Requirements for publications
Requirements for Material for the magazine "Ontology of Designing"
The journal publishes research results that match the research interests and topics of the journal (see page Scope).
Submitted materials are reviewed. External reviews, views and recommendations to be published – are welcome. The decision to publish the material takes the Editorial Board based on recommendations of the Editorial Board and the conclusions of the reviewers.
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Type of review: one-sided blind review
Requirements for Material for the magazine "Ontology of Designing"
The material should be prepared in MS Word. Language for publications: Russian or English. Recommended structure of the article, the format and style solutions are listed in the template, sample design, which can be downloaded from this links:
Form review article in the journal “Ontology of designing” can be downloaded here.
PREPARATION OF PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL “Ontology of Designing”
1) The author (or co-author on behalf of the author) is recorded on the journal’s website and sent to the editor article, prepared in accordance with the Instructions for the preparation of articles for the journal “Ontology of Designing”.
2) An article submitted to the editorial board is added to the Register of Received Articles, of which the author is notified no later than 15 days after the article is submitted to the journal’s website.
Submitted materials are considered the authors’ private property and are classified by the Editorial Board and the Editorial Board as confidential information (external reviewers of the articles are also notified of this).
3) All materials submitted to the journal’s editorial board that are relevant to its scope are peer-reviewed for expert assessment. The Editorial Board guarantees that all reviewers are recognized experts in the subject matter of the materials being reviewed and have published on the subject matter of the article within the last three years. Reviews are kept by the journal’s editorial board for five years.
4) Prior to the main review process, the Editorial Board provides a preliminary assessment of the article’s content’s compliance with the scope of the journal and the quality of the submitted materials. The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to reject an article as inappropriate for the journal’s scope, notifying the author within 15 days.
Authors whose submissions were formatted with significant violations of the Instructions for Article Preparation may be asked by the Editorial Board to bring the article into compliance with the established requirements prior to its substantive review. Comments and recommendations for formatting changes are communicated to the author as notes added to the article file using the Review Toolbar in MS Word.
5) An abstract of an article accepted for review by the Editorial Board is sent to each member of the Editorial Board for information and with an invitation to become a reviewer, provide individual feedback and recommendations on the article, or recommend a specialist for review to the Editorial Board.
6) Within 15 days of registration, the article is sent to at least three reviewers from among the Editorial Board members who have expressed a desire to serve as reviewers or who are experts in the topics covered by the article. By agreement with the Editorial Board members, the article may be sent to external reviewers with the appropriate qualifications.
7) The reviewer has 10 days to conclude on the article’s suitability for publication.
A specially designed review form can be used for the review, which can be downloaded from the journal’s website (see the “Requirements” section).
Reviewers are encouraged to work with the electronic version of the article in the “Review” mode in MS Word, pasting their comments and assessments regarding the article’s content and formatting into the text file.
8) The editorial board will send copies of the reviews or a reasoned refusal to publish to the authors of submitted materials, and will also forward copies of the reviews to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation upon receipt of a corresponding request.
9) If the review of an article indicates the need for correction, the article will be sent to the author for revision.
If the review is negative, the editorial board may decide to send the article for additional review.
10) If the author disagrees with the reviewer’s opinion, the author has the right to provide a reasoned response to the editorial board.
11) The final decision on the advisability of publication after the review is made by the editor-in-chief.
12) If the decision on publication is positive, the editorial board will determine the order of publication. The editorial board does not assume any obligations regarding publication deadlines.