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1. The Journal has a minimum of 2 year publication history |
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2. Journal has a unique title, not identical to one already indexed in Scopus |
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3. The journal publishes peer-reviewed content - This process, as well as any policies related to the journal’s peer review procedures, shall be clearly described on the journal website, including the method of peer review used. - Journal websites should |
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4. Abstracts, titles and keywords are in English; authors – in Roman script |
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5. References are in (translated/transliterated) Roman script (recommended but not mandatory) |
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6. Journal is published regularly and per publishing schedule, which available at journal’s website |
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7. Ethics and malpractice statement is available in English at journal’s website |
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7.1 Editor and Editorial Board - Journals has editorial boards or other governing bodies whose members are recognized experts in the field and it’s clearly confirmed - The full names and affiliations of the members, their roles are provided on the journal |
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7.2 Publication Ethics: A journal shall also have policies on publishing ethics. These should be clearly visible on its website, and should refer to: i) Journal policies on authorship and contributorship; ii) How the journal will handle complaints and app |
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7.3. Process for identification of and dealing with allegations of research misconduct - Publishers and editors shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including but not limited |
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7.4. Copyright and licensing information is clearly described on the journal’s website - The policy for copyright shall be clearly stated in the author guidelines and the copyright holder named on all published articles. - Licensing information shall be c |
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7.5 Author fees - Any fees or charges that are required for manuscript processing and/or publishing materials in the journal shall be clearly stated in a place that is easy for potential authors to find prior to submitting their manuscripts for review or |
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7.6 Access: The way(s) in which the journal and individual articles are available to readers and whether there are associated subscription or pay per view fees shall be stated |
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7.7 Archiving: A journal’s plan for electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content (for example, access to main articles via CLOCKSS or PubMedCentral) in the event a journal is no longer published shall be clearly indicated. |
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7.8 Information about the ownership and/or management of a journal is clearly indicated on the journal’s website (organizational names that would mislead potential authors and editors about the nature of the journal’s owner are not used in information abo |
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7.9 Journals shall provide the full names and affiliations of the journal’s editors on the journal website as well as contact information for the editorial office, including a full address. |
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7.10 Revenue sources - Business models or revenue sources (e.g., author fees, subscriptions, advertising, reprints, institutional support, and organizational support) shall be clearly stated or otherwise evident on the journal’s website. - Publishing fees |
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7.11 Advertising - Journals shall state their advertising policy if relevant, including what types of adverts will be considered, who makes decisions regarding accepting adverts and whether they are linked to content or reader behavior (online only) or ar |
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7.12 Direct marketing - Any direct marketing activities, including solicitation of manuscripts that are conducted on behalf of the journal, shall be appropriate, well targeted, and unobtrusive. - Information provided about the publisher or journal is expe |
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8. Journal has ISSN and/or e-ISSN/ISSN-L, confirmed by international ISSN Center is clearly displayed. |
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9. Journal has dedicated website in English (alone or in addition to website in local language) |
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10. Author instructions (guide for authors) are available in English at journal’s website |
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11. Aims and Scope are available in English and presented at journal’s website |
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12. Geographical diversity: |
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12.1 of Editors – is according to claimed journal’s aim and scope |
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12.2 of Authors – is according to claimed journal’s aim and scope |
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13. Journal’s documents are cited by Scopus sources |
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14. Journal’s editors are experts in subject area, covered by the journal |
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15. Journal publications have DOI (recommended but not mandatory) |
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16. Content quality |
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16.1 The journal consistently publishes articles that are scientifically sound and relevant to an international academic or professional audience in this field. |
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16.2 The content of the articles is consistent with the stated scope and aims of the journal and consistently of high academic quality |
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16.3 Tables and figures in articles are clear and well configured within article content (are not just copied-pasted from Excel) |
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16.4 The language and grammar of articles are good. Content of the articles is logically structured, easily readable and understandable |
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16.5 The abstracts are clear, easily readable and provide an excellent comprehensive summary of the article of sufficient length |
