Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

East of Europe. Humanities and social studies is a peer-reviewed scientific journal concerning humanities and social sciences published at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin by the Centre of Eastern Europe and the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism. In reference to Rocznik Europejskiego Kolegium Polskich i Ukraińskich Uniwersytetów (2002-2010), the editor strives to integrate the international environment of researchers who deal with issues of East European studies in a broad sense.

The aim of the journal is to conduct a scientific discourse and promote humanistic-social knowledge concerning the countries and societies of Eastern Europe, as well as the historical, political, social and cultural processes that occur in this area.

The interdisciplinary character of the periodical allows publication of studies, articles and reviews in the field of history, political studies, sociology, security, religious studies, cultural studies and other scientific disciplines.

 

Section Policies

MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES

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INTRODUCTION

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CULTURE AND SOCIETY

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ARTICLES

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EASTERN POLICY

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INTERNAL SECURITY

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INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

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ENERGY SECURITY

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HISTORIA I KULTURA

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DEMOKRATYZACJA (STUDIUM PRZYPADKU)

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KONFLIKTY (STUDIUM PRZYPADKU)

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OPRACOWANIE ŹRÓDEŁ

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GŁOS W DYSKUSJI

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POLITYKA I KULTURA

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REPORTS

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REVIEWS

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SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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SECURITY OF EASTERN EUROPE

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELATIONS

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POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

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REGIONAL POLICY AND NATIONAL RELATIONS

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POLITICAL SYSTEM

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POWER AND SOCIETY (THE CASE OF RUSSIA)

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HISTORY AND POLITICS

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POLEMIC ARTICLE

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HISTORY

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DEMOCRACY (SELECTED THREATS)

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FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

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REGIONAL POLICY (CENTRAL ASIA)

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REVIEW ARTICLES

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LIST OF REVIEWERS

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STABILITY AND CHANGE

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UKRAINE – A CASE STUDY

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DIPLOMACY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

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HISTORY AND POLITICAL THOUGHT

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HISTORY

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POLICY

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RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR. SELECTED ISSUES

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Peer Review Process

  1. All submitted articles are reviewed.
  2. The received articles are initially evaluated formally and to check their correspondence with the journal’s theme by members of the editorial board and checks the texts in the selected anti-plagiarism system.
  3. Independent reviewers from outside the research unit affiliated by the author of the publication are appointed to evaluate each publication.
  4. The author and reviewer do not know their identities (double-blind review process).
  5. The reviewer is obliged to sign a declaration saying there is no conflict of interest. The following situations are regarded as a conflict of interest: direct personal relations (family or legal relationship), work relationships or direct scholarly cooperation in the two years preceding the review.
  6. The review must take a written form and end with an unambiguous conclusion on whether or not the article should be published.
  7. Names of reviewers of given publications or issues are not published.
  8. The decision to publish or reject an article is definite.
  9. The list of reviewers is published at the end of each volume and on the journal’s website.

 

Publication Frequency

The magazine constantly recruits articles.

The notebooks are published in the following months: first edition in a given year - until June 30; second number in a given year - until December 31.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
The journal not charge fees for publishing an article.

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Reviewers list

List of reviewers for  2015:

  • dr hab. Łukasz Donaj, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • dr hab. Antonina Kozyrska, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
  • dr hab., Iwan Monolatij, prof. nadzw., Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Agata Włodkowska-Bagan, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab. Ivan Pankevych, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
  • prof. dr hab. Radosław Zendrowski, Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
  • prof. dr hab. Bohdan Yuskiv, Wschodnioeuropejski Uniwersytet Narodowy imienia Ł.Ukrainki, Łutsk, Ukraina


List of reviewers for 2016:

  • dr hab. Rafał Czachor, prof. nadzw., Uczelnia Jana Wyżykowskiego
  • dr hab. Łukasz Donaj, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • dr hab., Iwan Monolatij, prof. nadzw., Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Ivan Pankevych, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Zielonogórski
  • prof. dr hab. Sergiusz Wasiuta, Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
  • dr hab. Agata Włodkowska-Bagan, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

 

List of reviewers for 2017:

  • dr hab. Rafał Czachor, prof. nadzw., Uczelnia Jana Wyżykowskiego
  • dr hab. Łukasz Donaj, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • dr hab. Krzysztof Fedorowicz, Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab., Iwan Monolatij, prof. nadzw., Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • dr Inna Sorkina, Studium Europy Wschodniej, Uniwersytet Warszawski
  • prof. Nataliia Teres, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Tarasa Szewczenki, Ukraina

 

List of reviewers for 2018:

  • dr hab. Rafał Czachor, prof. nadzw., Uczelnia Jana Wyżykowskiego
  • dr hab. Łukasz Donaj, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • dr hab. Krzysztof Fedorowicz, Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • dr hab. Tomasz Koziełło, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
  • dr hab. Antonina Kozyrska, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
  • prof. Alexandre Kukhianidze, Tbiliski Uniwersytet Państwowy im. Iwane Dżawachiszwilego
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab., Iwan Monolatij, prof. nadzw., Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Magdalena Ratajczak, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab. Agata Włodkowska-Bagan, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

 

List of reviewers for 2019:

  • dr hab. Adam Bobryk, prof. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
  • dr hab. Rafał Czachor, prof. nadzw., Uczelnia Jana Wyżykowskiego
  • dr hab. Łukasz Donaj, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • prof. dr hab. Mirosław Dymarski, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab. Włodzimierz Fehler, prof. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
  • prof. Vasyl Klymonchuk, Podkarpacki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Wasyla Stefanyka
  • prof. Anatoliy Kruglashov, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza
  • dr hab. Elżbieta Kużelewska, prof. Uniwersytet w Białymstoku
  • dr hab. Agnieszka Legucka, prof. Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • prof. Yuri Makar, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Iwan Monolatij, prof. nadzw., Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Michał Strzelecki, prof. Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
  • prof. dr hab. Romuald Turkowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski


List of reviewers for 2020:

  • prof. dr hab. Marek Barański, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach
  • dr hab. Rafał Czachor, prof. nadzw. Uczelnia Jana Wyżykowskiego
  • dr hab. Krzysztof Cebul, prof. nadzw. Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
  • prof. Mykola Doroshko, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • dr Ihor Hurak, Podkarpacki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Wasyla Stefanyka, Ukraina
  • prof. Vasyl Klymonchuk, Podkarpacki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Wasyla Stefanyka, Ukraina
  • prof. Anatoliy Kruglashov, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Leszek Kwieciński, prof. nadzw. Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. nadzw., Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • prof. Yuri Makar, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • prof. Iwan Monolatij, Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • prof. Hryhoriy Perepelytsya, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • dr Roman Savenkov,  Woroneżski Uniwersytet Państwowy, Rosja
  • dr hab. Tomasz Skrzyński, prof. nadzw. Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
  • dr hab. Michał Słowikowski, Uniwersytet Łódzki
  • dr hab. Tomasz Stępniewski, prof. nadzw. Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski

 

List of reviewers for 2021:

  • dr hab. Rafał Czachor, prof. Uczelnia Jana Wyżykowskiego
  • prof. Mykola Doroshko, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Anna Jach, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie
  • dr hab. Jarosław Jarząbek, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab. Krzysztof Fedorowicz, prof. Uniwersytet im. A. Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • dr Ihor Hurak, Podkarpacki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Wasyla Stefanyka, Ukraina
  • prof. Vasyl Klymonchuk, Podkarpacki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Wasyla Stefanyka, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Marcin Kosienkowski, prof. Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski
  • dr hab. Tomasz Koziełło, prof. Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
  • dr hab. Agnieszka Legucka, prof. AFiB Vistula, Polski Instytut Spraw Mięzynarodowych
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • prof. Yuri Makar, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • prof. Wiktor Matwijenko, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • prof. Iwan Monolatij, Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Michał Słowikowski, Uniwersytet Łódzki
  • dr hab. Tomasz Stępniewski, prof. Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski
  • doc. Władysław Strutyńskyj, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • dr Dominik Szczepański, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
  • doc. Serhij Szwydiuk, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina

 

List of reviewers for 2022:

  • dr hab. Rafał Czachor, prof. Uczelnia Jana Wyżykowskiego
  • dr hab. Agnieszka Demczuk, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
  • prof. Mykola Doroshko, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Arkadiusz Indraszczyk, prof. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
  • dr hab. Jarosław Jarząbek, Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • prof. Bohdan Hud´, Lwowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Iwana Franki, Ukraina
  • prof. Anatoliy Kruglashov, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • prof. Yuri Makar, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • prof. Wiktor Matwijenko, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • dr Kamil Mazurek, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
  • dr hab. Justyna Misiągiewicz, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
  • prof. Iwan Monolatij, Narodowy Uniwersytet Przykarpacki im. Stefanyka w Iwano-Frankowsku, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Ewelina Podgajna, prof. Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
  • prof. dr hab. Grzegorz Radomski, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
  • dr hab. Tomasz Stępniewski, prof. Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski
  • dr hab. Michał Strzelecki, prof. Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
  • dr Dominik Szczepański, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski

 List of reviewers for 2023:
  • dr hab. Łukasz Donaj, prof. Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
  • prof. Mykola Doroshko, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Łukasz  Jureńczyk, prof. Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy
  • prof. dr hab. Andrzej Gil, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski
  • prof. Anatoliy Kruglashov, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Larysa Leszczenko, prof. Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr hab. Agnieszka Łukasik-Turecka, prof. Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski
  • dr hab. Artur Markowski, prof. Uniwersytet Warszawski
  • dr Nataliia Nechaieva-Yuriichuk, Czerniowiecki Uniwersytet Narodowy im. Jurija Fedkowycza, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Magdalena Ratajczak, prof. Uniwersytet Wrocławski
  • dr Olena Shevchenko, Kijowski Uniwersytet Narodowy im. T. Szewczenki, Ukraina
  • dr hab. Michał Słowikowski, prof. Uniwersytet Łódzki
  • dr hab. Tomasz Stępniewski, prof. Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski

 

Indexing

ERIH PLUS

INDEX COPERNICUS International Journals Master List

PBN Polska Bibliografia Naukowa

POL-index Polska Baza Cytowań

CEJSH (The Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)

 

Standards of proceeding in the event of suspected infringement of ethical rules

The statement on the ethical principles of the journal ”East of Europe. Humanities and social studies” has been prepared based on the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics - COPE (www.publicationethics.org). To ensure high quality of published texts, the journal East of Europe. Humanities and social studies shall adhere to certain ethical standards.

Duties of Editorial Board:

  1. The Editorial Board of the”East of Europe. Humanities and social studies” is monitoring the ethical standards of papers and takes all possible measures against publication malpractices.
  2. The Editorial Board are accountable for everything published in their Journal.
  3. The Editorial Board is responsible for deciding which of the submitted articles should or should not be published. The decision to accept or reject a paper for publication is based on its importance, originality, clarity, and its relevance to the scope of the journal
  4. Editorial Board decisions are not affected by the origins of the manuscript, including nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, political beliefs, or religion of the authors.
  5. All materials submitted to the journal remain confidential while under review; Unpublished materials disclosed in the submitted manuscript must not be used by the editor and the editorial committee in their own research without written consent of authors.
  6. The Editorial Board reserve the right to collect all information on detected instances of “Ghostwriting” and “Ghost Authorship”
  7. Editorial Board always be willing to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

Duties of Reviewers:

  1. Peer reviews assist the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper.
  2. All manuscript received for review must be treated as confidential documents.
  3. Reviewers should evaluate manuscripts objectively, fairly and professionally.
  4. Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Reviewers should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.
  5. Any selected reviewer who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.
  6. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.
  7. Reviewers should not consider evaluating manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relations with any of the authors, companies, or institutions involved in writing a paper.

Duties of Authors:

  1. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
  2. An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.
  3. Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.
  4. Authors may be asked to provide the raw data for editorial review, should be prepared to provide public access to such data, and should be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication of their paper.
  5. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors.
  6. When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

Plagiarism:

In order to prevent ghostwriting and guest authorship, the Editorial Team has implemented the following actions:

  1. The Authors are required to disclose their contribution to the paper (a template statement is available in the system, under the first step of the process of submitting text for publication). The Author submitting the paper is responsible for the work to the greatest extent.
  1. Ghostwriting and guest authorship are situations of academic dishonesty. All unveiled cases will be made public; actions include noticing suitable authorities (institutions employing the authors, scientific associations, academic editorial associations).
  2. The editorial office requests information on sources of article financing, contributions of scientific-research institutions, associations, and other parties (financial disclosure).
  3. The editorial office will document all cases of academic dishonesty, especially when scholarly rules of ethics are broken or breached.

 

More information: Full set of flowcharts.pdf (publicationethics.org)

 

Tasks of the Scientific Board

Scientific Board of journal East of Europe. Humanities and social studies is a consulting body of the Editorial Board. Its tasks include:

a) overseeing the level of scientific quality of the journal;

b) determining, in consultation with the Editors, the areas of research undertaken by the journal;

c) promoting the journal in its scientific environment.