All materials submitted to the editorial office undergo an initial assessment for plagiarism, compliance with the journal's thematic profile, and adherence to formal manuscript formatting requirements. Manuscripts that pass the initial assessment are sent for review to two competent experts. The editorial board of the Science Studies journal uses a double-blind peer-review process, in which authors and reviewers remain anonymous to each other. Reviewers are selected based on their expertise and absence of conflicts of interest.
The reviewer evaluates the manuscript according to the following criteria:
- Compliance with the journal’s thematic profile
- Professional level (knowledge of current issues, familiarity with modern literature, strength of argumentation)
- Originality and novelty
- Research materials and methods (if applicable) and the rigor of the methodology
- Compliance with academic requirements (quality and completeness of abstracts, references, and citations)
- Adherence to the style of an academic article
The reviewer may make one of the following recommendations:
1) Accept the manuscript for publication
2) Accept the manuscript after revision
3) Request reworking with subsequent review
4) Reject the manuscript
The editorial board’s decision, along with all received reviews, is sent to the author indicated as the corresponding author.
The editorial board makes the final decision on publication or rejection, assessing how fully and convincingly the author has addressed all reviewers’ comments in the revised manuscript.
If authors and reviewers have disagreements regarding the manuscript, the editorial board may send the text for an additional review. In case of a conflict, the final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief at a meeting of the editorial board.
The editorial board retains all reviews for a period of five years.