Editorial Policies

Aims and Scope

Ogarev-online is a peer-reviewed open access academic journal with multi-stage editorial selection and expert evaluation.

Aims and goals. The Journal is established and published by the National Research Mordovia State University to promote scientific progress through the dissemination of new knowledge, ideas and discoveries. By publishing the results of original scientific research, it provides a platform of academic communications for scientists, demonstrates the scientific activity of the university, attracts the attention of the academic community and potential partners, and motivates teachers, graduate students and undergraduates to conduct research and participate in scientific discussions.

The target readership of the Journal. The Journal is intended for specialists in the fields of natural, medical, and technical sciences, as well as social sciences and humanities, and for anyone with an interest in these subject areas.

The types of manuscripts the Journal will consider for publication. Ogarev-online is a multidisciplinary journal. This means that we publish original research materials in the area of natural sciences, medicine, engineering, social sciences and humanities, such as primary studies, systematic reviews, qualitative studies, protocols and other materials describing methodology, software and databases.

Articles are published free of charge according to the principles of open access. Authors do not pay any fees.

Ogarev-online releases 4 issues per year (quarterly). The journal is registered in the bibliographic database Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory and the scientific citation database Russian Index of Science Citation.

Sections

Pedagogical Sciences

Natural Sciences

Technical Sciences

Medical Sciences

Agricultural Sciences

Social Sciences and Humanities

Peer Review Process

Peer review is an assessment of a scientific article submitted for publication to the editorial board of the journal. It is an independent evaluation performed by experts of the same research area to which the author of the reviewed article belongs.

Peer review is mandatory as the main document of the evaluation process conducted by the editorial board to determine the quality and compliance of the article with the research area and thematic field of the journal.

All submitted articles that correspond to the subject area and format of the journal are subject to peer review before publication.

Leading experts recognized in the research area of the article are involved in the peer review process. The experts are required to have scientific works in the research area of the article published over the past three years.

Author or co-author of the article cannot participate in the process of its peer review.

All articles submitted to the journal are subject to a single blind peer review. The author is not given the name of the expert. Correspondence between the author and the reviewer is carried out online via the electronic system of the journal: https://journals.rcsi.science/2311-2468/user

The submission of the article for peer review is accompanied by a letter signed by the executive secretary of the editorial board, which fixes the deadline for submitting the peer review (usually two weeks), and meeting the deadline is monitored. In some cases, a memo on the rules for writing a peer review is provided to the reviewer.

Having evaluated the article, the reviewer makes a decision on its publication: a) to recommend the article for publication with/without improvements; b) to send the article for a second peer review; c) to reject the article. The peer review is submitted to the editorial board and its conclusions are recorded electronically.

The editorial board provide the results of peer review to the author of the article.

The article finalized in accordance with the reviewer's comments can be sent once again to the same reviewer or another reviewer at the discretion of the editorial board.

Peer reviews are kept in the office of the journal for five years. On request, peer reviews can be sent to the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

Publication Frequency

Beginning in 2025, the journal releases 4 issues per year (1 every 3 months). Articles are included in next issue as soon as they are ready for publication and in the order they are received by the editorial board. 

The transition from 16 issues per year was implemented as a strategically necessary measure to align the publishing policy with international standards of scholarly communication. The focus has shifted to publication quality, citation rates, reputational recognition, and technical preparation for indexing.

Open Access Policy

This journal is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediately upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. For more information please read BOAI statement.   

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge (open license Creative Commons 4.0.

CrossMark Policy

CrossMark is a multi-publisher initiative from Crossref, provides a standard way for readers to locate the authoritative version of an article or other published content. By applying the CrossMark logo, journal  "Ogarev-online"  is committing to maintaining the content it publishes and to alerting readers to changes if and when they occur.

Clicking the CrossMark logo on a document will tell you its current status and may also give you additional publication-record information about the document.

For more information on CrossMark, please visit the CrossMark site.

The journal "Ogarev-online" content that will have the CrossMark logo is restricted to current and future journal content and is limited to specific publication types (see below). 

Publication Types

Addendum – Publication item giving additional information regarding another publication item, mostly presenting additional results.
Case report – A detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient.
Clarification – A variety of Erratum. The article does not report errors, but clarifies the data of a previously published article.
Comment – Work consisting of a critical or explanatory note written to discuss, support, or dispute an article or other presentation previously published. It may take the form of an article, letter, editorial, etc. It appears in publications under a variety of names: comment, commentary, editorial comment, viewpoint, etc.
Correspondence – Letter to the editor or a reply to the letter.
Correction – An article describing the corrections made in an article previously published in the same journal. This type of publication is not a variant of Erratum.
Corrigendum – Article in which errors are reported that were made by authors in an earlier publication in the same journal.
Discussion – Argumentative communication, like papers in a discussion, but also perspectives, commentaries, etc.
Editorial – Work consisting of a statement of the opinions, beliefs, and policy of the editor or publisher of a journal, usually on current matters of medical or scientific significance. 
Erratum – Article in which errors are reported that were made in an earlier publication in the same journal. Can be Erratum (publishing error) but also Corrigendum (author error).
Expression of Concern – A notification about the integrity of a published article that is typically written by an editor and should be labelled prominently in the item title. It is the responsibility of the editor to initiate appropriate investigative procedures, discover the outcome of the investigation, and notify readers of that outcome in a subsequent published item. The outcome may require the publication of a retraction notice.
Original Study Article – Complete report on original research.
Removal – Editorial notice of the removal of a previously published article. The text of the article is removed. The HTML pages and PDF pages of the article are completely removed and replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation.
Retracted publication – The text of the article is retracted. The HTML pages are replaced by a single page with citation details and an explanation. The PDF pages remain with a watermark on every page to notify it is retracted.
Retraction of Publication – Editorial notice of the retraction of a previously published article.
Review article – Substantial overview of original research, usually with a comprehensive bibliography, generally also containing a table of contents.
Short Communication – Short report or announcement of research, usually claiming certain results, usually with a shorter publication time than other papers in the same publication. Appear under many names, such as Letter Papers, Preliminary notes, Notes, etc.
Short Review – Short or mini-review.
Withdrawal – Refutation of an article previously published in the same journal (in a situation where retraction cannot be performed).

Policy on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Publishing

Rules of the Article Retraction

• plagiarism detection in the article;
• duplication of the article in several editions;
• detection of falsification or fabrication in the article (e.g., manipulating research data);
• detection of serious errors in the article (e.g., misinterpretation of results), which casts doubt on its scientific value;
• incorrect composition of authors’ team (there is no one who is worthy of being an author; persons who do not meet the criteria for authorship are included);
• conflict of interest is hidden (other violations of publishing ethics);
• republication of the article without the author's consent.

• by the author of the article;
• by the Editorial Board of another journal;
• by third persons (possibly participants of the conflict of interest) with evidence of scientific misconduct by the author of the article;
• when the Journal Editorial Board detects the facts of violation of scientific ethics by the authors of the article.

1. After the appeal of the author (or other person who provided the facts of violation of scientific ethics in the article), the Journal Editorial Board appoints a commission to conduct an investigation, taking into account all available facts and opportunities to verify the ethics of the article publication.
2. Having decided to retract the article, the Editors indicate in the minutes of the Editorial Board meeting the reason and date of retraction. The article and its metadata will remain on the journal's website as part of the corresponding issue, but the electronic version of the text will be labeled RETRACTED and the date of retraction; the same label will be placed on the article in the journal issue table of contents.
3. To comply with accuracy, the Editorial Board does not remove articles from the electronic version of the journal and from the archive on the journal's website.
4. The Council on Ethics of Scientific Publications (for entering information into the unified database of retracted articles) is provided with the minutes, which indicate the date of the meeting, the composition of the meeting, the results of the examination, the reasoned decision and the completed form.
5. Information on retracted texts is transferred to scientific information bases and libraries. When the application for retraction is received, the information about the article and its full text remains where it was before, but is supplemented with the information about the retraction. Retracted articles and references from them are excluded from the databases and do not taken into account in the calculating indicators.
6. In the case of serious moral damage to the parties to the conflict of interest, information about the fact of scientific ethics violation can be send to the author place of work.
7. The Editorial Board reserves the right to decide independently on further cooperation with the authors of retracted articles (complete refusal to cooperate, refusal to cooperate for a certain period of time, appointment of additional examination of articles in case of repeated cooperation).

Publication Fee and Edition Business Model

Ogarev-online is peer-reviewed open access journal. It means:

1. Content created by scientists;
2. Publication is free for all authors; 
3. Ogarev-online doesn’t pay author’s fee / royalties;
4. The publication of the journal is financed by the founding organization – National Research Mordovia State University;
5. Access to all articles in the electronic version of the journal is free for all readers after the publication of issues.

The Editorial Board does not provide any paid or agency services. Editorial Board does not work with intermediaries. Articles are accepted only directly from their authors.  No fast track publication service is available.  Authors don’t pay for reviewing, editing, translating, proof-reading, layout design. 

Plagiarism and Improper Borrowing

The journal Ogarev-online maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism and will not publish any work that contains plagiarism in any form, including verbatim text plagiarism, idea plagiarism, or data plagiarism.

Forms of Plagiarism

The Editorial Board considers the following to constitute plagiarism:

– Verbatim copying of any materials in any volume without appropriate citation of the source.

– Use of images, illustrations, photographs, tables, graphs, diagrams, or any other form of graphical representation without citing the original source.

– Use of such graphical materials previously published in scientific or popular sources without obtaining permission from the copyright holder, if required.

– Use of materials whose authors or copyright holders explicitly prohibit their use without prior written consent.

Forms of Improper Borrowing

The Editorial Board considers the following to be forms of improper borrowing:

– Failure to clearly indicate (e.g., through quotation marks or block indentation) verbatim quotations, even if a source is cited.

– Incorrect references (e.g., an incomplete bibliographic description that prevents the source from being identified).

– Citing a secondary source of a borrowed text without explicitly acknowledging the primary source (an error in source attribution).

– Failure to provide in-text citations for sources listed in the bibliography.

Authors' Responsibilities

Authors must submit entirely original works. Any mention of other authors' work, ideas, or research results must be accompanied by appropriate citation to the original source, which must be included in the reference list.

Screening Procedure

All manuscripts submitted to the journal for publication undergo mandatory screening using the «Antiplagiat» system.

Should the editors have grounds for a more detailed check, additional plagiarism detection tools may be employed.

The detection of idea and/or data plagiarism is conducted during the scientific peer-review process and post-publication, should relevant claims be raised by readers. In cases of extensive plagiarism or improper borrowing, the editorial team will act in accordance with the COPE guidelines.

Digital Archiving Policy

This policy outlines the repositories where journal issues are deposited and made accessible.

The journal’s website hosts full issues in PDF/A format and individual articles in PDF format. All materials are provided in open access without any restrictions.

Full issues in PDF/A format are deposited with the Russian State Library (RSL) as a mandatory copy in accordance with Federal Law No. 77‑FZ «On the Mandatory Copy of Documents».

The National Platform for Scientific and Educational Information  stores full issues in PDF/A format to ensure national accessibility of the scientific content.

The Scientific Electronic Library eLIBRARY.RU receives articles with full texts, metadata, and reference lists for inclusion in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) and integration with the Science Index system. 

CyberLeninka provides open access to articles with metadata under a licensing agreement with the publisher. For each article, the specific license type is indicated, including possible Creative Commons licenses.

Finally, the electronic scientific publication is registered with the Register «Informregistr», which ensures long‑term storage of the publication’s metadata.

Policy on Preprint and Postprint Deposition

The Editorial Board of the journal permits authors to deposit their manuscripts as preprints prior to submission and to self-archive their articles in disciplinary and institutional repositories under the following conditions.

Preprint

The Journal encourages the posting of preprints on preprint servers. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) defines a preprint as “a scholarly manuscript posted by the author(s) at an openly ac".

The following conditions apply:

– the existence of a preprint is not considered prior publication and does not affect the editorial decision;
– articles previously posted by the author on personal or public websites (not affiliated with other publishers) are eligible for submission;
– upon submission, authors must inform the editorial board about any related preprint, providing a link with its DOI and licensing terms;
– authors are responsible for updating the preprint record with a link to the final published article, including its DOI and URL on the journal’s website;
– the preprint itself should not be altered, updated, or replaced based on reviewer or editorial comments, nor should it be removed.

Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)

Authors are permitted to self-archive the version of the manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication but has not yet been copyedited or typeset (the “Accepted Manuscript” or postprint).

This version may be deposited on:

– a personal website or blog;
– an institutional repository;
– a disciplinary repository (e.g., SSRN, ResearchGate);
– and may be shared for personal use with colleagues.

The deposited file must include a clear notice stating: “This is the peer-reviewed version of the following article: FULL ARTICLE TITLE, which has been accepted for publication in Ogarev-online and is scheduled to appear in Issue [Number], [Year].”

Upon publication, authors must add a link to the final published article (Version of Record) on the journal’s website. The text of the Accepted Manuscript should not be replaced or removed.

Version of Record

Authors may self-archive the final, published version of the article (the Version of Record) which has been copyedited, typeset, and includes all enhancements.

This version may be deposited on:

– a personal website or blog;
– an institutional repository;
– a disciplinary repository;
– and may be shared for personal use with colleagues.

When citing or sharing the article, authors and readers are requested to provide a link to the Version of Record on the journal’s official website, using its DOI (as recommended by Crossref).

Authorship

Criteria for Authorship

Authorship is granted to individuals who have made substantial intellectual contributions to the research and manuscript. Contributing roles include:

– Conceptualization and research design.
– Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data.
– Drafting the manuscript or substantively revising it for intellectual content.
– Final approval of the version to be published.

All individuals who meet these criteria should be listed as authors.

Authorship Responsibilities

The corresponding author is primarily responsible for communication with the journal and ensures all co-authors have approved the final manuscript and agree to its submission.

The order of authorship should be a joint decision of all co-authors.

All co-authors share collective responsibility for the entire content of the work, not only for their specific contributions.
Submitting false or fraudulent information in accompanying documents is grounds for immediate rejection, regardless of peer-review outcomes.

Contributorship and Acknowledgments

Individuals who have contributed to the research (e.g., financial sponsors, supervisory support) but do not meet the full criteria for authorship should be acknowledged in a dedicated Acknowledgments section.

To ensure transparent attribution of contributions, this journal requires the use of the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) standard. Authors must specify the role(s) of each contributor using the controlled vocabulary provided at https://credit.niso.org.

Handling Complaints

Submission of Complaints

Complaints, proposals, allegations, and statements from citizens are accepted in Russian and English by the Correspondence Department of the Founder (National Research Mordovia State University) and the Journal’s Editorial Office.

Methods of Submission:

– In person.

– Via post (including international mail).

– By email.

– By fax.

– Through the electronic form on the Journal’s official website.

Procedure for Handling Complaints

The Journal follows internationally recognized procedures for managing complaints

– All complaints are registered within three business days.

– Full processing: completed within a reasonable timeframe depending on the complexity of the case.

Complaints will not be considered in the following cases:

– If the complaint fails to state the sender’s full name (surname, first name, patronymic – if applicable) and a valid postal or email address for response.

– If the complaint concerns a court decision (it will be returned to the sender with an explanation of the appropriate legal procedure).

– If the complaint contains profanity, offensive language, or threats to the life, health, or property of a journal staff member or their family.

– If the text of the written complaint is illegible.

– If the complaint raises a question that has already been repeatedly addressed in written responses to prior complaints without presenting new arguments or circumstances.

– If a response cannot be provided without disclosing information classified as a state or other secret protected by federal law.

A response will be sent to the address (postal or email) provided in the complaint.

Confidentiality Requirements:

– Disclosure of information contained in complaints or related to an individual’s private life without consent is prohibited.

– All personal data of applicants are processed in compliance with Russian legislation on personal data protection.

– Data processing practices align with COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) principles.

Purpose and Objectives

The handling of complaints, and claims, along with their outcomes, forms an integral part of the overall assessment of satisfaction among the Journal’s readers, authors, and other stakeholders.

Purpose: conflict resolution and enhancement of satisfaction with the quality of the Journal’s services.

Objectives:

– Systematic recording of all consumer complaints.

– Identification and analysis of root causes of dissatisfaction.

– Implementation of measures to resolve conflicts.

– Informing applicants about taken measures.

– Continuous improvement of service quality based on feedback.

Archiving

All received complaints are archived and stored according to the filing system of the scientific Journals’ Editorial Office. Records are maintained to ensure accountability and compliance with professional standards.

Appeals Policy

General Principles

This appeals policy has been developed to ensure a fair and transparent process for addressing authors' disagreement with editorial decisions. It outlines the procedures for submitting and reviewing appeals, as well as the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved.

Appeal Submission

If an author disagrees with the editorial decision, they have the right to submit a single appeal to the Editorial Board's email address, provided all co-authors consent to the appeal submission.

The author must submit the appeal within a specified period following the receipt of the initial decision.

The email subject line should include the words «Appeal» and the manuscript ID number.

Appeal Content Requirements

The appeal document should contain:

– A clear justification of the author's position.

– Responses to editors' and reviewers' comments.

– Supporting evidence if technical errors, conflicts of interest, or bias are suspected.

Appeal Review Process

– All appeals are reviewed by the editors, with the review period typically lasting several weeks.

– The appeals review process is conducted by the Journal's editors.

– In cases involving alleged conflicts of interest, an independent member of the Editorial board not involved in the original decision will handle the appeal.

Important Notes
– If the author remains dissatisfied with the Editorial Board's decision regarding the appeal, no further reconsideration of the manuscript will be undertaken.

– Agreement to reconsideration does not guarantee manuscript acceptance.

– The process may involve additional peer review and substantial revision requirements.

Appeal Withdrawal

To withdraw an appeal, the corresponding author must submit a notification to the Journal, clearly indicating the withdrawal request and providing the manuscript ID number.

Policy of Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

To ensure transparency and allow readers to assess potential biases, Ogarev-online requires authors to declare any financial and/or non-financial interests related to the research described. The corresponding author is responsible for submitting a conflict-of-interest statement on behalf of all authors of the article.

A conflict of interest is defined as any financial or non-financial interest that could directly undermine or be perceived as undermining the objectivity, integrity, and value of the publication, potentially influencing the authors' judgment and actions regarding the objective presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data.

Financial Conflicts of Interest

Funding: Research support (including salaries, equipment, supplies, and other expenses) from organizations that may gain or lose financially from the publication. Any role played by the funding organization in the conceptualization, design, data collection, analysis, decision to publish, or manuscript preparation must be disclosed.

Employment: Recent (during the period of the research), current, or anticipated employment in any organization that may gain or lose financially from the publication.

Personal Financial Interests: Stocks or shares in companies that may gain or lose financially from the publication; consulting fees or other remuneration (including payments for participation in symposia) from organizations that may gain or lose financially; patents or patent applications (granted or pending) filed by the authors or their institutions, whose value may be affected by the publication. For patents and applications, the following details should be disclosed: applicant (author or institution), name of the inventor(s), application number, application status, and the specific aspect of the manuscript covered by the patent application.

Non-Financial Conflicts of Interest

Non-financial conflicts of interest may take various forms, including personal or professional relationships with organizations or individuals. Authors and reviewers must disclose any unpaid roles or relationships that could influence the publication process.

Examples of non-financial conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to:

– Unpaid membership in a governmental or non-governmental organization.

– Unpaid membership in an advocacy or lobbying organization.

– Unpaid advisory roles in commercial organizations.

– Consulting activities for a company.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must disclose any conflicts of interest during the manuscript submission process through the submission system. The corresponding author is required to provide the declaration on behalf of all authors. In cases of double-anonymous review, reviewers will receive a minimal statement indicating the presence of financial or non-financial interests to avoid revealing the authors' identities.

Regardless of the review model, all authors must include a declaration at the end of the published article about the presence or absence of conflicts of interest, using one of the following standard statements:

"The authors declare the following conflicts of interest: ..."

"The authors declare no conflicts of interest."

"The authors declare that confidentiality agreements prevent disclosure of conflicts of interest related to this work".

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Ogarev-online encourages reviewers to exclude themselves from the review process if a significant conflict of interest exists. Reviewers must inform editors of any conflicts of interest that may be perceived as significant. Editors will consider these disclosures when evaluating reviewers recommendations.

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.

Articles by members of the Editorial Board submitted to the Journal are reviewed on general grounds.

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.

Confidentiality, Data Sharing and Reproducibility Policy 

Confidentiality, Data Sharing and Reproducibility Policy 

Ethics of Scientific Publications

The editorial policy of Ogarev-online is guided by the principles of publication ethics, in accordance with international standards. This policy applies to all parties involved in the publication process: authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher.

The Editorial Board ensures adherence to ethical standards by following the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, UK), Elsevier Publishing (Netherlands), other international editorial associations and information systems, as well as the Declaration "Ethical Principles of Scientific Publications" adopted by the Association of Scientific Editors and Publishers (ASEP, Russia). In cases of ethical disputes, the Journal's Editorial Board follows the resolution guidelines issued by the organizations listed above.

Ethical Principles of Research

Scientific Responsibility

Researchers are required to strictly adhere to the fundamental principles of scientific integrity and ethical standards when conducting research. They should take all necessary measures to prevent possible harm that may be caused by the results of their scientific activities.

Social Responsibility

When planning and implementing research projects, scientists should conduct a comprehensive analysis of the potential impact of their work on all participants in the study, society as a whole and the environment. Such an analysis makes it possible to minimize risks and maximize the benefits of the results obtained.

Ethical Approvals

For research involving humans or animals, it is mandatory to obtain the prior approval of the ethics committee. In addition, it is necessary to obtain informed consent from all participants in the study, which must contain complete and reliable information about the goals, methods, possible risks and benefits of participating in the study.

Editorial Independence

Editorial Autonomy

All editorial decisions regarding the review, acceptance, rejection and publication of articles are made exclusively by the editorial team of the journal based on scientific criteria, the quality of the submitted material and its relevance to the subject of the journal. These decisions remain independent of commercial or external interests and are solely aimed at maintaining scientific and editorial integrity. The journal's managment does not influence editorial decision-making.

Editorial Structures and Responsibilities

Editorial processes in the journal are managed strictly within the framework of the editorial structure, which includes the editor-in-chief, the editorial board, reviewers, and, if necessary, the ethics council. These structures work closely together to ensure the independence of editorial decisions, their scientific objectivity and compliance with high professional standards.

Protection from External Influence

Interference of commercial units, sponsors or other persons in editorial decisions is prohibited. Attempts to pressure or comment on the decisions of the editorial board are unacceptable.

Maintaining Editorial Integrity

The principle of editorial independence is mandatory for all participants in the process. Its violation may undermine the reputation of the journal and the trust of the scientific community. The Editorial Board adheres to these principles in order to maintain the authenticity of publications and the credibility of the publication.

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