Voprosy Khimii i Khimicheskoi Tekhnologii

Voprosy Khimii i Khimicheskoi Tekhnologii supports the ethical principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors should provide a statement attesting that the article contains no libellous, defamatory or unlawful statements. Additionally, all necessary formal and documented ethical approval statements should have been obtained and are available on submission, including written statements of informed consent and a permission for the publication of personal information.

Originality and plagiarism, multiple or concurrent publication

Papers are accepted for publication on the understanding that they have not been published and are not going to be considered for publication elsewhere.

The authors should ensure that they have prepared entirely original works. If the authors have used the data and/or words of others, this should be appropriately cited or quoted.

Plagiarism takes many forms, from the use of someone else’s ideas or words in their original form or slightly changed without a proper citations, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Even if a citation is given, if quotation marks are not placed around words taken directly from another author’s work, the author is still guilty of plagiarism. Reuse of the author’s own previously published words, with or without a citation, is regarded as self-plagiarism. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and will not be tolerated. Manuscripts judged to be plagiarized or self-plagiarized will not be considered for publication in Voprosy Khimii i Khimicheskoi Tekhnologii.

The authors should not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently; this constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Any article found to have been submitted to, or under consideration by, more than one journal will be immediately rejected. Sanctions, such as a ban from submitting further publications for a specified period may also be considered.

Permissions for reproducing

Authors should include with their submission, a written permission to reproduce material published elsewhere (such as illustrations and tables) from the copyright holder. Authors are responsible for paying any fees to reproduce materials.

Acknowledgements

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. The data obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, as well as in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications should not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Names of funding organizations should be given in paper.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

A conflict of interest may exist when an author or the author’s institution has a financial or other relationship with other people or organizations that may inappropriately influence the author’s work. All submissions must include disclosure of all relationships that could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest.

The journal may publish such disclosures if they are believed to be important to readers in judging the manuscript.

Critical errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

Authorship of the paper

Authorship should be limited only to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. The paper version of the manuscript must be signed by the all co-authors. In general, the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of authors’ names in the authorship of accepted manuscript is unacceptable.

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies

The use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools is permitted solely for improving the language and readability of the manuscript. All outputs generated using such technologies must be carefully reviewed and edited by the authors, who bear full responsibility for the content of the work.

AI cannot be listed as a co-author, as authorship requires the ability to assume ethical and legal responsibility, which cannot be delegated to algorithms.

Permissible tools include spell checkers, grammar checkers, and reference management software.

Use of inclusive language

The manuscript language must be inclusive, gender-neutral, and free from discriminatory expressions. Statements that may demean individuals based on age, gender, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, health status, or disability are not acceptable.

Authors are encouraged to avoid unnecessary references to personal characteristics unless they are relevant to the research. Use plural nouns (e.g., “researchers,” “patients”) instead of gendered terms (“he/she”). The text should be free of bias, stereotypes, slang, and references to dominant cultural norms.

Research involving humans

Studies involving human participants must comply with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

In such cases, the manuscript must include:

– a statement confirming compliance with national legislation and institutional regulations;

– approval by the relevant ethics committee (including the date and approval number);

– confirmation of informed consent from all participants;

– assurance of confidentiality and respect for human rights.

Image manipulation

All images submitted with the manuscript (e.g., micrographs, spectra, charts) must accurately represent the original data. Any image processing (e.g., adjustments to contrast, brightness, or color) is only acceptable if it does not alter or misrepresent the scientific content.

If unjustified image manipulation is detected, the editorial board reserves the right to reject the manuscript or retract a published article.

Conflict of interest

Authors are required to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest that could affect the research outcomes or their interpretation. This includes financial support, involvement in consulting or commercial activities, and relevant personal or professional relationships.

Information about any conflict of interest must be included in the designated section of the manuscript (prior to the reference list).

Retraction of articles

The editorial board reserves the right to retract a published article in the following cases:

– confirmed violations of research ethics (e.g., plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, image manipulation);

– redundant or duplicate publication of the same work in another journal without proper disclosure;

– identification of serious errors that significantly affect the reliability of the findings;

– undisclosed conflicts of interest that could have compromised the objectivity of the peer review or the integrity of the research.

The retraction procedure follows international standards, including the COPE Retraction Guidelines. A retraction notice is published on the journal’s website and in the next available issue. The retracted article remains accessible online but is clearly marked as retracted and indexed accordingly in bibliographic/scientific databases.