{"id":4493,"date":"2026-02-13T16:34:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/?page_id=4493"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:34:40","slug":"compliance-with-cope-wame-and-dora-principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/compliance-with-cope-wame-and-dora-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"Compliance with COPE, WAME, and DORA principles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1. General Provisions<\/h2>\n<p>The Editorial Board follows internationally recognized principles of publication ethics and academic integrity, including the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).<\/p>\n<p>These standards form the basis of the journal\u2019s editorial policy and aim to ensure quality, transparency, and responsibility in scholarly publishing.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Compliance with COPE Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>The journal adheres to COPE principles regarding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>prevention of plagiarism and misconduct;<\/li>\n<li>fair and unbiased peer review;<\/li>\n<li>management of conflicts of interest;<\/li>\n<li>handling of complaints and appeals;<\/li>\n<li>retraction and correction procedures;<\/li>\n<li>transparency of editorial decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>3. Compliance with WAME Recommendations<\/h2>\n<p>The Editorial Board follows WAME recommendations concerning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>editorial independence;<\/li>\n<li>editors\u2019 responsibility for publication quality;<\/li>\n<li>ethical conduct of reviewers;<\/li>\n<li>promotion of high standards in scientific communication;<\/li>\n<li>prevention of unethical publishing practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>4. Compliance with DORA Principles<\/h2>\n<p>The journal supports the principles of DORA and:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>does not use impact factor as the sole evaluation criterion;<\/li>\n<li>encourages assessment based on scientific content and merit;<\/li>\n<li>promotes an open and fair research ecosystem;<\/li>\n<li>recognizes diverse research outputs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5. Responsibilities of Participants<\/h2>\n<h3>5.1. Responsibilities of the Editorial Board<\/h3>\n<p>The Editorial Board commits to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>adhering to COPE, WAME, and DORA principles;<\/li>\n<li>ensuring transparency of editorial procedures;<\/li>\n<li>preventing discrimination;<\/li>\n<li>protecting authors\u2019 and reviewers\u2019 rights;<\/li>\n<li>maintaining trust in the journal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5.2. Responsibilities of Authors<\/h3>\n<p>Authors are required to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>follow academic integrity principles;<\/li>\n<li>provide accurate and original results;<\/li>\n<li>ensure proper citation;<\/li>\n<li>disclose conflicts of interest;<\/li>\n<li>cooperate with the Editorial Board on ethical matters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5.3. Responsibilities of Reviewers<\/h3>\n<p>Reviewers are required to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>conduct objective and confidential reviews;<\/li>\n<li>avoid conflicts of interest;<\/li>\n<li>report potential misconduct;<\/li>\n<li>follow professional ethics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>6. Policy Monitoring and Improvement<\/h2>\n<p>The Editorial Board regularly reviews and updates this policy in accordance with changes in international recommendations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. General Provisions The Editorial Board follows internationally recognized principles of publication ethics and academic integrity, including the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). These standards form the basis of the journal\u2019s editorial policy and aim to ensure quality, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4494,"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4493\/revisions\/4494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/polymerjournal.kiev.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}