The editorial policy of Journal Skhid is based on the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the provisions of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

• Impartiality: Reviewers and editors evaluate manuscripts exclusively on the basis of their scientific merit, maintaining confidentiality and declaring any absence of conflict of interest.

• Response: The Editorial Board carefully considers all disputes and reports of ethical violations, acting in accordance with COPE protocols and flowcharts.

General Duties and Responsibilities of the Editorial Board

• Standards: In its operations, the Editorial Board relies on the developments of COPE, Elsevier publishing house, and international editorial associations.

• Confidentiality: Protection of personal data is guaranteed in accordance with the Law of Ukraine «On Protection of Personal Data» and the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR.

• Confidentiality: Editorial decisions regarding publication are independent of commercial interests, research funding sources, or the policies of the institutions where the authors work.

Author Status and Cooperation with Authors

• Authorship Criteria: An author is considered a researcher who has made a significant contribution to: (1) the research concept, (2) data collection and analysis, (3) manuscript writing, and (4) approval of the final version.

• Artificial Intelligence (AI): Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, do not meet the criteria for authorship. Their use must be properly documented in the "Methods" or "Acknowledgements" section of the manuscript.

• Transparency: Authors are provided with a detailed description of the double-blind peer review process and an appeal mechanism in case of disagreement with the editorial decision.

Cooperation with Reviewers

• Objectivity: The Editorial Board engages qualified experts who have no conflict of interest with the authors. The review process is fair, objective, and timely.

• Quality: The Editorial Board uses specialized databases to identify reviewers and terminates cooperation with those who provide poor quality or biased reviews.

Access, Licensing, and Archiving

• Open Access: The journal provides immediate open access to its content under the BOAI model.

• Licensing: Materials are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

• Archiving: The Editorial Board encourages self-archiving of manuscripts in institutional repositories and ensures long-term preservation through digital systems (LOCKSS/CLOKSS).