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- » Generative AI policies for journals
Aim and Scope
The main purpose of the journal is to highlight the results of scientific research by domestic and foreign scientists of high theoretical and practical significance.
The most important tasks of the journal are: generalization of scientific and practical achievements in the field of food systems and biotechnology for the production of food products and dietary supplements; system synthesis and analysis by industry; increasing scientific and practical interest in problems in the politics of the Russian state and the international political community. Both domestic and foreign authors are invited to publish in the journal. The journal publishes original articles, results of fundamental research.
Section Policies
 Open Submissions |
 Indexed |
Peer Reviewed |
Publication Frequency
4 times a year
Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication.
Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself.
For more information please read BOAI statement.
The year of the journal's transition to open access is 2013.
Archiving
- Russian State Library (RSL)
- National Electronic-Information Consortium (NEICON)
Peer-Review
The Editor-in-Chief (Deputy Editor-in-Chief) determines the compliance of the article with the journal profile, the requirements for its design and sends it for double-blind reviewing. Author's articles not according to the profile are not returned to the author, the author is notified about the non-compliance of the article with the journal profile.
- The reviewers are members of the Editorial Board and external reviewers – scientists and specialists in the given field (doctors, candidates of science). Each manuscript is sent for evaluation to external reviewers supervising the corresponding branch of science, members of the Editorial Board are involved in reviewing if it is not possible for some reason to obtain an external review. Also, members of the Editorial Board can be involved in reviewing in controversial cases and if necessary to obtain a third opinion. Each article is sent for verification to two reviewers. The decision on choosing one or another reviewer to conduct an examination of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief.
- An article submitted for a review shall be reviewed and returned back to the Editor’s office within 30 calendar days since it was received; otherwise there must be a reasonable response provided explaining the refusal to review the article. The total review period is 4-8 weeks.
- The Editorial Board of the publication sends to the authors of the submitted materials copies of reviews or reasoned refusal, and also undertakes to send copies of reviews with the indication of the author to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation when the corresponding request is received in the Editorial Board of the publication.
Reviewing is confidential for authors of articles and reviewers, has a closed character and is provided to the author of a manuscript by his written request, without a signature and indication of the name, position, place of work of the reviewer.
- The review should evaluate the relevance of the problem considered in the submitted article, originality, scientific novelty of the research. The reviewer should evaluate scientific and methodological level of research, evaluate the results of research, assess the reliability of scientific results presented in the article, evaluate the practical significance and importance of research results for science and practice. In the conclusion the reviewer makes a conclusion about the advisability of publishing the article.
- The reviewer can recommend the article for publication; recommend the article for publication after revision, taking into account the comments; do not recommend the article for publication. If the reviewer recommends the article for publication after revision with consideration of comments or does not recommend the article for publication - the review should indicate the reasons for such a decision.
- The reviewer has the right to point out the need to make additions and clarifications to the manuscript, which is then sent (through the Editorial Board) to the author for revision. In this case, the date of receipt of a manuscript to the Editorial Board is the date of return of the revised manuscript. The article revised by the author is sent for reviewing repeatedly.
- The review should be signed by the reviewer (contain his/her contact information) and certified by the seal of the organization.
- After receipt of a review in the Editorial Board, the next meeting of the Editorial Board considers the issue of received reviews and makes the final decision to publish or not to publish articles. Authors who are denied the publication of manuscripts are sent a reasoned refusal.
- In case the author does not agree with the reviewer's opinion, the manuscript can be sent for repeated (additional) reviewing by agreement with the Editorial Board.
- The order and order of publication of the article is determined depending on the volume of published materials and the list of headings in each particular issue.
- The original reviews are to be stored in the publishing house and in the journal's editorial office for 5 years.
Publishing Ethics
According to the Civil Code Part 4 scientific publication (article) - author's work, describing the results of original or analytical scientific research
A person, further the author or a collective (group of authors), the result of the creative activity of which (who) is a scientific publication on the basis of the normative acts of copyright.
The copyright for the publication is retained by the authors for an unlimited period of time. Only the author (group of authors) has exclusive rights to the work. The authors transfer the rights to publish the article to the journal publisher only on the basis of a non-exclusive license to the publisher indefinitely.
The author (group of authors) is responsible for:
- reliability, correctness and completeness of the information presented in the scientific article;
- completeness of the composition of the group of authors;
- actual, correct design of the information about the authors in accordance with the requirements of the Editorial Board;
- accuracy of the citations and references to them in the list of references;
- the correct (exact) indication of sources in the list of references according to the requirements of the editors;
- coordination of all changes made to the text of the manuscript according to the results of its reviewing and editing.
Authors must inform the publisher about the data permitting to question the reliability of the results of the submitted research (conflict of interests), including: collaboration with third-party organizations; sources of funding for the research (including grants, speeches at scientific events, lectures, training seminars, consultations); and other relationships or activities that can be perceived as influencing or potentially influencing the results of the submitted work, which directly or indirectly influence the editorial decision.
The authors are obliged to notify the Editorial Board of all publications considered (not published) for publication in other journals on similar topics. By submitting an article to the journal, the author confirms that it has not been previously published in the open press and is not under consideration in another publication.
The author is obliged to provide written consent for the processing and use of personal data.
Scientific articles describing the results of original, previously unpublished scientific research are accepted for publication in the journal. Presented results and conclusions must be reliable, fully stated, correct and objective.
It is allowed to use quotations and references to other scientific materials in articles with obligatory presence of the corresponding bibliographical reference to the original source. In the case of using borrowed illustrations, graphs and tables also a reference to the source is necessary. When presenting information obtained from confidential sources, the authors must obtain appropriate consent.
Borrowing someone else's work or part of it without reference to the author is unacceptable.
The article is published only with the full and unconditional consent of each author to the editorial policy.
The journal “Modern Science and Innovations” may publish articles by the Editor-in-Chief, executive cecretary and members of the Editorial Board and Editorial Council, but there should be no abuse of official position. Manuscripts of journal staff are sent for review only to external experts. To resolve contradictions and conflict situations, only external experts are involved. In the event of a conflict regarding the fate of the Editor-in-Chief's manuscript, the final decision on the possibility of publishing the article is made by members of the Editorial Board.
When publishing articles by members of the Editorial Board/Council, the Editor-in-Chief and his Deputy Editor-in-Chief, information about the authors’ affiliation with the journal is indicated in the “Conflict of Interest” section.
Materials of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, COPE recommendations, ANRI materials were used
Founder
- Federal State Educational Institution of Higher Education "North-Caucasus Federal University"
Author fees
Publication in “Modern Science and Innovations" is free of charge for all the authors.
The journal doesn't have any Article processing charges.
The journal doesn't have any Article submission charges.
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.
Plagiarism detection
The Editorial Board of journal “Modern Science and Innovations" uses native russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. The text similarity of more than 20% is considered to be unacceptable. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
Preprint and postprint Policy
Prior to acceptance and publication in “Modern Science and Innovations", authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites.
As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in “Modern Science and Innovations" we suggest that the link to the article on journal's website is used when the article is shared on personal or public websites.
Glossary (by SHERPA)
Revenue Sources
The publication of the journal is financed by the funds of the parent organization.
Generative AI policies for journals
These policies have been triggered by the rise of generative AI* and AI-assisted technologies, which are expected to increasingly be used by content creators. These policies aim to provide greater transparency and guidance to authors, reviewers, editors and readers.
For authors
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in scientific writing
Please note this policy only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyze and draw insights from data as part of the research process.
Where authors use generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, these technologies should only be used to improve readability and language of the work. Applying the technology should be done with human oversight and control and authors should carefully review and edit the result, because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. The authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.
Authors should disclose in their manuscript the use of AI and AI-assisted technologies and a statement will appear in the published work. Declaring the use of these technologies supports transparency and trust between authors, readers, reviewers, editors and contributors and facilitates compliance with the terms of use of the relevant tool or technology.
Authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans. Each (co-) author is accountable for ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved and authorship requires the ability to approve the final version of the work and agree to its submission. Authors are also responsible for ensuring that the work is original, that the stated authors qualify for authorship, and the work does not infringe third party rights, and should familiarize themselves with our Ethics policy before they submit.
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted tools in figures, images and artwork
We do not permit the use of Generative AI or AI-assisted tools to create or alter images in submitted manuscripts. This may include enhancing, obscuring, moving, removing, or introducing a specific feature within an image or figure. Adjustments of brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable if and as long as they do not obscure or eliminate any information present in the original. Image forensics tools or specialized software might be applied to submitted manuscripts to identify suspected image irregularities.
The only exception is if the use of AI or AI-assisted tools is part of the research design or research methods (such as in AI-assisted imaging approaches to generate or interpret the underlying research data). If this is done, such use must be described in a reproducible manner in the methods section. This should include an explanation of how the AI or AI-assisted tools were used in the image creation or alteration process, and the name of the model or tool, version and extension numbers, and manufacturer. Authors should adhere to the AI software’s specific usage policies and ensure correct content attribution. Where applicable, authors could be asked to provide pre-AI-adjusted versions of images and/or the composite raw images used to create the final submitted versions, for editorial assessment.
The use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools in the production of artwork such as for graphical abstracts is not permitted. The use of generative AI in the production of cover art may in some cases be allowed, if the author obtains prior permission from the journal editor and publisher, can demonstrate that all necessary rights have been cleared for the use of the relevant material, and ensures that there is correct content attribution.
For reviewers
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the journal peer review process
When a researcher is invited to review another researcher’s paper, the manuscript must be treated as a confidential document. Reviewers should not upload a submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool as this may violate the authors’ confidentiality and proprietary rights and, where the paper contains personally identifiable information, may breach data privacy rights.
This confidentiality requirement extends to the peer review report, as it may contain confidential information about the manuscript and/or the authors. For this reason, reviewers should not upload their peer review report into an AI tool, even if it is just for the purpose of improving language and readability.
Reviewing a scientific manuscript implies responsibilities that can only be attributed to humans. Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies should not be used by reviewers to assist in the scientific review of a paper as the critical thinking and original assessment needed for peer review is outside of the scope of this technology and there is a risk that the technology will generate incorrect, incomplete or biased conclusions about the manuscript. The reviewer is responsible and accountable for the content of the review report.
For editors
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the journal editorial process
A submitted manuscript must be treated as a confidential document. Editors should not upload a submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool as this may violate the authors’ confidentiality and proprietary rights and, where the paper contains personally identifiable information, may breach data privacy rights.
This confidentiality requirement extends to all communication about the manuscript including any notification or decision letters as they may contain confidential information about the manuscript and/or the authors. For this reason, editors should not upload their letters into an AI tool, even if it is just for the purpose of improving language and readability.
Managing the editorial evaluation of a scientific manuscript implies responsibilities that can only be attributed to humans. Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies should not be used by editors to assist in the evaluation or decision-making process of a manuscript as the critical thinking and original assessment needed for this work is outside of the scope of this technology and there is a risk that the technology will generate incorrect, incomplete or biased conclusions about the manuscript. The editor is responsible and accountable for the editorial process, the final decision and the communication thereof to the authors. If an editor suspects that an author or a reviewer has violated our AI policies, they should inform the publisher.
*Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence technology that can produce various types of content including text, imagery, audio and synthetic data. Examples include ChatGPT, NovelAI, Jasper AI, Rytr AI, DALL-E, etc.
