Peer Review

Each submitted manuscript undergoes a rigorous review process. Members of the Bank of Journal Reviewers conduct an objective and fair double-blind review of all submitted manuscripts.

The manuscripts that pass the review process will be accepted for publication. On this issue, the authors receive an official acceptance letter. All manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo a rigorous reviewing process and ultimately get approved by the Edi­torial Board for publication.

  1. The manuscript undergoes initial review and verification for compliance to the topics of the Journal and the formal requirements. 
  2. If the article does not comply with the subject-matter, topics and the interests of the journal, it is excluded from revision, and the author is being notified about it.
  3. The manuscript is being submitted for evaluation to an independent expert (peer review).
  4. The review process is anonymous both for the reviewer and author.
  5. After reviewing the manuscript may be:
    • Rejected
    • Returned to the author for revision.
    • Accepted for publication.

The review process includes:

  • Evaluation of the manuscript content and judgment on whether it is suitable for publication in journal.
  • Enumeration of methodology, design and tools errors in manuscript (if there are any).
  • Suggestions for the author to make text improvement.
  1. In the event of an unfavorable verdict of the reviewer, the question of manuscript is discussed on the session of the Editorial Board, which recommends the Editor-in-Chief rejecting the manuscript or sending it to another independent expert for further review.
  2. The final decision on manuscript publication and approval of the whole content or rejection of the article is adopted by the Editor-in-Chief.
  3. The process of reviewing and approving manuscripts takes from 1 to 2 months, after which they are published on a first-approves, first-published basis.
  4. The editorial board reserves the right to decide on an extraordinary publication of the article.
  5. Technical changes may not be coordinated with the author.
  6. The manuscript is not returned to the author.