Policy on research involving humans, animals or biological materials

Although in mathematics, articles do not directly concern research involving humans, animals or their biological materials, and the journal has never published such articles. However, if an article is written at the intersection of mathematics and medicine (for example, mathematical modelling of certain biological processes), the journal’s editorial board recommends adhering to the guidelines of the Precarpathian Bulletin of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Pulse. These are set out below.

When preparing articles, it is recommended to adhere to the "Recommendations for the conduct, description, editing and publication of scientific work in medical journals" of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and use the following schemes developed by international organizations in the field of health (EQUATOR , Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research):

- when preparing articles reflecting the results of randomized clinical trials - "CONSORT 2010 checklist of information to include when reporting a randomizes trial" ;

- the preparation of articles , reflecting the results of non-experimental studies - «of The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational the Studies in Epidemiology (the STROBE) a Statement: guidelines for Reporting Observational studies» ;

- when preparing systematic reviews - "PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)" ;

- when preparing a description of clinical cases - "The CARE Guidelines: Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development" ;

- when preparing articles reflecting the results of qualitative research - "SRQR (Standards for reporting qualitative research)" ;

- when preparing articles reflecting the results of predictive studies - "STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies" .

By submitting a manuscript to the editorial office, authors are required to confirm that research involving patients was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the relevant committee (institutional and/or national) and in full compliance with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects.

In the case of manuscripts reporting studies involving laboratory animals, authors must indicate that the research was carried out in accordance with the applicable institutional and/or national guidelines for the use of laboratory animals, as well as the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.