Peer review process

All manuscripts in this journal undergo double blind rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by two or more anonymous reviewers. These reviewers are asked to judge the validity, significance, and originality of the submitted work. The reviewers' names are withheld from authors, and authors' names from reviewers. Reviewer's Questionnaire (download).

The review should answer the following questions:

• Does the article manifest a scientific approach and does it correspond to the profile domain of the publication?
• Do the results presented display verifiable originality?
• How logical is the material presented in the article and how accurate is the usage of terminology?
• Is the references list set up correctly?
• Are the conclusions of the article consistent with the content?

After receiving the manuscript, the reviewer will evaluate it within the framework of reviewer’s report form criteria in one month and sends his/her decision. If the reviewer does not send his/her report within the time-limit without any justification, the work will be sent to another reviewer. The manuscript can be found suitable for publication or unsuitable for publication or some adjustments to it can be requested, within the framework of the reviewer’s report. The author will be informed about this decision as soon as possible, with the reviewer’s report attached to it.

When one of the reviewers gives a positive and the other gives a negative report about the submitted manuscript, it may be  sent to a third reviewer, and the editors and assistant editors will decide finally upon whether the manuscript will be published or not. A manuscript which has not been recommended by reviewers for publication shall not be accepted for re-examination. The author will be informed about this decision as soon as possible.

Publication time frame

• Articles submitted to the Editorial Board are considered within three months.
• The Editorial Board has the right to send articles for additional review.
• The Editorial Board has the right to edit articles in terms of literary features and, if necessary, to carry out scientific edits, the author being informed of such.
• The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject articles that do not meet the requirements or topics domain of the journal.
• If an article is rejected, the Editorial Board provides the author with a substantiated conclusion.
• Authors receive notification within three days of the receipt of the article. Within a month of the article’s registration, the author receives a report about the results of the review.
• The Editorial Board provides the author with a free copy of the journal containing the published article.