On the basis of the decision of Council of Siberian Open University Association of 28.05.2008 the Order of reviewing of articles, arrived in editorial office of the "Open and Remote Education" magazine was approved:
- The manuscript of the scientific article which has arrived in editorial office of the "Open and Remote Education" magazine, is considered by the responsible secretary regarding compliance to a magazine profile, requirements to registration, is registered. The responsible secretary directs article on reviewing to one or, if necessary, two reviewers, the being recognized specialists in subject of the reviewed materials
- Reviewers are notified that the manuscripts sent to them are a private property of authors and treat the data which aren't subject to disclosure. Reviewers aren't allowed to do the copy of articles for the needs. Data on the identity of the reviewer is confidential information. Violation of confidentiality is possible only with the consent of the reviewer at the request of the author.
- Reviews of manuscripts are provided by edition to authors of manuscripts and advisory councils in VAK by their inquiries.
- In case of refusal edition directs to article publications to the author motivated refusal.
- If in the review of article there is an instruction on need of its correction, it is sent to the author to completion. In this case receipt date in edition date of return of modifed article is considered.
- If article according to the recommendation of the reviewer underwent considerable author's processing, it goes for repeated reviewing to the same reviewer who made critical remarks.
- Edition reserves the right of a rejection of articles in case of inability or unwillingness of the author to consider edition wishes.
- In the presence of negative reviews of the manuscript from two different reviewers or one negative review of its modifed option article is rejected without consideration by other associate editors.
- In case of disagreement with opinion of the reviewer the author of article has the right to provide the reasoned answer in editorial office of the magazine. Article can be directed on repeated reviewing or on coordination in an editorial board.
- The decision on expediency of the publication after reviewing is made by the editor-in-chief, and if necessary – an editorial board as a whole.
- The responsible secretary informs the author about accepted the decision on article.
The maximum term of reviewing – between dates of receipt (version) of the manuscript in edition and removal by a decision editorial board – makes 2 months. Reviews are stored in edition of the edition within 5 years.