Academic Integrity and Publication Ethics

The Editorial Board of the annual Proceedings of Vasyl Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine operates in accordance with ethical principles and standards mandated by current Ukrainian legislation—specifically Article 42 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Education’ (dated 5 September 2017, No. 2145-VIII, as amended on 1 January 2026). Furthermore, the journal adheres to the international standards of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as outlined in the ‘Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors’. 

The Editorial Board is guided by the following core principles: objectivity and impartiality, confidentiality, maintaining tolerance and respect in all interactions, preventing conflicts of interest, enforcing anti-plagiarism measures, and ensuring transparency in all editorial decisions, committing to the correction of errors, inaccuracies, and reviewers' comments to maintain the highest scholarly standards.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
  • Ensuring the independent selection of manuscripts and providing comprehensive, objective evaluations;
  • Maintaining strict confidentiality regarding submitted manuscripts and authors’ personal data;
  • Preventing academic misconduct, specifically plagiarism and self-plagiarism;
  • Verifying the authorship of all submissions, whether by a single author or a group of contributors;
  • Verifying the authorship of all submissions, whether by a single author or a group of contributors;
  • Responding promptly to errors—including manipulative flaws, distorted information, or incorrect data—through the publication of retractions or errata.
Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers
  • Improving the quality of editorial decisions and assisting authors in refining the presentation of their research findings;
  • Providing objective, impartial, and well-justified evaluations characterized by competence, fairness, and professional courtesy;
  • Maintaining objectivity in review content by providing reasoned and constructive assessments of the manuscript's scholarly merit;
  • Identifying potential misconduct, including the improper use of sources or significant similarities to existing works (suspected plagiarism).
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
  • Commitment to Academic Integrity: adhering to high ethical standards by ensuring the originality of submitted texts, taking full responsibility for the accuracy of factual material, and providing proper citations and bibliographical references;
  • Authors must not duplicate the same manuscript across different media platforms or engage in self-plagiarism;
  • Assuming responsibility for co-authorship, which is only granted to individuals who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the research;
  • Authors must include information regarding the use of generative AI tools (e.g., for writing, editing, or data analysis) in their cover letter or a dedicated section of the manuscript. AI cannot be listed as a co-author.