Review of Submissions

  1. Submission. The author submits the manuscript via the OJS submission form (recommended) or to admin@arteducation.pro. The manuscript must comply with the editorial policy and the submission requirements. The submission is registered in OJS with its date of receipt, and the author receives an automatic acknowledgement.
  2. Initial screening (up to 7 days). The editor checks the fit with the journal’s scope, scholarly quality and completeness. Manuscripts that do not meet the requirements are rejected or returned for correction with an explanation.
  3. Similarity check. All manuscripts are checked with StrikePlagiarism. The results are assessed by the editor as described in Countering Plagiarism.
  4. Assignment of reviewers. The manuscript is sent to at least two independent reviewers — editorial board members or external experts in the field. Within 3–5 days the reviewer confirms whether he or she can review the manuscript; in case of a conflict of interest the reviewer declines and the editors appoint another reviewer.
  5. Peer review (14 days, no more than one month). Review is double-blind; the reviewer completes the standard review form with a recommendation.
  6. Decision. Based on the reviews, the editors make one of the following decisions: “accept”, “minor revisions”, “revise and resubmit for review” or “reject”. The decision and anonymised reviews are sent to the author via OJS.
  7. Revision (up to 30 days). The author addresses the comments or rebuts them with arguments and attaches a response letter listing the changes. The revised manuscript is, as a rule, sent back to the reviewer. The editors may reject the manuscript if the author does not address substantial comments.
  8. Acceptance. The final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or, on his behalf, by a member of the editorial board. The date of acceptance is the date of the decision to accept.
  9. Production. Copyediting, layout in the journal’s single template, proof approval by the author, DOI assignment.
  10. Publication. The article is published on the website under the Online First policy and is later included in a regular issue.

Authors may appeal editorial decisions as described in the Complaints Review Procedure.