Academic Integrity Policy and Retraction Procedure. Plagiarism and Artificial Intelligence Policy

The journal publishes original articles and submissions from scholars and practitioners on all aspects of management and entrepreneurship, which have not been previously published in their current or substantially similar form.

By sending the manuscript for publication in Management and Entrepreneurship: Trends of Development journal authors automatically guarantee that manuscript submitted is original, has not been submitted anywhere else, is not currently under publication elsewhere and does not contain plagiarism in all its forms.

Applicants submitting articles are responsible for the content, originality and translation of the text of articles, their scientific level and accuracy of the information provided and warrant that their papers do not contain restricted information and do not infringe any existing copyright.

All articles are checked for plagiarism by the means of strikeplagiarism.com service to achieve authenticity of the texts.

All articles are freely available immediately upon posting on the METOD’s website.

1. Academic Integrity Policy and Retraction Procedure

1.1 General Provisions
The journal “Management and Entrepreneurship: Development Trends” adheres to high standards of academic integrity, which include:

  • honesty and transparency in presenting research results;

  • respect for intellectual property and authorship rights;

  • objectivity, impartiality, and confidentiality in the peer review process;

  • responsibility of authors, reviewers, and editorial board members for compliance with ethical standards.

1.2 Grounds for Retraction
A published article may be retracted in cases of:

  • plagiarism or self-plagiarism;

  • data fabrication or falsification;

  • significant methodological errors affecting the validity of the results;

  • duplicate publication without proper notification;

  • infringement of copyright or failure to disclose a conflict of interest;

  • other serious violations of academic integrity.

1.3 Retraction Procedure

  1. Allegations of ethical violations are submitted to the Editor-in-Chief or the Ethics Committee.

  2. The Ethics Committee conducts a thorough investigation, involving external experts and the article’s authors if necessary.

  3. Based on the investigation, the Committee prepares a written report with recommendations, which may include:

    • correction of the article;

    • retraction of the article;

    • publication of an official statement regarding the ethical violation.

  4. The Editor-in-Chief approves the final decision on retraction.

  5. Retracted articles remain in the journal’s archive with the label “Retracted”, and an official notice explaining the reasons and date of retraction is published on the journal’s website.

1.4 Appeals
Authors may appeal the retraction decision within 14 days of receiving notification. Appeals are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with an independent external expert.

2. Plagiarism Policy

  1. All submissions are checked for plagiarism before peer review.

  2. Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are considered serious breaches of academic integrity. In case of detection:

    • during peer review, the manuscript is rejected;

    • after publication, the article is subject to retraction;

    • authors may be warned or suspended from future submissions.

  3. Authors must provide original data and properly cite all sources.

3. Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-Supported Technologies

  1. Use of AI tools (e.g., text generators, automated data analysis systems) is allowed only as an auxiliary aid for:

    • grammar and style checking;

    • organization of data or statistical analysis;

    • formatting bibliographies and structured tables.

  2. Authors are required to:

    • disclose any use of AI in methodology or text;

    • not delegate scientific reasoning or conclusions entirely to AI without critical evaluation;

    • ensure accuracy, reliability, and scholarly responsibility for all results, even if AI-assisted.

  3. Misuse of AI that results in data falsification, misrepresentation, or unethical attribution is considered a violation of academic integrity and may lead to:

    • rejection of the manuscript;

    • retraction of the published article;

    • disciplinary actions against the author.