PEER REVIEWING

1. Every manuscript is subject to quality control procedure embracing, but not limited to:

a) compliance with the journal’s aims and scope,

b) compliance with the style guide,

c) compliance with the plagiarism policy.

2. Provided the general requirements are met, a peer reviewing is initiated.

2.1. The journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure.

2.2. All reviewers are recognized scholars who have done research in the corresponding academic domain(s). 

2.3. Under no conditions can (co)authors or their colleagues from the same chair/department or student supervisors be reviewers of the manuscript submitted.

2.4. Reviewers shall not use to their benefit any research outputs found in the manuscript prior to its publication.

2.5. The resulting reviews are kept by editorial staff for five years. 

3. A binding decision on publishing is made by the editor-in-chief or, in case of controversy, by the editorial board within one month from submission date. Should any corrections be advised, the manuscript is returned for revision. The revised version is submitted again to the same expert.

4. The editorial board sends copies of the reviews or a motivated refusal to authors.

5. Please refer to Ethics policy for additional provisions.