Peer Review Process

We accept research papers (empirical studies) as well as theoretical studies. Book reviews of published scientific monographs and collections will be also considered for publication.

After submission there is an initial screening of the paper by the Nasselenie Review’s editors, whereby editors decide whether the submission is appropriate to be send to review or not (‘desk reject’). Occasionally, editors may recommend a revision before sending the submission to review. This initial screening usually is carried out within one week.

Once it is determined that the journal’s requirements have been met, the manuscript is sent to two reviewers selected by the Editorial Board for each specific manuscript. They should send their review to the Editorial Board within 20 days of receiving the manuscript for review.

The main criteria for assessing the quality of articles are the following (линк формуляр за рецензия):

REVIEW FORM

І. Is the article topic appropriate for Nasselenie Review?

(Please, use as many rows as needed.)

ІІ. Estimation of the article submitted:

Please, answer YES or NO to the following questions and add your comment if necessary.

Article title is precise and correct.
The abstract reflects the content of the article correctly.
The purpose or the thesis of the article is formulated precisely.
New ideas and/or important new results are presented in the article.
The background of the issue studied is presented completely enough and correct estimation of the contribution of previous researchers, without any regional or other limitations, is given in the article.
The research methods used are correct and appropriate and they are explained clearly.
The argumentation of the main thesis is compelling.
The narrative is clear and sufficient.
Tables, figures and charts (maps) are necessary and presented according to the requirements.
The conclusions made arise from the content.
The article is of interest for many readers of the review.

ІІІ. Notes and recommendations of the referee to the author:

(These comments can complement or be instead of the referee’s comments included in the text of the article. Please, use as many rows as needed.)

ІV. Recommendation to the Nasselenie review:

(Please, write YES to one of the following actions you recommend to the Editorial Board)

To be published in the submitted form.
To be published after insignificant changes according to the notes in this review form.
To be published after significant changes according to the notes in this review form and after a check by the referee.
To be rejected and to encourage the author to rewrite the article and submit it again for reviewing.
To be rejected.

V. Other recommendations of the referee about appearance and composition of the article before publishing:

Besides the reasons concerning the scientific content of the article, the reviewer may reject the manuscript whenever he/she ascertains a case of plagiarism or compiling.

Articles are accepted for publication in the Nasselenie Review after completion of the double double-blind peer-review procedure.

Each paper registered for publication is separately assessed and reviewed by two independent reviewers who will not be aware of the author’s identity. In their turn, the authors do not know the reviewers’ identity. The scientific review is accomplished by outstanding specialists in the field of the article under review.

The appointed scientific reviewers are selected from the Reviewer List of the journal which includes only persons outside the Editorial Board (see линк).

Ensuring a Blind Review
To ensure the integrity of the blind peer-review for submission to this journal, every effort should be made to prevent the identities of the authors and reviewers from being known to each other. This involves the authors, editors, and reviewers (who upload documents as part of their review) checking to see if the following steps have been taken with regard to the text and the file properties:

The authors of the document have deleted their names from the text, with ‘Author’ and year used in the references and footnotes, instead of the authors’ name, article title, etc.
With Microsoft Office documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties for the file (for example, for a file in Word format the following sequence should be performed: beginning with File on the main menu of the Microsoft application: File > Save As > Tools (or Options with a Mac) > Security > Remove personal information from file properties on save > Save.
With PDF documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties for the file (by clicking on File on the main menu of the Adobe Acrobat application > Document Properties).

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