Linguistic Reports

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Reviewing Procedure

Reviewing procedure of scientific articles submitted for publication in «Linguistic Reports»:

1. Editor of the issue make an initial assessment of the text submitted from the point of view of its conformity with the profile of the Journal and the basic requirements concerning the scientific methodology and input. Articles that do not comply with publication requirements are rejected.

2. The articles that have been accepted are sent to two independent reviewers who are affiliated with an academic institution that has to be different from the one represented by the author. The reviewers should reveal any conflict of interest, in particular:

  • direct personal relations (kinship, legal relations);
  • professional subordination;
  • direct academic cooperation up to two years before writing the reviews.

3. The articles should be reviewed anonymously (double-blind review process).

4. The current list of reviewers is published in each issue and on the Journal’s website, but the surnames of reviewers of a particular article are not revealed.

5. Rules of assessing articles and a reviewing form are made public on the Journal’s website.

6. Reviews are in written form and are basis for accepting or rejecting an article. If there is a controversy the final decision is made by the thematic editors together with the Scientific Council of "Linguistic Reports".

7. After the author(s) receive(s) the reviews they are obliged to proofread the text and take the reviewers’ comments – if there are any – into consideration.

 

Forms of review - en version
Forms of review - de version

Reviewers