Open Science Policy

The journal "Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Psychology" supports the principles of Open Science, which encompass the following practices:

  1. Early and open dissemination of research;

  2. Research data management;

  3. Ensuring the reproducibility of results;

  4. Open access to research findings.

The Editorial Board encourages authors to adhere to ethical principles during data collection and use, and to apply proper citation practices. The Journal implements Open Science principles by maintaining fair peer-review practices, conducting transparent editorial processes, and promoting the openness and reproducibility of research results.

Principles of Responsible Assessment

The editorial practices of the "Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Psychology" embody the recommendations and approaches outlined in the DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment). Accordingly, the Editorial Board adheres to the general DORA recommendation:

  • Do not use journal-based metrics, such as the Impact Factor, as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles.

The Journal applies the following DORA approaches:

  • Contextualizing Metrics: Presents a range of metrics (e.g., 5-year Impact Factor, EigenFactor, SCImago, h-index, average editorial and publication time, etc.) to provide a more comprehensive view of the journal’s performance.

  • Article-level Metrics: Makes a range of article-level metrics available to encourage a shift toward assessment based on the scientific content of the article rather than the bibliometric indicators of the journal in which it is published.

  • Responsible Authorship: Promotes responsible authorship practices and the provision of information on the specific contribution of each author (e.g., via CRediT taxonomy).

  • Unrestricted References: Imposes no restrictions on the reuse of reference lists in scientific articles and makes them available under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0).

  • Citation Practices: Does not require, where appropriate, the citation of original research instead of review articles, in order to give credit to the group(s) that first reported the findings.

  • Diverse Research Outputs: Recognizes and accepts for publication various scientific outputs beyond traditional research articles.

Adherence to FAIR Principles

The Editorial Board of the "Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Psychology" believes that all research-related data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR).

We request that authors store the data underlying their research in appropriate repositories. We encourage authors to evaluate their research data using the following tools:

The Editorial Board advises authors to manage their research data effectively, specifically by developing and following a Data Management Plan (DMP) based on established templates (e.g., DMPonline or DMPTool) to prevent data distortion during the research process.

Research Data Deposition Policy

The Journal encourages open access to research data associated with publications.

The "Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Psychology" requires authors to deposit research-related data in the institutional repository eKNUTSHIR (https://ir.library.knu.ua/home), within the KNU community on Zenodo, or in any other subject-specific or general-purpose repository (Repository Registry – https://www.re3data.org/). Depositing datasets in repositories ensures long-term preservation and the assignment of persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI).

Links to all published datasets must be included in the article's metadata. The Editorial Board encourages authors to describe research datasets according to FAIR principles and, where possible, ensure their availability under open licenses (e.g., CC BY or CC0).