The journal  is guided by the highest standards of publishing ethics and academic integrity in its activities, adhering to the principles and recommendations of leading international organizations and declarations: COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), WAME (World Association of Medical Editors), DORA (Declaration on Research Assessment) and others.

Our commitment to these standards ensures the trust of readers, authors and the scientific community in the quality and ethics of the journal's publications.

Adherence to COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) principles

The journal's editorial board fully supports and implements the Core Practices of COPE regarding publication ethics:

For editors:
- impartiality: making publication decisions based solely on scientific quality and research relevance;
- confidentiality: maintaining confidentiality of manuscripts and the review process;
- fairness: equal treatment of all authors regardless of their origin, gender, religion or political beliefs;
- transparency: openness of procedures and criteria for editorial decision-making.

For authors:
- originality: submission of only original, previously unpublished research;
- reliability: responsibility for the accuracy and reliability of provided data;
- full disclosure: declaration of all conflicts of interest and funding sources;
- co-authorship: including in the author list only those persons who made a significant contribution to the research.

Adherence to WAME (World Association of Medical Editors) principles
Although the journal "Psychology and social work" is not a medical publication, the editorial board recognizes the value of WAME recommendations for ensuring high standards of scientific publishing:

Ethical standards for human subject research: mandatory ethics committee approval for human subject research, obtaining informed consent from participants, ensuring confidentiality of personal data in accordance with GDPR and national legislation.
 
Conflicts of interest: clear identification and declaration of financial and non-financial conflicts of interest, transparency regarding research funding sources, independence of editorial decisions from commercial interests.
 
Reporting standards: adherence to international reporting standards (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, etc.), full disclosure of methodology and research limitations, ensuring reproducibility of results.
 
Review policy: In accordance with WAME recommendations, the journal conducts mandatory double-blind peer review.

Support for the DORA Declaration (Declaration on Research Assessment)
 
The journal fully supports the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and commits to focusing primarily on scientific content rather than quantitative indicators of the publication or journal, promoting diverse assessment metrics, including alternative metrics (altmetrics), considering different types of research outputs (data, software, patents, etc.), supporting and encouraging authors towards open access and open science. Publication decisions are made solely based on scientific quality and novelty, refusing discrimination based on the "prestige" principle of the author(s)' previous publications.