Peer-review process

  1. General Provisions
    All scientific articles submitted to the editorial board undergo peer review. The review process follows the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Reviewers are required to act objectively, impartially, and in accordance with the Journal’s Ethical Code.
  2. Review Model
    The journal uses a double-blind review system: the author does not know the reviewer, and the reviewer does not know the author. The review model, procedure, and evaluation criteria are clearly described on the journal’s website to ensure transparency.
  3. Reviewer Selection
    • Reviewers are selected by the responsible editor based on their expertise in the relevant subject area;
    • In case of a conflict of interest, the reviewer is replaced by another independent expert;
    • The minimum number of reviews required to make a publication decision is two independent reviews.
  4. Submission and Preliminary Check
    • Authors submit articles prepared according to the journal’s guidelines; articles that do not meet the requirements are not registered, and the author is notified;
    • The responsible editor checks the article for relevance to the journal’s scope and evaluates text originality using StrikePlagiarism.com;
    • The article is coded and sent to reviewers via email.
  5. Review Procedure
    • The review is conducted within 20 calendar days from the date of article receipt;
    • Reviewers provide one of the following recommendations:
      1. accept the article for publication;
      2. request revisions from the author;
      3. reject the article.
    • If revisions are needed, reviewers provide detailed comments, questions, and recommendations.
  6. Article Revision
    • Authors receive reviewers’ comments and are given a deadline for revisions, set by the editor-in-chief, which does not exceed 5 calendar days;
    • Minor stylistic corrections that do not affect the content may be made by the editor without author approval.
  7. Final Decision
    • In cases of conflicting reviews (one positive, one negative), the final decision is made by the journal’s scientific editor;
    • The final publication decision is based on reviewers’ reports and the editor’s recommendations.
  8. Journal Issue Formation
    • Articles that successfully pass peer review and editorial processing are included in the next issue of the journal;
    • The issue is signed by the editor-in-chief and recommended for publication by the Academic Council.