The collection of scientific papers "Problems of Emergency Situations" operates under the diamond open access model, which provides for free publication of articles and free access to them for authors and readers.

The editorial office provides open online access to the current issue and the journal archive. Each article is placed on the official website of the journal as a separate full-text unit with appropriate bibliographic metadata and is available for reading, viewing, downloading and quoting. Published materials can be used for scientific, educational and informational purposes, provided that the source of the publication is properly referenced.

In order to ensure long-term storage and continuous access, electronic versions of publications are archived on the official website of the journal and in the repository of the founder-publisher. Archiving is carried out with the preservation of full texts of articles, metadata, source data of issues and permanent electronic links.

Technical support for archiving and storing materials involves the use of server storage, backup of electronic files, maintaining an archive of previous issues, stable access to full texts through the official website of the journal and repositories, as well as preserving materials in common formats of electronic documents suitable for long-term use. The guarantees of open access are maintaining the constant functioning of the journal's web resource, preserving the archive of published materials, the availability of backup copies and placing publications in an open electronic environment, which ensures their availability to users in the long term.

The editorial board of the collection of scientific works "Problems of Emergency Situations" allows the use of artificial intelligence tools and technologies with its support only as auxiliary means during the preparation of a scientific manuscript, in particular for language editing, technical improvement of the text structure, processing of formulations or auxiliary data analysis.
Responsibility for the content of the article, the reliability of data, the correctness of references, the originality of the text, scientific novelty and the validity of the conclusions lies entirely with the author. Artificial intelligence tools cannot be indicated as authors or co-authors of a scientific article.
The author is obliged to ensure the verification of all fragments of the text created or processed using artificial intelligence technologies, and also bears full responsibility for possible errors, distortion of content, untrue statements, incorrect references or fictitious sources.
Artificial intelligence is not allowed to be used to create fictitious research results, fabricated sources, covertly form the main scientific content without proper control by the author, as well as to violate the confidentiality of the editorial or review process.
In the case of using artificial intelligence tools during manuscript preparation, the author must notify the editorial office and, if necessary, briefly indicate the nature of such use in the accompanying materials or in a note to the article.

Reviewers and editorial staff are advised not to upload confidential manuscripts to external artificial intelligence services without appropriate legal and technical guarantees of information protection.

The editorial board of the collection of scientific works "Problems of Emergency Situations" may initiate a retraction, publication of a correction or editorial warning in cases where, after the publication of the article, significant errors, signs of plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data, duplicate publication, violation of ethical standards of research, unlawful authorship or other circumstances that cast doubt on the scientific reliability of the published material are discovered.

The decision on retraction or other post-publication action is made by the editorial board based on an analysis of the available materials, explanations of the author or authors and, if necessary, consultations with members of the editorial board or independent experts.

In the event of a decision on retraction, a separate message is posted on the journal website that clearly identifies the retracted article by title, surnames of the author or authors, source data and reasons for the editorial decision. Such a notice must be linked to the relevant article and remain publicly available.

A retraction does not mean the physical removal of the article from the site, except when required by law or there are exceptional legal grounds. As a rule, the article is stored in the journal archive with a clear marking of its status.

If the identified violations do not require a retraction, but require correction of the scientific record, the editorial board may publish a correction or editorial warning.

The editorial board of the collection of scientific works “Problems of Emergency Situations” considers complaints and appeals regarding possible violations of publication ethics, academic integrity, copyright, conflict of interest, unethical behavior of participants in the editorial process, as well as editorial errors.

A complaint may be filed by authors, readers, reviewers or third parties. Anonymous appeals may also be considered if they contain sufficient evidence to verify the circumstances stated. The complaint is submitted in writing to the official email address of the editorial board with a detailed description of the violation and, if possible, with a link to the relevant evidence.

The initial analysis of the complaint is carried out by the editor-in-chief or the executive secretary within 5–7 working days from the moment of its receipt. If the complaint is unfounded or does not fall within the competence of the journal, a motivated response is sent to the applicant. If the appeal contains signs of a violation of ethical norms, the editorial board initiates an official investigation.

The complaint is considered in compliance with the principle of presumption of integrity until the violation is confirmed. The editorial board sends the person against whom the complaint was filed an official request outlining the essence of the comments. The person may be given up to 14 calendar days to provide explanations and materials. In complex cases, the editorial board may create an independent expert group consisting of at least three people who do not have a conflict of interest with any of the parties. All correspondence and materials of the review are confidential until the final decision is made.

Based on the results of the review, the editorial board may make one of the following decisions: reject the complaint as unfounded; propose corrections to the article; initiate a retraction of the publication; notify the institution with which the author is affiliated; temporarily restrict the author's right to submit materials to the journal for a period of 1 to 3 years in case of confirmation of serious violations.

In case of disagreement with the editorial board's decision, the applicant or the person against whom the complaint was filed has the right to file an appeal within 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the decision. The appeal is considered by the extended editorial board, whose decision is final.