Review process
Texts submitted for publication in the MEDIAFORUM journal are subject to mandatory review.
- The author submits the article, which meets the requirements of editorial ethics and the rules for preparing articles for publication in the MEDIAFORUM journal, to its Editorial Board. Manuscripts that do not meet the accepted requirements will not be considered. Within two weeks from the moment of submitting the text, the author is informed whether he/she is admitted to the review process or not admitted due to non-compliance with the requirements for the article design.
- Manuscripts received by the Editorial Board will be sent for review according to the research profile. Reviewers are appointed by the editor-in-chief. In rare cases, the issue of choosing reviewers is decided at a meeting of the Editorial Board.
- Highly qualified specialists with deep professional knowledge and experience in a specific scientific field may act as reviewers for article reviews.
- After receiving the article for consideration, the reviewer evaluates the possibility of reviewing the materials based on his/her own qualifications in relation to the direction of the proposed study and the absence of any conflict of interest. In the event of any competing interests, the reviewer has to refuse to review and inform the Editorial Board about this. The latter decides on the other reviewer’s appointment.
- The reviewer makes a conclusion on the possibility of publishing the article. The review period should not exceed one month from the date of receipt of the author’s article for review.
- The review is conducted confidentially, according to the principles of double-blind review (two-way “blind” review: the author and reviewer do not know each other). Contacts between the author and reviewers are made through the assistant editor of the journal.
- The reviewer fills out a standard form containing final recommendations after the final analysis of the article.
- If the reviewer indicates the need to make certain adjustments to the article, the article is sent to the author to prepare a corrected version with a proposal to consider the comments or reasonably refute them. The author adds a letter to the revised article containing responses to the comments made, as well as an explanation of the changes made. The corrected version is sent to the reviewer again for making the decision and preparing a reasoned conclusion on the advisability of article’s publication.
- In case of disagreement with the reviewer’s opinion, the author of the article provides a reasoned response to the Editorial Board of the collection. In this case, the article is reviewed at the meeting of the working group of the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board may send the article for additional review to another expert. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject articles if the author is unable or unwilling to consider the comments and recommendations of the reviewers. The Editorial Board may transfer the article to another specialist with mandatory compliance with the principles of double-blind review.
- The final decision on the advisability of publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief, and, if necessary, at the Editorial Board meeting. After the decision is made to accept the article for publication, the assistant editor notifies the author and informs him/her of the expected publication date.
- The article is accepted for publication if it has received at least two positive reviews. Upon receiving a positive decision on the publication, the article is sent to the editorial portfolio of the journal for its publication in order of priority and relevance.
- The date of acceptance of the article for publication is considered to be the date of receipt by the editors of the positive conclusion from the reviewer (or a decision of the Editorial Board) on the possibility of publishing the article.
- The article approved for publication is transferred to the layout editor. Minor amendments of a stylistic or formal nature that do not affect the content of the article are made by the layout editor without the author's consent.
- The author of the article is responsible for the validity and independence of the conclusions made, the research, and the practical level of the article.
In case of non-compliance with these rules, the Editorial Board will not consider the submitted manuscript.
