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Code of Ethics

The core ethical principles and rules by which all parties should abide are the following:

  1. High standards of professional conduct: due recognition of data, research results, methodology, procedures and rules of publication;
  2. Impartiality and objectivity in the analysis and interpretation of data;
  3. Non-acceptance of data falsification, fabrication and manipulation; rejection of results based on data falsification, fabrication and manipulation;
  4. Responsible attitude to evaluation and publishing: all submitted materials should contribute to the development of scholarship and teaching and not merely serve to increase the author‘s list of publications;
  5. Evaluation should be based on considerations of merit, exclusive of personal, ideological and professional bias;
  6. Respect of intellectual property rights, recognition of copyright laws and intolerance of all forms of plagiarism (including cases of poor referencing: the use of ideas, research results, etc., without due acknowledgement of their authorship and source);
  7. Independence of financial and other external interests;
  8. Confidentiality and protection of personal, institutional and other kinds of information in accordance with current laws and directives of data protection;
  9. Intolerance of conflicts of interest affecting evaluation and publication, and resulting in a lack of objectivity, malicious misinterpretation and personal and professional bias;
  10. Non-acceptance of materials which violate the requirements of academic integrity, impartiality and proper language norms;

This scientific publication is following an instant policy on rejection those received papers with plagiarism rate of more than 15%. So, All of authors and contributors well be checking before submission to making assurance of following our anti-plagiarism policies. 

This scientific publication is fully open access journal, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited.

Benefits of open access for authors, include:  
  • Free access for all users worldwide;  
  • Authors retain copyright to their work;  
  • Increased visibility and readership;  
  • Rapid publication;   
  • No spatial constraints.
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