The procedure for review and publication of papers submitted to the editorial board of journal «INSTRUMENTS»
- An author sends an article to an editor according to the «Rules of materials registration for the magazine «INSTRUMENTS»
- After receiving the article from the author (by email) Chief Editor determines that the article corresponds the subject of the magazine and sends it to an independent reviewer.
- Articles are reviewed by leading experts in relevant scientific field. Reviewing is confidential.
- Reviewer for 3 months makes a conclusion about the possibility of article publication.
- If conclusion is positive, the chief editor determines the order of publications depending on the subject issues of the magazine.
- If reviewer concludes, that article has to be edited, article is sent to the author for revision. Revised article is sent back to the reviewer. If reviewer makes a negative decision about the article, it's not accepted for publication.
- Editorial board reports the results of the review to the author via e-mail. It doesn't discuss the rejected articles with the author. In conflict situations the chief editor makes final decision.
- Magazine deputy editor keeps the reviews originals. Reviews are stored in the editorial board for 5 years. The editorial staff send reviews copies in the Ministry of Education and Science, if corresponding request is received.
- The editorial board doesn't send the materials back to the authors.
- It assumes no obligations under the terms of publication.
- A positive review does not mean a mandatory article publication.
- The authors do not get money for the article publication.