About the TAE Editorial Board
The TAE team is responsible for developing and implementing the journal's ethics policies and - as appropriate - investigates and resolves issues related to scientific integrity and publishing ethics. It is also responsible for any changes to published articles.

TAE responsibilities
In the case of ethical issues, which often also involve legal issues, the first step in addressing the problem is communication, before seeking expert legal advice.
The initial discussion may require further investigation or broadening the scope of the discussion, such as:

• consideration of relevant organisations, employers or funding agencies (usually where litigation or misconduct by the author is being investigated).
• consultation of other publishers (taking into account confidentiality issues).
• Seeking advice from a Mutually Recognized Authority.

TAE filters complaints from authors in order to distinguish reasonable ones and to reduce duplicate or unfounded complaints in the following way:

• After an appropriate review of the editorial process and decision (e.g. the author provides an additional factual basis, the modification of the manuscript, the provision of additional material or the submission of a complaint against a conflict of interest or an unfair peer review), the complaint may be authorised to reverse the previous decision.
• The editor intervenes to mediate any communication between the author and the examiner during the peer review process. The editor can consult with other reviewers to make a final decision.
• After the author's complaint TAE shall state in writing the decision taken by the publisher, which shall be final.

Supervising the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in a safe, ethical and reliable manner.

ChatGPT and other tools based on large language models (LLM) can increase productivity and promote innovation. These tools cannot be accepted in the role of author of the article or listed as author. If the author uses a generative AI (GenAI) tool to create a manuscript (including any part of the manuscript), this should be described in an open, transparent and detailed manner in the methodology or introductory section. The author is responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by the tool and also for the accuracy of any references for which the tool generates the information. GenAI tools cannot be used to create, modify or manipulate primary research data and results. Spelling, grammar and general language editing tools are considered legitimate. Ultimately, the decision as to whether the GenAI tool is allowed rests with the publisher.

The use of GenAI tools in peer review can be done within the following limits:
Editors or reviewers can use the GenAI tool to improve the language of evaluation reports, and this will be communicated to the interlocutor. Editors or reviewers may not upload manuscripts (or any part of manuscripts, including images, forms) to GenAI tools or services. GenAI tools can use data for other purposes, which undermines the confidentiality of the evaluation process, violates the privacy of authors and reviewers, and infringes copyright. The peer review process is done by human reviewers empowered by TAE to review articles and are held responsible complying with the editorial policy and the peer review model. This process cannot be delegated to GenAI tools.

Author responsibilities
Each author is obliged to disclose their real identity and publish a personal address if correspondence (e.g. e-mail). The author's nomination represents the recognition and affirmation of the work performed by them, making them responsible for the reported research, assigns moral and legal rights (copyrights) and plays an important role in shaping an academic career.

Data availability statements
Data availability declarations are required for all published articles. During the peer review and editorial decision process, authors may be asked to make available existing datasets or raw data that have been analyzed in the manuscript.

Editors and staff of the magazine as authors
Editors or members of the editorial board do not participate in editorial decisions for articles they publish in TAE.

Integrity of research
Citations and references to appropriate relevant literature are an important part of academic publication and are also a shared responsibility of all stakeholders (authors, editors, reviewers). Authors should not over-circulate their own articles. In the absence of satisfactory academic justification, editors and reviewers are not entitled to require authors to add citations to their work. TAE discourages inappropriate citations and actively seeks to discourage citation cartels or any other manipulation of academic metering.

Error correction
The journal encourages readers and authors to notify the editor when they find an error. After receiving the notification, the journal approaches the authors and reviewers to correct material publication errors. If the errors detected are fundamental and vitiate the very essence of the research, the editorial office reserves the right to withdraw the article.

Author name change policy
If some authors wish to change their name, TAE will update the article and republish the updated metadata to indexing databases. The propagation speed of these changes is specific to each database. Due to the personal nature of these changes and in order to protect the identity of the author, TAE will not publicly announce such corrections and the co-authors will not be notified.

Death of an author
If a manuscript is submitted with a deceased author or if an author dies during the peer review, the co-authors must inform the editorial board. If the deceased author was a corresponding author, the group of authors should nominate a new person for this role. The corresponding author must confirm the contribution of the deceased author and any conflicts of interest. When published, a note will be added to the list of authors.

Commercial considerations
Editorial decisions may not be affected by any monetary or other personal benefits (visibility, political influence, etc.).
Articles will be considered strictly in terms of academic value and potential significance for the community to which the journal is addressed.

Editing of supplements and related publications
The editorial staff may publish supplements, special editions or other similar content financed by third parties (e.g. companies, academic entities, charities, etc.).
The journal will always indicate the name of the institution providing the funding and declare all relevant conflicts of interest.
Any commercial interest cannot override the peer review process.

Editorial independence
It is the responsibility of editors, authors and reviewers to disclose conflict of interest factors that may affect the objectivity of the submission or review of the manuscript, including economic interests. If this conflict exists, the editors of the journal, the members of the editorial board and the staff involved in the publication will issue a declaration of conflict of interest, specifying its validity in time. TAE will publish and maintain the updated declaration on the website of the journal; TAE will also post the ways to address conflicts of interest related to certain articles. Reviewers are instructed to disclose potential conflicts of interest and to ask the editor to voluntarily disqualify the reviewer when the situation so requires.

Withdrawal of an article
Following accidental errors during the research process, serious violations of ethics, data fabrication, large amounts of plagiarism or other reasons, some articles may be withdrawn. TAE follows the recommendations of the Publications Ethics Commission (COPE) for withdrawal.
If a withdrawal is published, a ‘RETRACTED’ watermark is added to the original article, which will continue to be available on the journal’s website for future reference. The withdrawal notice will also be published in the current edition of the magazine. Partial withdrawals may also be announced in those cases where the results are only partially wrong.

Expression of editorial reservations regarding some published articles
For complex, inconclusive or prolonged situations, an expression of concern may be published. If investigations into alleged or suspected research misconduct have not yet been completed or prove to be inconclusive, the editor may publish an expression of concern, detailing the points of concern and what actions, if any, are in progress.

Access
The editorial office provides free and open access to the entire publishing archive on the TAE website.