Functions

Responsibilities

Limitation

Serves as managing editor

• Accepts manuscripts.

• Carries out the first editorial supervision.

• Appoints “blind” editors for manuscripts for the period before manuscript acceptance.

• Appoints reviewers upon the recommendation of the “blind” editors and in agreement with the editorial board.

• After the collegial decision to accept the manuscript to the journal after review, transfers the manuscript to the stage of literary editing and production.

• After accepting the manuscript to the journal, changes the status of “blind” editor to responsible editor.

• Includes the article layout in the publication plan.

• Publishes the article on the journal website.

• Registers the article in databases.

• Publishes the issue.

Cannot perform the duties of a manuscript editor and reviewer.

 Cannot manage his/her own manuscript, co-authored manuscripts, manuscripts of subordinate colleagues (department members), relatives!!!

 Does not appoint subordinate colleagues as reviewers for manuscripts authored by subordinate colleagues.

 As a rule, does not appoint reviewers working at the institution of the founder and publisher of the journal for authors of manuscripts of the same institution.

Editor-in-Chief, member of the editorial board

• Makes a collective decision after reviewing together with the “blind” manuscript editor and members of the editorial board on accepting the manuscript into the journal.

• Carries out categorical and thematic planning of issues.

• Determines the editorial policy of the journal (together with the editorial board).

• Cooperates with members of the editorial board, rotates them in agreement with the editorial team.

• Manages the work of the editorial board.

• Selects reviewers for the journal.

• Is responsible for the content of the journal website.

Does not participate in making a decision after reviewing together with the manuscript editor and members of the editorial board regarding the acceptance of his/her own manuscript, co-authored manuscripts, manuscripts of subordinate colleagues (department members), relatives.

 Does not appoint relatives to the editorial board, subordinate colleagues to the position of deputy editor-in-chief, responsible editor.

 Does not appoint relatives to the editorial team.

Does not appoint an employee of the organization of the founder and publisher of the journal to the position of deputy editor-in-chief.

 Does not appoint relatives to the reviewers of the journal.

Author, co-author (as well as author as a relative of the editor-in-chief, author as a subordinate of the editor-in-chief)

• Submits the manuscript to the journal on a general basis.

• Prior to acceptance of the manuscript to the journal or its rejection, transfers the powers of the managing editor to the deputy editor-in-chief.

• After acceptance of the manuscript to the journal or its rejection, the deputy editor-in-chief returns the powers of the managing editor to the editor-in-chief.

The procedure for transferring the powers of the managing editor and appointing reviewers is described in Reviewing manuscripts of authors with conflicts of interest.