Statute of "BITU Herald"

“Approved”

Head of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University LLC

_____________ F.F. Umurov

28 January 2025

“BITU BULLETIN”

REGULATIONS OF THE JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD

Bukhara — 2025

I. General Provisions

The “BITU Bulletin” journal (hereinafter referred to as the “Journal”), in accordance with the legislation on mass media, is being established under Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University by the head of the Limited Liability Company of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University, Umurov Feruz Fakhriddinovich (hereinafter referred to as the “founder”).

The founder of the Journal is its publisher. The head of the Limited Liability Company of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University, Umurov Feruz Fakhriddinovich, is registered in the register of publishing entities maintained by the Agency under number X-25475, on the basis of certificate No. 639805 granting the right to engage in publishing activities.

The founder of the Journal is its publisher.

1.1. The Journal is published twelve times a year in Uzbek, Russian and English.

1.2. The main characteristics of the publication are as follows:

• format — A-4;
• language of publication — Uzbek, Russian, English;
• volume — more than 200 pages;
• method of distribution — via social networks;
• distribution area — throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan.

1.3. Founder of the Journal: Head of the Limited Liability Company of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University, Feruz Umurov Fakhriddinovich;

• email address: info@biti.uz;
• journal website link: https://biti.uz/gazeta/;
• address: Bukhara region, Bukhara city, Namozgoh Street, house 112;
• tel.: +998 97 303 70 07.

1.4. The founder concludes a mutual agreement with the Journal (hereinafter referred to as the “Editorial Board”) for the publication of the journal, its distribution and the implementation of activities specified in these Regulations.

1.5. The Editorial Board has the status of a legal entity. It carries out its activities on the basis of a round seal bearing the logo of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University LLC and the name “BITU Bulletin”, stamps, letterheads, business documentation, and settlement accounts in banks.

1.6. The Journal specializes in the scientific-theoretical and scientific-practical direction in the field of science, medicine and technology.

1.7. Address of the Editorial Board: Bukhara region, Bukhara city, Namozgoh Street, house 112, tel.: +998 97 303 70 07.

1.8. The Editorial Board carries out its activities in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Law “On Mass Media”, other legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan and these Regulations.

II. Goals and Objectives of the Editorial Board

2.1. The main goals and objectives of the Editorial Board are as follows:

• broad promotion of the scientific directions defined in the Regulations;
• broad promotion of the government’s policy on supporting and developing science;
• training of personnel in the field of science and technology carried out on a Republic-wide scale;
• broad coverage of work in scientific-practical, spiritual-educational, sports and health activities;
• publication of articles on the results of scientific research, achievements and discoveries in science of professors and teachers, young scientists, master’s students and gifted students;
• conducting propaganda and advocacy work to enrich the spiritual worldview of student youth and to bring achievements and advanced experience in all fields to the broad masses.

2.2. To achieve the indicated goals, the Editorial Board carries out the following main tasks:

• publishing materials on a Republic-wide scale, scientific research, inventions and innovations introduced in science by scientists, master’s students and gifted students;
• covering scientific-practical work carried out jointly in order to develop the integration of science and production;
• conducting advertising and information activities on a commercial and non-commercial basis, accepting advertisements and other announcement-type messages and placing them on the pages of the journal;
• engaging in other types of activities not prohibited by the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

III. Rights of the Founder

The Founder is the supreme governing body. He has the authority to make decisions on any matters concerning the activities of the Editorial Board.

The competence of the Founder includes, in particular, the following:

• reviewing, approving the Regulations of the Editorial Board and introducing amendments and additions to it, approving and amending other documents regulating the Editorial Board;
• reviewing and approving plans and reports of the Editorial Board, deciding matters concerning the approval or modification of the charter fund and other funds;
• approving the journal’s activity programme;
• managing funds received from commercial activities;
• appointing and dismissing the editor-in-chief of the journal, the staff of the Editorial Board, and the members of the editorial board;
• publishing supplements to the journal in the established manner, organizing a printing house and producing other printing products, and possibly conducting activities on a contractual basis with legal entities and individuals, including sponsors;
• establishing an audit commission consisting of three people with a term of activity of three years for inspecting the activities of the Editorial Board and its divisions;
• in the event of termination of the activity of the mass media, the founder shall settle accounts with creditors.

The Founder has the right to:

• use and dispose of the registered name of the mass media;
• participate in the formation of the governing bodies of the Editorial Board in accordance with the founding agreement, the Regulations of the Editorial Board and legislative acts;
• participate in the distribution of profits and coverage of losses;
• determine the maximum volume and timing of the release of the mass media;
• place free of charge in the mass media on his own behalf non-advertising messages or materials determined in accordance with the Regulations of the Editorial Board or an agreement between the founder and the Editorial Board;
• in the event of termination of the activities of the Editorial Board, receive, after settlement with creditors, the remaining property or its value in the manner provided for by legislative acts;
• the Founder may also have other rights in accordance with the legislation.

IV. Obligations of the Founder

4.1. The Founder maintains the accounting and statistical records of the Editorial Board.

4.2. The Founder does not censor the activities of the mass media and does not interfere in the creative activities of the Editorial Board.

4.3. The financial activities of the Journal are conducted by the Founder. The Editorial Board concludes agreements with individuals and legal entities on matters of the journal’s activities. In particular, the Founder may also conclude agreements with legal entities and individuals, including sponsors.

The Founder:

• establishes the Editorial Board;
• approves the Regulations of the Editorial Board;
• concludes an agreement with the Editorial Board;
• ensures the publication of the mass media;
• ensures compliance with the legislative acts of the Law “On Mass Media”;
• is obliged to notify the authorized state body determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan about a change in the Founder’s charter fund, if the share of foreign investments in the charter fund exceeds the limit provided for in part 4 of Article 8 of the Law “On Mass Media”;
• the Founder may also bear other obligations in accordance with the legislation.

V. Rights of the Editorial Board

5.1. The Editorial Board, in achieving the goals set forth in these Regulations, shall have the following rights:

• prepare proposals to the Founder on the temporary employment of staff on a contractual basis to perform specific work, and on the creation of temporary labour collectives;
• use the founder’s vehicles, buildings, equipment and other technical means, and property;
• accept, in the established manner, contributions from international organizations, individuals and legal entities of Uzbekistan and foreign countries and use them in accordance with the goals and objectives set forth in the Regulations of the Editorial Board;
• participate in creative competitions of various topics.

5.2. When using authors’ articles and letters, editing and shortening them is the right of the Editorial Board, and the preservation of their content is carried out in the manner established by law.

5.3. To ensure the high potential of the journal, materials from foreign authors are used.

5.4. The Editorial Board conducts business with legal entities and individuals on its own behalf.

5.5. In cases where the Editorial Board may be subject to a fine, liability is borne in the established manner from the Editorial Board’s property; only if this is not possible, liability is borne from the Founder’s funds.

VI. Obligations of the Editorial Board

The Editorial Board carries out activities related to the publication of the journal and is responsible to the founder for the results of its activities.

The Editorial Board ensures the publication of the journal with the periodicity, volume and timeliness established in the Regulations.

The Editorial Board observes the rights and lawful interests of consumers regarding the quality of its products.

The Editorial Board may present to the Founder the mock-up page of the journal ready for printing, as well as articles awaiting publication, only when necessary.

In the course of its activities, the Editorial Board ensures compliance with the relevant Laws and other regulatory acts.

VII. Procedure for Financing the Activities of the Editorial Board

The property of the Editorial Board consists of property belonging to the founder.

The Editorial Board is financed from the following sources:

• profit from the sale of the journal’s print run;
• income from various types of production and commercial activities;
• assistance and charitable funds provided by legal entities and individuals;
• other sources not prohibited by legislation.

The charter fund of the Editorial Board belongs 100% (one hundred percent) to the head of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University LLC, Umurov Feruz Fakhriddinovich.

VIII. Management and Control Bodies

8.1. The Founder is the supreme governing body. He has the authority to make decisions on any matters concerning the activities of the Editorial Board.

8.2. The Founder:

• approves the Regulations of the Editorial Board and other documents regulating the Editorial Board and introduces amendments to them;
• reviews and approves plans and reports of the Editorial Board;
• decides matters concerning the approval or modification of the charter fund and other funds;
• manages funds received from the journal’s activities;
• appoints and dismisses the editor of the journal and members of the editorial board.

8.3. The Editorial Board is headed by an editor who has the right to make and execute decisions; the CHAIRMAN OF THE EDITORIAL COUNCIL, assigned by the founder, is responsible for the members of the Editorial Board. The editor handles matters on behalf of the journal in judicial and other bodies; this matter may also be entrusted to other persons by agreement with the founder.

8.4. The editor, based on the tasks assigned to the journal, submits proposals to the founder on the material incentives for employees in the manner established by legislation, as well as on the application of disciplinary measures to them, hiring or dismissal, granting labour leaves, sending on business trips.

8.5. The editor, by agreement with the Founder, within the monthly wage fund, prepares and submits to the Founder proposals on changes to the structure and staffing of the Editorial Board, and on establishing supplementary payments.

8.6. To check the activities of the Editorial Board, an audit commission is created by the public of the Founder. The audit commission consists of three persons working on a voluntary basis and operates for three years.

8.7. The audit commission shall immediately inform the Founder if a threat to the interests of the journal arises or if abuses are detected by officials.

8.8. The editorial board studies the scientific level of the journal, the conformity of the materials presented in it with legislation, the design and readability of the journal, and discusses them among the creative staff.

IX. Procedure for Distribution of Profits and Coverage of Losses

9.1. The charter fund of the Editorial Board belongs 100% (one hundred percent) to the head of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University LLC, Umurov Feruz Fakhriddinovich.

9.2. The financial indicator of the economic activities of the Editorial Board is the profit of the Founder. After paying taxes and other mandatory payments to the budget from the profit received from the journal’s activities, the remaining net profit remains on the founder’s account. The Founder may, at his discretion, allocate a certain part of his profit to the development of the journal. From this, fines are paid, and from the remaining part, a consumption fund and an accumulation fund are formed.

9.3. The labour of the Editorial Board staff is paid from the consumption fund of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University LLC. The procedure for remuneration of the labour of the Editorial Board staff is approved by the decision of the general meeting of the Founder. The minimum wage of the Editorial Board staff may not be less than the minimum wage established in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

9.4. The Editorial Board prepares proposals to the founder on the material incentives for staff of medical, educational, sports institutions and other organizations serving the Editorial Board’s labour collective, but not included in the Editorial Board’s members.

9.5. From the established accumulation fund, by decision of the general meeting of the founder, funds are allocated for the expansion of the Editorial Board’s activities and the acquisition of modern information technologies.

9.6. If damage is caused to the Founder’s property used by the Editorial Board staff, the damage is compensated at the expense of the employee who caused the damage, in the manner established by legislation.

9.7. The net profit received from the publication of the journal remains with the Founder, and the Founder may, at his discretion, allocate a certain part of his profit to the development of the journal.

9.8. The property remaining in the process of liquidation of the Editorial Board remains with the Founder in the established manner, and the losses incurred during the activities are also covered by the Founder.

9.9. In the event of termination of the activities of the mass media, settlements with creditors shall be made by the Founder.

9.10. The journal grants privileges for articles submitted by the faculty staff of Bukhara Innovative Education and Medical University. At the same time, only the founder is responsible for profits and losses.

X. Grounds and Procedure for Suspension or Termination of the Publication of the Mass Media

10.1. Suspension or termination of the publication of the mass media is carried out by a court decision on the basis of an application of the registering body.

10.2. The Founder has the right to suspend or terminate the publication of the mass media in cases provided for in the Regulations of the Editorial Board or in the agreement concluded between the Founder and the Editorial Board, and in the established manner.

10.3. After making a decision on the suspension or termination of the publication of the mass media, the Founder is obliged within three days to notify the registering body in writing of his decision. This notification is placed in one of the last issues of this mass media before its suspension or termination.

10.4. The resumption of the publication of the mass media is carried out on the basis of a court decision after the Founder and (or) the Editorial Board submit to the court information confirming the elimination of violations of legislative acts identified by the registering body.

10.5. The grounds for a court decision to terminate the publication of the mass media may be:

• systematic violation by the Editorial Board of the requirements of legislative acts of the Law “On Mass Media”, about which written warnings were previously sent by the registering body to the Founder and (or) the Editorial Board;
• failure to comply with a court decision on the suspension of the publication of the mass media;
• non-publication of the mass media for more than six months;
• other cases established by legislative acts.

10.6. The mass media is considered terminated from the day of its removal from the state register.

XI. Procedure for Reorganization and Liquidation of the Editorial Board

11.1. The Editorial Board may be established in any organizational and legal form provided for by legislative acts.

11.2. If the founder decides to terminate the publication of the mass media, the Editorial Board, with the founder’s permission, has the right to establish, in the established manner, a mass media with the same name. In this case, re-registration of the mass media is required.

11.3. Suspension or termination of the publication of the journal is carried out by a court decision on the basis of an application of the registering body.

11.4. On the basis of a court decision, the publication of the mass media is terminated in the following cases:

• in case of systematic violation by the Editorial Board of the requirements of legislative acts of the Law “On Mass Media”;
• in case of failure to comply with a court decision on the suspension of the publication of the mass media;
• in case of non-publication of the journal for more than six months and in other cases established by legislative acts.

11.5. The activities of the Editorial Board may also be terminated in the established manner on the basis of a decision of the Founder.

11.6. In the event of deviation in the activities of the Editorial Board from the goals and objectives specified in section II of these Regulations, or of going beyond the framework of current laws, the Editorial Board may be liquidated and reorganized on the basis of a decision of the Founder.

XII. Procedure for Adopting the Regulations and Introducing Amendments to Them

12.1. The Regulations are adopted by a decision of the council established by the Founder and approved by the founder.

12.2. The Founder himself approves the composition of the established council.

12.3. If amendments are made to the information and documents specified in the second to fifth paragraphs of part one of Article 20, as well as in part two of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Mass Media”, after the registration of the mass media, amendments are made to the Regulations. In this case, the mass media is re-registered.

XIII. Relations between the Editor and the Staff

13.1. The editor is hired and dismissed by the Founder. The editor, within his powers, supervises the editorial board and the staff of the Editorial Board. He grants permission to print each issue of the journal and signs the pages. The deputy editor has the right to grant permission to print each issue of the journal and sign the pages during the editor’s absence from work.

13.2. The editor organizes the execution of the Founder’s decisions, is subordinate to the Founder and conducts work in accordance with these Regulations.

13.3. On the basis of strict adherence to Article 6 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Mass Media”, in order to prevent the use of mass media for selfish purposes, the editor is responsible in the manner established by law.

13.4. He is responsible for the substantive preparation of each issue of the journal and the timely submission of materials to the printing house.

13.5. Editorial Board staff enjoy all the rights established by law, ensure the readability of the journal and strictly comply with the labour agreement.

13.6. Editorial Board staff are personally responsible for the accuracy of the articles and materials prepared.

XIV. Relations with Third Parties

14.1. The Founder directly carries out relations with third parties related to the journal’s activities.

14.2. The Founder concludes agreements with the Editorial Board with individuals and legal entities and assumes responsibility for the conformity of the concluded agreements with legislation and their implementation.

14.3. The Editorial Board, on the instructions of the founder, may conduct business with third parties on behalf of the founder.

XV. Final Provisions

15.1. The Editorial Board and its staff enjoy all the rights and perform the obligations established by the Laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

15.2. The management and staff of the Editorial Board are obliged to keep confidential information that is the service and commercial secret of the Editorial Board. For disclosing such secrets, they are held responsible in the manner established by law.

15.3. These Regulations come into force from the day of state registration of the journal.

15.4. All amendments and additions made to the Regulations also come into force after passing state registration.

15.5. These Regulations are drawn up in four copies, all of which have equal force.

Members of the Main Organizing Committee:

Founder and editor: F.F. Umurov

Deputy editor: M.M. Amonova

Designer: N. Qurbonov

Members of the Council Established by the Founder:

Chairman of the Editorial Council:	Yu.S. Beshimov
Editorial Board members:	K.Ya. Bakhronova F.F. Umurov M.R. Amonov M.S. Sharipov M.A. Tursunov F. Ganjiyev L. Sharipova L.B. Navro‘zzoda G.A. Khudoynazarova Sh.Sh. Olimov L.N. Niyazov Z.A. Akhmedova Sh.Sh. Shodiyev