The editorial board, authors and reviewers are guided by ethical standards, which are set out in the following documents:

• International standards for editors (Virtuous Publication: International Standards for Editors/comp. O. Guzhva, I. O. Soldatenko. Kharkiv.: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2017. 28 p.);
• International standards for authors (Virtuous Publication: International Standards for Authors/comp. O. Guzhva, I. O. Soldatenko. Kharkiv.: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2017. 16 p.);
•  Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editorscomposed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).