Peer Review Process

All received articles go through the procedure of Double-blind Review. The tasks of review - promoting a strict selection of authors' works for the publication and making concrete specific recommendations for their improvement. The procedure of the review is focused on the most objective assessment of the content of the scientific article and defining the compliance with the requirements of the journal and this includes a comprehensive analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of article materials.

The independent experts are often involved to enhance the quality of the review process. They represent their conclusion in writing. The review procedure can take about 1 month.

The review procedure is anonymous for the reviewer, and for the authors. The main purpose of the review procedure is the removal of the cases of the substandard practice of scientific research and to ensure the coordination and compliance of the balance of the interests of the authors, the readers, the editorial board, the reviewers and the institution where the study was performed. Reviewers evaluate the theoretical and methodological level of the article, its practical value, and its scientific significance. In addition, the reviewers determine the matching of the article to the principles of ethics in scientific publications and make recommendations to eliminate their violations.

The reviewers are notified that the manuscript sent to them is the intellectual property of the authors and is reportedly not subject to disclosure. The reviewers forbid to copy provided for the review article or using of the information about the content of the article before its publication. The review takes place with regard to the principles of confidentiality, according to which the information of the article (terms of reception, contents, stages, and features of the review, review comments and the final decision of the publication) is not reported to anyone other except the authors and the reviewers. Violation of this requirement is only possible if there are signs or allegations of inaccuracy, or falsification of article materials.

In the case of receipt of the reviewers any comments on the article, it is returned to the author for revision.

Sent by the author the article after completion is sent for re-review.

The editors reserve the right to reduce and fix the provided articles.

Articles sent to the authors for correction should be returned to the editorial board no later than 10 days after receipt. Returning of the articles in later periods changes the date of its receipt to the office.