The Editorial Board of the Journal of Strategic Economic Researchis guided in its activities by internationally recognized principles of publication ethics, editorial independence, and integrity in scholarly publishing, in particular the recommendations of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), WAME (World Association of Medical Editors), DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment), and ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors).
1. COPE Principles (Committee on Publication Ethics)
- Transparency of editorial processes: the journal ensures openness and clarity of the procedures for submission, peer review, decision-making, and publication of articles.
- Editorial independence: publication decisions are made solely based on the scientific value of the material, without external influence.
- Academic integrity: manuscripts are systematically checked for plagiarism, and the journal prevents fabrication, falsification, and duplicate publication.
- Proper authorship: authorship is determined in accordance with the actual contribution to the research; guest, gift, or fictitious authorship is excluded.
- Consideration of complaints and appeals: clearly regulated procedures are in place for handling ethical violations, complaints, and appeals.
- Correction of the scholarly record: mechanisms such as corrigenda, expressions of concern, and retractions are applied in accordance with established standards.
2. WAME Principles (World Association of Medical Editors)
- Editor independence: editorial decisions are not influenced by commercial, political, or institutional interests.
- Conflict of interest: all participants in the publication process (authors, reviewers, editors) are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest.
- Impartial peer review: the journal ensures an objective, fair, and timely expert review process.
- Transparency of funding: authors are required to disclose information about the sources of research funding.
- Prevention of unethical practices: the editorial office does not allow citation manipulation, coercive citation, or other forms of abuse.
3. DORA Principles (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment)
- Assessment based on content: scholarly works are evaluated according to their quality, originality, and significance, rather than by journal-level indicators.
- Rejection of the excessive role of metrics: the Journal Impact Factor and other bibliometric indicators are not used as the primary criteria for evaluation.
- Recognition of diverse research outputs: the significance of data, software, methodologies, and applied results is considered.
- Support for open science: open access, publication of data, code, and preprints are encouraged.
- Equality of scientific approaches: interdisciplinary research and diversity of scholarly approaches are supported.
4. ICMJE Principles (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
- Authorship criteria: only persons who have made a substantial intellectual contribution to the research are recognized as authors.
- Authors’ responsibility: authors bear full responsibility for the reliability of the data and conclusions.
- Research ethics: research must comply with ethical standards, including those related to work with humans, animals, and personal data.
- Data transparency: the preservation, archiving, and open accessibility of research data are encouraged.
5. General Commitments of the Journal
The Journal of Strategic Economic Research ensures compliance with the principles of integrity, transparency, and responsibility at all stages of the editorial process, promotes open science, and continuously improves its policies in line with international standards.