EDITORIAL POLICY

The editorial board of the journal in their activities adheres to the following transnational principles:

• executes the requirements of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE);
• maintains editorial independence;
• guarantees the quality of published materials;
• systematically carries out work on the development of the journal;
• provides freedom of expression for the authors of materials and reviewers;
• guarantees respect of intellectual property rights;
• encourages and supports scientific honesty and integrity;
• gives preference to materials that meet high intellectual standards, as well as materials containing fundamentally new scientific information;
• informs authors about publication rules and publication requirements;
• provides anonymity in the “author – reviewer” relationships;
• develops recommendations, rules and forms for reviewing manuscripts;
• develops mechanisms to resolve conflicts of interest, eliminates any conflicts of interest according to the developed mechanism;
• promptly publishes corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when necessary;
• adheres to tolerance in communication.

The editorial board of the Journal of Visual Theology is responsible for the academic correctness and scientific level of the published materials. At the same time, following the principles of freedom of speech and independence of scientific search, the editorial board is ready to publish research, which conclusions do not necessarily coincide with the opinion of the editorial board. The work of the Journal is supported by the international community of scholars who profess high cultural values and are united by the ideal of honest scientific knowledge. There is no place for momentary political conjuncture on its pages. The Journal is not responsible for the political views of its authors and employees, if these views are not expressed on pages of the Journal, as well as for the positions of governments and academic institutions to which they belong.