The Ukrainian Educational Journal follows strict peer review procedures to ensure the quality, scientific validity, and relevance of published works to the journal’s aims, objectives, and thematic scope.
Initial Editorial Screening
All submitted manuscripts must comply with the journal’s formatting and content requirements. Manuscripts are first reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and members of the editorial board for:
- compliance with the journal’s scope;
- adherence to submission guidelines;
- compliance with ethical standards.
Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria may be returned to authors for revision or rejected without further review. Authors are notified by email of manuscript receipt, return, or rejection.
Peer Review Process
All submitted manuscripts undergo peer review by qualified experts in the relevant field. The journal applies a double-blind peer review process, ensuring anonymity of both authors and reviewers.
The purpose of external peer review is to ensure scientific quality, originality, and relevance through independent expert evaluation.
Based on the review, reviewers may recommend one of the following decisions:
- Accept for publication without changes – the manuscript meets all requirements.
- Accept after minor revisions – the author is requested to make revisions according to reviewers’ comments and recommendations.
- Revise and resubmit – the manuscript requires substantial revisions; after revision, it may be resubmitted for further review and possible publication in a subsequent issue.
- Reject – the manuscript does not meet the journal’s standards, ethical requirements, or thematic scope.
Each manuscript is reviewed by scholars who typically hold a doctoral degree or have equivalent academic experience. The peer review process is confidential. Reviewers are selected based on their professional expertise and are required to provide objective and constructive feedback in accordance with ethical standards.
The final decision on publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief based on reviewers’ recommendations and the assessment of the editorial board. Authors are informed of the decision and, where applicable, provided with reviewers’ comments.
Review Timeline
The duration of the peer review process may vary; however, the editorial board strives to ensure timely processing of manuscripts. On average, the review process takes approximately three weeks (21 calendar days).