Publication of articles in the journal “Central Russian Journal of Social Sciences” is carried out on the basis of the results of the review and positive decision about the possibility of publication taking into account the content of the “portfolio” of articles. The editorial office does not assume any obligations regarding the publication dates of manuscripts received. On average, 42 days elapse between the receipt of a manuscript in the editorial office and the first decision. The manuscript is accepted for review if it meets the requirements of the design. Articles are published free of charge. The article is registered with the receiving date, authors’ full name, their place of work.

The materials submitted must comply with generally accepted ethical standards (see “Ethics of the journal”).

After registration, the article is sent for review. The review is carried out on a double blind principe (the reviewer and the author do not know each other). The review is conducted by scholars (at least two external reviewers) with recognized authority, working in the field of knowledge to which the content of manuscripts refers, during the last four years and having publications on the subject matter of the reviewed materials. The reviewer cannot be the author or co-author of the rezensionable work, as well as the scientific directors of the applicants for the degree and the employees of the division in which the author(s) works. Based on the review results, a decision is made on the recommendation for publication/refinement.

The article sent to the author for further revision should be returned with comments along with its original version. The revised manuscript should be accompanied by a letter containing the comments and explanations of the changes made to the article. If the author disagrees with the reviewer’s comments, he may request a second review or withdraw the article, as reported to the journal. An article detained after being reprocessed for more than three months or requiring reprocessing shall be treated as newly received.

The reviewer draws attention to the relevance of the scientific problem addressed by the author, describes the theoretical or applied significance of the study, relates the author’s conclusions to existing scientific concepts. Besides this reviewer evaluates the novelty of the material, the personal contribution of the author to the solution of the problem under consideration. The reviews are marked for conformity of style, logic and accessibility of the presentation to the scientific nature of the material, and also indicated on the validity and validity of the conclusions.

Criteria for the evaluation of the article by the reviewer:

• originality – new in the subject area, methods or results obtained;
  
• scientific methodology – reliability and objectivity of the findings;
  
• clarity of presentation, structure of the material and quality of writing;
  
• logical reasoning;
  
• theoretical and practical significance;
  
• novelty and relevance of the links;
  
• international approach;
  
• compliance with the editorial framework and objectives of the journal;
  
• adequately reflecting the content of the articles title, keywords and annotations.
  
• the number of references quoted shall be sufficient.
  

Criteria for evaluation of the reviewer’s annotation:

• informativeness (follow the logic of describing results);
  
• originality;
  
• content (reflect the main content of the article and research results)
  
• compliance with the annotation - the name and text of the work.
  

The final conclusion of the reviewer may be as follows:

• accept;
  
• accept after a little revision;
  
• after significant improvement;
  
• resubmit after a significant revision;
  
• reject.
  

After receiving the reviews, the editorial board considers the issue of the articles received and decides on the basis of the conclusions of the reviewers whether to publish or not. Based on the decision taken, a letter (to e-mail) is sent to the author/ ms giving an overall assessment of the article if the article can be published after completion/ taking into account the comments - recommendations for further work; if the article is not accepted for publication - the reasons of such decision are given. The review of manuscripts is confidential, in accordance with the ethics of the journal. Breach of confidentiality is possible in case of a claim by the reviewer about falsification of submitted materials.