Peer review principles

The editorial board of Sustainable Development and Engeneering Economics kindly asks you to use the following principles of peer review:

  • reviewing is based on mutual respect of the author and reviewer, which implies the absence of a biased attitude of one to the other when reviewing the manuscript, as well as their equality as participants of scientific process; 
  • the main purpose of the review is to evaluate the scientific value of the article and its compliance with the general requirements for scientific research;
  • the task of the remarks set out in the review is to improve the quality of the article;
  • comments and recommendations should be clearly argued and based on objective data;
  • the reviewer is obligated not to divulge the contents of the article until it is published, can not show or transfer the article to third parties without the appropriate permission of the editorial office;
  • the result of determining the quality and compliance of the submitted work with the scientific and thematic focus of the journal is a review, which is the key document of the conducted examination;
  • only works that correspond to the declared format and scientific topic of the journal are allowed to be reviewed.

In assessing the content of the article, you should pay attention to the following points:

  • the main criterion of the article quality is its scientific or novelty. If the article does not possess it, it should be rejected, even if it has a cognitive value;
  • the practical value of an article is also important, it must be justified in the work.

The whole process of peer review proceeds through the E-submission system, in which the reviewer needs to register. Reviewing in the journal is “double-blind”, i.e. neither the reviewer, nor the author of the article, does not aware of each other's identities.

The review in Sustainable Development and Engineering Economics is carried out both by an established panel of peer reviewers and by third party experts on a voluntary basis. If you wish to become a reviewer in our journal, please, contact us via e-mail: sustainable@spbstu.ru.

Please note that only experts in their field and scientists who have recognized publications on the subject of the submitted manuscript are allowed to review. A member/an employee of an organization in which the author of the article is employed or has a different nature of official professional relations cannot act as a reviewer as well.

The journal reviews all materials submitted to the editorial office that correspond to its subject matter in order to assess them. All reviewers must be qualified specialists in the subject of the reviewed materials and have published on the subject of the reviewed article within the last 3 years. The reviews are kept in the editorial office of the publication for 5 years.
Based on the results of the review, the editorial board sends copies of licenses or a reasoned refusal to the authors of the submitted materials.
Upon receipt of a corresponding request to the editorial office of the publication, the editorial office of the publication sends copies of the reviews to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

Peer review procedure

  1. After evaluating the article for compliance with the journal requirements, the editor appoints two or more scientific reviewers. A peer-reviewing invitation will be sent to your e-mail.
  2. We kindly ask you to confirm your agreement to write a review, replying to the editor via e-mail indicated in the letter. In the absence of an answer, the editorial board believes that you agree to review the article.
  3. The standard period for the preparation of one review is 4 weeks. If you need more time, please, contact the editorial office.
  4. Based on the review of the article, the reviewer chooses one of the possible conclusions:
  • accept;
  • send for revision — after the author completes the article, it is sent for re-review;
  • reject.
  1. When sending an article after revision, the author should either correct the suggested by reviewer moments or explain the inability to do so.
  2. For discussion with the author and editor use the field “Discussion” on the article page.
  3. After correcting the reviewer's comments, if any, the article is submitted for re-review. If the article is accepted or rejected, the work on the article is finished.