About us

Zaslavsky Publishing House is an independent academic publisher based in Ukraine, specializing in the publication of peer-reviewed medical journals in accordance with international publishing standards and best editorial practices.

Working in close cooperation with universities, professional medical societies, research institutions, and other non-profit organizations, we publish more than ten open-access scientific journals covering various fields of medicine and healthcare.

We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of scientific publishing through rigorous editorial and peer-review processes, publication ethics, and transparency. Our mission is to disseminate high-quality medical research that is relevant both nationally and internationally, making it freely accessible to researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, and policymakers worldwide.

Our journals are indexed in leading international bibliographic databases and are recognized by the global scientific community for their academic quality and contribution to medical science.

Journals

Ethics Policy

Zaslavsky Publishing House is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and academic integrity. We promote honesty, transparency, and responsibility throughout the editorial and publishing process. Authors, reviewers, editors, and the publisher are expected to adhere to internationally recognized ethical principles.

Our editorial policies are based on the recommendations of the following organizations:

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

World association of medical editors (WAME)

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must ensure that the submitted manuscript is original, has not been published previously in any language, and is not under consideration by another journal.

All sources must be appropriately cited. Zaslavsky Publishing House does not tolerate plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, data falsification, image manipulation, or any other form of scientific misconduct.

Authors are required to:

  • disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest;
  • acknowledge all sources of research funding;
  • ensure that all listed authors have made a substantial contribution to the work and that no eligible contributor has been omitted;
  • accept full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the published work.

Responsibilities of Editors and Reviewers

Editors and reviewers evaluate manuscripts solely on the basis of their scientific merit, originality, methodological quality, and relevance to the journal’s scope.

Peer review is conducted confidentially. Information regarding submitted manuscripts, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and editorial decisions is not disclosed to third parties except where required by accepted ethical standards.

Editors and reviewers must evaluate manuscripts fairly and without discrimination based on gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, institutional affiliation, political beliefs, or any other non-scientific factors.

Handling Allegations of Misconduct

All allegations of publication misconduct are investigated in accordance with the COPE Core Practices and relevant COPE guidance.

Where appropriate, the editorial office may request explanations from the authors or contact the authors’ institutions for further investigation.

If plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, or any other serious breach of publication ethics is confirmed, the manuscript may be rejected or, if already published, retracted.

Retractions are conducted in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines. Retracted articles remain part of the scholarly record to preserve the integrity of the scientific literature and are clearly marked as retracted together with the reason for retraction.

Open Access Policy

Zaslavsky Publishing House is committed to the principles of open access to scientific knowledge. All journals published by the Publishing House provide immediate, free, and unrestricted online access to the full text of published articles.

The funding model may vary between journals. Some journals operate under the Diamond Open Access model, with no publication fees for either authors or readers, while others apply an Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover the costs of editorial processing, peer review, and publication. Information about the open access model and applicable APCs, where relevant, is available on the official website of each journal.

Zaslavsky Publishing House follows the principles of transparency and best practices in scholarly publishing recommended by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Authors are encouraged to archive the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, or other non-commercial platforms, provided that appropriate acknowledgment of the original publication is given.

All publications of Zaslavsky Publishing House are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation in any medium, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original source.

Archiving Policy

All materials published in journals are archived in the National Library «Наукова періодика України». 

The digital archive of Journals is permanently preserved by LOCKSS.

Advertising Policy

Zaslavsky Publishing House may accept advertising for publication in the print and online versions of its journals and on the official journal websites.

All advertisements are subject to prior review. The Publishing House reserves the right to reject any advertisement that is inconsistent with applicable laws, publication ethics, the editorial policy of a journal, or that may adversely affect the journal’s scientific reputation.

The publication of advertising does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any advertised product, service, organization, or manufacturer by Zaslavsky Publishing House, the journal, or its editorial board.

Editorial decisions regarding the review, peer review, acceptance, and publication of manuscripts are made independently and are not influenced by advertising, sponsorship, or other commercial considerations.

Neither Zaslavsky Publishing House nor its journals accept responsibility for the accuracy of claims made in advertisements.

For advertising inquiries, please contact: oleksandrzaslavsky@gmail.com.

For Authors

Zaslavsky Publishing House supports the principles of open access and publishes all journals under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

By submitting a manuscript to one of our journals, authors agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain the copyright to their work while granting the journal the right of first publication under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. Authors grant the Publisher a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual license to publish, distribute, archive, index, translate, and reproduce the article in both print and electronic formats.
  3. Authors warrant that the submitted manuscript is original, does not infringe the rights of third parties, and that they have obtained all necessary permissions for the use of text, figures, photographs, tables, and any other copyrighted material included in the manuscript.
  4. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the information presented in the article, proper citation of sources, disclosure of conflicts of interest, and acknowledgment of research funding.
  5. After publication, authors are free to deposit the published version of their article in institutional repositories, personal websites, scholarly networking platforms, or other non-commercial resources, provided that full citation of the original publication is included.
  6. Published articles may be shared, reproduced, distributed, and adapted in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and the original publication.

Detailed instructions for authors, manuscript preparation requirements, submission procedures, and publication conditions are available on the website of each individual journal.

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Contacts

Registered address: 39A, apt. 2, Volodymyra Ivasiuka Avenue, Kyiv, 04210, Ukraine

Zaslavsky Oleksandr — Publisher
e-mail: zaslavsky1966@gmail.com