Aim and Scope

The journal positions itself as a publication supporting development of humanitarian aspects of the society and a humanitarian approach to the ways of getting insight in the human being, values and culture. Anthropocentricity, axiological principles, development of historical thinking and preservation of historical heritage are the journal’s basic priorities. Considerable attention is paid to studying different aspects of actual problems of pedagogy and psychology.

The aim of the journal is the distribution of scientific research findings and creation of a field for discussions as well as for the exchange of scientific achievements and best research practices among the representatives of humanitarian fields of expertise.

The journal has got the following objectives:

• attraction of the academic community’s attention to problems in pedagogy, psychology and history;
• publication of fundamental and applied research findings in pedagogy, psychology and history;
• establishment of communications in an academic community, attraction of a larger number of authors and their introduction into the journal communication platform;
• promotion of findings of best research practices in pedagogy, psychology and history into the relevant professional environment.

Section Policies

EDITORIAL

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

GENERAL PEDAGOGY, HISTORY OF PEDAGOGY AND EDUCATION

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

HEALTH-IMPROVING AND ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

THEORIES AND METHODS OF SPORT

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL PHYSICAL TRAINING

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

RUSSIAN HISTORY

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Publication Frequency

The journal Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura has 4 issues per year

Open Access Policy

The journal provides direct open access to its content, based on the following principle: free open access to research results contributes to an increase in global knowledge sharing.

Archiving

• Russian State Library (RSL)
• National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)

Peer Review

All scientific articles submitted to the editorial office are subject to a compulsory double-blind peer-review (neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the article, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer). A letter with the reviewer’s notices and comments forwarded to the author is signed by the publishing editor).

Articles are peer-reviewed by the members of the editorial board, as well as by invited reviewers being acknowledged experts in a field relevant to the topic of the article. The reviewers are chosen by a decision of the editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief. Articles are forwarded for review on a first-come basis and in accordance with the schedule developed for each journal issue.
Each reviewer has the right to refuse to review an article if there is a conflict of interests that could affect the perception and interpretation of the material. After the review the peer-reviewer makes one of the following recommendations (each recommendation is justified):
1. a recommendation to publish the material as presented;
2. a recommendation to publish the material, provided that the author makes refinements to the article according to the reviewers’ recommendations;
3. a recommendation to submit the article for review to another reviewer;
4. a recommendation to reject the submitted material.
If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff will suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute (in part or in full) them reasonably. Authors are kindly requested to limit their revision to seven days and resubmit the adapted article within this period for final evaluation and peer review.
In case of the author’s refusal from making any refinements to the article and publishing it in the journal, he/she should notify the editorial staff of such decision verbally or in writing. In case the author fails to do so within one week since receiving a copy of the initial review, the editorial staff takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the author accordingly.  If the author and reviewers meet insoluble contradictions regarding revision of the article, the editorial board is entitled to forward it for additional review. In conflict situations the editor-in-
chief makes the final decision at the editorial board session.
The editorial board reaches its final decision to reject an article according to the reviewers’ recommendations, and duly notifies the author of such decision via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation. Following the decision to accept the article for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the author of the scheduled date of publication. Kindly note that a positive review does not guarantee that the article will be published. The final
decision on publication is taken by the editorial board. In conflict situations the decision is taken by the editor-in-chief.
Original reviews are kept in the editorial office for 5 years.

Publishing Ethics

All articles submitted for publication in the journal Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura are peer-reviewed, reviewed for originality, ethics and significance. Following the editorial ethics is important for all participants of the academic publication process, including authors, peer reviewers, editors and publishers.

The information given in this section is based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

1. General provisions

1.1. Publication of materials in peer-reviewed journals is not only an easy way of scientific communication. It also contributes significantly into development of the relevant field of scholarly knowledge. Therefore, it is important to set the code of conduct, which should be followed by all participants of the academic publication process, including authors, editors, peer reviewers, publishers and learned societies.

1.2 The publisher does not only provide for the scientific communication and contributes into this process, but is also responsible for complying with all the current recommendations to published materials.

1.3 The publisher is responsible for strict control over the scientific materials, especially from the point of view of ethical aspects set forth herein.

2. Duties of editors

2.1 Decision on publication

Editors are solely responsible for taking decisions on publication, often in cooperation with the corresponding learned society. Such decisions should be based on validity and academic importance of manuscripts. Editors may be governed by the editorial board policy abiding by the current copyright, libel and plagiarism law regulations.

The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or members of the learned society) in making this decision.

2.2 Fair play

Editors should consider research characteristics of articles regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality, social background or political beliefs of the author.

2.3 Confidentiality

Unless necessary neither the editors nor the editorial board are permitted to disclose any information regarding the accepted article to persons other than authors, peer-reviewers, potential peer-reviewers, academic advisers and a publisher.

2.4 Disclosure and conflict of interests

2.4.1. Previously unpublished data disclosed in the article should not be used for personal purposes or forwarded to third parties without the written consent of the author. Information or ideas obtained in the course of the editing process, leading to any kind of benefit, should be kept confidential and should not be used for personal advantage.

2.4.2 Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor or other members of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering articles in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions having relevance to the articles.

2.5 Vigilance over the published materials

The editor presenting convincing evidence of the invalidity of the article research assumptions or conclusions should report about it to the editor (and/or a learned society) with the purpose of prompt notification about the necessity of correction, article retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant.

2.6 Involvement and cooperation in investigations

An editor together with the publisher (or society) should take appropriate responsive measures in case of ethical complaints concerning reviewed or published articles. Such measures generally include contacting the author of the article and due consideration of the respective complaint or claim, but may also include further communications with the relevant institutions and research bodies. 

3. Duties of reviewers

3.1 Contribution to editorial decisions

Peer-review process assists the editor in making decisions on publication and through communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the article.

3.2 Promptness

Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in an article or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

3.3 Confidentiality

Any articles received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with any persons except as authorized by the editor.

3.4 Standards of objectivity

Reviews should be objective. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

3.5 Acknowledgment of sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published articles that have been cited by the authors but have not been included into the reference list. Any statement that has been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the article under consideration and any other published article of which they have personal knowledge. 

3.6 Disclosure and conflict of interest

3.6.1 Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted article must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through a peer review must be kept confidential and should not be used for personal advantage.

3.6.2 Reviewers should not consider articles if there is a conflict of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions related to the articles.

4. Duties of authors

4.1 Article requirements

4.1.1 Authors of original research should provide reliable results of the work performed as well as an objective consideration of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the article. An article should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work.  Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

4.1.2 Reviews and biographical articles should be accurate and objective. The editorial point of view should be clearly stated.

4.2 Data access and retention

Authors may be asked to provide raw data used for the purposes of the article for editorial review.

4.3 Originality and plagiarism

4.3.1 The authors should ensure that their work is original, and if any works or statements of other authors have been used in the article, they should be properly referenced.

4.3.2 There may be different forms of plagiarism: passing off someone’s article as the author’s own article, copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of someone’s article (without attribution), claiming rights for results obtained from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.   

4.3.3 All incoming articles are checked for textual matches in the anti-plagiarism system. Besides, ready-to-print files of all issues (including digitized archive) are downloaded into the collection of anti-plagiarism sources of Surgut State University to avoid duplicate publications.

4.4 Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication

4.4.1 In general, the author should not publish articles dedicated to the same research as original in more than one journal. Submitting the same article to more than one journal at a time is considered unethical and unacceptable.  

4.4.2 In general, the author should not submit a previously published article for consideration to another journal.

4.4.3 Publication of some kinds of articles (e.g. clinical guidelines, translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided that certain conditions are met. Authors and editors of concerned journals may agree for such publication with the data and interpretation of the primarily published article. A reference list of the primary article should be presented in the new publication as well. The source where the article was published for the first time should be specified.

4.4.4 Via the Internet all articles are checked for their earlier publication in other editions or under a different authorship.

4.5 Acknowledgment of sources

It is necessary to acknowledge other people’s contribution. Authors should refer to publications that are important for the performed research. Information obtained privately in the course of a conversation, correspondence, or a discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written consent of the original source. Such confidential information as evaluation of articles or provision of grants should not be used without the explicit written consent of the author of the article being relevant to such confidential data. 

4.6 Authorship of the article

Authorship should be limited to those who have significantly contributed to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.  

4.7 Disclosure and conflicts of interest

4.7.1 All authors should disclose any financial or other existing conflicts of interest in their articles as they may be interpreted as factors that influenced the results or findings presented in the article.  

4.7.2 Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include employment, consulting, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest possible stage.

4.8 Fundamental errors in published works

In case of significant errors or inaccuracies discovered by the author in his/her publication, it is the author’s responsibility to promptly notify the journal’s editor about them and cooperate with the editor in order to retract or correct the article. If the editor or the publisher learns from the third party that the published materials contain a significant error, it is the author’s responsibility to retract or correct the article as soon as practicable.

Founder

Surgut State University 

Author fees

Publication in Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura is free of charge for all the authors.

No fee is charged from authors for processing and publication of the materials.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted article must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author.

Information or ideas obtained in the course of the editing process and leading to any kind of benefit, should be kept confidential and should not be used for personal advantage.

Reviewers should not consider articles in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions related to the articles.

Plagiarism detection

When taking an article for review, the editorial board of the journal Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura can use a native russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism are followed.

When submitting the article, its author should confirm that the article has not been published nor accepted for publication by another scientific journal. If there is a reference to the article published in Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura, it should be a reference (full URL of the published material) to the official website of the journal.

Articles, posted on authors’ personal or public web-sites that do not belong to other publishers, are allowed to be reviewed.

Preprint and postprint Policy

As part of a submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submitted article has not been previously published, nor has it been submitted for publication. If there is a reference to the article published in Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura, it should be a reference (full URL of the published material) to the official website of the journal.

Articles, posted on authors’ personal or public web-sites that are irrelevant to other publishers, are allowed to be reviewed.

Indexation

Articles published in the journal Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura are included in systems for calculation of citation indexes of authors and journals. A citation index is an index demonstrating the significance of the article, which is calculated based on the number of subsequent publications in which such article is referred to.   

Articles published in the journal Severny region: nauka, obrazovanie, kultura are indexed by Russian Scientific Citation Index (RSCI) – a database, accumulating information on articles by Russian scientists, published in native and foreign titles. The RSCI project is under development since 2005 by “Electronic Scientific Library” (elibrary.ru).