SHEDET ethic statements are in line with Elsevier recommendations and COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors)

SHEDET interests first of all to ensure ethics in publication and quality of articles.
It is expected from all concerned parties i.e. authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher, to conform to standards of ethical behavior.

■ Publication decisions
The editor(s) of SHEDET is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published in light of the policies of the journal's editorial board and controlled by such legal requirements as shall then be in force concerning copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor(s) may confer with other advisory board members, editors or reviewers in making this decision.
 

■ Fair play
An editor at any time evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.
 

■ Confidentiality
The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.
 

■ Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
 

■ Legal and ethics of studying heritage materials
If the work involves cultural assets the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript and state official permit granted and/or disclose illicit trafficking objects according to UNESCO standards, and the charters/Code of Ethics of International Council of Museums (ICOM), International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).