All scientific articles received by the editors of the journal “Tambov University Review. Series: Humanities” undergo a mandatory double blind peer-review as the most consistent with the standards of publication ethics (the reviewer does not know the authors of the manuscript, the authors of the manuscript do not know the reviewers).
1. Members of the editorial board, and invited reviewers – recognized experts in the subject matter of the reviewed materials, who have published on the subject of the article being reviewed over the past three years, is carried reviewing of articles. Editor-in-chief, choose readers for peer review. We aim to limit the review process to 30-60 days, though in some cases the schedule may be adjusted at the reviewer’s request.
2. The reviewer evaluates the compliance of articles with the scientific topics of the journal, their relevance, novelty, theoretical and (or) practical innovation, and compliance with established design rules (according to the review template).
Each reviewer has the right to review in the event of a clear conflict of interest, reflection on perception, and relevant manuscript materials. Based on the results of the review, the reviewer of the manuscript makes recommendations for further consideration of the article (each reviewer’s decision is justified):
- to accept the paper in its present state;
- to invited the author to revise their manuscript to address specific concerns before final decision is reached;
- that final decision be reached following further reviewing by another specialist;
- to reject the manuscript outright.
3. If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff would suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute them reasonably. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 2 months and resubmit the adapted manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
4. We politely request that the editor be notified verbally or in writing should the author decide to refuse from publishing the manuscript. In case the author fails to do so within 3 months since receiving a copy of the initial review, the editorial board takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the author accordingly.
5. If author and reviewers meet insoluble contradictions regarding revision of the manuscript, the editor-in-chief resolves the conflict by his own authority.
6. The editorial board reaches final decision to reject a manuscript on the hearing according to reviewers’ recommendations, and duly notifies the authors of their decision via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation.
7. Upon the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the authors of the scheduled date of publication.
8. Kindly note that positive review does not guarantee the acceptance, as final decision in all cases lies with the editorial board. By his authority, editor-in-chief rules final solution of every conflict.
9. Original reviews of submitted manuscripts remain deposited for 5 years.
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