Aim and Scope

The journal presents the scientific community, teachers, and university students with the results of research activities not only by scientists of Surgut State University but also by their colleagues from other educational and scientific institutions of the Russian Federation, near and far abroad.

Section Policies

ECONOMICS

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

LAW

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Publication Frequency

The Surgut State University Journal comes out four times a year.

Open Access Policy

The Surgut State University Journal (Vestnik Surgutskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta) is an open access journal. The journal provides direct open access to its content, based on the following principle: free open access to research results contributes to an increase in global knowledge sharing.

Archiving

• Russian State Library (RSL)
• National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)

Peer-Review

All submitted papers within the journal scope are peer-reviewed. The reviewers are recognized experts on the subject. An expert is expected to have published papers in the area of the paper under review for the last 3 years. The Editorial Board keeps the reviews for 5 years. The Editorial Board sends the reviews or paper reject notices with explanations. It is also required to submit the reviews to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation upon request. The review process is double-blind (the authors and reviewers have no information about each other). The review procedure determines whether a paper is accepted or rejected.

Articles are sent for review by turn following the schedule of work on each issue of the journal.

If a paper revision is required after the review, a revised paper should be submitted back (electronically) within 7 days. The article may be rejected in case the paper is not sent back within one week. After that, the revised paper is sent for a second review.

A positive review is not sufficient to publish an article. The final decision on the rationale and issue date after peer review is made by the editorial board, and, if necessary, by the editor-in-chief. The editors of the journal inform the author of the decision made by sending a substantiated response by e-mail or by any other means.

The editors do not enter into a discussion with the authors of rejected articles.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit papers for content and length. After editing, the article is submitted back to the author for approval (for 2-3 days).

Indexation

Articles in Surgut State University Journal are indexed by several systems:

• Russian Index of Scientific Citation (RISC) – a database, accumulating information on papers by Russian scientists, published in native and foreign titles. The RISC project is under development since 2005 by “Electronic Scientific Library” foundation (elibrary.ru).
• Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers, plus scholarly books and other non-peer reviewed journals.

Publishing Ethics

The Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the “Surgut State University Journal” are based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct guidelines available at www.publicationethics.org, and requirements for peer-reviewed journals, elaborated by the Elsevier Publishing House (in accordance with international ethical rules of scientific publications).  

1. Introduction

1.1. All articles submitted for publication in the “Surgut State University Journal” are peer-reviewed, reviewed for originality, ethics and significance.

The publication in a peer-reviewed journal serves many purposes outside of simple communication. It is a building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. For all these reasons and more it is important to lay down standards of expected ethical behaviour by all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher and the society for a society-owned or sponsored journal: “Surgut State University Journal”.

1.2. The publisher has a supporting, investing and nurturing role in the scholarly communication process but is also ultimately responsible for ensuring that best practice is followed in its publications.

1.3. The publisher takes its duties of guardianship over the scholarly record extremely seriously. Our journal programs record “the minutes of science” and we recognize our responsibilities as the keeper of those “minutes” in all our policies not least the ethical guidelines that we have here adopted.

2. Duties of Editors

2.1. Publication Decision

The Editor of the “Surgut State University Journal” is solely and independently responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working on conjunction with the relevant society. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always underwrite such decisions.

The Editor and the Editorial Board of the journal decide which of the submitted articles should be published, based on the compliance with the publishing guidelines and peer-review. The articles are accepted solely based on their scientific value.

The Editorial Board is guided by the journal’s policy and does not allow the publication of articles with signs of libel, insult, plagiarism or copyright infringement.

The Editor may consult with other Editors and Reviewers (or scholars of the Scientific Society) during the decision to publish. The final decision to publish an article is made by the Chief Editor of the journal.

2.2. Fair Play

An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

2.3. Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff of the “Surgut State University Journal” must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

2.4. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

2.4.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor’s own research without the written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

2.4.2. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other members of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers.

The editorial board is under obligation to require all participants to disclose competing interests.

2.5. Vigilance over Published Record

An editor presented with convincing evidence that the substance or conclusions of a published paper are erroneous should coordinate with the publisher (and/or society) to promote the prompt publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant.

2.6. Involvement and Cooperation in Investigations

An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies.

3. Duties of Reviewers

3.1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication and lies at the heart of the scientific method. Publisher shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to publications have an obligation to do a fair share of reviewing.

3.2. Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor of the “Surgut State University Journal” and excuse himself from the review process.

3.3. Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorised by the editor.

3.4. Standard and Objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

3.5. Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor’s attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

3.6. Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

3.6.1. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

3.6.2. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

4. Duties of Authors

4.1. Reporting Standards

4.1.1. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

4.1.2. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion’ works should be clearly identified as such.

4.2. Data Access and Retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

4.3. Originality and Plagiarism

4.3.1. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

4.3.2. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

4.3.3. All submitted articles are checked for plagiarism. Furthermore, the layouts of all issues (including the entire digitized archive) are uploaded to the database of Surgut State University Antiplagiat, which helps prevent duplicate publications.

4.4. Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication

4.4.1. An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal of primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

4.4.2. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper. 

4.4.3. Publication of some kinds of articles (e.g., clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication. Further detail on acceptable forms of secondary publication can be found at www.icmje.org.

4.4.4. All articles are checked in Internet search engines to identify works published previously in other publications or with other authorship.

4.5. Acknowledgement of Sources

Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

4.6. Authorship of the Paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.

4.7. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

4.7.1. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

4.7.2. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

4.8. Fundamental Errors in Published Works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in a published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the editor and cooperate with Publisher to retract or correct the paper, If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper.

Founder

• Surgut State University

Author fees

Publication in Surgut State University Journal is Free of charge for all the authors.

The journal does not have any Article processing, placing and publishing charges.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.

Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Plagiarism detection

Surgut State University Journal use native Russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.

Preprint and postprint Policy

As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the paper has been neither previously published, nor submitted in the different journal. After a manuscript has been published in Surgut State University Journal we suggest that the link to the article on journal’s website is used when the article is shared on personal or public websites.

Papers previously posted by the authors as preprints on personal or public websites are admissible.