Procedure for Considering Articles
The Editorial Board accepts for publication materials on topics corresponding to the journal’s sections:
- History of Russia: from ancient times to 1917;
- Modern History of Russia;
- World History;
- Criticism. Reviews. Historical Journalism;
- Issues of Teaching Historical Disciplines.
The journal publishes articles distinguished by scientific novelty, theoretical and practical significance, and conforming to the principles of academicism, scientific objectivity, and historiographical completeness. Works of a polemical nature are welcome.
A scientific article may be prepared by co-authors. In this case, the number of authors of a single article must not exceed 4 persons.
For the publication of a scientific article, the author submits to the Editorial Board:
- information about the author(s) in Russian and English – surname, name, patronymic, academic degree, academic title (if available), ORCID, affiliation;
- the manuscript of the scientific article;
- in the absence of an academic degree of the author – a review of the scientific article.
By submitting a scientific article, the author guarantees the fulfillment of the following requirements:
- the submitted materials are original, have not been published previously, and are not under consideration by other publications;
- in the preparation of the materials, the rights of third parties have not been violated and there is no incorrect borrowing.
The author is informed about the acceptance of the scientific article for consideration within 10 working days after receipt of the materials.
In the case of submitting a manuscript for publication by co-authors, feedback on publication issues is provided by the Editorial Board to the author listed first in the list of co-authors.
Revision of the scientific article, taking into account the recommendations of the experts and the Editorial Board, is carried out by the author within 2 months after receiving the recommendations. The author has the right to revise the scientific article only once. If there are comments on the article from the experts and the Editorial Board after its revision, or if the revision deadlines are violated, the article is withdrawn from consideration.
Questions related to the publication of a scientific article are sent by the author to: vestnik_hist@mgpu.ru.
Procedure for Reviewing Articles
The expert evaluation of all materials submitted to the editorial board is carried out by reviewers – qualified specialists in the subject matter of the materials under review, who have had publications on the relevant subject within the last three years.
Reviewing is conducted free of charge in the format of double-blind peer review.
Authors without an academic degree (except in cases where a co-author holds an academic degree), simultaneously with the manuscript, must provide the editorial board with a review of their scientific article. After the manuscript is accepted for consideration, the materials undergo the review procedure described above.
The period for reviewing a scientific article and making a decision on its publication does not exceed 3 months from the date of accepting the materials for consideration.
Following the expert evaluation, the author is informed:
- of the acceptance of the manuscript for publication;
- of the acceptance of the manuscript conditional on its revision;
- of the rejection of publication, with justification for the decision.