Research Assessment, Open Science & AI Policy

The collection of scientific articles "Actual Problems of Improving the Current Legislation of Ukraine" supports the principles of responsible research assessment, open science, and the transparent use of artificial intelligence technologies in scholarly publications.

Adherence to the DORA and FAIR Principles

The collection adheres to the principles of academic integrity, open science, and the best international publishing practices.

The collection endorses the provisions of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and recognises that the quality of scholarly work should be assessed on the basis of its scientific content rather than solely on the bibliometric indicators of a journal (such as the impact factor).

Accordingly, the editorial board of the journal:

  • does not use the impact factor or similar metrics as the primary criterion for evaluating manuscripts;
  • encourages high-quality, responsible, and ethically conducted research;
  • supports the diversity of scholarly outputs (original research, review articles, interdisciplinary works);
  • promotes transparency of authorship contributions and responsible citation practices.

The journal supports the FAIR principles, aimed at ensuring the proper management of research data and findings.

The editorial board encourages authors:

  • to ensure that research outputs are Findable through the use of persistent identifiers (DOI, ORCID);
  • to provide open Access to publications and, where possible, to research data;
  • to use commonly accepted formats and standards in order to ensure Interoperability;
  • to facilitate the Reusability of data through proper description, licensing, and citation.

Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The collection recognises the possibility of using artificial intelligence tools (including generative models) in the preparation of manuscripts.

At the same time:

  • artificial intelligence tools may not be listed as authors;
  • full responsibility for the scientific content, accuracy, and originality of the material rests with the authors;
  • the use of AI for data analysis or image processing must be clearly declared in the text of the manuscript (in particular, in the "Methods" section);
  • the use of AI for language editing (grammar, style) is permitted without mandatory disclosure, provided that the scientific content is neither generated nor modified;
  • where AI is used to assist in drafting text, summarising material, or structuring the manuscript, such use must be transparently declared;
  • the use of AI for the fabrication or falsification of data, the creation of fictitious references, or the manipulative alteration of images is strictly prohibited;
  • editors and reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts to open AI systems.

Failure to disclose significant use of AI may be regarded as a breach of publication ethics.