Review process

The review procedure includes checking for plagiarism, conformity of the title of the article with its content, novelty, relevance, completeness of the presentation of materials, methods and research results, reliability of conclusions. Delivery time is 5-10 days.

After the article is received by the editors, it is sent for review, which is conducted confidentially according to double-blind principles (double "blind" review, when neither the author nor the reviewer knows about each other).

If there are comments, they must be taken into account and re-sent to the editorial office.

If there are no reviewers' comments, or they are corrected by the author according to the recommendations, the article is sent for editing.

THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR REJECTION OF ARTICLE PUBLICATION ARE:

  • poor or incorrect publication structure;
  • insufficient detail of the article for readers;
  • lack of scientific novelty;
  • in the article, it is not clear which part of the findings is new for science, as opposed to what was already known;
  • the article lacks a sufficient number of relevant references to literary sources;
  • the article contains theories, concepts, or conclusions that are not fully supported by data, arguments, or information;
  • the article has a poor quality of writing language.

REVIEWING YOUR DOCUMENT AND RESPONDING TO THE REVIEWER'S COMMENTS

For re-reviewing your manuscript and responding to reviewers' comments:

  • pay attention to all comments provided by the editor and reviewer;
  • describe all changes in your article in the return letter;
  • perform any additional experiments or analyzes recommended by the reviewer (if you are sure that these changes will not make your article better, give a detailed justification why you think so);
  • in the return letter, describe separately all points in which you agree with the reviewer and in which you do not agree;
  • provide a polite and scientific justification for all points with which you disagree;
  • clearly indicate all changes in your document that you have made (highlight in color);
  • return the revised manuscript and return letter by the deadline set by the editor.

DISCLAIMER OF PUBLICATION

The author has the right to choose another journal if:

  • the editor replied that the topic of the work does not correspond to the topic of the journal;
  • the editor rejects the manuscript without the right to submit it again;
  • the manuscript was rejected even after responding to all corrections and comments of the reviewer;
  • were rejected by two reviewers.

If the manuscript review process takes much longer than it should for this journal and the editors cannot speed up the process, then it is very important to inform the editors that you are withdrawing the manuscript before submitting it to another journal.