Open Access Policy
«Contemporary Issues in Metallurgy» is a «diamond» open-access journal.
All of its content is available free of charge.
Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search the full text of articles, and create HTML links to them without seeking permission from the author or publisher.
Archiving and self-archiving policy
Authors may post preprints (versions of manuscripts prior to peer review) and manuscripts recommended for publication following peer review in repositories, on authors’ personal websites, on social media (including ResearchGate, Academia.edu and others), on the websites of universities and research institutions, as well as the full text of articles at any time after their publication. In doing so, it is essential to provide complete bibliographic information (authors, article title, journal title, volume, issue, pages) about the original publication, including a link to the article’s DOI and licence.
The journal is archived in the Common Repository of the University of Science and Technologies and participates in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) – a distributed archiving system that creates permanent archives of the journal to preserve and restore the authentic original version of the content.
Electronic versions are sent to the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine for archiving.
Metadata Policy
The journal’s metadata is freely available to all and may be freely used by anyone under the terms of the Creative Commons Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication licence.
Adherence to the FAIR and DORA principles
The journal’s editorial board supports the principles of open science and adheres to the provisions of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), evaluating submitted manuscripts primarily on the basis of their scientific novelty, methodological soundness, reliability of the results obtained, practical significance and contribution to the development of technical sciences, mechanical engineering and machine building. When reviewing manuscripts, the editorial board does not use journal scientometric indicators (Impact Factor, CiteScore, and others), authors’ Hirsch indices, or other quantitative indicators as the primary criterion for assessing the scientific value of research.
The editorial board recognises the importance of various forms of presenting research results, including datasets, mathematical models, software, engineering developments, patents, design solutions and other scientific outcomes.
The editorial board also supports the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), aimed at ensuring the accessibility, transparency and reproducibility of scientific results. In accordance with the FAIR principles, research data must be:
– Findable – provided with appropriate metadata and persistent identifiers;
– Accessible – stored in reliable repositories with defined access conditions;
– Interoperable – available in formats suitable for exchange and machine processing;
– Reusable – sufficiently documented for further use by other researchers.
We encourage authors to disseminate research data, mathematical models, software, numerical simulation results and other materials necessary for the verification, reproduction and reuse of research results, in accordance with the principle: «as open as possible; as closed as necessary».
Authors are advised to deposit research data in reliable repositories that comply with the FAIR principles, in particular in institutional, sector-specific or universal repositories (Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad, Open Science Framework and others). Preference is given to repositories that provide permanent identifiers (DOIs), long-term data preservation and an adequate level of metadata.
For research whose results are based on mathematical modelling, numerical calculations, computer analysis or engineering design, the editorial board recommends ensuring the availability of raw data, model parameters, calculation algorithms, source code and other information necessary to reproduce the results.
Data Availability Statement
From June 2026, manuscripts containing the results of experimental, computational, numerical or modelling studies must include a «Data Availability Statement » section, which should be placed before the list of references.
In the statement, authors must specify one of the following statuses for the research data:
– The data is publicly available – a link to the repository and a permanent identifier (DOI or other persistent identifier) must be provided.
– The data is available upon reasonable request – the conditions for obtaining the data and the author’s contact details for correspondence must be specified.
– The data cannot be made public – authors must state the reason for restricting access (trade secrets, contractual obligations, security concerns, intellectual property protection, patenting, etc.).
Examples of wording for the Data Availability Statement
Open data
The data supporting the results of this study are available in an open repository at: DOI: XXXXX.
Data on request
The data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Restricted access
The data cannot be made publicly available due to restrictions related to intellectual property, contractual terms or confidentiality.
Research data
Where available, and provided this does not conflict with safety, confidentiality or intellectual property protection requirements, research data may include:
– results of laboratory and industrial experiments;
– results of mechanical, metallurgical and materials science tests;
– sets of experimental measurements;
– parameters of mathematical models and results of numerical calculations;
– source code and scripts used for analysis and modelling;
– computer-aided design (CAD/CAE/CAM) project files;
– results of finite element method (FEM) simulations, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and other engineering calculations;
– drawings, diagrams, design parameters and technical documentation authorised for distribution;
– descriptions of methodologies, experimental setups and hardware-software systems required to reproduce the results.
Where datasets are used or published, authors must cite the relevant resources in the list of references, specifying the DOI or another permanent identifier.
The presence of a «Data Availability Statement» section is checked by the editorial board during the initial review of the manuscript. The editorial board reserves the right to request additional materials, datasets, calculation results or other documents necessary to confirm the validity of the research results.
For research relating to defence technologies, aviation and aerospace technology, strategic industries or other sensitive areas, access to data may be restricted for reasons of security, intellectual property protection or contractual obligations. In such cases, authors must provide justification for the relevant restrictions in the «Data Availability Statement».
The editorial board recognises the authors’ right to restrict access to data in cases where this is due to security requirements, commercial confidentiality, intellectual property protection, contractual obligations or other valid reasons. In such cases, authors must provide an appropriate explanation in the «Data Availability Statement».
