Peer Reviewing

  1. All the papers, submitted for publication in the “i-Methods” journal, undergo reviewing and approval by the editorial board.
  2. The manuscript submitted to the editors is subjected to initial review and verification for compliance to the topics of the journal and formal editorial requirements. If the paper doesn’t comply with the subject-matter of the journal it excludes from further consideration, the author is notified about it.
  3. Then the paper is assigned for reviewing to an expert, who is a member of the editorial council (internal review). The paper can also be submitted for evaluation to an independent expert (peer review).
  4. Review process is anonymous for the referee as well as for the author.
  5. After reviewing the article may be rejected, sent to the author for revision, or accepted for publication.
  6. The review should include:
    – General evaluation of the paper’s content and principal judgment on whether it could be published in the journal;
    – The specific enumeration of errors in the methodology and tools (if any);
    – Suggestions for improving the text.
  7. Upon receipt of a positive conclusion of the referee the paper is placed in the portfolio of editorial board for further publication. Executive secretary of the editorial board should inform the author about it.
  8. Upon receipt of an unfavorable verdict of the reviewer the paper is discussed on the working group meeting of the editorial board, which makes a decision on rejection of the article or the need for further review by an independent expert.
  9. In case of paper’s rejection, the author sent a notification letter signed by the executive secretary of the journal.
  10. The final decision on the publication of the paper and approval of the total contents of the journal’s issue are adopted at a meeting of the editorial board.
  11. The procedure for review and approval of articles is from 1 to 2 months, further articles are published in order of priority. The Editorial Board may decide on an extraordinary publication of the paper.
  12. Preparing an article for publication undertaken by the editors includes normal literary editing and fine-tuning of the text according to the internal editorial standards adopted for the journal. All the changes made by the editors are to be coordinated with the author.
  13. The publication reviewed all incoming materials to the editors, corresponding to its category, with a view to peer review. All reviewers are acknowledged experts on the subject of peer-reviewed material and have for the past three years, publications on peer-reviewed articles.
  14. Reviews are stored in the publishing and editorial office for five years.
  15. The editorial board of “i-Methods” send copies of reviews in the Ministry of Education and Science for admission to the editor publication prompted.
  16. The editors upon request gives to the authors copies of reviews or the reasons for refusal.

Chief editor

Burenin A. N. (Ph.D, associate Professor, chief specialist of JSC “Research Institute” Rubin»)
Leading specialist in the field of management of complex multiservice networks and infocommunication systems, methods of designing automated infocommunication management systems. Participates in the development of automated control systems and unified information space. He was directly involved in the development of state standards for communications and telecommunications. He is the author of more than 200 scientific papers devoted to the problems of construction and management of modern multiservice networks and infocommunication systems, the creation of automated control systems.

Editorial board

Bobrovsky V.I.
(Ph.D, associate Professor, chief specialist of PJSC “INTELTECH”)

Budko P.A.
(Ph.D, Professor, scientific Secretary of PJSC “INTELTECH”)

Goncharevsky V.S.
(Ph.D, Professor, honored worker of science and technology of the Russian Federation, Professor of the Department automated control systems Of the military space Academy named after A. F. Mozhaiskiy)

Grechishnikov E.V.
(Ph.D, Professor, corresponding Member of the Academy of military Sciences)

Grudinin I.V.
(Ph.D, Professor, Professor of the Department of operational art and tactics of the Military space Academy named after A. F. Mozhaysky)

Kartashevsky V.G.
(Ph.D, Professor, head of the Department of information security of the Volga region state University of telecommunications and Informatics)

Kurnosov V.I.
(Ph.D, Professor, academician of the Arctic Academy of Sciences, academician of the International Academy member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, chief researcher of JSC “Research Institute” Rubin»)

Pavlov A.N.
(Ph.D, Professor, Professor of the Department of automated control systems) complexes Of the military space Academy named after A. F. Mozhaiskiy)

Prorok V.Ya.
(Ph.D, Professor, Professor of the Department of software and algorithmic support automated control systems Of the military space Academy named after A. F. Mozhaiskiy)

Semenov S.S.
(Ph. D., associate Professor of the Department of technical communication and automation of the Military Academy of communications)

Sinitsyn E.A.
(Ph. D, Professor, head of research Institute of JSC “VNIIRA”)

Finko O.A.
(Ph.D, Professor, Professor of the Department of the Krasnodar higher military school)

Khomonenko A.D.
(Ph. D, Professor, head of the Department of information and computer systems St. Petersburg state University of Railways of Emperor Alexander I)

Shatrakov Yu.
(Ph. D, Professor, honored worker of science of the Russian Federation, scientific Secretary of JSC “VNIIRA”)