessment for compliance with formal requirements (design, structure, thematic relevance), each manuscript is sent to at least two independent reviewers. Reviewers should not be scientific supervisors, colleagues or co-authors of the authors, as well as persons with whom the authors have a conflict of interest.

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript according to the following general criteria:

• scientific relevance and novelty of the research;

• correspondence of the content to the title and purpose of the article;

• quality of the literature review and theoretical framework;

• adequacy of the methodology;

• validity of results and conclusions;

• compliance with ethical standards of science.

The review period is 14-20 working days.

After the review is completed, each reviewer submits a written response containing a brief summary of the assessment of the content of the article and a reasoned recommendation:

1) publish in the author's editorial office;

2) publish with minor changes made by the editorial board members;

3) return the manuscript to the authors (if the article requires further editing; the author may resubmit the revised manuscript of the article);

4) refuse publication (if the manuscript does not comply with the editorial policy, ethical principles of the journal, and requirements for articles).

Reviewers' comments are communicated to the authors through the editorial office, taking into account the principle of anonymity.

Based on the reviews and their own analysis, the editorial board makes the final decision on accepting the manuscript for publication.