Technologies and Engineering

The journal is committed to ensuring fairness and transparency throughout the publication process; therefore, all authors, reviewers and editors are required to disclose any circumstances that could potentially influence the impartiality of their work. This policy aims to prevent personal interests from affecting research outcomes or editorial decisions, and to safeguard the integrity and reliability of published scholarship.

Conflicts of interest on the part of authors

When submitting a manuscript, authors must provide full disclosure of any situation that might compromise, or appear to compromise, their objectivity. This includes financial connections such as employment, consultancy fees, stock ownership, patent rights or any other form of remuneration, as well as non-financial considerations such as personal relationships, academic rivalries, ideological commitments or other affiliations. All declared conflicts will be published in a dedicated “Conflict of Interest” note at the end of the article. If no conflicts exist, the statement will read “None”.

Conflicts of interest on the part of reviewers

Reviewers are obliged to notify the Editorial Office of any factors that could hinder their ability to assess a manuscript independently and objectively. Such factors may involve financial or personal ties with the author(s) or with an organisation connected to the research, direct competition between the reviewer’s own work and the submitted manuscript, or any personal bias – whether favourable or unfavourable – that could affect judgement. If a conflict arises, reviewers must immediately inform the editors and decline to review the manuscript.

Conflicts of interest on the part of editors

Editors must exercise particular caution, as they are responsible for the final publication decision. If an editor has any financial, academic or personal connection that may compromise neutrality, they must recuse themselves from handling the manuscript. This includes situations in which the editor collaborates with the author, shares institutional affiliation, or appears as a co-author of the submitted work. In such cases, editorial responsibility is transferred to another editor or an independent expert is appointed.

The journal ensures complete transparency by publishing all disclosed conflicts of interest in a note accompanying each article. All participants in the publication process – authors, reviewers and editors – are expected to adhere to this policy in order to maintain the honesty, objectivity and credibility of scholarly communication.