Code of ethics for authors

The serial Research Announcements “Heritage BG” publishes original research studies that have not been published elsewhere. When submitting a manuscript for review, authors must confirm that it is original. All individuals who contributed to the creation of the manuscript must be listed as co-authors. Each listed author must have contributed to the manuscript creation. The titles and the content of articles are the responsibility of the authors, including the accuracy of the facts, data and names stated. It is authors' responsibility to avoid plagiarism in any form. All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism.

Authors must strictly adhere to the bibliographic citation rules for references as applied in Research Announcements “Heritage BG”. Any issues related to identified conflicts of interest or claims regarding bibliographic references, the use of quotations used, and authorship after publication must be resolved in accordance with established procedures outside the serial.

If the authors violate ethical principles, the manuscript may be rejected at any stage of the publication process. If it has already been published, the Editorial Board will unilaterally withdraw the article.

By submitting a manuscript for review, authors provide the serial Research Announcements “Heritage BG” with the right to publish the work under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Authors retain all rights to the work, including its postprint version, in various repositories, and must mention that the article was first published in the serial Research Announcements “Heritage BG”.

Authors are required to cooperate during the entire publication process. They must make any revisions and corrections recommended by the reviewers.