Licensing and copyright
The journal «Current Problems of Law» practices an open access policy, so all materials are provided to users free of charge. Users have the ability to read, download, and link to full texts of articles with the mandatory indication of their authorship.
Users are prohibited from:
- using the materials for commercial purposes;
- distributing «derivative materials» created as a result of processing, paraphrasing, or on the basis of materials published in the journal.
Editorial policy regarding authorship of articles, resolution of disputes between co-authors, authors and the editorial board, is primarily determined by the principles and approaches of COPE «How to handle authorship disputes: a guide for new researchers», https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/how-handle-authorship-disputes-guide-new-researchers) and WAME recommendations («Recommendations on Publication Ethics Policies for Medical Journals», https://wame.org/recommendations-on-publication-ethics-policies-for-medical-journals)
Authorship implies responsibility for the published work. Therefore, participants in the research process who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the article are considered to be co-authors. According to WAME recommendations, these include individuals who:
- made significant contributions to the conception or design of the work, collection, analysis and/or interpretation of data;
- participated in the preparation of the work or its critical review for important intellectual content;
- participated in the final approval of the version for publication;
- agreed to be responsible for all aspects of the work, willingness to properly analyze and resolve issues related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work.
Persons who do not comply specified criteria, but who assisted in the research, can be noted and listed in the footnotes to the article, indicating the contribution made during the research or its writing.
The number of co authors is limited – no more than 5.
If a co- author is removed or added to the list of co-authors after submission, an explanation and a signed statement of consent confirming the requested change are required from all co-authors originally listed and from the co-author to be removed or added. Co-authors cannot be added after manuscript acceptance or during proofreading.
The co-author – communicator is responsible for the content of correspondence between authors and the journal, the timeliness of responses to editorial inquiries, and ensuring that all co- authors agree to:
- be co-authors and be listed in the order specified by the co-author submitting the manuscript;
- read and approve the manuscript submitted to the journal;
- declare any conflicts of interest and funding.
Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:
- authors retain the copyright to their works and permit others to freely distribute the published works, provided that proper attribution is given to the author(s) of the original work.
- authors may distribute all versions of the article on various web resources.
Authors are required to provide reliable citations and bibliographic references in accordance with the requirements of the scientific publication. Any materials protected by copyright may be reproduced in articles only with the written permission of the copyright holder. Authors must have written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures and tables, except in cases where their free use is provided under the terms of the relevant licenses. Authors must guarantee that their work is original and belongs to them, that the scientific results obtained are new and have not been previously published (in part or in full), and that no other agreement has been concluded for the publication of the work or part of it.
The manuscript should not be under consideration by another editorial office.
Authors should not engage in any fabrication or manipulation of data (including images) to support their research findings. Fabricating, falsifying, or selectively presenting data with the intent to mislead the scientific community is unethical . Borrowing someone else's data or research results is unethical and illegal.
Articles in the journal are published under CC BY 4.0
Each issue cannot contain more than one article by one author (including co-author) .
