Publication ethics

Author duties

The author is responsible for the originality of the material, the accuracy of citations and the veracity of the facts presented.

• The material is not submitted concurrently to other venues.
• All borrowings are properly formatted as quotes with citations.
• Co-authors are listed fully; all of them have approved the final version.
• Conflicts of interest (funding sources, relationship to a party to the matter) are disclosed in the cover letter.
• Upon discovering a significant error after publication, the author informs the editors immediately.

Reviewer duties

Review is a confidential process. The reviewer undertakes to:

• Not disclose any details of the manuscript to third parties.
• Evaluate impartially, separating scholarly critique from personal attitude to the author.
• Inform the editors of any conflict of interest and decline the review in its presence.
• Provide constructive feedback and avoid demeaning language.
• Keep to review deadlines or inform the editors of delays in advance.

Editor duties

The editor is responsible for the fairness of the process and the quality of the material published.

• Decisions are taken solely on the basis of the scholarly quality of the material, not the person of the author.
• Confidentiality of submitted manuscripts is guaranteed until publication.
• A conflict of interest of the editor concerning a specific manuscript leads to transferring the manuscript to another editor.
• Claims regarding published materials are considered in good faith; confirmed violations lead to publication of a correction or retraction.

Plagiarism and secondary publication

Plagiarism in any form — direct, paraphrased or self-plagiarism — is grounds for rejecting the manuscript. Verification is performed at the editorial-check stage. Re-submission of material published in another venue is permitted only in exceptional cases — for an expanded translation — and provided that this fact is transparently disclosed.

Corrections and retractions

When factual, methodological or ethical errors are discovered after publication, the journal applies three instruments: erratum, corrigendum or retraction. A retracted article remains in the archive with clear marking but ceases to count towards the author's scholarly record.

Confidentiality of data and participants

If an article deals with specific cases from educational practice, the author is obliged to anonymise personal data of participants (pupils, parents, educators), except where written consent from those participants has been obtained or where the article concerns public officials within the scope of their official duties.