Open Science Policy

The journal “Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, series in Geography” supports the principles of Open Science, which encompass the following practices:

  1. Early and open dissemination of research results
  2. Research data management
  3. Ensuring reproducibility of results
  4. Open access to research outputs

The Editorial Board encourages authors to adhere to ethical standards in data collection and use, and to apply proper citation practices.

The journal implements Open Science principles by maintaining fair peer-review practices, conducting transparent editorial processes, and promoting openness and reproducibility of research results.

Principles of Responsible Research Assessment

The editorial practices of the journal "Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, series in Geography" follow the recommendations and approaches outlined in the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). In particular, the Editorial Board adheres to the general DORA recommendation:

  • Not to use journal-based metrics, such as the impact factor, as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles.

The journal applies the following DORA-aligned approaches:

  1. Presents journal performance indicators within the context of a range of journal metrics (e.g., 5-year impact factor, Eigenfactor, SCImago, h-index, average time to editing and publication), thereby providing a more comprehensive understanding of the journal.
  2. Makes a variety of article-level metrics available to promote assessment based on the scientific content of the article rather than on the bibliometric indicators of the journal in which it is published.
  3. Promotes responsible authorship practices and requires disclosure of each author’s specific contribution.
  4. Places no restrictions on the reuse of reference lists in scientific articles and makes them available under the terms of the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication.
  5. Where appropriate, it does not require citation of original research, instead of review articles, allowing proper credit to the group(s) who first reported the findings.
  6. Recognises and considers for publication a variety of scholarly outputs, not limited exclusively to research articles.

Compliance with FAIR Principles

The Editorial Board of “Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, series in Geography” maintains that all research data underlying publications should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR).

We ask authors to deposit the data underlying their research in appropriate repositories.

We encourage authors to assess their research data using the following tools FAIRAware,  Fair Data Self-Assessment Tool. 

The Editorial Board advises authors to manage research data correctly, including the preparation of a Data Management Plan (DMP) using available templates (e.g., https://lnu.se/en/medarbetare/researcher/researcher5/Research-data/, https://dmponline.dcc.ac.uk/, https://dmptool.org/) and to adhere to it to avoid data distortion during the research process.

Research Data Deposition Policy

The journal “Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, series in Geography” encourages open access to research data associated with publications.

The journal requires authors to deposit research data in:

Depositing datasets in repositories ensures long-term preservation and assignment of persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI).

References to all published datasets must be included in the article metadata.

The Editorial Board encourages authors to describe research datasets in accordance with FAIR principles and, where possible, to make them available under open licenses (e.g., CC BY or CC0).