Editorial Policies
Aims and Scope
The main goal of the Journal is the prompt publication of scientific and popular science articles in the field of Earth sciences and related fields of knowledge and materials dedicated to outstanding scientists, scientific schools and current scientific events.
Scientific specialties
Articles on scientific specialties of such fields of science as “GEOLOGY” (according to the nomenclature of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation) are accepted for consideration:
1.6.00. Earth and Environmental Sciences
Peer Review Process
Review Process
For reviewing manuscripts, leading scientists in the relevant fields of scientific knowledge (both in Russia and foreign countries) are involved: members of the editorial board of the journal, as well as other qualified specialists specializing in the subject of the presented article. The reviewer cannot be the author or co-author of the reviewed work, as well as the author's supervisor. The reviewer is responsible for recommending the article for publication. The reviewer has the right to refuse reviewing and notify the editorial board of the journal about it.
All materials of manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal must be open in nature. The presence of a restrictive stamp serves as the basis for rejecting the material for open publication.
An article is accepted for consideration only on the condition that it complies with the Rules for Formatting Articles and has all the necessary accompanying documents.
To publish an article in the Journal, the authors go through online registration (materials are allowed to be submitted via e-mail vestnik@geo.komisc.ru or by regular mail on electronic and paper media).
Interaction with the editors takes place online. There is no fee for reviewing articles. The article is assigned an individual registration number. In case of a positive decision to publish a scientific article, DOI is assigned.
Review organization
An article that meets the requirements of Journal is submitted for the first review to the Editor-in-chief (Deputy Editor-in-chief), who checks the scientific context of the manuscript and gives an order to submit the manuscript for review.
A member of the editorial board in charge of the scientific direction of the manuscript materials determines 2 independent reviewers, and a decision is made to file a request for review. The editors send a letter to the reviewer with a request for review, and if the answer is positive, the materials of the article, "Reminder to the reviewer", "Criteria for reviewers" are sent. The terms of review are determined in each individual case (but not more than 3 months) and are agreed with the reviewer.
Reviewers are notified that the article sent to them is the private property of the author(s) and contains information that is not subject to disclosure. Reviewers are not allowed to make copies of articles and transfer them to third parties. The review is anonymous.
In case of disputable situations, the decision on publications is made by the Editor-in-chief in agreement with the members of the Editorial Board.
If two negative reviews are received for the manuscript, then the editors have the right to reject the submitted article and not publish it. A reasoned refusal and the text of 2 negative reviews are sent to the author by e-mail or by regular mail with confidentiality (without announcing the reviewers).
In case of disagreement with the opinion of the reviewer, the author of the article has the right to apply in writing to the editors of the journal with a reasoned request to send his manuscript for review to another reviewer. In this case, the Editorial Board of Journal sends the manuscript for additional review or provides the author with a reasoned refusal. Also, the author can withdraw the article. The editors of Journal inform about the stages of the passage of the article by e-mail of the author in online mode. The editorial board also reserves the right to shorten or correct submitted articles in agreement with the author.
The editors do not provide information regarding the article (including information about its receipt, content, editing process, etc.) to anyone except the authors themselves.
An article approved for publication is sent for editing and layout. The final editing of the article and the layout are agreed with the author who submitted the article.
The original reviews are kept in the editorial office of Journal for five years from the date of publication. When a request is received by the Editorial Board of the Journal, copies of reviews are provided (to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, expert councils of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation, etc.).
Requirements for the content of the review
The review should contain a qualified analysis of the material of the article, an objective reasoned assessment of it, and reasonable recommendations.
The review is compiled according to the standard form proposed by the editors ("Reminder to the reviewer") or in free form, with obligatory coverage of the following provisions:
- compliance of the content of the article with the topic stated in the title, the purpose and objectives of the study;
- compliance of the article with modern achievements of science;
- the availability of the material of the article to the readers for whom it is intended, in terms of language, style, layout of the material, visibility of tables, diagrams, figures and formulas;
- the expediency of publishing the article, taking into account the literature already available on this issue;
- the quality of the article design: style, terminology, wording;
- a specific statement of the positive aspects, as well as the shortcomings of the article, recommendations to the author for making corrections and additions.
The final part of the review should contain conclusions about the article as a whole and a clear recommendation whether the article can be published in the Journal, sent for revision or not recommended for publication.
Original articles, when published in Journal, may be accompanied by comments from reviewers, members of the Editorial Board, or authoritative experts in the field, in agreement with the author.
Open Access Policy
The materials of all articles of the journal are available on the journal’s website and other sites of electronic libraries and databases under sublicense agreements. Author's copies are sent upon request.
Terms of publication
The authors, suggesting their papers for publication in Journal, are expected to follow the following principles:
- The originality of the research. Editorial Board accepts only original research papers not published previously. The author, a representative of the entire group of authors, guarantees in written form that the article has never been published and is not under consideration in other journals. If previously published elements of manuscript have been used, the authors must refer to the previous work and indicate the difference between the new article from the previous one.
- Reliability of the results of article, lack of false allegations, inerrancy of data, objective discussion of the significance of the research, accuracy of the references cited in the work – authors are responsible for all the above stated. In the submitted manuscript the authors must indicate the institution and research programs. Authors apply their photos, personal information (place of work, position, phone number, e-mail) with authorization for publication in Journal.
- Inadmissibility of personal, critical or derogatory remarks and accusations against other researchers. Articles of political nature that contain discriminatory and incorrect assessments of other scientific papers and other professionals are not accepted for publication.
- Complete exclusion of plagiarism, recognizing the contribution of others, the obligatory presence of references to all external sources of information and publications relevant for this article (including own previously published articles and research materials).
- Lack of privacy. The submitted article must be accompanied by the official letter (examination certificate) from the organization or company, where the first (main) author is working. This letter must confirm that the materials of this article may be published in press.
- The authorship of the article. The authors should include all persons who have made a significant intellectual contribution to its concept, structure, as well as conduct or interpretation of the results of the presented work. The article must be accompanied by written consent to publication (paper and/or electronic form) from all authors, and (if necessary) from the respective companies, universities and enterprises, with the participation and/or equipment of which this work was carried out. This written consent from the authors is an automatic confirmation of the author or authors’ copyright on the published material, including the text of the article and pictures, graphics, photos and tables.
- Cooperation to improve the article. The authors undertake to cooperate with the editors to improve, reduce or supplement the article in accordance with comments of the reviewers' and editorial board members, as well as to correct these inaccuracies. The author’s inability or unwillingness to consider the comments and recommendations is the ground for rejection of the article from further consideration.