PUBLICATION ETHICS

The journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki” ("Old Russia. The Questions of Middle Ages") is an academic periodical publication without any political, ideological, religious, or other bias. The journal's activities are exclusively related to scientific research. All the participants in the editorial and publishing process (authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members) must adhere to the ethical standards outlined below, which are based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

 

Authorship 

By submitting an article for publication in the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki”, the Author confirms his/her authorship. In the case of a joint work, the materials for publication may be submitted by one of the Authors, provided that all the co-authors are listed, and all the necessary and reliable information about them is provided in the materials.

If any organizations contribute to the content of the work or provide funding, the Author must identify them in the work.

Any changes to a text that has been already reviewed and accepted for publication may be made by the Author only with the consent of the Editorial Board.

The materials accepted for publication, submitted for editing, but not yet published, may not be made publicly available.

Authors are required to identify all the information sources used in the work, including lists of sources, research literature, and informants (when publishing field research results). Authors must ensure that, if using the works and/or texts of others, citations are properly provided. Any form of plagiarism is unacceptable. Self-plagiarism is also prohibited, that is, attempting to republish one's own previously published work without making significant changes. Manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication are checked for plagiarism using the ANTIPLAGIAT system. Simultaneous submission of the same work to the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki” and to any other journal is prohibited.

In case of violation of any of the above rules, the editors may refuse publication of materials at any time, including at the preliminary review stage, without involving reviewers.

 

Copyright and Open Access 

The journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki” has joined the Budapest Open Access Initiative, providing immediate open access to its materials. Authors are not charged a publication fee.

By submitting materials for consideration to the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki”, the authors agree that acceptance of such materials for publication guarantees their distribution in accordance with the Creative Commons | Attribution-NoDerivatives license (permits distribution, both commercial and non-commercial, provided the materials are transferred unchanged and in full, with attribution). Copyright remains fully vested in the Authors.

 

Accuracy 

Authors of articles submitted to the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki” are responsible for carefully checking all the information contained therein to avoid inaccurate citations or omissions of the required references. If, during the process of editing materials accepted for publication, the Author discovers errors or inaccuracies, he/she is obliged to notify the Editorial Board as soon as possible and either retract the publication (in case of significant errors requiring to rewrite the text in full) or correct it.

Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all the data published in the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki”. If a violation of the above rules is discovered after publication, the editors reserve the right to publish a retraction in the next issue and to suspend publications of the author's works for three years.

 

Peer Review Process 

All the submitted articles are evaluated using a double-blind review process. This means that all the materials are sent to reviewers anonymously. No member of the Editorial Board or other participants in the publication process may disclose the names of the authors to the reviewers before the final decision on the publication is made.

If a Reviewer discovers a conflict of interest, he/she is obligated to notify the Editor and recuse themselves. Contacts between the Reviewer and the Author outside the Editorial Board's purview are not a sufficient ground for disqualification.

The review must be objective, impartial, and free of personal attacks against the Author. Any comments and suggestions for improvement must be made politely. Reviewers are encouraged to bring any signs of plagiarism to the Editorial Board's attention.

The Editorial Board will provide the Authors of the submitted materials with their conclusion, drawn up on the basis of the reviews received, or a reasoned refusal.

If the material is not rejected, but comments are made, the Editorial Board will review it once again after revision by the author. Reviews are kept by the publisher and the editorial staff for five years.

Upon request, the Editorial Board is obliged to submit copies of reviews to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

 

Responsibilities of the Editorial Board Members 

The journal's Editorial Board reviews all the submitted materials relevant to its scope in order to give their expert evaluation. All the reviewers are recognized as experts in the subject matter of the materials being reviewed and have themselves published materials on the topic of the article within the last three years. All the received reviews are submitted to the meeting of the Editorial Board.

If the reviewers' assessments differ significantly, other members of the Editorial Board or specialists will review the material before the Editorial Board meets.

At the meeting of the Eeditorial Board, a decision is made to publish or reject the paper.

The Editorial Board approves the composition of materials for each issue of the journal.

The Editor-in-Chief coordinates all the work of the Editorial Board and makes decisions on key issues. He/she also submits issues for printing and grants permission for publication on the website. The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board as a whole guarantee compliance with all the ethical standards set out in this document.

Members of the Editorial Board may not abuse their official position and are required to maintain impartiality and objectivity in relation to the participants in the editorial and publishing process. The materials submitted for publication in the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki” are reviewed solely for their scholarly merit. In the event of a conflict of interest with the author, the materials should be sent to another editor.

 

Editorial Board 

The Editorial Board of the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki” is the highest supervision body for the publication. By collective decision, members of the Editorial Board may suspend or reject publication of materials that have undergone double-blind peer review. Articles prepared by the Editorial Board members and submitted for publication in the journal are considered on the basis of their scientific value, regardless of the status of their authors.

The Editorial Board of the journal “Drevnyaya Rus’. Voprosy medievistiki” guarantees that published materials comply with international standards of scholarly and editorial ethics.