Publication Ethics and Editorial Policy

General Provisions

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics is a peer-reviewed scholarly open-access journal that adheres to the principles of academic integrity, editorial independence, transparency, and responsibility in scientific publishing.

The editorial policy and publication ethics of the journal are based on internationally recognized principles and best practices in scholarly publishing, including those developed by:

  • COPE — Committee on Publication Ethics

  • DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

  • OASPA — Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association

  • EASE — European Association of Science Editors

The journal adheres to the principles outlined in the document “Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.”

 

Academic Integrity

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics adheres to standards of academic integrity and does not tolerate:

  • plagiarism or self-plagiarism;

  • fabrication or falsification of research results;

  • duplicate, multiple, or redundant publications;

  • improper attribution of authorship.

Authors bear full responsibility for the originality, reliability, and scientific accuracy of the submitted materials.

 

Authorship and Author Contributions

Authorship of publications must accurately reflect the actual intellectual contribution to the research. All individuals who have made a significant contribution to the preparation of the work must be listed as authors or acknowledged accordingly.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to request clarification of individual author contributions when necessary.

 

Conflicts of Interest

Authors, reviewers, and editors are required to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest that may influence the objectivity of the evaluation process or editorial decisions.

 

Peer Review Process

All scientific articles submitted to the Ukrainian Journal of Physics undergo double-blind peer review.

The peer review process ensures:

  • impartiality and independence of evaluation;

  • confidentiality of information;

  • editorial decisions based solely on the scientific quality, originality, and significance of the research.

Editors do not allow commercial, institutional, or personal interests to influence editorial decisions.

 

Transparency of the Editorial Process

The journal ensures transparency at all stages of the publication process, including

  • manuscript submission;

  • peer review;

  • editorial decision-making;

  • publication of articles.

Information about editorial policies, author guidelines, and manuscript processing procedures is openly available on the official website of the journal.

 

Open Access Policy

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics is an open-access journal. All published articles are freely available to readers without financial, technical, or legal barriers.

The journal supports the principles of open science and promotes the wide dissemination of scientific results.

 

Complaints, Appeals, and Ethical Issues

The Editorial Board provides clear and transparent procedures for handling:

  • complaints regarding editorial decisions;

  • author appeals;

  • reports of potential breaches of publication ethics.

All cases are handled responsibly and confidentially in accordance with COPE recommendations.

 

Corrections, Retractions, and Notices of Concern

In cases where significant errors, ethical violations, or misconduct are identified, the Editorial Board applies appropriate procedures, including:

  • publication of corrections (corrigenda, errata);

  • retraction of articles.

Decisions on retractions are made in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines and are publicly documented.

 

Final Provisions

The Editorial Board of the Ukrainian Journal of Physics continuously refines and updates its editorial policy in accordance with the evolving international standards of scholarly publishing and open science.

 

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Compliance with DORA and FAIR Principles

General Provisions

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics supports contemporary international approaches to the fair assessment of scientific research and to open science, in particular, the principles formulated in:

The editorial policy of the journal is designed to ensure the quality, transparency, and reproducibility of scientific results, while also promoting the open dissemination of research outputs.

 

Compliance with DORA Principles

(San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment)

In its editorial practice, the Ukrainian Journal of Physics adheres to the principles of fair evaluation of scientific research as set out in DORA, in particular:

  • decisions on the acceptance of manuscripts for publication are made exclusively based on scientific quality, originality, methodological soundness, and the contribution of the research to the advancement of science;

  • the Editorial Board and reviewers do not use bibliometric indicators (such as journal impact factor, authors’ h-index, or similar metrics) as criteria for evaluating the scientific merit of a manuscript;

  • evaluation is carried out through independent peer review, focusing on the content and results of the research rather than citation-based indicators.

The journal recognizes the value of different types of scientific outputs, including:

  • theoretical and experimental research;

  • numerical methods, algorithms, and models;

  • software and computational tools;

  • research data and technical solutions,

provided that they are scientifically justified and significant.

 

Compliance with FAIR Principles for Research Data

(Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics supports the FAIR principles for research data and scientific results by promoting:

  • Findability through clear and detailed descriptions of methods, data, and models used in the research;

  • Accessibility by providing open access to published articles;

  • Interoperability through the use of commonly accepted scientific standards, terminology, and formats for describing research results;

  • Reusability by ensuring a sufficient level of detail in the description of methods, algorithms, and computational approaches.

The Editorial Board encourages authors to:

  • provide information about the datasets used in their research;

  • describe algorithms, numerical methods, and software in a form suitable for verification and reproducibility;

  • where possible, ensure open access to data and code via repositories or other open platforms.

 

Implementation of the Principles in Editorial Practice

The DORA and FAIR principles are implemented in the Journal through:

  • peer review procedures;

  • author requirements regarding the quality, transparency, and correctness of research reporting;

  • the open access policy of the Journal;

  • editorial decisions based on scientific content rather than formal bibliometric indicators.

 

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Compliance with Open Science Principles

General Provisions

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics supports and consistently implements the principles of Open Science, aimed at ensuring open, transparent, and responsible dissemination of scientific research results.

The journal's editorial policy is based on internationally recognized initiatives and declarations in the field of open access, open research data, and open research information.

 

Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI)

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics adheres to the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, according to which:

  • all scholarly articles published by the Journal are made available in free and immediate open access;

  • readers are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, and use the Journal’s materials free of charge, provided that proper attribution to the authors and the original source of publication is given;

  • no financial, technical, or legal barriers restrict access to the published content.

More information:
https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read/

 

Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC)

The Journal supports the principles of the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC), which promote openness and accessibility of bibliographic references and citation data.

Within this framework, the Ukrainian Journal of Physics:

  • uses the Crossref infrastructure for DOI registration;

  • supports open bibliographic reference lists in publication metadata;

  • contributes to the free availability of citation data.

More information:
https://i4oc.org/

 

Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA)

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics supports the principles of the Initiative for Open Abstracts (I4OA), recognizing the importance of open access to article abstracts.

The Journal ensures:

  • open access to the abstracts of all published articles;

  • inclusion of abstracts in metadata supplied to international indexing and discovery services.

More information:
https://i4oa.org/

 

Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics shares the approaches outlined in the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information, which emphasize transparency, openness, and responsible use of research information.

The Editorial Board recognizes the importance of:

  • open and verifiable metadata;

  • transparency of scholarly information infrastructures;

  • responsible use of research assessment indicators and analytics.

More information:
https://barcelona-declaration.org/

Note. Information on the formal endorsement of the Barcelona Declaration by the relevant institution is published on the institution’s official website, where applicable.

 

Implementation of Open Science Principles in the Journal

Compliance with Open Science principles in the Ukrainian Journal of Physics is implemented through:

  • a full open access policy;

  • the use of Creative Commons public licenses (CC BY);

  • support for open citations and open abstracts;

  • encouragement of open deposition of research data;

  • integration with institutional and international repositories;

  • transparent editorial and peer review procedures.

 

Final Provisions

The Editorial Board of the Ukrainian Journal of Physics regards Open Science principles as an integral component of modern scholarly publishing and continuously enhances its policies in line with the development of internationally recognized standards and best practices in Open Science.



Research Data Deposition Policy

General Provisions

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics supports the principles of open science, transparency, and reproducibility of scientific research and encourages authors to practice responsible research data management.

The journal's research data deposition policy aims to ensure the availability, verifiability, and reusability of research results in accordance with contemporary international standards of scholarly publishing.

 

Requirements for Research Data Deposition

The Editorial Board of the Ukrainian Journal of Physics recommends—and, where appropriate, requires—authors to deposit the data underlying the published results in reliable open research data repositories.

When selecting a repository, authors are encouraged to use the international registry of Research Data Repositories:

re3data – Registry of Research Data Repositories
https://www.re3data.org/

Data subject to deposition may include, but is not limited to:

  • experimental and observational data;

  • results of numerical simulations;

  • raw and processed datasets;

  • software code, algorithms, and computational procedures (where applicable).

 

Data Availability Statement

Authors must include a Data Availability Statement in the manuscript, specifying:

  • the repository where the data are deposited;

  • a persistent identifier (e.g., DOI or another stable identifier);

  • the conditions of data access (open access, restricted access, embargo, etc.).

This information is included in the article metadata and published together with the article.

 

Exceptions and Limitations

In cases where full open access to research data is not possible for justified reasons (confidentiality, commercial restrictions, legal requirements, or technical limitations), authors must:

  • clearly state the reason for restricting access;

  • describe the data and methods sufficient to enable understanding and verification of the research results.

 

Role of the Editorial Board and Reviewers

The Editorial Board and reviewers may:

  • recommend that authors clarify or supplement information regarding data availability;

  • verify the presence of a Data Availability Statement;

  • take into account the completeness and transparency of data presentation during the scientific evaluation of manuscripts.

 

Compliance with Open Science Principles

The Research Data Deposition Policy of the Ukrainian Journal of Physics complies with:

  • the FAIR Principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable);

  • recommendations of international organizations in the field of open science;

  • best practices of academic publishing.

 

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Preprint and Postprint Policy

General Provisions

The Ukrainian Journal of Physics supports the principles of open science and promotes the wide dissemination of research results.

The journal allows authors to deposit preprints and postprints of their articles in institutional, subject-based, or publicly accessible repositories in accordance with this policy.

 

Preprints

Authors are free to deposit a preprint (a version of the manuscript before peer review):

  • before submitting the manuscript to the Journal;

  • during the editorial review process;

  • after the manuscript has been accepted for publication,

in the following resources:

  • institutional repositories;

  • subject-based repositories;

  • publicly accessible preprint platforms.

Depositing a preprint does not prevent the manuscript from being considered by the Ukrainian Journal of Physics and is not regarded as prior publication.

 

Postprints (Accepted Manuscripts / Postprints)

Authors are permitted to deposit the postprint (the final author’s version after peer review but before publisher typesetting):

  • in institutional repositories;

  • in subject-based repositories;

  • on personal or institutional websites,

without embargo or with a minimal embargo, provided this does not conflict with the journal's publication conditions.

Authors are encouraged to indicate clearly that the deposited version is the author’s accepted manuscript.

 

Published Version of the Article (Version of Record)

After publication in the Ukrainian Journal of Physics, authors are permitted to disseminate a link to the official published version of the article (Version of Record) on the journal's website.

When depositing a preprint or postprint, authors should:

  • include a full bibliographic reference to the published article;

  • provide a link to the article’s DOI, where available.

 

Licensing and Copyright

Authors retain the copyright to their works. Depositing preprints and postprints is permitted provided that the journal's licensing policy is respected and the source of publication is properly acknowledged.

 

Compliance with Open Science Principles

This policy complies with:

  • open access principles;

  • recommendations on self-archiving;

  • international open science and FAIR practices (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).





Licensing Policy of the Ukrainian Journal of Physics

All materials published in the Ukrainian Journal of Physics are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

The CC BY license permits unrestricted use, copying, distribution, reproduction, adaptation, and reuse of the journal's materials for any purpose, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author(s) and the source of publication.

Authors retain the copyright to their publications and grant the journal the right of first publication.

The full text of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) is available at:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/