Dear authors,
to apply for publication, please
- press the button “APPLY FOR PUBLICATION” on homepage or in the “To Authors” section;
- fill in all mandatory fields, including the last name, first name, patronymic of the author(s) of the manuscript, e-mail address of the author (main contact person), cell phone number of the author (main contact person), and select a subject area from a drop-down list;
- download two documents — a consent to personal data processing and a consent to personal data processing allowed for distribution by the subject of personal data, print, fill in, scan and attach them (Note, within seven days signed originals of the consents should be sent to the journal editorial office at the following address 236016, Kaliningrad, 19 Tomskaya street);
- attach a manuscript;
- tick the boxes to confirm that the author(s) are familiar with the requirements for the manuscript format, agree with the terms of the License Agreement, review procedures, and the Code of Ethics of the journal’s editorial board;
- press the button “SUBMIT”.
Requirements for the Format of a Manuscript (Article, Methodological Recommendations and Guidelines)
Requirement Statement | Requirement Description including Sequence of Steps |
Content Uniqueness | Original, previously unpublished materials are published in the journal. Content uniqueness should be at least 85% (based on the results of the full version of the Anti-Plagiarism system) |
Number of Attempts | The author(s) is/are allowed to submit only one manuscript per issue. The number of attempts to submit to each issue is limited to two attempts |
Number of Authors | The number of authors cannot exceed three |
Manuscript Length | Manuscript length: 5 to 15 A4 pages (references and appendices are not included in the manuscript length) |
Manuscript Format | The text of the manuscript is typed in Microsoft Word. The orientation is portrait. Margins are normal (top 2 cm, bottom 2 cm, left 3 cm, right 1.5 cm). The font is Times New Roman, type size 14. Paragraph indent — 1.25 cm, single line spacing, alignment — by width |
Intertextual References | References in the text of the article are given in square brackets (when citing directly — with the source number and page / page range of the source). Each source from the list of literature should be cited in the text of the manuscript with an intertextual reference |
UDC | Before the text of the manuscript, in the upper left-hand corner, the UDC index according to the classifier is indicated (in bold) |
Information about Author(s) (in Russian) | After the UDC index, the following information should appear in bold in the nominative case:
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Heading | Then the title of the article, methodological guideline or recommendation is written in bold and straight in the middle. No full stops are allowed at the end of the heading |
Abstract and Keywords | An abstract (150 to 250 words) and keywords (3 to 10) are mandatory. Keywords (word combinations) should correspond to the topic of the article and reflect its subject and terminological field. Do not use generalized and polysemantic words, as well as word combinations containing participles and terms exceeding three words |
Illustrative Materials | A reference in italics should be given to each cited illustrative material in the text of the manuscript. Each illustrative material should have a title, which is indicated either above the material (for tables) or below the material (for figures, diagrams, photos, and screenshots) in the format: Table N — Table name; Figure N — Figure name. For figures containing foreign inscriptions, it is necessary to indicate the translation in a footnote (with indication: “author’s translation”) |
List of References | The list of references is obligatory, should be compiled in alphabetical order according to GOST R 7.0.5 (Russian National Standard) and should be given at the end of the manuscript. The list of off-text bibliographic references includes entries only for resources that are mentioned or cited in the main text of the manuscript. |
Appendices | Large supplementary materials (tables, figures, questionnaires, etc.) can be placed in an appendix. The appendix is placed after the list of references and before the information in English. The appendix should be referenced inside the text of the manuscript (in italics). No more than one appendix may be included |
Information about the Author(s) (in English) | Additional information in English should be provided after the list of references:
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You can get acquainted with the finished “Example of the manuscript design”, and also download the design template in DOCX format.
RULES FOR ACCEPTING MANUSCRIPTS AND PUBLISHING ARTICLES
in scientific and methodical online journal
“Kaliningradskij Vestnik Obrazovaniya”.
- Applications to the scientific and methodical online journal “Kaliningradskij Vestnik Obrazovaniya” (hereinafter — Journal) (certificate of media registration El No. FS77-74355 dd. 19 November 2018, issued by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications; ISSN 2658-7203) are accepted four times a year.
- Acceptance deadlines for the current issue of the Journal are indicated in the latest information letters of the Kaliningrad Regional Institute for Education Development, which are placed in the section “To Authors” on the official website of the Journal, as well as on the main page of the official website of the Journal.
- Manuscripts are accepted only through the official website of the Journal (by means of the button “Apply for publication” on the main page of the website or in the section “To Authors”). The author should:
- give consent in electronic and written form to the processing of personal data and consent to the processing of personal data permitted by the subject for distribution;
- read the requirements for the manuscript formatting, conditions of the license agreement, review procedures and the Code of Ethics of the journal editorial board, which are presented on the official website of he journal in the “To Authors” section.
- The Journal is included in the database of RSCI (license agreement with Scientific electronic library eLibrary.ru No. 162-04/2019), so all manuscripts undergo three stages of examination:
- editorial review for compliance with the thematic headings [1] and the thematic focus of the Journal [2];
- editorial check of the text for borrowing from open sources using the “Anti-Plagiarism” system (uniqueness of materials should be at least 85 % without the list of references and information in English) and check for compliance with the technical requirements presented in the “To Authors” section on the official website of the Journal;
- review by a reviewer (peer review) in accordance with the “Reviewing Procedure” posted in the “To Authors” section of the official website of the Journal.
- The number of articles per issue is limited (no more than 15). The Editorial Board has the right to postpone the publication of received materials to the next issue. In case of gross violation of the requirements of the “Editorial Code of Ethics” and / or the “License Agreement”, the editorial board has the right to refuse further publication of the author’s materials.
- The number of submission attempts per issue is limited to two. Publication of one author in several consecutive issues is undesirable. Submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time is unethical publication behavior and is unacceptable.
- The number of authors per article may not exceed three.
- The Journal shall be published four times a year: in April, July, September and December. Published issues shall be posted on the official website of the Journal in the “Issues” section as well as in scientific electronic libraries eLibrary.ru and CyberLeninka within 14 days after publication of the latest issue of the Journal on the website.
- Publication of materials in the Journal is free of charge for all authors. The manuscript accepted for publication is placed in open access, the copyright is reserved for the authors. Detailed terms of use of copyrighted materials are presented in the Publishing License Agreement posted on the official website of the Journal in the “To Authors” section.
- Surname, first name, patronymic, academic degree and rank, position, place of work and e-mail address are available to the readers in the text of the already published article. The editorial board protects the confidentiality of the author’s personal information (residence address, telephone number).
[1] — scientific articles and methodical guidelines / recommendations according to the following subject headings are accepted: “Scientific and Pedagogical Research”; “Methodology and Organization of Lifelong Learning in Pedagogy”; “Trends in Modern Education”; “Pedagogical Technologies and Methods”; “Education, Upbringing and Work with the Youth”; “Management in Education”; “History of Education and Pedagogical Sciences”; “Quality Assessment in Education”; “Inclusive Education”; “Methodological Recommendations for the Teaching Community”; “Methodological Recommendations for Lesson Plans and Teacher’s Notes”.
[2] — preference is given to manuscripts reflecting key trends in education (e.g. digitalization of education, implementation of the national project “Education”, etc.).
PUBLISHING LICENCE AGREEMENT
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1. In accordance with the present Agreement the Author (co-authors) grants to the State Autonomous Entity of Further Vocational Education and Training of the Kaliningrad Region “Institute for Education Development” (hereinafter referred to as the “Licensee”) the right to use his / her previously unpublished article in Russian (hereinafter referred to as the “Article”) in the online media “Kaliningradskij Vestnik Obrazovaniya” (hereinafter referred to as the “Journal”), registration number El (Эл) Series No. FS77-74355 within the scope stipulated by the present Agreement.
1.2. This Agreement shall be entered into force on a condition precedent in accordance with Article 157 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Rights and obligations under this Agreement shall arise upon acceptance (approval) of the Article for publication by the editorial board of the Journal. Within five working days from the date of the decision, the author shall be notified in writing or by e-mail about the acceptance (approval) of the Article for publication or about the refusal to publish the Article.
1.3. The Licensee may use the Article only within the limits of those rights and in the ways provided by the Agreement. The right to use the Article which is not expressly specified in the Agreement shall not be considered as granted to the Licensee.
1.4. The Author grants the Licensee a non-exclusive license to use the Article in the following ways:
- reproduction of the Article in any material form, including on paper and/or in electronic media as a separate work and/or as part of the Journal and/or databases of the Licensee and/or other persons at the discretion of the Licensee (right of reproduction);
- distribution of copies of the Article or other alienation of its original or copies, including on paper and/or in electronic form as a separate work and/or as part of the Journal and/or databases of the Licensee and/or other persons, at the discretion of the Licensee (right of distribution);
- communication of the Article to the public in such a manner that any person may access the Article from any place and at any time of his/her choice (right of public communication);
- the right to make public use of the Article for informational, promotional and other purposes;
- right to adapt the form of presentation of the Article for computer systems and programmes and placement in search engines;
- right to translate the Article.
The Author authorizes the Licensee to use the Article on the territory of the whole world.
The Author gives the consent to the Licensee to conclude sublicense agreements, the subject of which is granting the right to use the Article within the limits of those rights and those ways of use, which are provided by this Contract for the Licensee, including the conclusion of contracts for the transfer of materials of the Article for editorial and publishing purposes, for reviewing the Article, scientific, literary and technical editing, production and/or processing of illustrative material. The Licensee is liable to the Author for the actions of the sublicensee.
1.5. The rights specified in Clause 1.4 of this Agreement are transferred to the Licensee for an indefinite period of time.
1.6. The territory on which the use of the rights to the Article is allowed is not limited.
1.7. When using the Article, the Licensee shall indicate the name of the Author (names of the Co-Authors).
1.8. The Licensee shall not pay the remuneration to the Author (co-authors) in accordance with this Agreement.
1.9. The Licensee guarantees the observance of the legal interests and personal non-property rights of the Author (Co-authors).
1.10. The Author guarantees (Co-authors guarantee) that:
- the Article, the rights to use which are transferred to the Licensee under this Agreement, is original, has been submitted to this Licensee only, and that the Author(s) has not previously published the Article in other printed and/or electronic media;
- the Article has not been prepared in the course of a work assignment and is not the property of the Employer;
- the article contains all the references to the quoted authors and sources of publication of the borrowed materials as required by the current copyright law;
- the article does not contain materials that are not subject to publication in the open press, in accordance with current legislation of the Russian Federation, and its publication and/or distribution by the Licensee will not lead to disclosure of secret (confidential) information (including state, official secrets);
- the article has not been previously officially (i.e. under a formal contract) transferred to anyone for reproduction or other use.
2. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES
2.1. The Licensee should:
- in accordance with the Article 1287 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, start to use the work within the period usual for the given type of works and way of their use, calculated after the decision of the editorial board of the Journal to accept the Article for publication. The time limit for commencement of use of the Article by reproduction is determined in accordance with the periodicity of publication of the Journal;
- not make changes, abbreviations and additions to the Article, including its title and designation of the name of the Author (co-authors) without the written consent of the Author (co-authors), and not supply the Article with illustrations, preface, afterword, comments and explanations of any kind without the consent of the Author (co-authors);
- provide the electronic copy of the Article in PDF format to the e-mail of the Author (co-authors) free of charge, provided that the Author (co-authors) indicate the e-mail address (addresses);
- provide the reviewing of the Article, scientific, literary and technical editing, production and/or processing of the illustrative material provided by the Author (co-authors) or the Licensee if the Author (co-authors) agree to its inclusion into the Article.
2.2. The Author (the Co-authors) should:
- submit the Article in accordance with the requirements for the manuscript (article, methodological guideline or recommendation);
- in the course of preparation of the Article for publication make correction of spelling, syntactic, stylistic, editorial and factual errors indicated by the editor and proofreader of the Licensee, indicated by reviewers and accepted by the editorial board of the Journal in the text of the Article. The Author (co-authors) shall have the right to disregard the remarks that distort the meaning of the Article and the general intent of the Author (co-authors);
- read the correction of the Article within the period set in accordance with the periodicity of the Journal;
- make changes in the corrections of the Article related to the necessity of correcting errors made in the original Article and/or making factual and momentary corrections.
2.3. The Author has the right to cancel the earlier decision to make the Article public (the right to withdraw the Article) with compensation of all losses incurred by the Licensee before the actual publication of the Article.
3. CONDITION OF THE AGREEMENT
3.1. In accordance with Art. 428 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, this Agreement is an adhesion contract, the terms and conditions of which are determined by the Licensee, and may be signed by the Author not otherwise than by joining this Agreement in its entirety.
3.2. The Author agrees (the Co-authors agree) with processing and storage of personal data in accordance with the Federal Law No. 152-FZ dd. 27.07.2006 “On Personal Data”.
The Licensee is obliged not to disclose to third parties and not to distribute the Author’s (Co-authors) personal data, except for the data used to identify the Author (Co-authors) when publishing the Article, without the consent of the personal data subject, unless otherwise provided by Federal Law No. 152-FZ dd. 27.07.2006 “On Personal Data”.
4. FINAL CLAUSES
4.1. All disputes and disagreements between the Parties arising out of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be settled through negotiations, and in case of failure to achieve results, such disputes shall be settled in court in accordance with the current laws of the Russian Federation.
4.2. This Agreement shall enter into force upon signing by both Parties for the term of copyright period specified by the current laws of the Russian Federation.
4.3. Termination of this Agreement is possible at any time upon mutual consent of the Parties, with obligatory signing by the Parties of the relevant agreement.
4.4. Unilateral termination of this Agreement is possible in cases specified in the current laws or by a court decision.
4.5. Any amendments and additions to this Agreement come into force only if they are drawn up in writing and signed by both Parties.
4.6. In all cases not stipulated by this Agreement, the Parties shall be governed by the norms of the current law of the Russian Federation.
4.7. This Agreement is made in two identic copies of equal legal force, one for each Party.
Review Procedures
Reviewing (peer review) of manuscripts submitted to the scientific and methodological online journal “Kaliningradskij Vestnik Obrazovaniya” (hereinafter referred to as the Journal) is carried out in order to ensure a high scientific and methodological level of publications, selection of the most valuable and relevant (perspective) scientific and methodological works, making specific suggestions on improvement of peer-reviewed materials.
Principles of Peer Review
- All manuscripts that correspond to the subject area of the Journal and have been checked for originality — borrowings from open sources using the “Anti-Plagiarism” system (uniqueness of materials must be at least 85 %) are reviewed.
- Members of the Editorial Board shall act as reviewers.
- The reviewer shall be nominated by the Deputy Chief Editor of the Journal.
- Articles are reviewed in accordance with the requirements of the Code of Ethics of the Journal’s editorial board (approved at the general meeting of journalists — staff members of the editorial board on 15.01.2019, Minutes No. 1).
- Reviews on manuscripts shall be kept in the editorial office of the Journal for at least 5 years and may be presented upon request of an interested person.
Review Period
- Manuscripts should be reviewed within not more than one month from the end of submission period for the planned issue of the Journal.
Rules for Materials Evaluation
- The reviewer evaluates the manuscript according to the following criteria:
- scientific and methodological level (relevance, scientific novelty, theoretical/practical significance, problem statement, formulation of conclusion and argumentativeness of conclusions, choice of sources);
- level of presentation (correspondence of the title of the manuscript with its content, correspondence of the abstract with the content of the work, correspondence of the volume of the manuscript with its content, correctness of keywords choice, logic, interrelation and quality of material presentation).
- Based on the review results, the reviewer concludes whether the manuscript meets the requirements or cannot be published.
- The decision made is communicated to the author.
- If the manuscript is rejected, the author is obligatorily provided with a justified rejection.
Decision on Publication of the Journal Issue
- The Chief Editor and the Deputy Chief Editor of the Journal form the next issue based on positive reviews of manuscripts that meet the requirements.
Editorial code of ethics
Scientific and methodological online journal
“Kaliningradskij Vestnik Obrazovaniya”
The editorial board of the journal “Kaliningradskij Vestnik Obrazovaniya” recognizes the requirements of ethical norms of scientific publications in the field of intellectual rights for the use of copyright materials published in the journal and carries out its activities within the framework of the current laws of the Russian Federation.
The Editorial Board of the Journal in its work is guided by the Code of Ethics of Scientific Publications, developed and approved by the Committee on the Ethics of Scientific Publications.
Compliance with ethical norms and rules is mandatory for all participants in the process of publishing scientific materials: authors, reviewers, editorial staff and members of the Editorial Board.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Editorial Board
The editorial board is responsible for all materials published in the journal.
The Editorial Board ensures the high quality of the published material.
The Editorial Board evaluates the intellectual content of manuscripts regardless of the race, gender, sexual orientation, religious views, origin, nationality, social status or political preferences of the authors.
The Editorial Board makes every effort to comply with the ethical norms accepted by the international scientific community and to prevent any violation of these norms.
In its relations with the authors, the editorial board:
- is guided by the reliability of the presentation of the data and the scientific relevance of the work;
- publishes corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, where necessary;
- announces mechanisms for authors’ appeals against the decisions of the editorial board.
Responsibilities of Authors
Requirements for publication of research findings
Authors of papers containing the results of original research are required to provide a detailed report of the work carried out, as well as objective proof of its relevance. The manuscript should provide accurate data proving the findings. The manuscript should include details and references necessary to repeat the work carried out. Submission of knowingly false facts is considered a breach of the Code of Ethics and is unacceptable.
Manuscripts should be objective and contain verified information. Works expressing the “opinion of the editorial board” should be marked accordingly.
Originality and plagiarism
Authors of an article should ensure that they have submitted a completely original work, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of other authors, this should be appropriately referenced or stated in the text.
Plagiarism takes many forms, from presenting someone else’s work as one’s own, to copying or paraphrasing essential parts of someone else’s work (without citing the source), to claiming rights to findings made in research carried out by others. Plagiarism in all its forms is unethical publication behavior and is unacceptable.
Submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal at the same time is unethical publication behavior and unacceptable.
An author should not submit for consideration an already published article to another journal.
The work of other researchers should be duly acknowledged. Authors should provide references to publications that have influenced the content of the reported paper.
Copyright of the Paper
Copyright should be limited to those persons who have made a significant contribution to the concept, planning, execution or interpretation of the study described.
All significant contributors should be listed as co-authors. If any person has participated in any substantial part of the project, he or she should be acknowledged or listed as a co-author.
The author should indicate all co-authors who meet these requirements and not those who do not meet them, and ensure that the final version of the article and its submission for publication has been approved by all co-authors.
The manuscript, if accepted for publication, is placed in the public domain; the copyright is retained by the authors.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All authors should declare in their manuscript any financial or other significant conflict of interest that could be perceived to affect the outcome of the review of their manuscript. Examples of possible conflicts of interest to be declared are: employment, consulting services, share ownership, financial rewards, paid expertise, patents, grants and other funding. All sources of financial support for the project should be declared.
Significant Errors in Published Papers
If the author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his or her published work, it is the author’s responsibility to urgently notify the Chief Editor of the journal and to work with the Chief Editor to publish a retraction or correction of the article. If the Chief Editor learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the author’s responsibility to promptly refute or correct the article or to provide the Chief Editor with proof that the published work is correct.
Plagiarism Detection
The Editorial Board is committed to assist the scientific community in all aspects of the implementation of the editorial ethics policy, especially in cases of suspected duplicate manuscript submission or plagiarism.
In the review process:
- the manuscript received for review is treated as a confidential document; it is not allowed to be handed over to unauthorised third parties for review or discussion;
- the reviewer provides an objective and reasoned assessment of the research findings presented;
- unpublished data shall not be used for personal purposes and handed over to third parties;
- the reviewer who cannot be objective, e.g. in case of a conflict of interest with the author or organization, should inform the Chief Editor with a request to exclude him/her from the process of reviewing the manuscript.
In the case of complaints, the editorial board responds to complaints concerning manuscripts or published materials reviewed and, when a conflict situation is identified, takes all necessary steps to restore the violated rights.
The Process of Handling Complaints against Editors
A complaint can be written when there is a conflict with the editorial board, a reviewer, another author or a reader. It is submitted in writing to the postal address of the editorial office with the original documents, if referred to by the author. The term of consideration of the complaint is not more than three months from the date of its receipt by the editorial board. An expert committee of at Chief Editor least four members (the Chief Editor, Deputy chief editor and two members of the editorial board) is called when necessary after the complaint is received and, after the complaint has been considered, the decision of the expert committee is sent to the complainant by post.
Protection of Personal Data
The editorial board protects the confidentiality of personal data (residence address, telephone number). Surname, first name, patronymic, academic degree and title, position, place of work and e-mail address are available to readers in the text of the article already published (according to the License Agreement).