Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Journal is a scholarly refereed multi-disciplinary scientific journal committed to publish scientific papers in legal and social sciences, economics, history, linguistics and literature, engineering, mathematics.The Journal strives to be inclusive in scope, addressing topics and issues of significance to scholars and practitioners concerned with diverse aspects of related area. The Journal publishes research employing a variety of methods and approaches, including (but not limited to) survey research, experimental designs, case studies, ethnographic observations and interviews, grounded theory, phenomenology, historical investigations, and narrative inquiry as well as articles that address theoretical and philosophical issues pertinent to relevant research area.

The Journal aims to stimulate a problem-oriented, critical approach to research and practice, with an increasing emphasis on inter-disciplinary and international perspectives. The audience includes researchers, students, practitioners of many orientations including teachers, faculty members, trainers, facilitators, resource persons, organizational developers, community organizers, and policy designers. The readership of the Journal is international in scope, with a representation in university libraries.

 

Section Policies

Legal and Social Sciences, Economics

Editors
  • Salavat Sayfullin, International Black Sea University
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

History

Editors
  • Salavat Sayfullin, International Black Sea University
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Linguistics and Literature

Editors
  • Salavat Sayfullin, International Black Sea University
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Mathematics

Editors
  • Salavat Sayfullin, International Black Sea University
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Engineering Science

Editors
  • Salavat Sayfullin, International Black Sea University
Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The editorial staff initially review all manuscript submissions for compliance with the Journal editorial policy. If the manuscript fails to fall within the scope and stylistic guidelines of the journal, it is returned to the authors. If a manuscript is in accord with the scope of the journal and meets submission guidelines, it is sent to 2 reviewers for the first-round double-blind reviews.

Manuscripts requiring major revisions will be sent to the original reviewer for the second-round doubleblind reviews. Final decision will be made after two rounds of double-blind reviews. Only a manuscript receiving two recommendations of ";;Accept";; or ";;Accept with Minor Revisions";; will be accepted for publication, after the author revises the manuscript according to the reviewers' comments and guidelines. Any paper receiving one ";;Reject";; decision will be rejected for further consideration.

The Journal strives to be inclusive in scope and aims to stimulate a problem-oriented, critical approach to research and practice, with an increasing emphasis on inter-disciplinary and international perspectives. The following are used to review scholarly papers submitted to Journal:
Importance of the Problem:A problem or subject addressed by a manuscript should contribute to knowledge or theory pertinent to relevant area of research. Importance is enhanced when a paper promotes understanding or improvement of practice.
Background:Through the abstract and a brief introduction, readers should be provided with sufficient background information to understand the problem being addressed.
Problem/Purpose:The purpose of the paper should be clearly and unambiguously stated. This typically requires a clearly described research problem.
Literature Review:Research and scholarship should be linked to relevant empirical and theoretical literature. The applicability of the research and the quality of the discussion are more important than the length of the literature review.
Methodology:The approach and procedures must be appropriate for addressing the stated research problem(s) and purpose(s).
Findings:Findings must be presented and documented to show clear relationships to the purpose(s) and research question(s). Evidence needed to support conclusions must be clearly identified and amply arrayed, including (but not limited to) the presentation of statistics, charts, and graphs; use of quotations; observational data; references; and citations.
Conclusions:Conclusions and logical inferences should be pertinent, clearly drawn, and convincingly supported by evidence.
Readability:All manuscripts must be well-organized, well-written, and readable.

 

Publication Frequency

The journal aims to be published semiannually. General timeline is June for first issue, and December for the second issue of the present year.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 


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