Editorial Policies

Aims and Scope

Scope

Humanities Research of Central Russia is a specialized peer-reviewed journal, founded in 2016, which is issued four times annually.
The mission of the Journal is to promote an intensive exchange of significant scientific data, obtained as a result of theoretical and practical research of Russian and foreign scholars working in such areas as history, sociology, pedagogics.
The articles published in the journal are arranged in “floating” sections, each time created to tailor the actual content of a particular issue.

The names of the journal sections are formulated in such a broad way so as to allow the journal to embrace a wide range of articles devoted to thematically diverse problematic issues.
The articles are published both in the Russian and English languages which reflects the editorial board’s striving for international collaboration and promotion of Russian humanities achievement on a worldwide scale.

Sections and Directions

The journal is included into the List of scientific editions of State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles. These editions can publish essential results of the thesis papers of those seeking higher doctorate degree, candidate degree   for four scientific fields and corresponding branches of sciences: 5.6.1. Russian History (Historical Sciences),  5.6.2. World History (Historical Sciences),  5.8.1. General Pedagogy, History of Pedagogy and Education (Pedagogical Sciences), 5.8.7. Methdology and Technology of Professional Education (Pedagogical Sciences).

Sections

History issues

Russian History

World History

Actual problems of pedagogy

General Pedagogy, History of Pedagogy and Education

Methdology and Technology of Professional Education

Contemporary issues of sociology

Sociology of management

Social structure, social institutions and processes

Peer Review Process

Review Process

All the manuscripts submitted for publishing undergo mandatory double blind peer review.

1. The submitted articles are reviewed by members of the editorial board as well as external reviewers – Russian or foreign experts in relevant scientific realms. The editor-in-chief, the deputy editor-in-chief, the executive editor takes a decision concerning selection of a reviewer for expert evaluation of a particular article. Reviewers have 3-4 weeks at their disposal to do the job, but this term can be prolonged at their request.
2. Each reviewer has a right to refuse to give his/her expert evaluation in case of conflict of interest which may have a negative impact on perception and interpretation of the materials presented in the manuscript. After reviewing the manuscript a reviewer gives a grounded judgment concerning acceptance or rejection of the article. The following decisions are possible:
   
   • the article is accepted to be published in its current state;
   • the article can be published after the author makes a revision in light of the reviewer’s comments; another round of reviewing is not required;
   • the article needs a revision in light of the reviewer’s comments; another round of reviewing is required;
   • the article cannot be published even after a revision.
3. In case the authors refuse to make a revision of their materials, they should inform the editorial staff (in the oral or written form) that they recall their articles. The editorial board will have to exclude the manuscript from consideration if the authors do not submit the revised version within 3 months since notification time. On such occasions the authors are notified that their manuscript is excluded from consideration as they failed to meet the set deadline for the article revision.
4. The editorial staff provides not more than two rounds of reviewing for each manuscript. If two revisions are made by the author, but reviewers or members of the editorial staff still find serious faults in the text of the article, the manuscript is excluded from consideration. On such occasions the authors are notified.
5. If the author and the viewers face insoluble contradictions concerning the submitted materials, the editorial staff by agreement with members of the editorial board and the editor-in-chief may send the manuscript for additional reviewing. In conflict situations the decision to publish the article is taken by the editor-in-chief at the meeting of the editorial board.
6. The decision to reject the manuscript is taken at the meeting of the editorial board on the basis of the reviewers’ comments. The rejected article can’t be submitted for consideration again. In case the article is rejected the authors are notified by an email.
7. In case of the editorial board’s decision to accept the article, the author is notified and informed about the time of publication.
8. The expert’s positive evaluation does not provide sufficient grounds for publishing the article. The final decision is taken by the editorial board. In conflict situations this decision is taken by the editor-in-chief.
9. The authors have the right to challenge the decision to reject the article. To that end they should write a letter to the editor-in-chief. The letter should clearly state the author’s reasons for disagreement, present arguments for reconsideration of the decision. The author is also required to send the revised manuscript (in case the revision is worth making). The editor-in-chief personally resolves disputable cases as well as considers the letters mentioned above at the meeting of the editorial board. The decisions taken by the editor-in-chief are regarded as final and conclusive.
10. Original reviews and manuscript consideration records are kept at the editorial office for not less than 5 years.

Manuscript reviews as well as correspondence between the authors and the editorial office are not revealed to public but are used only in the editorial office document workflow and in correspondence with the authors. If required review copies can be sent to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

Publication Frequency

The journal is published four times annually. The published articles are arranged within “floating” sections, each time created to tailor the actual content of a particular issue.

Number of copies 500.

Open Access Policy

The Journal of «Humanities researches of the Central Russia» provides direct open access to its content based on the following principle: free open access to research results contributes to an increase in global knowledge exchange and scientific progress.

The authors are provided with an electronic version of the journal by sending it by e-mail. The paper version of the journal is provided at the request of the author.

Ethical principles of the journal

While selecting, reviewing, editing and publishing the articles the editorial staff is guided by international publishing ethics standards.
The editorial staff assumes an obligation to consider thoroughly all letters, informing about faults, discovered in the published materials.
The editorial staff charges the author and the reviewer with the duty to inform about all errors and faults discovered by them after publication of the article.
The journal publisher – Lipetsk State Pedagogical P.Semenov-Tyan-Shansky University upholds the declaration “Ethical Principles of Scientific Publications” worked out by the Association of Scientific Editors and Publishers (ASEP).
The journal ethical principles are based on the recommendations of international committees and associations.

Ethical Principles of Journal Editors

An editor possesses the exclusive right to accept the manuscript for publication or reject it. A manuscript can be rejected by an editor, before being submitted for expert reviewing, for some compelling reasons (the theme of the article is beyond the scope of the journal, the quality of the article is conspicuously low, the article has been published in another journal, the submitted materials do not correspond to the ethical principles of the journal). The article is accepted if an editor is convinced it meets all journal requirements. Editors must guarantee the published materials are in line with international scientific and publishing ethics standards.
In case of conflict of interest between an editor and the author of the article, the article is handed on to the editorial board. All the manuscripts, which have not been rejected for the foregoing reasons at an initial stage of their consideration, are sent by an editor for reviewing. For this procedure the editor selects the most competent experts specializing in the relevant field. Editors must neither reveal the names of reviewers nor mention the authors’ names to the reviewers. Editors must guarantee high quality as well as wholeness of content and structure of the materials published in the journal. Editors also take an obligation to publish corrections, explanations, apologies if necessary.