The ethical policy of "The Journal of V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series History" regarding research involving human participants is based on international standards of academic integrity and the recommendations of the COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics. The Journal considers only those manuscripts that comply with ethical protocols aimed at protecting the rights, safety, and dignity of research participants.

General Principles

Authors submitting manuscripts based on research involving human participants must ensure that such research complies with national legislation, ethical norms, and international bioethics conventions. All procedures must be transparent, justified, and must not cause harm to participants.

Ethical Approval

• All research involving human participants must receive prior approval from an appropriate institutional ethics committee or its equivalent.
• Authors must provide the editorial office with clear reference to the ethical approval, including the approval number, date, and the name of the issuing body.
• Research that does not require ethical approval under national legislation must be accompanied by a justified explanation from the authors.

Informed Consent

• Authors must confirm that voluntary informed consent has been obtained from all research participants.
• In cases where participants are unable to provide consent independently (e.g., minors or individuals with limited decision-making capacity), consent must be obtained from their legal representatives.
• Manuscripts must include a description of the consent procedure.

Confidentiality and Anonymity

• All personal data of participants must be anonymized or presented in a de-identified form.
• Authors are responsible for compliance with legislation on personal data protection and confidentiality.

Vulnerable Groups

Research involving vulnerable groups (such as minors, elderly individuals, persons with disabilities, or individuals in difficult life circumstances) must meet enhanced standards of ethical oversight and safety.

Risks and Safety

Authors must describe potential risks to participants and the measures taken to minimize them. Research that poses unjustified risk is not eligible for publication.

Violations of Ethical Standards

In cases of identified violations of ethical requirements, the Journal acts in accordance with the recommendations of the COPE – Committee on Publication Ethics and may initiate rejection of the manuscript, publication of a correction, or retraction of an already published article.