The Journal "Мultiversum. Philosophical almanac" adheres to the principles of editorial independence, transparency, and international publication ethics standards, in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) – Editor as Author (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) – Recommendations (ICMJE).

Publication procedure of the editor-in-chief and members of the editorial board:

- The Editor-in-Chief and members of the editorial board may submit their own articles to the journal.
- Such materials undergo a standard review procedure, including double "blind" review.
- To ensure objectivity, an independent editor is appointed who has no conflict of interest with the authors.
- Reviewers are selected from among external experts who are not members of the editorial board.
- The final decision on publication is made by the independent editor after receiving the reviews.

Principles of Independence:

- The Editor-in-Chief and members of the Editorial Board do not participate in making decisions regarding their own publications.
- All materials are evaluated solely on the basis of scientific value, relevance to the journal's topic, and compliance with ethical standards.
- Conflicts of interest must be declared and eliminated at all stages.

Editor-in-Chief

• Recuses from the editorial process when handling manuscripts they have authored or co-authored.
• To review a manuscript where the editor-in-chief is an author or co-author, the editorial board appoints an independent editor who has no conflict of interest.
• Manuscripts authored by the Editor-in-Chief undergo the standard double-blind peer review process with the involvement of external reviewers.

Editorial Board Members

• Members of the Editorial Board recuse from participation in the editorial process for manuscripts they have submitted.
• The manuscript is reviewed by an independent editor who has no conflict of interest and is not affiliated with the author.
• The manuscript of a member of the editorial board undergoes a standard procedure of double anonymous peer review with the involvement of external reviewers.
• Publication statistics of Editorial Board members are monitored regularly to prevent disproportionate representation in the Journal.

Editorial Staff

• Editorial staff are required to adhere to the same principles of independence and conflict-of-interest management as Editorial Board members.
• The manuscript of the editorial staff undergoes a standard procedure of double anonymous peer review with the involvement of external reviewers.