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Aim and Scope
The most important tasks of the journal are: the generalization of scientific and practical achievements of specialists in the field of metallurgy and materials science, specializing in the implementation of promising basic and applied research and development of priorities of high technologies; the scientific concept of the publication; the publication of the latest achievements in the field of innovation in metallurgy and materials science.
Section Policies
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Open Access Policy
Peer-Review
A one side blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of "Izvestiya. Ferrous Metallurgy" ("Izvestiya vuzov. Chernaya metallurgiya"). This implies that the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, but the author doesn't maintain any contact with the reviewer.
- Members of the editorial board and leading Russian and international experts in corresponding areas of life sciences, invited as independent readers, perform peer reviews. Editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief or science editor choose readers for peer review. We aim to limit the review process to 2-4 weeks, though in some cases the schedule may be adjusted at the reviewer’s request.
- Reviewer has an option to abnegate the assessment should any conflict of interests arise that may affect perception or interpretation of the manuscript. Upon the scrutiny, the reviewer is expected to present the editorial board with one of the following recommendations:
- to accept the paper in its present state;
- to invited the author to revise their manuscript to address specific concerns before final decision is reached;
- that final decision be reached following further reviewing by another specialist;
- to reject the manuscript outright. - If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff would suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute them reasonably. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 2 months and resubmit the adapted manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
- We politely request that the editor be notified verbally or in writing should the author decide to refuse from publishing the manuscript. In case the author fails to do so within 3 months since receiving a copy of the initial review, the editorial board takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the author accordingly.
- If author and reviewers meet insoluble contradictions regarding revision of the manuscript, the editor-in-chief resolves the conflict by his own authority.
- The editorial board reaches final decision to reject a manuscript on the hearing according to reviewers’ recommendations, and duly notifies the authors of their decision via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation.
- Upon the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the authors of the scheduled date of publication.
- Kindly note that positive review does not guarantee the acceptance, as final decision in all cases lies with the editorial board. By his authority, editor-in-chief rules final solution of every conflict.
- Original reviews of submitted manuscripts remain deposited for 3 years.
Indexation
Articles in "Izvestiya. Ferrous Metallurgy" ("Izvestiya vuzov. Chernaya metallurgiya") are indexed by several systems:
- Russian Scientific Citation Index (RSCI) – a database, accumulating information on papers by Russian scientists, published in native and foreign titles. The RSCI project is under development since 2005 by “Electronic Scientific Library” foundation (elibrary.ru).
- Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The Google Scholar index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of Europe and America's largest scholarly publishers, plus scholarly books and other non-peer reviewed journals.
- WorldCat
- CAS
- Dimensions
- VINITI RAS
- Scopus
Publishing Ethics
The Editorial Board relies in its activity upon regulations of the Chapter 70 "Author's Right" of the RF Civil Code.
When an article is received for publication, the author should sign a written consent to the publication of the provided material. It is desirable to specify sponsors research that contributed to the publication.
Our journal fully supports the position of COPE http://publicationethics.org/ in matters of Publication Ethics.
Also, the article must be accompanied by a recommendation appropriate department of higher education or cover letter from the organization, which should be stated that these materials do not contain secret scientific or commercial information not be disclosed.
Only original articles that have never been published should be sent for publication. In the case of plagiarism detection of provided materials editors refuses to print the article and reserves the right not to accept further material of this author for publication.
All submitted articles receive a review of at least one reviewer, which is one of the leading experts on this scientific direction. Name of the reviewer and other information about it, as a rule, were not disclosed. Editorial reviewer provides mandatory form (questionnaire) to fill and should obtain the most objective review.
Editorial Board does not accept materials for publication of a political nature and articles containing incorrect or false information.
When submitting an article for publication, the author must provide information about yourself, including the place of employment, position and contact information, some of which - a place of work and e-mail - will be subsequently published in the journal.
Editorial Board of “Izvestia - Ferrous Metallurgy” is solely responsible for the materials published in the journal. The editorial staff will make every effort to resolve conflicts related publications, including the publication of a retraction and correction of errors in articles and reviews.
Founder
- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS"
- Siberian State Industrial Institute
Author fees
Publication in journal is free of charge for all the authors.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
