The Editorial Board of the “Scientific and Technical Bulletin of Livestock Farming Institute of NAAS of Ukraine” ensures a transparent and fair procedure for handling complaints regarding violations of academic integrity and ethical principles by authors, reviewers, or members of the journal’s editorial board.

Complaints must be submitted electronically to labinform@i.ua stating the nature of the violation. Complaints must include clear data about the applicant, a link to the publication, and a detailed description of the violation with evidence. Anonymous complaints are not considered.

A preliminary review of the complaint is conducted within 10 working days by the Editor-in-Chief, their deputy, or an authorized member of the editorial board. During this stage, an initial assessment of the complaint’s merits is performed (checking for relevance to the Publication’s scope and the presence of sufficient grounds for consideration), and a decision is made regarding further action. The applicant receives a notification regarding the registration of the complaint or a refusal to consider it.

In case of registration, an expert review of the complaint is conducted by a temporary commission of three editorial board members, with the involvement of independent experts if necessary.

Based on the results of the expert review, the editorial board makes a decision, which may include:

• rejecting the complaint as groundless;
• recognizing the violation as minor and suggesting corrections;
• recognizing the violation as significant and taking appropriate measures;
• refusal to publish the material;
• retraction of an already published article;
• prohibition on submitting materials for a certain period;
• notification of the violation to the author’s institution.

The total timeframe for considering a complaint is no more than 30 calendar days.