Publication ethics
The editorial staff and the editorial board and the Editorial Board of the journal “Phthisiopulmonology” (hereinafter – the journal) rely in their work on the principles of publication ethics accepted by the international community: The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Code of Publication Ethics (Committee on Publication Ethics), Articles 971-984 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (special part), the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Copyright and Related Rights”, Chapter 3 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Science”, and also take into account the experience of reputable international journals and publishers.
In order to avoid unfair practices in publishing activities (plagiarism, presentation of false information, etc.), each member of the editorial board, the editorial board, the author and the reviewer are obliged to comply with ethical norms and rules, as well as take measures to prevent their violations. If false information, plagiarism, repetitions of previously published works, their translations and other things are found in the process of reviewing the works, the article is removed from publication. Compliance with the rules of ethics of scientific publications helps to ensure the rights of authors to intellectual property, improve the quality of publication and exclude the misuse of copyrighted materials in the interests of individuals.
Ethical principles that should guide the author of a scientific publication:
Make sure that the data presented in the scientific publication are reliable, and that each of the authors (if any) has made a significant contribution to the study. Deliberately erroneous or falsified research results are unacceptable. In case of detection of errors and inaccuracies in the work at any stage of the publication process, the authors are obliged to immediately inform the editor of the journal. If the reviewers, the editorial board of the journal have doubts about the reliability of the research results, the authors should provide additional materials confirming the ideas, results or facts presented in the scientific article.
Confirm the existence of copyrights to the submitted materials and ensure that they have not been previously published and have not been submitted for consideration to other publications.
Comply with ethical standards in relation to criticism or comments of reviewers, the editorial board about articles accepted for consideration;
To present the results of the research honestly, without fabrication, falsification or unfair manipulation of facts, statistics and other information;
Avoid using data that is not intended for open printing;
Arrange the structure of the article, links to other works in accordance with the requirements of the journal;
Comply with international standards and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding copyright. Copyrighted materials may be reproduced only with the permission of their respective owners;
Without distortion, refer to previous works of both other researchers and the author himself related to the publication. In all possible cases, specify links to the original source. Direct quotations from the works of other researchers should be marked with quotation marks and a corresponding link;
Specify all sources of research funding, including direct and indirect financial support, provision of equipment or materials, and other types of support (for example, assistance from statistical data processing specialists);
Follow the requirements and standards of the journal and institution;
Ensure that the work complies with ethical principles and norms.
Ethical principles in the reviewer’s activity
The reviewer carries out a scientific examination of the author’s materials. His actions should be of an unbiased nature, consisting in compliance with the following principles:
Expert evaluation should help the author to improve the quality of the text of the article, and the editors should make a decision on publication.
Any manuscript received for review is a confidential document.
The reviewer must be objective and express his opinion clearly and argumentatively.
The reviewer should not use the information and ideas from the article submitted to him for review for personal gain, respecting the confidentiality of this information and ideas.
The reviewer should not accept manuscripts for consideration if there is a conflict of interest caused by competition, cooperation or other relations with any authors or organizations associated with the article.
Principles of professional ethics in the activities of editors and editorial board
In their activities, the members of the editorial board of the journal are responsible for the publication of copyrighted works, which entails the need to follow the following fundamental principles:
The editor and editorial staff should be responsible for everything that is published in the journal.
When deciding on publication, the editors of the journal are guided by the reliability of the data presented and the scientific significance of the work under consideration.
Editorial staff should not have any conflict of interest regarding the articles they reject or accept.
The editorial staff of the journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal will be accepted for publication and which rejected.
Editorial staff should not allow information to be published if there are sufficient grounds to believe that it is plagiarism.
Editorial staff and members of the editorial board of the journal must ensure the confidentiality of names and other information concerning reviewers.
Publishing Ethics
In its activities, the publisher is responsible for the publication of copyrighted works, which entails the need to follow the following rules:
assistance in the performance of ethical duties by the editorial staff, editorial board, reviewers and authors in accordance with these requirements;
providing support to the editorial staff of the journal in considering claims to the ethical aspects of published materials and assistance in interacting with other journals and/or publishers, if this contributes to the fulfillment of the duties of editors;
ensuring the confidentiality of any information received from the authors of the publication until the moment of its publication;
confidence that the potential profit from advertising does not affect the decisions of the editorial staff to accept the article for publication;
willingness to publish corrections, clarifications, refutations and apologies when necessary;
providing the editorial staff of the journal with the possibility of excluding publications containing plagiarism and unreliable data.
Privacy
6.1 When working with unpublished materials, all members of the editorial board must comply with the requirements of the fundamental documents in the field of information protection, namely, the personal data of authors and reviewers.
6.2 The manuscript submitted for examination should be considered as a document with the property of confidentiality.
Conflicts of interest
7.1 Editors and the editorial board are obliged to request disclosure of existing competing interests from the authors of manuscripts. If a conflict of interest is revealed after publication, the editorial board is obliged to ensure the publication of the relevant amendments.
7.2 If there is a conflict of interests of the members of the editorial board of the journal as a result of competitive relations, cooperation and ties with one of the authors, the manuscript is submitted to an independent expert to resolve the conflict.
7.3 Reviewers should not take part in the review and evaluation of manuscripts in the event of a conflict of interest or personal interest.
7.4 When submitting an ethical complaint regarding a submitted manuscript or published article, the editor-in-chief should take measures based on the experience of reputable journals. Every report on the fact of unethical behavior should be considered without setting a statute of limitations. If the fact is confirmed, appropriate corrections, refutations or apologies should be published.
Information about informed consent and information about human and animal rights
In its work, the scientific and practical journal “Phthisiopulmonology” is based on the provisions of the Helsinki Declaration of the World Medical Association (WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects) and seeks to ensure compliance with ethical norms and rules for data collection for research conducted with the participation of people.
Medical research involving humans should comply with generally accepted scientific principles and be based on the maximum knowledge of scientific literature, other relevant sources of information, on the results of appropriately conducted laboratory studies, as well as, where applicable, animal studies. It is also necessary to show humanity towards the animals used in the study.
Before starting the research, the scientist should familiarize himself with the provisions on informed consent of the Helsinki Declaration and conduct the research in strict accordance with the principles set out below (the provisions of the Helsinki Declaration 25-32 are given):
“25. The participation of persons capable of giving informed consent as subjects of the study should be voluntary. Despite the fact that in some cases it may be appropriate to consult with relatives or leaders of a social group, no person who is able to give informed consent can be included in the study if they have not given their own voluntary consent.