The editorial board of the journal «Actual problems of innovation economy and law» strictly adheres to the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) standards in resolving ethical disputes. The procedure for considering complaints covers all aspects of academic integrity, including plagiarism, data falsification, copyright infringement, undeclared conflicts of interest, and improper behavior by participants in the editorial process.

Submission procedure: Any interested person (author, reviewer, or reader) may initiate consideration by sending a written application to the editorial office’s email address. The application must contain a detailed description of the circumstances and evidence base. We guarantee the confidentiality of the investigation and consider anonymous reports provided they are justified.

Procedure and consequences: The investigation is conducted by a temporary commission under the leadership of the editor-in-chief (or an authorized person if the complaint concerns management). Based on the analysis results, the editorial board decides whether to make corrections to the article, withdraw it (retract), inform the author’s institution, or ban further publications. In the event of disagreement with the decision, the applicant has the right to appeal to the university’s ethics committee.