The journal «Proceedings of the Forestry Academy of Sciences of Ukraine» consequently compiles with editorial standards COPE Code of Conduct, approved by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics).

Editorial Policy

The editorial board reserves the right to make minor reductions and edits to submitted articles, provided that the main conclusions and original style are preserved. The identity of the reviewers of each article cannot be disclosed to the author or third parties under any circumstances. Materials provided by authors for publication in the journal cannot be published in other journals or conference proceedings. The author is fully responsible for ensuring the originality of their article. They are also responsible for any plagiarism. The views expressed in the articles do not necessarily reflect those of the editorial board. Reproduction and translation of articles is permitted only with the author's and editors' consent.

The editorial board reserves the right to reject articles that do not meet the stated submission requirements, are irrelevant to the journal, contain significant grammatical, spelling and/or stylistic errors, or are otherwise unsuitable for publication in the journal, without providing an explanation for the decision.

All site visitors have free access to the full text of articles published in the journal. This enables authors to share their research materials with the scientific community.

Published journal articles are also made available on the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine website and the ICI World of Journals database. The articles' metadata is placed on international scientometric databases, which increases their visibility and likelihood of being cited.

 Ethics of Publications

The Editorial Board believes that ethical publication practices are an important part of editorial work and the peer review process. Preventing misconduct such as fraud and plagiarism is the responsibility of all those involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, publishers and institutions.

Authors must be aware of their responsibility for ensuring the novelty and reliability of the results of their scientific research, and must adhere to the following principles:

- to present the results of the research conducted reliably, without using erroneous or falsified data;
- guarantee that the research results covered in the article manuscript are completely original. The author must refer to the data, facts and evidence used in the text of the article and cite the original source appropriately. Citations must be properly formatted. It is imperative to acknowledge the contributions of other scientists to the research topic and to reference their work;
- not submit a manuscript of an article to the editorial office that has been sent to another journal, is under consideration, or has already been published in another publication.

The texts of the articles, tables, graphics and formulas are protected by copyright law.

The journal's editorial board categorically condemns plagiarism in articles as a violation of copyright and scientific ethics, and will take all possible measures to prevent it. In cases where plagiarism is detected, the authors of the submitted materials are responsible.

The author of an article is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of facts, quotes, proper names, geographical names, and the names of enterprises, organisations and institutions, as well as any other information included in the article. The opinions expressed in published articles may not coincide with the position of the editorial board, nor do they impose any obligations on it.