The scientific journal “Derzhavin Forum” conducts a double-blind peer review of submitted manuscripts. Reviewer is given the manuscript for reviewing without names of the authors. The author does not know the name of the reviewer.
1. The choice of reviewers is carried out by the editor-in-chief of the journal.
2. Within two weeks, the reviewers make conclusion about the possibility of the publishing of the article, the need of its revision or rejection. The reviewers evaluate the compliance of the article with the thematic scope of the journal, its relevance, novelty,
theoretical and (or) practical significance, conclusions, accordance to the established submission guidelines.
The reviewers are not allowed to make copies of the papers for their own needs and give a part of the paper for reviewing to the other person without allowance of the editorial staff.
3. The copies of the reviews with the motivated conclusion about the article are presented to the author(s) by e-mail. Based on the opinion of the reviewers, the editorial board of the journal makes a decision to publish, send for revision or reject the manuscript.
After making a decision on publication, the editorial board determines the order of publications depending on the subject matter of the journal issues, as well as taking into account the timing of the submission of the manuscript to the editorial office.
In case the paper is given back to the author for revision, the author may present article again with the covering letter in the shortest possible time – the answer to the reviewer about the changes made for second review.
The date of receipt of the article is the date of return of the revised article.
Manuscripts rejected by the editorial board are not published and are not sent back, a reasoned refusal is sent to the author. The editors do not store manuscripts that are not accepted for publication.
4. Reviewers should not have a conflict of interest in relation to the study, authors, sources of study funding.
A reviewer who considers himself or herself unqualified to review a study, or who knows that he/she is unable to conduct a rapid review should notify the editor-in-chief immediately.
These Peer Review Rules are discussed,
clarified and approved at a meeting of the editorial board
November 23, 2023
