Herald of Technological University

Scientific publication

ISSN	3034-4689 (print) · 3033-9219 (online)
Periodicity	Monthly, 12 issues per year
DOI	https://doi.org/10.55421/3034-4689
Language of publication	Russian, English
Indexing and databases	РИНЦ ВАК К2

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Ethics of publication

Publishing Ethics

The editorial board of the Journal "Herald of Technological University" in its activity is guided by the principles of publication ethics developed on the basis of international standards:

Provisions adopted at the 2nd World Conference on Research Integrity (Singapore, July 22-24, 2010, http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8102);
regulations developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (The Committee on Publication Ethics - COPE, http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines);
requirements for peer-reviewed Journals, developed by Elsevier Publishers in accordance with the international ethical rules for scientific publications (Elsevier Publishers, http://health.elsevier.ru/about/news/?id=990);
code of ethics for scientific publications (Committee on the Ethics of Scientific Publications, http://publicet.org/code/).
The editorial board of the Journal "Herald of Technological University" guarantees observance of:

the ethics of authorship of scientific publications;
the ethics of reviewing scientific publications;
the ethics of editing of scientific publications;
the ethics of publishing scientific publications.

Ethics of Authorship of Scientific Publications

The author (or team of authors) is aware that he/she bears the initial responsibility for the novelty and reliability of the results of scientific research, which implies compliance with the following principles:

The authors of the article must provide reliable results of the research conducted. Knowingly erroneous or falsified statements are unacceptable.
Authors must guarantee that the results of the research presented in the submitted manuscript are completely original. Borrowed fragments or assertions should be presented with obligatory indication of the author and the original source. In the case of using fragments of others' works and/or borrowing statements of other authors, the corresponding bibliographical references with obligatory indication of the author and the original source should be made out in the article. According to the requirements to the articles published in the Journal "Bulletin of Technological University": all articles undergo a mandatory check through the system "Anti-plagiarism".
It is necessary to recognize the contribution of all persons who in one way or another influenced the course of research, in particular, the article must provide references to the works that were important in the research.
Authors should not submit to the Journal a manuscript that has been sent to another Journal and is under review, as well as an article already published in another Journal.
All persons who have made a significant contribution to the research should be listed as co-authors of the article. Individuals who did not participate in the study must not be listed among the co-authors.
Authors must disclose conflicts of interest that may affect the evaluation and interpretation of their manuscript, as well as sources of financial support for the project (grants, state programs, projects, etc.), which must necessarily be indicated in the manuscript.
The authors are obliged to immediately notify the editorial board of the Journal in case of an error in any work submitted, accepted for publication or already published, as well as to assist the editorial board in correcting the error. If the editorial board learns about the error from third parties, the authors should immediately eliminate the error or provide evidence of its absence.
Authors must comply with copyright law; copyrighted materials (such as tables, figures, or large quotations) may only be reproduced with the permission of their owners.
Authors must indicate the full affiliation of the institutions (including its full official name and legal address with zip code) of which they are employees.
Any copyright infringement will be dealt with according to the COPE algorithm.

Ethics of reviewing scientific publications

The reviewer carries out the scientific expertise of author's materials and, as a result, his/her actions must be of an unbiased nature, which means that the following principles must be followed:

The manuscript received for review should be treated as a confidential document, which should not be shared for review or discussion with third parties who are not authorized by the editorial board.
The reviewer is obliged to give an objective and reasoned assessment of the research results presented. Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable.
Unpublished data obtained from manuscripts submitted for review should not be used by the reviewer for personal purposes.
The reviewer must notify the Journal if he or she finds any conflict of interest or any other circumstances that prevent them from forming a fair and unbiased evaluation of the article.
A reviewer who believes that he or she is not an expert on the issues addressed in the article or realizes that he or she will not be able to provide a timely review of the article must promptly inform the Editorial Board about the impossibility of reviewing the article submitted by him or her.
Independent reviewers are told what requirements are imposed on them and are also given information about any changes in editorial policy.
The editorial board maintains the confidentiality of reviewers' personal data.

The reviewer is guided by the Singapore Regulation on Research Paper Integrity (2010).

Ethics of editing scientific publications

The editorial board, the staff of the editorial-publishing group and the members of the editorial board of the Journal are responsible for the publication of author's works, which entails the need to follow the following fundamental principles:

The Editorial Board places information materials for the authors (a list of the necessary requirements for the design of articles, the procedure for reviewing and reviewing articles) on the Journal's website.
The Editorial Board of the Journal makes a decision to accept or reject a publication based on the results of the manuscript's check for compliance with the design requirements and the results of the reviewing process. The Editorial Board has the right to reject the publication of an article with signs of slander, insult, plagiarism or copyright violation. The final decision to publish or not to publish an article is made by the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal.
The Editorial Board guarantees confidentiality, i.e. undertakes not to disclose information about the submitted manuscript to anyone except the corresponding authors, reviewers, other editorial consultants and, if necessary, the publisher.
The Editorial Board of the Journal guarantees confidential, independent, honest and objective reviewing of manuscripts.
The Editorial Board of the Journal selects reviewers who are independent with respect to the materials being considered for publication, have sufficient experience, and have no conflict of interest.
The Editorial Board of the Journal works to ensure and improve the quality of published materials, to meet the needs of readers and authors, to make a significant contribution to the development of domestic and foreign science in the field of physical, chemical, biological and mathematical sciences.
Principles of editorial activity include: relevance, importance, clarity, reliability, validity of the published research material.
As the main indicators of high quality of published research materials the editorial board accepted: thoroughness, honesty, unambiguity, completeness of presented materials, weightedness, originality, transparency.
The editorial board of the Journal is working to invite and include highly qualified specialists to the editorial board, actively contributing to the development of the Journal.
The Editorial Board is constantly improving the processes of reviewing, editing and evaluating the publications by experts.
The Editorial Board guarantees careful review of publications for image manipulation, plagiarism, duplicate or redundant publication.
The editorial board makes a decision whether or not to accept the article for publication based on all the comments of independent reviewers as a whole. The final editorial decision and the reasons for it are communicated to the authors.
The Editorial Board of the Journal has the right to reject a manuscript without independent reviewing if it is deemed of low quality or does not meet the requirements of the Journal. This decision is made fairly and impartially.
The Editorial Board of the Journal guarantees,that materials of a manuscript rejected from publication will not be used in the editorial board members' own research without the written consent of the author.
The Editorial Board undertakes to promptly consider every claim of unethical behavior of the authors of manuscripts and already published articles regardless of the time of its receipt and undertakes to take adequate and reasonable measures in relation to such claims. In case the arguments of the claim are confirmed, the Editorial Board has the right to refuse to publish the article, to stop further cooperation with the author, to publish an appropriate refutation, as well as to take other necessary measures to further suppress the unethical behavior of the author.

The Ethics of Publishing Scientific Publications

In its activities, the publisher is responsible for the publication of authors' works, which entails following the following fundamental principles and procedures:

The publisher not only maintains scholarly communications and invests in the process, but is also responsible for ensuring that the published work adheres to all current recommendations regarding publication ethics.
The publisher responds appropriately to ethical complaints regarding manuscripts or published materials reviewed. Such measures generally include interacting with the Authors of the manuscript and arguing the relevant complaint or claim, but may also involve interaction with relevant organizations and research centers.
The Publisher should support the Editorial Board of the Journal in dealing with ethical claims about the published material and help interact with other Journals and/or publishers if this facilitates the fulfillment of the Editors' duties.
The Publisher shall ensure timely publication of editions of the Journal.
The Publisher shall ensure cooperation with other publishers and industry associations, including on issues related to ethical concerns, tracking errors and publishing rebuttals.
The editorial policy of the Journal is based on respect for the author's personal rights and intellectual property rights.

Head of the Publishing house

Raziya Romanova

romanova_rg@mail.ru

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Aleksandr Dresvyannikov

a.dresvyannikov@mail.ru

Executive Secretary

Svetlana Goryunova

svetlanagoryunova@yandex.ru

Editor-in-Chief

Yurij Kazakov

office@kstu.ru

Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Oleg Mickailov

olegmkhlv@gmail.com

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