Rules of designing and reviewing the papers submitted to the journal «Otechestvennaya Geologiya»

1. The paper must suit the journal profile. The manuscript submitted should match the above pattern; enclose a permission letter signed by a head of the enterprise the author represents. The manuscript should be signed by all the authors; in case of collective authorship indicate a corresponding author.
2. Attach information on all the authors of the manuscript, i.e., family and given name(s), academic rank(s), position, affiliation, postal and e-mail address, and phone number.
3. Otechestvennaya Geologiya does not publish papers presenting generalizations and assumptions which do not follow from the original factual material, as well as serial papers and data of separate stages which are of no general interest.
4. Maximum length of the manuscript must not exceed 20 pages, tables and reference list included. The margins are 2 cm top and bottom, 1 cm right and 3 cm left. All the pages should be numbered. The manuscript is presented as an electronic document in MS Word (*.doc, *.docx) format; font Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1.5. Text, tables, and figures should be placed in separate files.
5. Microsoft Equation 3.0 is recommended for math equations and chemical formulae.
6. References are numbered continuously in alphabetical order and are bracketed in text. Russian references precede foreign ones. Unpublished studies should not be placed into the list.
7. Figures and other B&W illustrations (six per manuscript as a maximum) should be attached to the manuscript as a separate file (electronic copy) and a printed copy. Dimensions of the original figures should not exceed those of the page of the journal (170х237 mm). Italicize letters and digits in the legend must be performed on a computer. Acceptable file formats for figures are Corel Draw, JPEG, TIFF, PDF and Microsoft Excel diagram. Graphics should be directly related to the text and contribute to its reduction. The design and content of the figures should ensure their readability after possible reduction. Photocopies and scanned copies are not accepted. Figure captions should be typed on a separate page (text file, after the references). Drawings that mismatch the requirements of the Editorial Board could be returned to the author for correction.
8. The Editorial Board reserves the right to shorten/edit the article title, text, and drawings.
9. Manuscripts in excess of the specified amount, or not meeting these requirements shall be returned to the author.
10. Publications are free of charge. Fees are not provided. Having signed the manuscript and sending it to the editor, the author thereby provides editors the right to publish it in the journal and in Internet. Previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere manuscripts are not acceptable.

The rules of review

Scientific articles submitted to the editorial board of the journal "Domestic Geology" and corresponding to its subject matter are subject to mandatory review for the purpose of their expert evaluation. The review is blind, one-sided. All reviewers are recognized experts on the subject of peer-reviewed materials and have published on the subject of the reviewed article within the last 3 years. The reviews are kept in the publishing house and in the editorial office of the publication for 5 years. The editorial board of the journal asks the reviewer to include in the text of the review an assessment of the following points: a) the conformity of the content of the work with modern achievements in the field of science under consideration; b) the novelty and scientific significance of the results obtained; c) the advantages and disadvantages of the work; d) the quality of illustrative materials; e) the form of presentation of the material, including the quality of bibliograp.

1. Reviews are sent to the authors of the articles to get acquainted with the examination result.
2. If reviews contain recommendations for paper correction and revision, the executive secretary sends the reviews to the author, offering to consider these recommendations when preparing a new paper version or refute them convincingly. Correction period is limited to two months. The revised paper is resubmitted for review.
3. In case authors refuse to make corrections as required by reviewers, the Editorial Board asks them to report their decision to refuse paper publication, in writing or orally.
4. In case one of the reviewers did not recommend the paper for publication, the Editorial Board can send it to another reviewer for additional peer review.
5. Positive reviews do not always guarantee the paper publication, because the Editor-in-Chief finally approves publication.
6. In case the decision to publish the manuscript is taken with comments, the manuscript is sent back to the corresponding author for correction; the corrected version is repeatedly reviewed. In case the decision to publish the manuscript is negative, the editor-in-chief sends to the corresponding author a review or a motivated decision signed by the Editor-in-Chief; no subsequent discussions are practiced; no manuscripts once rejected are considered repeatedly.
7. After the Editorial Board allowed the paper for publication, the executive secretary informs the author about this decision and announces the publication period.
8. Any conflicts arising in the review process are settled by the Editor-in-Chief.
9. Original reviews are stored in the Editorial Board for five years. When the editors of the journal “Otechestvennaya Geologiya” receive a corresponding request, the editors send copies of reviews to the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

In all matters related to the manuscripts refer to Tatiana M. Papesko, tel. +7 (495) 315-43-65 доб. 272. E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.