Procedure for reviewing papers

1. The articles that satisfy the requirements for the papers to be published in the "Bulletin of the South Ural State University", series "Education. Educational Sciences" are submitted to the reviewer.
2. The reviewer, who is a specialist in the relevant scientific area with a Doctoral degree, receives the article by mail or in person from the editor. The reviewer cannot be a member of the Editorial Board of the journal, as well as the author of the article. The reviewer is notified by phone or e-mail about the article sent.
3. The reviewer studies the article for 1 month from the date of receipt. Then the reviewed article is sent by mail or e-mail to the Editorial Board or transferred to the Secretary of the series. It usually takes about 2 months from the date of dispatch of the article to the reviewer.
4. The author of the article receives the copy of the review without the signature of the reviewer.
5. If the reviewer concluded that the article can be published after revision, the article is sent to the author for making necessary corrections. Then the revised article is sent back to the reviewer, who shall notify the Editor of the possibility of publication. If the authors ignore the recommendations of the reviewer, the article is not be published. The author can justify his refusal to follow the recommendations of the reviewer in a written form. In this case, the author's explanatory letter is sent to the reviewer who agrees or disagrees with the author. If the reviewer disagrees with the author the article is not published and the author is notified about that by an official letter where it is said that the publication of the article is impossible without revision. The final decision on publication takes the Executive Editor of the series.
6. If the article is approved for publication it is sent to the Technical Editor.
7. The author signs the document stating that he knows the content of the review.