The editors declare that they adhere to the general principles of equal opportunity, conflict of interest management and confidentiality during the course of the journal’s preparation and publishing process:
- the submitted articles are assessed according to their scientific value, regardless of the authors’ race, sex, religious beliefs, origins, citizenship, political views or any other potentially discriminatory aspects;
- the editors honestly and objectively assess the submitted manuscripts without bias or preconviction regarding academic or personal views;
- the editors organise the review process, honestly communicating with the author and reviewers;
- articles by the editor-in-chief are not published in the journal;
- the editors cannot make decisions regarding the publication of their own or existing or former students’ articles. In such cases, the review process is organised by a member of the editorial board that has no conflicts of interest, while the author does not participate in the editorial board’s meeting on the deliberation of the publication of such texts;
- the editorial board ensures the confidentiality of the submitted article and all material sent to the journal, including correspondence with the reviewers. All information provided in the article is confidential until the text is published. In special cases, after consultation with the publisher, the editor-in-chief can pass on limited information to the editors of other journals, institutions or organisations that are examining cases of improper academic behaviour, though only information necessary for this investigation;
- the Editorial Board does not tolerate any conflicts of interest (institutional, financial, personal, etc.);
- the opinions and ideas of the author of the article published in the journal may differ from those of the Editorial Board.