This policy regulates the requirements for research involving human participants, animals, the use of their biological materials, and the processing of personal and confidential data. The Journal accepts manuscripts only on the condition of compliance with publishing ethics and the current legislation of Ukraine.

Mandatory Conditions for Publication

Prior to commencing the study, authors must ensure the following:

• obtaining a conclusion or approval from an ethics committee or another appropriate regulatory document (as required);
• obtaining informed consent from research participants or their legal representatives.
• ensuring data anonymization and strict adherence to confidentiality.
• ensuring humane treatment of animals in accordance with the 3Rs principles (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement).

Requirements for the "Ethical Aspects" Section

Manuscripts subject to this policy must include a dedicated "Ethical Aspects" subsection containing the following information:

• for research involving humans or human bio-materials: the name of the ethics committee, the protocol number and date, details regarding informed consent, and confirmation of confidentiality and anonymity measures;
• for research involving animals: the name of the ethics committee, the protocol number and date, and a description of measures taken to minimize animal suffering;
• for research including processing of personal data and confidential information: information on the data status, legal grounds for processing and protection, and confirmation of compliance with the Law of Ukraine "On Protection of Personal Data" and applicable confidentiality requirements.

Editorial Control

Editorial Board reserves the right to request documents confirming compliance with this policy, such as copies of ethics committee protocols, consent forms, etc.

Failure to provide confirmation of compliance with this policy is grounds for the rejection of a manuscript.

If violations are discovered after publication, the article may be subject to correction or retraction.

By submitting an article to the Collection of scientific papers “Problems of Emergency Situations”, authors confirm that they are the rightful copyright holders of the submitted material and that the use of texts, figures, tables, photographs, graphic materials, maps, diagrams, software code, and other objects within the article does not infringe the rights of third parties. Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions for the use of copyrighted materials if such materials are not their own original work or do not fall under lawful use exceptions.

Submission of an article to the journal implies the author’s consent to its publication in print and/or electronic form, placement on the journal’s official website, and inclusion in databases, repositories, indexing systems, and other information resources related to the dissemination of scientific information. At the same time, the author retains moral rights to the work, while the economic rights are used by the journal to the extent necessary for scientific publication, storage, archiving, indexing, and ensuring open access to the article.

All materials published in the collection of scientific papers "Problems of Emergency Situations", are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. This licence permits free use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation of the materials, provided that the author and the source of publication are properly acknowledged.

Any use of the journal materials must be accompanied by a correct bibliographic reference to the author, article title, journal title, year, issue number, and other publication details.

Editorial Board of the collection of scientific papers "Problems of Emergency Situations" supports the principles of Open Science and recommends that authors share research data according to the FAIR criteria:

• Findable: Data is easily discoverable via unique identifiers (e.g., DOI);
• Accessible: Data is available through clearly defined protocols;
• Interoperable: Data is presented in formats that allow for shared use;
• Reusable: Data is described with metadata and carries an appropriate license.

The Editorial Board recommends providing access to data through the following methods:

• publishing data as supplementary materials to the article;
• depositing data sets in repositories (such as Zenodo, Figshare, etc.) with a designated DOI.

 Restrictions and Ethical Principles

If data is confidential, authors must provide it in an anonymized format upon publication.

In cases where ethical, legal, or security restrictions apply, authors must state this and describe the conditions for access.

 Manuscript Requirements

Editorial Board recommends including a "Data Availability Statement" section in the manuscript, specifying whether the data is available through a repository, provided upon request, or contained directly within the article.

References to data sets should be included in the reference list, citing the data identifier (e.g., DOI).

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 both authors and readers.

The editorial board ensures open online access to the current issue and the journal archive. Each article is published on the journal’s official website as a separate full-text item with proper bibliographic metadata and is available for reading, viewing, downloading, and citation. Published materials may be used for scientific, educational, and informational purposes provided that proper reference is made to the source of publication..

In order to ensure long-term preservation and continuous access, electronic versions of publications are archived on the journal’s official website and in the repository of the founding publisher. Archiving is carried out with the preservation of full-text articles, metadata, issue publication details, and persistent electronic links.

The technical support for archiving includes server storage, backup of electronic files, maintenance of the archive of previous issues, stable access to full texts through the journal’s official website and repository, as well as preservation of materials in widely used electronic document formats suitable for long-term use.

The guarantees of open access include the uninterrupted functioning of the journal’s web resource, preservation of the archive of published materials, availability of backup copies, and placement of publications in an open electronic environment that ensures their long-term accessibility for users.