Policy on Ethical Approval
Policy on Ethical Approval
The scientific journal Bulletin of the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering. Series “Agricultural Sciences” complies with the provisions of current legislation of Ukraine and is guided by the principles and recommendations of international organizations in the field of publication ethics and academic integrity, including COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), WAME (World Association of Medical Editors), and DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment).
The journal upholds high standards of ethical conduct in research involving humans, animals, their biological materials, as well as in studies involving personal, confidential, or other sensitive data.
Mandatory Ethical Approval Requirement
An official ethical approval is required in particular when research:
- involves human participants as respondents, survey subjects, interviewees, observation participants, experimental subjects, or other forms of research interaction;
- involves the use of human or animal biological materials;
- includes research involving animals;
- involves the collection, processing, analysis, or publication of personal, confidential, or other sensitive data;
- falls under other specific requirements of Ukrainian legislation or institutional regulations.
Author Requirements
In such cases, authors are required to:
- include an “Ethical Statement” section in the manuscript, providing details of the ethical approval, including the full name of the issuing ethics committee, the date of approval, and the protocol or document number;
- confirm that informed consent of participants (where applicable) was obtained voluntarily, properly, and in an understandable form;
- ensure anonymity and confidentiality of personal data throughout the research and publication process.
