We strictly do not accept manuscripts from third parties, unless the third party is the organization (institution) in which the author/authors work.

Where an individual who is not listed as an author submits a manuscript on behalf of the author(s), a statement must be included in the Acknowledgements section of the manuscript and in the accompanying cover letter. The statements must:

• Disclose this type of editorial assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input
• Identify any entities that paid for this assistance
• Confirm that the listed authors have authorized the submission of their manuscript via third party and approved any statements or declarations, e.g. conflicting interests, funding, etc.

Editorial office reserves the right to deny consideration to manuscripts submitted by a third party rather than by the authors themselves.

At the same time, the advance payment amount covers the pre-press work with the article.

A refusal or confirmed withdrawal of the manuscript on the initiative of the author(s) sent by the editorial office to the e-mail of the author(s) indicated in the manuscript is a fact of confirmation of the work performed (pre-print preparation).

The amount paid according to paragraph 5 of the rules for submitting the manuscript of the article is counted as an advance for the pre-print preparation of the articles and is considered in payment after the decision to publish the article is made (Terms of payment).

A fact confirming the provision of the service is the publication of the accepted article on the publication’s website.

In the case that the author(s) committed deceptive/unfair/manipulative actions, which were aimed at obtaining a positive decision on acceptance of the article for publication, the payment made according to the invoice, after a positive decision on publication, is not returned.