About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Peer-reviewed online journal publishes the findings of sсholarly researches in the field of pedagogy, psychology and professional education, covers the issues of distance education, the use of innovative teaching technologies, improving the quality of teacher education. Special attention is paid to the problems of cognitive sphere formation and personality development, methods of psychodiagnostics and psychocorrection. An important place is given to the studies on various aspects of inclusive education, integration of people with special needs into society.

Sections of the journal:

  • Pedagogy
  • Psychology
  • Professional education
  • Innovative teaching technologies 
  • Distance education
  • Inclusive education
  • Reviews 

Peer Review Process

The Editors accept theoretical and methodological articles concerning the journal's focus and scope. Manuscripts which do not correspond the main approach or the edition's requirements can be declined at the stage of initial review directly by the Editor-in-Chief.

The Editors support international high standards of the peer review process transparency, therefore practice the double "blind" peer review: authors and reviewers do not know each other's names. Previously all of their personal information removed from the articles texts and files properties.

The submitted articles are sent for reviewing to two independent experts within a week. A reviewers meet with the article's abstract, whereupon consent or refuse to review this material. In the case of refuse, other reviewers are appointed within a few days.

In a two-week term reviewers meet with the material and estimate its scientific level filling "Review Form", where specify their remarks and comments. Additionally, experts may upload files with corrections or materials which can be used for the revision of the article.

After filling the basic "Review Form" experts select one of the offered recommendations:

  • Accept Submission – the article is ready for publication and accepted without changes
  • Revisions Required – accepted, if an author will take into account the indicated remarks
  • Resubmit for Review – need a revision and repeated reviewing
  • Resubmit Elsewhere – after the subjects the article responds to other edition
  • Decline Submission – the article does not correspond to the requirements of the edition
  • See Comments – choose in the case when none of previous recommendations dissatisfies


On completion of reviewing process all corresponding information sends to the author. During 1-2 weeks the author improves the article and uploads an updated version. If after the indicated term the article is not returned (or the edition is not informed about delay) - the article is taken off from a turn and deleted.

The reviewers re-examine improved manuscript and provide a recommendation on the possibility of its further publication.

Appeal Procedure:

  1. If the author does not agree with some reviewer comments, he may submit an appeal to the editor in the format "reviewer comments - author ‘s response." This document will be sent to the reviewer and together with the editors will made a decision on the manuscript.
  2. When reviewers choose mutually opposite resolution (accept/reject), the editors contact with them and consider together all comments to harmonize positions on further publication of this material.
  3. If a decision cannot be reached, the editors appoint an independent expert.

Open Access Policy

 

This journal provides immediate open access to its content under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).  Users can read, download, copy and disseminate content for  educational and scientifical purposes with the saving of authorship.

Editorial board


Head of the Editorial Board

Klopota, Yevhenii, doctor of Psychology, professor of the chair of education and psychology of educational activities, Zaporizhzhia National University, honored worker of education of Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia,  Ukraine


Deputy Head of the Editorial Board

Demianova, Julia, PhD (Philology), National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine


Executive Secretary

Klopota, Olha, PhD (Pedagogy), associate professor of the chair of social work, Khortytsia National Education and Rehabilitation Academy, Ukraine


Members of the Editorial Board


Kuznetsov, Marat, doctor of Psychology, professor of the department of practical psychology,  H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Lepskyi, Maksym, doctor of  Psychology, professor, dean of the faculty of sociology and management of state higher educational institution "Zaporizhzhya National University", Ukraine

Lokarieva, Halyna, doctor of Pedagogy, professor,  chair of pedagogy and psychology of educational activities, head of the acting department, state higher educational institution "Zaporizhzhya National University", Ukraine

Skrypnyk, Tetiana, doctor of  Psychology, professor, department of special psychology, correctional and inclusive education, Institute of Human, Boris Grinchenko Kiev University, Ukraine

Kobylchenko, Vadym, doctor of Psychology, senior research fellow, Institute of Special Pedagogy of NAPS of Ukraine, laboratory of typhlopedagogy,leading researcher, Ukraine

Lappo, Violetta  – Doctor of Educational Sciences, associate professor, professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of Kolomyia Educational Scientific Institute of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine


International Members of the Editorial Board

Gudonis, Vitautas, professor of Šiauliai  University (Lithuania), doctor of Psychology, academician of the Academy of Pedagogical and Social Sciences of Russia, Lithuania

Wilkins, Andrew, PhD (Social Policy), senior lecturer, Cass School of Education and Communities, University of East London, Great Britain

Dr Hill, Carol, BA. PhD, Head of School  of Interdisciplinary Studies, Executive Director, Crichton Institute, University of Glasgow, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Great Britain

Dr. David V. Powell, Ed.D., Professor of Teacher Education, Department of Middle and Secondary Education, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, USA

Lenka Gulová, Ph.D., Head of Department of Social Pedagogy,Masaryk University, Brno, the Czech Republic

 


Editorial policy

The journal aims to publish high quality research  and review papers in in the field of pedagogy, psychology and professional education, distance education, in various aspects of inclusive education, integration of people with special needs into society. Papers may be theoretical, empirical or both. The journal publishes original articles in the Ukrainian, Russian, and English languages.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the style and specifications of the journal’s policy.

Manuscripts submitted for publication must list all authors, including the person who drafted the original manuscript.

All authors should approve the final version of the manuscript prior to submission.

Manuscripts submission implies that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else.

The language in submitted articles must be clear, correct, and unambiguous. It is author's responsibility to improve the quality of English abstracts. Papers written in English should have sound grammar and proper terminology.

Plagiarized manuscripts would not be considered for publication.

The review process is an important aspect of publication of an article. Manuscripts are selected through peer review to ensure originality, novelty, relevance, and accuracy. Our journal operates an anonymous peer review process in which the reviewer’s name is withheld from the author and, the author’s name from the reviewer. Peer review has two key functions: to act as a filter and determine the validity, significance and originality of the work to ensure only good research is published; to improve the quality of research submitted for publication by giving reviewers the opportunity to suggest improvements. A reviewer's report makes a clear recommendation to publish or not to publish a submission, giving reasons for the recommendation. The reviewer may also recommend revision or resubmission. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible, and an editorial decision is generally reached within four weeks of submission.

The editorial board has right to accept, reject or request for clarification or more information on any article. Editing may constitute minor structural changes to the manuscript. The corrections are made directly to the original article.  

Editorial ethics

Publication ethics ensurance is based on the international standards (established by the Committee on Publication Ethics – COPE; by a position statement developed at the 2ndWorld Conference on Research Integrity, Singapore, July 22-24, 2010), the national standards, laws and orders of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (the Law of Ukraine «On copyright and related rights» of December, 23, 1993 № 3792-XII; the Law of Ukraine «On scientific and scientific and technical activity» of December, 13, 1991 № 1977-XII, etc).

Editors of the journal guarantee adherence to:

  • scholarly paper publication ethics;
  • scholarly paper authorship ethics;
  • scholarly paper peer review ethics;
  • scholarly paper editorial ethics.

SCHOLARLY PAPER PUBLICATION ETHICS

Editors:              

- quarantee consideration of all submitted papers; the editors’ independence and fair practice in decision-making without any prejudice towards authors because of national or religious background or position basing on respect for authors’ personal rights and intellectual property right;

- implement journal’s policy to ensure and maintain a high standard of articles and that all published papers make a substantial new contribution to the national and international science;

- implement journal’s policy of constant improvement of review institutions, editorial process and expert review to ensure fair, unbiased reviewing process;;

- ensure adherence of published materials; screen for plagiarism, duplicate or redundant publication by using anti-plagiarism software, or for image manipulation;

- make the final decision of acceptance or rejection of a paper basing on all comments of peer reviewers. The final decision of acceptance or rejection rests with the editorial board.

Main criteria of published materials’ high quality are as follows: soundness; honesty; unambiguousness; completeness of presented materials; balance; originality; transparency.

SCHOLARLY PAPER AUTHORSHIP ETHICS

Researchers (paper authors):

- should ensure that only those individuals who meet authorship criteria (i.e. made a substantial contribution to the work) are rewarded with authorship and that deserving authors are not omitted;

- all authors should agree to be listed and should approve the submitted and accepted versions of the publication. Any change to the author list should be approved by all authors including any who have been removed from the list;

- all authors should have read and be familiar with the reported work and should ensure that publications follow the principles set out in these guidelines;

- authors should work with the editor or publisher to correct their work promptly if errors or omissions are discovered after publication;

- authors of material have a responsibility to inform the journal promptly if they become aware that the paper submitted, approved for publication or already published requires correcting;

- authors are not allowed to copy references from other publications if they have not read the cited work; authors should represent the work of others accurately in citations and quotations;

- relevant previous work and publications, both by other researchers and the authors’ own, should be properly acknowledged and referenced. The primary literature should be cited where possible; replication of previous works and their paraphrasing are not allowed;

- data, text, figures or ideas originated by other researchers should be properly acknowledged and should not be presented as if they were the authors’ own. Original wording taken directly from publications by other researchers should appear in quotation marks with the appropriate citations;

- applicable copyright laws and conventions should be followed. Copyright material (e.g. tables, figures or extensive quotations) should be reproduced only with appropriate permission and acknowledgement.

SCHOLARLY PAPER PEER REVIEW ETHICS

Editors guarantee independent peer review conducted the way that ensures honesty and objectivity of comment on scientific value of the paper considered for publication.

According to the Journal’s policy Editors set peer review process of materials submitted for publication.

Editors ensure fair and proper process of peer review.

Editors may reject a paper without peer review when it is deemed unsuitable for the journal or is of poor quality. This decision should be made in a fair and unbiased way. The decision should only be based on the journal’s editorial policy.

Editors use appropriate peer reviewers for papers that are considered for publication by selecting people with sufficient expertise and avoiding those with conflicts of interest

Peer reviewers are told what is expected of them and informed about any changes in editorial policies.

If serious concerns are raised by reviewers about the validity or reporting of academic work, editors allow authors to respond to the concerns.

Editors protect the confidentiality of authors’ material and remind reviewers to do so as well. Editors should not give any indication of a paper’s status with the journal to anyone other than the authors.

Editors protect reviewers’ identities.

SCHOLARLY  PAPER EDITORIAL ETHICS

Editors are in a powerful position by making decisions on publications, which makes it very important that this process is as fair and unbiased as possible, and is in accordance with the academic vision of the journal.

All editorial processes are described in Information for authors; requirements for authors, types of materials to be published and how papers are handled by the journal.

In the end of peer review process Editors take relevant measures with proper comment explaining results of the review.

Editors must respond to all allegations or suspicions of research or publication misconduct raised by readers, reviewers, or other editors.

Editors must provide authors with list of requirements. Guidelines are to be updated on regular basis.

The final editorial decision and reasons for this should be clearly communicated to authors and reviewers.

Editorial conflicts of interests should be declared, ideally publicly. Editors should not be involved in decisions about papers in which they have a conflict of interest.

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Reviewers

Yuriy Tulashvili, Doctor of pedagogy, professor of Applied Mathematics chair, National University of Water Management and Nature Resources Use

Violetta Lappo, PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor of Pedagogy and Psychology chair, Kolomyia Institute of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

Nataliya Iaremenko, PhD in Pedagogics, Associate Professor of the Department of English for Technical and Agrobiological Specialties, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine