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- » Author fees
- » Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
- » Plagiarism detection
- » Preprint and postprint Policy
Aim and Scope
Lomonosov World Politics Journal was established at the School of World Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, in 2009. It was aimed at promoting professional and open exchange of views among international relations experts from Lomonosov Moscow State University and other leading Russian centers for IR studies. Through the constant and intensive dialogue with our authors and reviewers during the following 10 years the editorial board has managed not only to develop a unique and recognizable journal identity but also to specify its aims and niche within the system of peer-reviewed journals on international relations. Lomonosov World Politics Journal pursues a two-folded aim. On the one hand it aims to promote in a systematic and comprehensive manner the views of the Russian IR experts on both the history of international relations and current issues of world politics. To this end the editorial board is primarily focused on highlighting the research findings of the leading Russian think-tanks, research centers and laboratories under the rubric ‘Focal Point’ or within special thematic issues of the Journal. On the other hand, the Journal welcomes the submissions from foreign scholars specializing in the study of history and contemporary role of Russia in the system of international relations.
The target audience of the Journal includes international researchers, political scientists, teachers, post-graduate students and students of higher education institutions.
The Journal publishes original researches, but also expert commentaries from Russian foreign policy-makers, educational materials as well as review essays and reviews of the latest works in international relations. The Journal covers the following thematic areas: theory of international relations, international security, international political economy, international integration, regional issues of world politics, history of international relations, foreign policy of the Russian Federation and the Post-Soviet states, international development cooperation, and public diplomacy.
Section Policies
 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
| Open Submissions |
Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Publication Frequency
4 issues per year
Open Access Policy
The journal complies with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), therefore since issue No. 2 of 2023, the articles of the journal are available in open access pursuant to the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0). The author's rights for a scientific article belong to the author (s) of this article
Under this license, the potential activities are:
- share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
- adapt — transform and build upon the material.
The following terms are mandatory:
- Attribution — one must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made.
- NonCommercial — one is not allowed to use the material for commercial purposes.
- No additional restrictions — one is not allowed to apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Notes:
- One does not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where one’s use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation.
- There are no warranties that the license gives one all of the permissions necessary for one’s intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity and privacy rights may limit how one uses the material.
Sources:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.ru
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/
Archiving
- Russian State Library (RSL)
- Scientific electronic library eLIBRARY.RU
Peer-Review
- All papers submitted to the Journal are subjected to the process of double-blind peer review: both reviewers’ and authors’ names remain confidential to either side.
- The reviewers are expected to give an honest, objective and critical assessment of research, using the following criteria: practical relevance and originality of research project, its conceptual foundations, acquaintance with the latest literature on the subject, methodological and factual rigor, strength of arguments. Reviewer has an option to abnegate the assessment should any conflict of interests arise that may affect perception or interpretation of the manuscript. Reviews are not sent to the authors, the editorial board provides the authors with the key comments from the reviews.
- The reviewers are expected to present the editorial board with one of the following recommendations: to accept the paper in its present state; to invite the author to revise their manuscript to address specific concerns before final decision is reached; that final decision be reached following further reviewing by another specialist; to reject the manuscript outright. We aim to limit the review process to 1 month, though in some cases the schedule may be adjusted at the reviewer’s request.
- If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff would suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute them reasonably. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 1 month and resubmit the adapted manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
- Upon the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the authors of the scheduled date of publication.
- If an author refuses to make the recommended corrections, he/she should notify the editors. Without notification the disputed article will be removed from the publication row after two months. In such cases, the author is notified of the withdrawal of the manuscript from the register due to the expiration of the time.
- If the editorial board reaches final decision to reject a manuscript, it duly notifies the authors via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation.
- Original reviews of submitted manuscripts remain deposited for 5 years.
- At a respective request a copy of the review is sent to the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation
Publishing Ethics
Editor’s and publisher’s ethics
- “Lomonosov World Politics Journal” adheres to the norms generally accepted by the international academic community and the Code of conduct and Best Practice Guidelines developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal responsibly maintains its academic reputation and ensures the quality of publications with respect to the author’s point of view and copyright regardless of the author’s status.
- The Editor decides upon publishing manuscripts based on their proficiency and quality regardless of race, sex, nationality, citizenship, ideology, political or religious beliefs of the Author.
- The Editor assures that all publications are free of charge. Any attempt to offer a financial reward on behalf of the Author or interested parties will lead to immediate rejection of the manuscript.
- The Editor doesn’t elicit plagiarism in submitted manuscripts. The decision on whether to consider a borrowed fragment a case of plagiarism is taken solely by the court. However, each submitted manuscript is subject to evaluation which is aimed to assess its originality with appropriate software.
- The Editor publishes academic articles as well as expert commentaries by direct participants of world affairs. It also accepts original educational materials, review essays and reviews of the latest works in international relations. The Journal publishes only original academic papers which have not been previously published and do not contain extensive, verbatim and unattributed quotations.
- The Editor accepts and considers articles and reviews written by scholars and researchers from Russian and foreign universities, expert institutions and international organizations. The Editor also welcomes manuscripts prepared by Ph.D. candidates from Russian and foreign universities.
- No parts of the manuscripts are used for personal purposes or disclosed to third parties without a written consent of the Author.
- All manuscripts are subject to confidential peer-reviewing where neither the Author nor the Reviewer knows each other’s identity.
- The Editor chooses reviewers with an intention to avoid any conflict of interest or subjective evaluation. The Editor assumes that each reviewer adheres to the principles of peer-review ethics.
- The Editor assumes that each author submitting a manuscript has agreed to act in accordance with the author’s publication ethics and the principles of peer-review process established in the Journal.
- The Editorial board oversees the compliance with publication ethics.
- Any critical editing of the manuscript is coordinated with the Author. In case of objection both parties have the right to terminate the publication process.
- Discovery of any case of ethics violation leads to the rejection of the manuscript at any stage of the publication process.
Peer-review publication ethics
- The Reviewer carries out an expert evaluation of submitted materials. His actions are to be impartial.
- Peer-review process is strictly confidential with neither the Author nor the Reviewer knowing each other’s identity.
- The review is to contain an accurate and objective assessment of the manuscript and to provide a comprehensive analysis of its scholarly and methodological strengths and weaknesses. Criticism ad hominem is unacceptable.
- The Reviewer evaluates the manuscript based on its novelty and relevance. The Reviewer is also to determine whether the manuscript helps expand research in the subject area and the extent on which it builds upon existing scholarly work in the field.
- The Reviewer is an expert in the respective field of international relations. The Reviewer who does not consider himself competent in the field must notify the Editor requesting to withdraw from peer-reviewing of the manuscript.
- A research supervisor of a Ph.D. candidate cannot be the Reviewer of his mentee’s manuscript.
- In case of a conflict of interest the Reviewer must notify the Editor requesting to withdraw from peer-reviewing of the manuscript.
- The Reviewer must not use the manuscript’s data for personal purposes before it has been published.
- The manuscript under review is a confidential document and must not be disclosed to third parties for further review or discussion.
Author’s publication ethics
- The Author assumes full responsibility for the novelty and reliability of his scholarly research. Authors must ensure the results presented in the manuscript are reliable, i.e. their work does not contain deliberately erroneous or fraudulent assertions.
- The Author submitting the manuscript adheres to the principles of publication ethics.
- The Author submitting the manuscript follows submission guidelines. Manuscripts ignoring submission guidelines will be rejected.
- Authors must guarantee the results of their research are strictly original. Borrowed fragments or assertions are properly cited with an obligatory indication of the author and the original source. Excessive borrowing or plagiarism are unethical and unacceptable.
- Authors must not submit manuscripts which are under consideration in other journals or manuscripts previously published in other journals. Submitting one manuscript to two or more journals concurrently is unethical.
- Contribution of all persons that somehow influenced the course of the research must be adequately reflected. The manuscript should contain references to the works that mattered during the research.
- All persons who contributed significantly to the research must be listed as co-authors. Persons who have not participated in the research must not be listed.
- All co-authors must confirm their consent to publication by signing either a license agreement or the manuscript.
- If the manuscript has been prepared in the framework of the research sponsored by an organization, authors should provide a corresponding link and indicate the source of funding.
- The Editor is not liable to any third party for any violation of guarantees that were given by the Author.
- The Author should not expect a compensation for the submitted manuscript.
- If the Author finds substantial errors or inaccuracies in the article at the stage of review or after its publication, the Editor must be promptly notified.
Founder
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
Author fees
Publication in “Lomonosov World Politics Journal" is free of charge for all the authors.
The journal doesn't have any Article processing charges.
The journal doesn't have any Article submission 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
“Lomonosov World Politics 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
Prior to acceptance and publication in “Lomonosov World Politics Journal", authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites.
As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in “Lomonosov World Politics 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.
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