Retraction Policy
The journal adheres to the principles of transparency and academic integrity and applies a retraction procedure in cases where significant violations of publication ethics or unreliability of published materials are identified.
Grounds for retraction include:
- plagiarism or self-plagiarism;
- fabrication or falsification of data;
- duplicate publication;
- serious methodological errors that invalidate the scientific results;
- violation of copyright or ethical standards.
The retraction procedure may be initiated by the editorial board, authors, reviewers, or third parties on the basis of a reasoned request and includes:
- preliminary verification of the received information by the editorial office;
- informing the author about the initiation of the review and ensuring the authors’ right to provide explanations;
- involvement of independent experts or additional materials if necessary;
- decision-making by the editorial board in accordance with the principles of impartiality and confidentiality.
If a decision on retraction is made, the publication remains available on the journal’s website marked as “Retracted” with a justified explanation of the reasons for the retraction.
