- All the manuscripts, submitted for the publication, undergo reviewing and approved by the Editorial Council.
- The manuscript undergoes initial review and verification for compliance to the topics of the periodical and the formal requirements.
- If the article does not comply with the subject-matter of the periodical, it is excluded from revision, and the author is notified about it.
- The reviewer is assigned by the Editorial Board (internal review) or the manuscript is submitted for evaluation to an independent expert (peer review).
- The review process is anonymous both for the reviewer and author.
- After reviewing the manuscript may be: Rejected, Returned to the author for revision. Accepted for publication.
The review includes:
- Evaluation of the paper content and judgment on whether it is suitable for publication.
- Enumeration of methodology and tools errors (if there are any).
- Suggestions for the text improvement.
In case of an unfavorable verdict of the reviewer, the manuscript is discussed on the session of the Editorial Board, which makes a decision on rejecting of the article or the need for the further review by an independent expert.
- The final decision on the manuscript publication and approval of the whole content of the article are adopted at the Editorial Board’s meeting.
- The review and approval of manuscripts is from 1 to 1, 5 months, and then they are published in order.
- The Editorial Board has a full right of making decision on an extraordinary publication of the article.
- Making manuscript ready for the publication presupposes fine-tuning of the text by the Editorial Board according to the editorial standards adopted for the periodical.
- Editorial changes are not co-ordinated with the author.
- Articles are printed free.
The manuscript is not returned to the author.