НЯКОИ НАБЛЮДЕНИЯ ВЪРХУ ПУБЛИКАЦИОННИЯ ПРОЦЕС В ХУМАНИТАРНИТЕ РЕФЕРИРАНИ ИЗДАНИЯ ОТ ИЗТОЧНА ЕВРОПА
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE PUBLICATION PROCESS IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES REFEREED JOURNALS IN EASTERN EUROPE

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to present the author’s observations on the publication process of the Eastern European journals on Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences indexed in international databases. As this kind of publication is a relatively new practice in this part of Europe and a lot of researchers are not well prepared for how long-lasting and timeconsuming the publication process of the Scopus and Web of Science journals may be, the common steps are presented, starting with the specifics of the e-platforms used by most of the publishers. The importance of meeting the technical requirements of the particular journal is also discussed as well as the place and the role of the peer-review process in the whole procedure. The most frequent problems and challenges that editors and journals face when this step has to be completed are reported and the reasons for the current situation are presented. As peer reviewing is a crucial part of the publication process, it is analyzed in detail. Special attention is paid to the importance of the final editing and proofreading of the manuscript. Apart from all these phases of the publishing process in the prestigious journals, some other questions concerning the use of specific languages, the accessibility of the published work, and the evaluation of the academic achievements are discussed. The paper also addresses the importance of free access to resources and of the freedom to disseminate intellectual work.

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