The publishing activity is conducted in accordance with the Regulations of the Publishing House. The Publishing Policy is defined by the Publishing House Programme Council, appointed by the Director and composed of national and international academics.

KOMAG Publishing House applies publication ethics principles aimed at preventing unethical publishing practices, including plagiarism and ghostwriting (i.e. publishing scientific work under another person’s authorship).

The publishing policy is based on the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), including the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors, the COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers, and the publication Good Practices in Review Procedures in Science.

Compliance with ethical standards ensures that all published materials are prepared with integrity, transparency, and academic honesty. The Publishing House operates a structured peer-review process for all submitted manuscripts. Peer review constitutes the primary mechanism for assessing the quality, originality, and scientific validity of submitted research.

The editors of Mining Machines ensure adherence to ethical standards by all parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.