Review requirements
1. All scientific articles received by the editorial of the HAC magazine are to be reviewed.
2. Executive secretary compares the content of the article with the subject of the magazine, its requirements and sends it for review to the doctor of science who specializes in this subject.
3. Terms of review depend on each individual case.
4. The following questions are highlighted in review of the article:
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Compliance with the content of the article declared in the its title;
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Compliance with the modern scientific achievements;
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Availability for readers in terms of language, style and arrangement of the material, visibility of tables, charts, figures and formulas;
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The feasibility of publishing an article based on previously released publications;
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Advantages and disadvantages of the article and what needs to be improved for publishing this article.
The reviewer recommends or doesn’t recommend the article for publishing in the magazine.
5. Reviews shall be certified in the manner prescribed in the institution where the reviewer works.
6. The review process is confidential. The author of the article receives the text of the review via e-mail, fax or mail.
7. If the review contains recommendations for improving the article, the executive secretary sends the review to the author with an offer to take these recommendations into account and prepare an updated version. The updated article shall be reviewed again.
8. The article not recommended for publishing by the reviewer shall not be reviewed again. The author receives the text of this review via e-mail, fax or mail.
9. The positive review shall not be a sufficient basis for the publication of the article. The final decision to publish the article is up to the editorial board.
10. After the editorial board decides to publish the article the executive secretary informs the author of the article and states the terms of publishing. The author of the article receives the text of the review via e-mail, fax or mail.
11. Originals of reviews shall be stored by the editorial board for a period of 5 years.
12. On admission to the editors of the publication request of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for the provision of a review of the article, the review is sent on request.