Publishing Policies

Open Access Statement

The Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Full-text access to scientific articles of the journal is presented on the official website in the Archives section.

Open Access Policy

Authors grant the Journal of Nano and Electronic Physics the right of first publication of their manuscript under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY) license. Articles are published on an open access basis.

The CC-BY license allows users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, provided that the author is credited.

The publisher, editorial board, and reviewers of the Journal of Nano and Electronic Physics are committed to ensuring that the principles of transparency and best practices in scientific publishing are applied to all published content, including special issues. The publisher and editors are responsible for promoting accessibility, diversity, fairness, and inclusivity in all aspects of the publication.

The journal's editorial board guarantees that its editorial decisions are based solely on scientific merit and are not influenced by the origin of the manuscript, nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, gender, culture, religion, or individual characteristics of the authors.

Retractions and Post-Publication Corrections

All the corrections and retraction notices should be supplemented by the corresponding notification. The Corresponding Author should notify the Editorial Board immediately if they discover errors, typos or other corrections in an article that may change the data interpretation and reliability. All the changes will be evaluated by the Editorial Board.

A retraction may also be made if a significant error is made in the article. The grounds for retraction may be:
– academic plagiarism and/or incorrect references and their careless design discovered after publication;
– duplication of a published article in several editions;
– detection of facts of falsification and fabrication of research results in the article;
– detection of critical errors, shortcomings, etc. in the work, in particular in the methodology of conducting research, the methodology of processing research results and in their interpretation, etc.;
– manipulation of authorship, namely, the inclusion in the authorship team of persons who, based on their scientific contribution, cannot be considered authors, or the absence of persons who, based on their scientific contribution, should be considered authors of the article;
– concealment from the editorial board and reviewers of a conflict of interest that became known during the preparation of the article;
– republishing the article without the consent of the authorship team. According to a reasoned decision of the editorial board, grounds for retraction may also include other violations of academic integrity, in particular, those defined by the regulatory framework of Sumy State University.

A retraction can also be made if an essential error has occurred in the article. All the issues concerning the retraction procedure will be proceeded according to the COPE’s Retraction Guidelines. The final decision to retract an article will be made by the Editorial Board. Authors and institutions can also send a request to retract articles of the affiliated persons.

Studies in humans and animals

If the work involves the use of human subjects, the author should ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans. The manuscript should be in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals and aim for the inclusion of representative human populations (sex, age and ethnicity) as per those recommendations. The terms sex and gender should be used correctly.

Authors should include a statement in the manuscript that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human subjects. The privacy rights of human subjects must always be observed.

All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines and should be carried out in accordance with EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, or the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the authors should clearly indicate in the manuscript that such guidelines have been followed. The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Authors should declare Conflicts of Interest that could affect the presentation or interpretation of research results, including:

financial (employment, membership, employment, consultancies, grants, licensing, etc.);
non-financial (affiliations, professional and/or personal relationships, etc.).

If there is any conflict of interest (in the opinion of the Authors), the corresponding author should collect all the conflicts of interest disclosures from all the authors and indicate all the items in a declaration letter during the manuscript submission. The role of sponsors in conducting research, writing a manuscript, and agreeing to submit it should also be noted.

The Editor is obliged to assign Reviewers based on the absence of any conflicts of interest. For this purpose, the Editor should compare the affiliations of Authors and Reviewers, check the absence of their joint publications in international databases, and their participation in joint projects. If there is any conflict of interest, the Editor should assign another impartial reviewer.

Using an Artificial Intelligence

Authors should not use artificial intelligence capabilities at any stage of manuscript preparation.

Publication of manuscripts is free

Publication Ethics

The editorial policy of the publication is aimed at adhering to ethical standards adopted by the international scientific community. The activities of the editorial board in this direction are based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics, as well as the valuable experience of reputable international journals and publishing houses.

An important condition for accepting an article for publication is the presence of new original scientific results that have not been published anywhere before.

Any controversial issues (financial, academic, personal, etc.) are carefully considered by the members of the editorial board. If suspicions related to possible plagiarism or falsification of results are confirmed, the article is unconditionally rejected.

All relations on issues of publishing ethics that arise between the authors and the editorial board of the publication and are not regulated by this document are regulated by the generally accepted international standards of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

All authors, editors, expert reviewers, and the journal publisher are responsible for adhering to ethical standards at all stages of their participation in the submission of manuscripts and their subsequent publication in the journal.

Fabrication and Falsification

The authors of submitted manuscripts or published articles that are found to have fabricated or falsified the results, including the manipulation of images, may incur sanctions, and published articles may be retracted.

Plagiarism Prevention Policy

The editorial board of the Journal of Nano and Electronic Physics takes a critical view of claims of intellectual property rights infringement, plagiarism, ethical disputes and fraud and works to prevent potential intellectual property rights infringements in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine.

The editorial board ensures that the process of publishing articles complies with international standards and requirements.

If the author becomes aware of possible plagiarism, fraud or infringement, we recommend that you contact the editorial board.

Each article undergoes a preliminary check:

Checking the article for plagiarism. For all articles submitted for review, the degree of uniqueness of the author's text is determined using the StrikePlagiarism software.
In cases of plagiarism detection, the manuscript is rejected.
The authors of the publications are responsible for the reliability of the information provided in the articles, the accuracy of data, titles, quotes, and surnames.
If plagiarism is detected, the authors of the submitted materials are responsible.

The publisher and editors work to identify and prevent the publication of materials that violate scientific research, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification, etc. If the publisher or editors of the journal become aware of any violations in articles that have already been published in the journal, decisions are made in accordance with COPE recommendations.

Multiple Submissions

Journal of Nano- and Electronic Physics publishes papers, which have not been previously published and are not submitted for publication elsewhere, and which contain the original results of experimental and theoretical research in the field of condensed matter physics, film materials science, micro- and nanoelectronics; research aimed at developing mathematical methods for describing processes and phenomena in nanoscale objects; the influence of various types of radiation on the properties of nanoscale materials; applied aspects of nano- and electronic physics.

Citation Manipulation

Authors whose submitted manuscripts are found to include citations whose primary purpose is to increase the number of citations to a given author’s work, or to articles published in a particular journal, may incur sanctions. Editors and reviewers must not ask authors to include references merely to increase citations to their own or an associate’s work, to the journal, or to another journal they are associated with.

Authorship and Acknowledgments

All listed authors must have made a significant scientific contribution to the research in the manuscript, approved its claims, and agreed to be an author. It is important to list everyone who made a significant scientific contribution. Anyone who contributed to the research or manuscript preparation, but is not an author, should be acknowledged with their permission.

Authorship criteria.

A person may be considered an author of an article if:

Made significant contributions to the conception or structure of the article, or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the article;
Wrote the article or critically reviewed it for significant scientific content;
Provided final approval of the text for publication;
Agreed to take responsibility for all aspects of the article, ensuring that questions regarding the reliability and accuracy of any part of the article are appropriately addressed.

Individuals who do not meet all four criteria for authorship should not be listed as authors, but should be appropriately acknowledged in the Acknowledgment. Activities such as obtaining funding, general supervision of the research team, administrative support, as well as writing assistance, technical editing, language editing, and proofreading do not in themselves confer authorship. Furthermore, an artificial intelligence cannot be recognized as an author because it cannot meet the criteria for authorship or assume responsibility for the submitted article.

The article should identify one author who is responsible for communicating with the Editorial Office. Information about this person should be provided in the Cover Letter. The author responsible for communication is the primary contact for the editors, responsible for processing the article on behalf of the authorship team. This person has the right to raise reasoned objections to the reviewers or initiate the removal of the article. To avoid misunderstandings within the editorial team, between editors and authors, the executive editor sends copies of correspondence with the corresponding author to all co-authors.

Identifying the contribution of authors is a key aspect of publishing articles, especially in the context of scientific papers. Contribution includes various elements such as conceptualization and design, data collection, analysis and interpretation, writing and editing, peer review and editing, and securing funding. All individuals or institutions that participated in the preparation of the study should be appropriately acknowledged in the article.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licensethat allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Copyright information will be posted in the online and printed versions of the publication.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) before and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
The authors reserve the right to
а. Use the materials of the article in whole or in part for educational purposes.
b. To use the materials of the article in whole or in part for writing their own dissertations.
c. Use the materials of the article to prepare abstracts, conference reports, and oral presentations.
d. Place electronic copies of the article (including the final electronic version downloaded from the official website of the journal) on:
- personal web resources of all authors (websites, web pages, blogs, etc.);
- web resources of the institutions where the authors work (including electronic institutional repositories);
- non-commercial open access web resources (e.g., arXiv.org).

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Privacy Policy

The editorial office operates within the framework of the law on the protection of personal data and with the preservation of confidentiality.
The data specified by the user during registration are used within the framework of cooperation with the author and in no case will they be transferred to third parties or organizations without the consent of the author.
The names and e-mail addresses specified by users during registration on this site will be used exclusively for the implementation of technical tasks: sending notifications about the publication of new issues and contacting authors, reviewers or editors in the process of preparing articles for publication.
Authors must provide all data and materials presented in the article at the request of the editorial office. Provided that this does not violate the anonymity of interviewing people during the research.
Authors must always obtain written consent for publication from persons who can recognize themselves or have been recognized by others (for example, from photographs). Personal information may be published without explicit consent if the public interest prevails, if it is impossible to obtain consent and the person would not object to publication.
Editors always protect the confidentiality of individual information obtained in the course of research and other professional activities.
The author has the right to refuse to receive communications by writing a letter to the editorial office.
Editors and reviewers are prohibited from disclosing information and data presented in manuscripts before their publication online.

General Obligations and Responsibilities of the Parties

The editorial board and publisher of the Journal of Nano and Electronic Physics are committed to adhering to and maintaining standards of ethical conduct at all stages of the publication process. We closely monitor standards and best practices to ensure compliance with publication requirements.

Duties and responsibilities of editors

The editors are responsible for everything published in this journal, namely:

Editors act in a balanced, objective and fair manner in the performance of their duties, without discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, ethnic or geographical origin of the authors.
All articles are considered and accepted solely taking into account their academic merit, without commercial influence, maintaining fidelity to the principles of scientific integrity;
The editorial board promptly responds to any complaints of an ethical or conflicting nature regarding the work of the journal and ensures the resolution of all problematic situations. The editors are always ready to publish corrections, explanations, refutations (withdrawal of articles) and apologies when necessary. The editorial board provides authors with sufficient opportunity to respond to any complaints. All complaints are investigated regardless of when the original publication was approved. All documents related to such complaints are retained.
The editors are constantly working to improve their journal, taking into account suggestions from readers, reviewers, and members of the editorial board on ways to improve the journal.
During the editorial and publishing process, the editorial board provides technical and informational support to journal users.
The editorial board guarantees the confidentiality of materials submitted to the journal throughout the editorial and publishing process, taking into account the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Personal Data Protection" and the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR.

Editors strive to meet the needs of readers and authors.

Responsibilities of the editorial board

The editorial board ensures that all published articles and reviews are peer-reviewed by specialists who have the necessary qualifications.
The editorial board develops a policy of transparency, providing the maximum amount of information about the origin of articles;
The editorial board informs readers about the steps that ensure that all articles (regardless of authorship and article by journal staff or members of the editorial board) receive an objective and impartial assessment.
The editors make decisions about which articles are published solely on the basis of their quality and proximity to the journal's topic, without interference from the journal owner/publisher.
The editorial board and editorial policies are independent of any influences, in particular political, religious, administrative, financial, etc. All decisions are made objectively and impartially, in accordance with publication ethics and editorial policy.
The editorial board of the journal relies on the developments of the Committee on Publication Ethics (Great Britain), Elsevier publishing house (Netherlands), and other foreign editorial associations and information systems in its work.

The Journal of Nano and Electronic Physics is published in accordance with the principles of academic integrity, equal opportunities, and respect for diversity, including impartiality with respect to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, or political views. The decisions of the editorial board are based solely on a professional assessment of the quality of the materials submitted for consideration.

Cooperation with authors

The editorial board provides authors with detailed instructions and a description of the editorial and publishing process. In case of any deviations from the described process, the editors provide explanations to the author. The editorial board informs about the deadlines for accepting materials, making decisions about their publication, and the dates of publication of issues.
The editors publish complete requirements for authors of articles. These rules are regularly updated. The criteria used to determine who can be considered the author of the article and who can be considered a person who has contributed to the publication are clearly stated, in accordance with established standards.
The editorial board determines the criteria for evaluating materials and carries out an effective selection of reviewers for each individual manuscript (i.e., persons who are able to provide a competent assessment of the work, and who have no ties to this work and any conflict of interest); The authors are provided with detailed comments from the reviewers. The editorial board reserves the right to make minor literary editing and correction of texts while preserving the author's style.
The editors' decisions on acceptance or rejection of an article are based on the significance of the article, its relevance, originality, novelty, clarity of presentation, reliability of the information provided, and its compliance with the scientific direction and requirements of the journal.
If the manuscript contains many controversial points (for example, negative reviews about the quality of the article from reviewers, or if the article has not been finalized by the author taking into account the reviewers' comments), the editorial board cannot approve it for publication.
New editors do not have the right to cancel decisions on the publication of articles made by previous editors, unless serious problems are identified in the publication.
At the author's request, the manuscript may be withdrawn from consideration and archived in the journal system (with the subsequent possibility of reinstating the submission in the queue). To do this, the author must contact the editor with a corresponding request.
Authors must maintain accurate records of data related to their submitted manuscript and provide access to these data upon request (if appropriate and permitted by the employer, funding body and other interested parties). Authors must retain the data for their sharing and future use by other scientists.
Authors confirm that the submitted manuscript is not under consideration or accepted for publication elsewhere. If part of the material is identical to previously published or submitted research, the sources used must be acknowledged and cited. In addition, the editor is provided with a copy of any manuscript that may contain the same or closely related material.
Authors confirm that all work in the submitted manuscript is original and acknowledges and cites content reproduced from other sources.
Authors are required to make changes to the manuscript and correct errors that are discovered.
Authors must warn of any potential conflicts of interest (for example, if the author has competing interests (real or (obvious) that could be considered as an undue influence on his/her duties at any stage of the publication process).
Authors should immediately notify the journal editor or publisher if a significant error is discovered in their publication. They should cooperate with the editor and publisher to publish error reports, corrections, or retractions of the manuscript, if deemed necessary.
Editors use the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) schemes in cases of suspected misconduct and disputes about authorship, and publish information on how controversial issues are resolved.
The editorial board respects and takes into account the wishes of authors that a particular person should not review their work, if they are justified and appropriate.
Authors should ensure that any research involving humans or animals complies with national, local, and institutional laws and requirements (e.g., WMA Declaration of Helsinki, NIH Policy on the Use of Laboratory Animals, EU Directive on the Use of Animals) and confirm that permission has been obtained and their actions approved.

Cooperation with readers

The editorial board ensures that readers are properly informed and notified of newly published content.
The editorial board ensures that all published scientific materials have been reviewed and peer-reviewed by qualified experts and specialists.
The editors use procedures that encourage accuracy, completeness, and clarity of research presentation, including technical editing and the use of appropriate manuals and process maps.
The editorial board develops a policy of transparency and provides maximum disclosure of information about articles.

The editorial board informs readers about the steps taken to ensure that all articles (including articles by journal staff or editorial board members) receive an objective and unbiased evaluation.

Cooperation with reviewers

Reviewers contribute to the quality of the published article by objectively reviewing the manuscript. The review process is fair, objective, unbiased, and timely.
The editorial board asks the reviewer to inform the editor of any potential competing interests before agreeing to review the assigned material. All judgments and conclusions in the peer review process must be objective; reviewers should not have competing interests
The editorial board asks the reviewers to report all cases of plagiarism, to notify the editor of any published or submitted content that is substantially similar to the review.
Reviewers are not allowed to disclose the data presented in the manuscripts before their publication, in order to preserve the confidentiality of any information provided by the editor or author. Reviewers may not store or copy the manuscript. Reviewers should indicate as examples for their recommendations those studies that have already been published but not yet cited.
The editorial board recognizes the work of reviewers in the journal and sends reviewers a message of gratitude for their contribution to the journal.
The editorial board analyzes the quality of reviewers' work and takes steps to ensure that the review process is at a high level. The editorial board ensures that the qualifications of all reviewers correspond to the level of a professional publication, and adjusts their composition if necessary.
The editorial board terminates cooperation with reviewers who provide reviews of poor quality or with constant delays.
The editorial board uses a number of sources to identify potential reviewers (author proposals, specialized industry databases). The editorial board develops and maintains a database of relevant reviewers and constantly updates it based on an analysis of the reviewers' work.
The editorial board informs authors of all comments about their work made by reviewers, unless they contain offensive or defamatory remarks.