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Publication
Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
The journal Theriologia Ukrainica
and its publisher, the National Museum of Natural History
of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, ensure the
highest adherence to consistent and fair editorial and publishing
policy to ensure ethics and quality in publication. We draw attention to the need to comply with the standards of humane treatment of research subjects.
The editorial board of the journal adheres to the recommendations on publication ethics and unfair behaviour, in accordance with the documents of the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE):
'Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal
Editors' and 'Code
of Conduct for Journal Publishers to ensure ethics and quality
in publication'. The main aspects of the responsibilities of editors, authors, reviewers and publishers are presented below.
Editors
Editors of the journal ensure a fair and
unbiased policy throughout the entire editor process. Submitted
manuscripts are evaluated exclusively on the basis of their
academic merit without regard to the author’s personal background
(race, gender, origin, religion, etc.) or institutional
affiliation. Editors will not disclose any information about
a submitted manuscript to third parties and will not use
unpublished information from a submitted manuscript for
their own research purposes.
The Editor-in-Chief has full authority in
and responsible for deciding which of the submitted manuscripts
will be published, based on advice from the editors and
the outcome of peer-review process.
Note: In light of the ongoing Russian invasion
to Ukraine and the dreadful crimes committed towards the
civilian population, wildlife, and environment, including
scientists and protected areas of Ukraine, the Editorial
Board reserves the right to decline submissions from authors
affiliated with institutions of the Russian Federation.
Peer review
The editors are committed to peer review
and editorial oversight of all published content. Informational
materials such as chronicles or book reviews may be exempt
of peer review but still undergo editorial oversight. Peer-review
is single blind and at least two expert reviewers are invited
to comment on the scientific content of each manuscript.
Additional peer-reviewers may be contacted if the first
round of peer-review results in contradicting evaluations.
Peer-reviewers are advised to treat the manuscripts they
receive as confidential documents. Any invited referee who
has conflicts of interest with any of the authors, companies
or institutions connected to the manuscript and the work
described therein should immediately notify the editors.
Data disclosed in a manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s
own research. This applies also to invited reviewers who
decline the review invitation.
Reviewers are prohibited from uploading manuscripts to public AI tools to avoid violations of confidentiality and copyright. Reviewers are also prohibited from using AI to evaluate manuscripts and to generate the content of their reviews.
Authors
Submitting a manuscript to Theriologia Ukrainica the author(s) acknowledge(s) that neither this manuscript
nor another manuscript of similar content has not been published
earlier and is not under consideration in another journal.
Authors should present an accurate account of the work performed
and the results obtained, followed by an objective discussion.
Review articles should be accurate, objective and comprehensive.
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of their study.
Authors should ensure that work and/or words of others has
been appropriately cited. Plagiarism in all its forms is
unacceptable.
When a manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors should
submit a conflict of interests statemen: this should be done by each author of the article. According to the Declaration, all sources of
financial support for the work should be disclosed. Information
obtained privately must not be used or reported without
explicit permission from the source.
If the work involves the use of live animals, the authors should
ensure that all procedures were performed in compliance
with relevant laws and institutional guidelines. The journal requires proof of institutional review board approval of the methods of obtaining material and handling animals. Authors are recommended to comply with the International
Union for Conservation of Nature 'IUCN Policy Statement
on Research Involving Species at Risk of Extinction' as
well as with the 'Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora'. Additionally, authors should follow
the legal requirements for the care and use of animals according
to the laws of Ukraine 'On Fauna' (>>>),
'On the Red Book of Ukraine' (>>>),
'On Protection of Animals from Cruel Treatment' (>>>),
and other legislative acts of Ukraine.
When authors discover significant errors
or inaccuracies in their own published work, it is their
obligation to notify the editors and cooperate with them
to either correct the paper in the form of an erratum or
to retract the paper.
Authors & AI. When using AI tool, the authors must follow the following principles:
1. Authorship — The entire manuscript must be an original contribution of human authors and therefore AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors of a manuscript; visual materials (photos, figures, graphs etc.) altered or generated by AI cannot be used in the manuscript either.
2. Responsibility — The authors are responsible for the content of their manuscript and thus must thoroughly check all content generated by AI. The authors are solely responsible for errors and plagiarism resulting from the use of AI.
3. Transparency — The authors must declare if they used AI during the preparation of their manuscripts, indicating the name and version of the tool and the purpose of its use.
AI tools can be used in the following cases, which also must be clearly declared in the manuscript’s “Declarations” section:
1. Assistance with content (e.g., schemes, summaries, literature review): “During the preparation of the manuscript, the author(s) used [tool name, version number] software for content assistance, specifically [e.g., to prepare the outline / summarize the literature / structure the arguments]. The author(s) checked and revised the generated material and take full responsibility for the content of the publication.”
2. Editing and style (e.g., to improve readability): “The author(s) used the [tool name, version number] AI-based editing tool to improve spelling, grammar, and readability during manuscript preparation. After using the tool, the author(s) carefully reviewed and edited the text and take full responsibility for the final content.”
3. Translation: “Parts of the manuscript were translated from [source language] into [language of the manuscript] using [tool name, version number]. The author(s) checked the accuracy and terminology of the translation and are responsible for the final text.”
The authors must also declare if AI tools were not used: "The authors declare that no artificial intelligence-based tools were used to prepare the manuscript."
Publisher
The publisher is responsible to ensure that
the editorial process adheres to the highest professional
standards and that the published materials are of high scientific
quality. In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct,
the publisher will take all appropriate measures, which
may include the publication of an erratum, clarification,
or retraction of the affected work.
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