Compliance with COPE, WAME, and DORA Principles

Compliance with COPE, WAME, and DORA Principles

The journal "Law and Sciences" is guided by the principles and recommendations of leading international organisations in the field of publication ethics and research assessment.

COPE — Committee on Publication Ethics

The editorial board adheres to the guidelines and best practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding:
- ethical standards for authors, reviewers, and editors;
- procedures for handling cases of publication ethics violations;
- article retraction procedures;
- management of conflicts of interest;
- ensuring transparency of the editorial process.
More information: https://publicationethics.org

WAME — World Association of Medical Editors

The journal follows the recommendations of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) regarding:
- editors' responsibilities towards authors, reviewers, and readers;
- independence of editorial decisions;
- ensuring the quality of the peer review process;
- transparency in disclosing conflicts of interest and funding sources.
More information: https://wame.org

DORA — San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

The journal supports the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), including:
- evaluating scholarly publications based on their content and quality, rather than on the metrics of the journal in which they are published;
- refraining from using journal impact factor as the primary criterion for assessing the quality of individual articles;
- promoting diverse forms of scholarly activity and research outputs;
- ensuring transparency of the metrics used for assessment.
More information: https://sfdora.org