About the Journal

Focus and Scope

“Drinovsky sbornik” is scientific annual of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences devoted to the history of Central and Eastern Europe from ancient times to the present day. The collection accepts articles that correspond to the profile of the publication, haven’t been published yet, as well as archaeological materials, reviews and overview information about scientific conferences (symposiums, seminars) or other significant events of scientific life related to the topic of the publication.

 

The main sections of the journal:

Articles. The main section.

Reviews. Overviews of literature, academic reviews, etc.

Chronicle. Reports on conferences and other events of academic life.

The journal can also contain other sections: materials for anniversaries, congratulations, obituaries, etc.

 

ISSN: 2218-0567 (print)

The journal is indexed in Russian Science Citation Index (on the Web of Science platform).

 

Founders: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Publisher: Prof. Marin Drinov Publishing House of Bulgarian Academy of Science

 

Peer Review Process 

The editors of the journal are ruled by the international standards of ethics of scientific publications (http://publicationethics.org), developed by The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The decision to publish the manuscript is taken by the entire editorial board, which is collectively responsible for the materials published in the “Drinovsky sbornik”.

The content of the manuscripts is evaluated from the point of view of authenticity of the content and scientific significance, correspondence of the research subjects and the current legal norms in copyright and plagiarism.

The decision to publish the article is carried out on the principle of double-blind review, on the basis of positive reviews of members of the editorial board who are specialists in the subject, external researchers are also invited, whose range of scientific interests coincides with the topic of the article.

 

Reviewers must consider the following questions and give the answer:

  1. Are the results original?
  2. Are the methods adequate?
  3. Whether the analysis corresponds to conclusions?

 

Reviewers indicate their opinion:

  1. Accept without change.
  2. Accept after taking into account the comments of the reviewer.
  3. Reject.

 

Publication Frequency

“Drinovsky sbornik” is annual.

 

Open Access Policy

This is an open access annual which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to articles published in the journal. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

 

Editorial ethics

The Editorial board of “Drinovsky sbornik” follows Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (Committee on Publication Ethics, http://publicationethics.org.)

 

Plagiarism screening

The independent check for anti-plagiarism is conducted http://strikeplagiarism.com/en/