Peer-review process

All articles that meet the editorial criteria and have been internally reviewed by members of the editorial board are assigned a code for confidentiality and anonymity. The papers then undergo a double-blind peer review process: internal (reviewed by members of the editorial board in the relevant field) and external (sent to independent reviewers). Papers are evaluated on the following aspects:

  • Relevance of the research topic.
  • Correspondence of the abstract, introduction, and conclusions to the main body of the paper.
  • Logicality of the article's structure.
  • The appropriateness of the methodology specified by the author.
  • Verification of information and clarity and validity of conclusions.
  • Availability of modern domestic and foreign sources to cover the problem.
  • The significance of the research results and the author's personal contribution.

All reviews should be detailed, pointing out facts and supporting references, commenting on all aspects of the quality of the article. External review lasts up to 14 days. The author can revise the paper or, if the author does not agree with the reviewer's opinion, he or she has the right to appeal to the editorial board.