Submission procedure

Scientific articles that are original, have not been previously published, and are not under consideration by other academic or professional journals are accepted for review by the journal Scientific Notes of Ostroh Academy National University, Historical Sciences Series. The submission of a manuscript confirms that the author(s) adheres to this requirement.

The author(s) bear full responsibility for the following:

  • the content of the submitted material;
  • the accuracy of the data and research results provided;   
  • the correctness of the citations and references; 
  • compliance with the principles of academic integrity;   
  • adherence to ethical requirements for research (particularly those involving human participants) and requirements for data disclosure and storage, where applicable.

The journal accepts articles that:

  • contains scientific novelty;
  • consider current publications on relevant topics; 
  • correspond to the purpose and scientific priorities of the study; 
  • meet the requirements for article formatting.

All manuscripts submitted for publication undergo a double-blind peer-review process in accordance with the editorial policy. Based on the results of the review, the editorial board may decide to:

  • acceptance of the article for publication;
  • the need for manuscript revision;   
  • rejection of this article.

If necessary, the article may be returned to the author(s) for revision, considering the comments of the reviewers and/or the editorial board. The author(s) are required to provide the revised text and well-reasoned responses to comments within the specified timeframe.

The editorial board reserves the right to carry out linguistic, stylistic, and technical editing of the manuscript without altering its scientific contents. In the case of significant edits that may affect the content or interpretation of the material, the text will be coordinated with the author(s) as appropriate.

The views, conceptual approaches, and conclusions presented in the articles do not necessarily reflect the positions of the editorial board, editor-in-chief, or publisher.

The number of authors for a single article should not exceed three. After the manuscript is submitted to the editorial office, changes to the list of authors are not permitted.

Materials can be submitted to the editorial office in person, by email at andrii.smyrnov@oa.edu.ua or through the online submission system on the publication’s website.

Submitting an article to this publication implies the author(s)’ agreement with all editorial policies, including publication ethics, peer review, open access, copyright provisions, and confidentiality.