Type of Peer Review
Double-blind peer review:

• the reviewer is not informed of the identity of the author(s);
• the author(s) are not informed of the identity of the reviewer.

Criteria for Selecting Reviewers

• possession of an academic degree: Candidate of Historical Sciences/Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), or Doctor of Historical Sciences;
• relevant publications in the field of the submitted manuscript;
• absence of any conflict of interest with the author(s);
• no more than one reviewer from the author’s institution;
• involvement of international reviewers (where possible);
• the reviewer must not have co-authored publications with the author(s) within the last three years.

Peer Review Procedure

• Preliminary assessment (up to 7 days): evaluation of the manuscript’s compliance with the journal’s scope; plagiarism screening (using Unicheck or StrikePlagiarism); verification of adherence to formatting requirements;
• Assignment of reviewers: selection of two independent reviewers; sending invitations and an anonymized version of the manuscript;
• Review process (2–4 weeks): the reviewer evaluates:
  • relevance of the topic and scientific novelty;
  • consistency between the title and content;
  • historiography and research methodology;
  • logical structure of the text;
  • validity of the conclusions.

Editorial Decision

• accept without revisions;
• accept with minor revisions (without re-review);
• accept with major revisions (with re-review);
• reject with the possibility of resubmission;
• reject.

In case of conflicting reviewer opinions, a third reviewer is appointed.

Author Revisions (2 weeks)
The author receives the reviewers’ comments, makes revisions, and provides a point-by-point response to the reviewers.

Final Decision
Based on the recommendations of the reviewers and the editorial board, the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision on the acceptance of the manuscript for publication.

Timeframes

• total time from submission to acceptance: 4–8 weeks;
• revision period: 14 days;
• re-review period: 10–14 days.

Documentation

• reviews are completed using the journal’s approved review form;
• reviews are archived by the editorial office for a period of three years.

Appeals
Authors have the right to appeal a rejection decision within 10 days. Appeals are reviewed by an independent member of the editorial board.

After a manuscript is accepted for publication, it undergoes copyediting, editing of the English abstract, and final author revisions.

To ensure transparency of the editorial history, the dates of manuscript submission and acceptance are indicated in both the print and online versions of the journal.