Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series Physics adheres to high standards of academic integrity, transparency of editorial procedures, and responsible scientific communication. The journal's editorial policy is aimed at ensuring the quality of scientific publications, trust in research results, and preventing any forms of scientific or publishing dishonesty.

The journal is guided by internationally recognized guidelines and best practices. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), principles of transparency and proper publishing practices Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), as well as the approaches to responsible research evaluation outlined in San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

The editorial board supports the principles of open science, including open access to publications, correct citation, responsible use of research data, and transparency of scientific methods.

Editorial responsibilities

The editorial team ensures a fair, impartial, and professional review of all submitted manuscripts.

In particular, the editorial office:

• organizes independent double-blind peer review by two experts in the relevant field;
• makes decisions on publication solely on the basis of scientific quality, novelty, validity of results and compliance with the journal's topic;
• guarantees equal treatment of authors regardless of citizenship, place of work, gender, language, political or other beliefs;
• ensures the confidentiality of materials received for consideration;
• prevents conflicts of interest and requires their mandatory disclosure by all participants in the process;
• checks manuscripts for plagiarism, self-plagiarism, duplication of publications and other ethical violations;
• does not allow for publication of works that have been previously published or submitted to other publications.

The editor-in-chief bears ultimate responsibility for editorial decisions.

See also: "Honest Publication. International Standards for Editors"

Ethical principles of reviewers' activities

Peer review is a key element in ensuring the quality of scientific publications.

Reviewers:

• carry out expert assessment objectively, with good reason and in a friendly manner;
• maintain the confidentiality of the materials received;
• do not use unpublished data in their own research;
• inform the editorial office about possible borrowings, duplications or other violations;
• declare any conflict of interest and, if necessary, decline to review.

See also: COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers.

Principles of Integrity for Authors

The authors bear full responsibility for the content and accuracy of the submitted materials.

Authors are obliged to:

• present original research results with an accurate and honest presentation of methods and conclusions;
• ensure reproducibility of results and provide sufficient data and references;
• properly cite the sources used and avoid any forms of plagiarism;
• prevent fabrication, falsification or manipulation of data;
• do not submit the same manuscript to several publications at the same time;
• correctly determine the composition of authors according to the real scientific contribution;
• disclose sources of funding and possible conflicts of interest;
• report the use of artificial intelligence tools or automated systems when preparing text, analysis, or illustrations.

 Journal rejects any materials that do not comply with anti-plagiarism requirements.

The technical editor checks the submission text for plagiarism using the system StrikePlagiarism before review. This system calculates the percentage of borrowed text according to the following indicator: percentage of text, which determines the level of borrowings found in certain sources, consisting of text fragments containing at least 8 consecutive words. If the results of the check show that the percentage of borrowed text exceeds 5%, the submission is rejected.