Peer-review process

The journal «Herald of Khmelnytskyi National University. Economic sciences» publishes original research articles in Ukrainian or English that have not been previously published and are not under consideration elsewhere. Manuscripts must comply with the journal’s scope and formatting requirements.

All submissions undergo double-blind peer review, where both authors and reviewers remain anonymous.

Reviewer Selection Criteria

Reviewers are selected from among experts who meet the following requirements:

  • hold a PhD or Doctor of Sciences degree;
  • have publications relevant to the subject of the manuscript;
  • have publications indexed in international scientometric databases (Scopus and/or Web of Science);
  • have no conflicts of interest with the authors;
  • have not co-authored publications with the authors within the last three years;
  • no more than one reviewer may be affiliated with the same institution as the author;
  • involvement of international experts is encouraged whenever possible.

Editorial decisions are based on:

  • scientific novelty and relevance;
  • validity and reliability of results;
  • theoretical and practical significance;
  • compliance with academic integrity standards;
  • adherence to journal requirements.

The editorial board reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not meet these criteria or violate applicable legislation. Authors are informed about the review results and publication timelines.

Review Process

  1. Initial screening (up to 14 days): scope, formatting, plagiarism check.
  2. Peer review (2–4 weeks): evaluation by independent reviewers.
  3. Editorial decision: accept, revise, resubmit, or reject.
  4. Revision: authors submit a revised version and response to comments.
  5. Final decision: made by the Editor-in-Chief.

Reviewer Principles

  • confidentiality of manuscripts;
  • objective and unbiased evaluation;
  • absence of conflicts of interest;
  • adherence to deadlines.

Timeframes

  • first decision: 2–4 weeks;
  • revision: up to 5 days;
  • re-review: 5–10 days.

Appeals

Authors may submit an appeal within 5 days. Appeals are reviewed by an independent editorial board member.

Accepted manuscripts undergo editorial processing. The journal reserves the right to reject papers if revisions are inadequate or substantial unreviewed changes are introduced.