Peer-review process

All articles submitted to the editorial board are reviewed. The review procedure is focused on the most objective assessment of the content of the scientific article, determination of its compliance with the journal requirements, and involves a comprehensive analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the article.

Stages of review:

  1. The author submits the article that meets all requirements to the editorial board.
  2. Checking the article for plagiarism. The degree of uniqueness of the author's text is determined using software Strike Plagiarism.com from the Polish company Plagiat.pl for all articles submitted for the review.
  3. All manuscripts submitted to the editorial board are sent to reviewers according to the research profile. The editor-in-chief appoints the reviewers.
  4. The members of the editorial board of the scientific journal as well as third-party highly qualified specialists who have profound knowledge and work experience in a specific scientific field are eligible to be reviewers.
  5. The reviewer, as a rule, within 14 days makes a conclusion about the possibility of publishing the article (fills in a standardized form that contains final recommendations).
  6. The review is conducted confidentially according to the principles of double-blind review (two-way "blind" review, when neither the author nor the reviewer knows about each other). Interaction between the author and the reviewers takes place through the responsible editor of the journal.
  7. If the reviewer indicates the need to make certain changes to the article, it is sent to the author with a proposal to take the comments into account when preparing an updated version of the article or to refute them with arguments. The author attaches a letter to the revised article that contains answers to all comments and explains all the changes that were made. The corrected version is re-submitted to the reviewer to make a reasoned decision about the possibility of publication.
  8. The final decision on the possibility and expediency of publication is taken by the editor-in-chief, and, if necessary, by the meeting of the editorial board.