Guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus; the Civil Code of the Republic of Belarus; the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Copyright and Related Rights”; the Universal Copyright Convention signed in Geneva on September 6, 1952; the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publications formulated by the Committee on Ethics of Scientific Publications (Moscow, Russia); the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE); the Best Practice Guidelines on Publication Ethics: A Publisher’s Perspective published in International Journal of Clinical Practice, Graf C., Wager E., Bowman A., et al. Int. J. Clin. Practice., 2007; 61 (s152):126, the Editorial Office of the international scientific and technical journal “Mechanics of Machines, Mechanisms and Materials” adopts ethical and legal norms, the observance of which is mandatory for all participants involved in the process of publishing scientific materials (Editorial Board members, authors, reviewers).

The editorial staff of the journal "Mechanics of Machines, Mechanisms and Materials" guarantees compliance with:

• publication ethics of scientific papers;
• authorship ethics of scientific papers;
• reviewing ethics of scientific papers;
• editing ethics of scientific papers.

PUBLICATION ETHICS OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

The editorial staff of the journal:

• guarantees consideration of all materials submitted for publication, observance of editorial independence and integrity in making objective decisions without prejudice to authors based on national or religious affiliation, official position; regardless of commercial interests and relations with the Founder of the journal;
• pursues a policy to improve the quality of published materials, make a significant contribution to the development of domestic and foreign science (field of knowledge); include highly qualified specialists in the International Advisory Editorial Board and Editorial Board who actively contribute to the development of the journal; systematically improve the institutions of reviewing, editing, and peer review of publications;
• strives to meet the needs of readers and authors;
• decides on the acceptance or non-acceptance of the article for publication based on all comments of independent reviewers in general. The final decision of the Editorial Board and the reasons for its adoption are communicated to the authors.

AUTHORSHIP ETHICS OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Authors of publications shall:

• observe the basic principles when preparing research materials submitted for publication:
  thoroughness –published research results must be carried out efficiently and carefully; authors are collectively responsible for their work and the content of the publication;
  integrity – research results should be presented honestly, without falsification or unfair manipulation of data;
  unambiguity – paper should provide sufficient information for other researchers to repeat their experiments;
  completeness – review and conclusions from existing studies should be complete, balanced and include information regardless of whether they support the hypotheses and interpretations of the author of the publication or not;
  reasonableness – results of a new study should be presented taking into account the results of previous studies and correlated with them;
  originality – authors guarantee that the proposed work is original and has not been previously published anywhere in any language; the work cannot be sent to several publications at the same time;
• ensure that the list of authors includes only persons who meet the criteria of authorship (that is, persons who have made significant contributions to the work), and that deserving researchers are not excluded from the list of authors;
• consent to their inclusion in the list of authors and approve the version of the work submitted for publication; any changes to the list of authors must be approved by all authors, including those who are deleted from the list;
• have a good knowledge of the work submitted for publication and ensure that this work meets the above requirements;
• work together with the editorial staff of the journal to correct their works as soon as possible if errors or omissions are found in them after publication;
• immediately notify the editorial staff of the journal if an error is found in any work submitted by them for publication, accepted for publication, or already published;
• refer as correctly and accurately as possible to previous works relevant to the publication, both by other researchers and by the authors themselves, referring to the original source; verbatim reproduction of their own works and their paraphrasing are unacceptable, they can only be used as a basis for new conclusions;
• comply with the norms of copyright protection legislation.

REVIEWING ETHICS OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

The editorial staff of the journal:

• guarantees the independent review of materials in a way that ensures the honesty and objectivity of statements regarding the scientific value of the proposed article;
• establishes the procedure for reviewing materials submitted for publication;
  reserves the right to reject the material without conducting an independent review if it is considered to be of low quality or unsuitable for the readers of the journal. This decision is made honestly and impartially;
• engages independent reviewers in relation to materials being considered for publication by selecting individuals with sufficient experience and no conflict of interest. Independent reviewers are informed of the requirements imposed on them.

If the reviewers raise questions about the reliability of the data or the expediency of publishing a scientific paper, the editorial staff provides the author with the opportunity to answer the questions raised.

When submitting for review, the editorial staff ensures the confidentiality of the material and personal data of the authors and informs the reviewers about the need to maintain such confidentiality. The editorial staff does not inform anyone about the status of the material in the journal, except for the authors.

The editorial staff of the journal keeps the personal data of reviewers confidential.

EDITING ETHICS OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

The editorial staff of the journal undertakes to:

• make a decision on acceptance or rejection of publications honestly and objectively;
• post information on the rights and obligations of the editorial staff, reviewers, and authors on the official website of the journal in the section for authors; Rules for Submission of a manuscript of papers; the list of journal sections, types of published materials, and the journal’s processing of materials;
• if indisputable errors are found in the work, provide the opportunity to make appropriate corrections or correct typos as soon as possible;
• respond to allegations of misconduct in relation to the conducted research or publication coming from readers, reviewers or other editors.

ETHICS OF USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WHEN WRITING AN ARTICLE

• full transparency in the disclosure of information about the use of artificial intelligence (AI);
• no AI program can be listed as an author or co-author of an article under any circumstances. An AI program cannot be included in the list of people who contributed to the research and preparation of the article;
• AI tools can be used to help with research planning or the development of research methods;
• AI cannot be used when preparing a review. Fragments of the text of the article or the text of the review may violate the confidentiality of the information received from the author;
• an editor is not allowed to use AI when working with the article.