Editorial Policies

Aims and Scope

  1. For a long time the Journal was an edition where the new scientific results of Russian scientific schools had been published. Now the Journal is focused on both Russian and foreign scientists, working in the priority research areas of Samara State Technical University because the main purpose of the journal is an open dissemination of scientific knowledge among Russian and foreign scientists.
  2. The papers and reviews published in the Journal are devoted to the following topics:
    • “Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics”,
    • “Mechanics of Solids”,
    • “Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Software Systems”.
  3. The Journal pays special attention to the following tasks:
    • attraction of highly qualified authors, editors and reviewers to the Journal;
    • ensuring a high scientific level of reviewing all incoming manuscripts;
    • compliance with COPE standards.
  4. The target audience of the journal is the scientists working in the following topics:
    • “Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics”
    • “Mechanics of Solids”
    • “Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Software Systems”.

Content types and presentation

  1. The original articles, review articles, short communications, and other manuscript types (Biographies, Letter to the Editor, Commentary, and etc.) published in the Journal are devoted to the following topics: “Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics”, “Mechanics of Deformable Solids”, “Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Software Systems”.
  2. Only one article of the same author could be published in the current issue, if there are several ones in editor's hand. This article is chosen by the editorial board. The second one could be published in next issue, and so on. The editorial board is entitled to make a decision of publishing at most two articles of the same author simultaneously on extraordinary occasions.
  3. All content of this journal is indexed in databases.

Research Articles

  1. Research articles present original research and address a clearly stated hypothesis, goals, and questions. Papers should provide novel approaches and new insights into the problems addressed.
  2. All manuscripts should be prepared with LATEX 2ε (our LATEX template should be used) and sent to the Editor by the on-line manuscript submission service.
  3. Generally, the text is limited to 7,500 words or 30 pages (without bibliography), with no more than a total of 8 tables and/or figures and generally at least 10 and not more than 50 references. Some manuscripts take more words and/or references (by permission of the Editor), others less.
  4. All research articles should be structured (see the sections policies).
  5. Authors should follow the guidelines for writing a manuscript for publication.
  6. The contributed original article should be a completed scientific research. It should not have been published, or be in process of publication in other editions.
  7. All research articles are sent to peer review.

Review Articles

  1. Review articles are an attempt by one or more authors to sum up the current state of the research on a particular topic. Ideally, the author searches for everything relevant to the topic, and then sorts it all out into a coherent view of the “state of the art” as it now stands.
  2. Review articles should inform about:
    • the main published results in a field;
    • recent major advances and discoveries;
    • significant gaps in the research;
    • current debates;
    • future directions and prospects.
  3. Review articles can vary greatly in length. The review articles may range between 8,000 and 40,000 words or between 30 and 90 pages (bibliography, tables and figures also included).
  4. Only review articles from experts in the field will be considered for publication.
  5. All review articles are sent to peer review.

 

 

Sections

Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics

В разделе "Дифференциальные уравнения и математическая физика" публикуются статьи и обзоры, которые содержат существенные результаты в области дифференциальных уравнений и связанных с ними интегральных уравнений. Особенно приветствуются математические модели, имеющие приложения к проблемам, возникающим в науке и технике.

Классификаторы раздела:
  • общая теория обыкновенных дифференциальных уравнении и систем уравнений (34A);
  • краевые задачи и задачи на собственные значения для обыкновенных дифференциальных уравнений и систем уравнений (34B);
  • общая теория дифференциальных уравнений и систем уравнений с частными производными (35A);
  • линейные и квазилинейные уравнения и системы уравнений, краевые задачи (35E, 35F, 35G, 35J, 35K, 35L, 35M);
  • интегральные и интегро-дифференциальные уравнения (45A, 45B, 45C, 45D, 45F, 45G, 35R11).
Требования к материалам:

Представленные в раздел материалы, как правило, должны содержать следующие составляющие:

  •  введение и обзор литературы, которые раскрывают актуальность, цель и задачи работы;
  •  используемая терминология и постановка задачи;
  •  основные результаты в виде утверждений (теоремы, леммы и др.) и их доказательства;
  •  заключение, содержащее выводы по работе

Статьи и обзоры, представленные в этот раздел, должны быть новыми, ранее нигде не публиковавшиеся, и представлять интерес для значительного числа математиков, работающих в этих областях. Все материалы раздела проходят обязательное рецензирование.

Политика раздела:

Mechanics of Solids

В разделе "Механика деформируемого твердого тела" публикуются статьи и обзоры, которые содержат существенные результаты в области механики деформируемого твердого тела. Особенно приветствуются работы, содержащие анализ современных технологических проблем.

Классификаторы раздела:
  • развитие и приложения классических и обобщенных моделей деформирования и разрушения твердых тел (74A, 74G, 74R);
  • математические модели неупругого деформирования сред, в том числе с учетом эволюции микроструктуры, многоуровневые модели неупругого деформирования, модели сверхпластичных материалов (74C, 74D, 74E);
  • технологическая механика, в том числе механика реономных сред (74L, 74M, 74F);
  • механика композиционных материалов и конструкций;
  • вычислительная механика деформируемого твердого тела, развитие и применение современных вычислительных и программных средств (74S, 74-04);
  • экспериментальная механика деформируемого твердого тела (74-05).
Требования к материалам:

Представленные в раздел материалы, как правило, должны содержать следующие составляющие:

  • введение и обзор литературы, которые раскрывают актуальность, цель и задачи работы;
  • постановка задачи и методология исследования;
  • обсуждение результатов работы и область их применения;
  • заключение, содержащее выводы по работе 

Статьи и обзоры, представленные в этот раздел, должны быть новыми, ранее нигде не публиковавшиеся, и представлять интерес для значительного числа механиков, работающих в этих областях. Все материалы раздела проходят обязательное рецензирование.

Политика раздела:

Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods and Software Complexes

Short Communications

  1. A short communication is for a concise, but an independent report representing a significant contribution to field of study.
  2. Short communication is not intended to publish preliminary results, only if these results are of exceptional interest and are particularly topical and relevant.
  3. The submission order and the structure of a short communication are similar to those of an research article.
  4. It should be no more than 2,500 words or 10 pages (without bibliography), and could include two figures or tables. It should have at least 8 references.
  5. Short communications are also sent to peer review.

Research Articles

  1. Research articles present original research and address a clearly stated hypothesis, goals, and questions. Papers should provide novel approaches and new insights into the problems addressed.
  2. All manuscripts should be prepared with LATEX 2ε (our LATEX template should be used) and sent to the Editor by the on-line manuscript submission service.
  3. Generally, the text is limited to 7,500 words or 30 pages (without bibliography), with no more than a total of 8 tables and/or figures and generally at least 10 and not more than 50 references. Some manuscripts take more words and/or references (by permission of the Editor), others less.
  4. All research articles should be structured (see the sections policies).
  5. Authors should follow the guidelines for writing a manuscript for publication.
  6. The contributed original article should be a completed scientific research. It should not have been published, or be in process of publication in other editions.
  7. All research articles are sent to peer review.

Review Articles

  1. Review articles are an attempt by one or more authors to sum up the current state of the research on a particular topic. Ideally, the author searches for everything relevant to the topic, and then sorts it all out into a coherent view of the “state of the art” as it now stands.
  2. Review articles should inform about:
    • the main published results in a field;
    • recent major advances and discoveries;
    • significant gaps in the research;
    • current debates;
    • future directions and prospects.
  3. Review articles can vary greatly in length. The review articles may range between 8,000 and 40,000 words or between 30 and 90 pages (bibliography, tables and figures also included).
  4. Only review articles from experts in the field will be considered for publication.
  5. All review articles are sent to peer review.

Other Manuscript Types (Biographies, Letter to the Editor, Commentary, and etc.)

  1. The size of such manuscripts should be no more than 2500 words or 10 pages.
  2. Such manuscripts are not sent to peer review.

 

Peer Review Process

  1. The manuscript is read and examined for conformity to the Guide for Authors by the editor (initial manuscript evaluation).
  2. Failure to meet the criteria outlined may result in return of the manuscript for correction before evaluation.
  3. Papers deemed suitable are then sent to a minimum of two independent reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper.
  4. The reviewers are the acknowledged experts on the theme of the review subject with publications on this theme published in last three years.
  5. This journal operates a single-blind peer review process or a double-blind peer review process, if it is possible to make for a specific paper.
  6. The reviewers should adhere the journal policies for reviewing and the ethic guidelines.
  7. The reviews are kept in the editorial office during 5 years.
  8. The manuscripts are evaluated according to the following aspects:
    • Does the paper present novel concepts (theories), ideas, or data?
    • Are the scientific methods and assumptions valid and clearly outlined?
    • Are the results sufficient to support the conclusions?
    • Is the description of experiments and calculations sufficiently complete and precise to allow their reproduction by fellow scientists (traceability of results)?
    • Do the authors give proper credit to related work and clearly indicate their own new/original contribution?
    • Does the title clearly reflect the contents of the paper?
    • Does the abstract provide a concise and complete summary?
    • Is the manuscript well structured and clear?
    • Is the language fluent and precise?
    • Are mathematical formulae, symbols, abbreviations, and units correctly defined and used?
    • Should any parts of the paper (text, formulae, figures, tables) be clarified, reduced, combined, or eliminated?
    • Are the number and quality of references appropriate?
  9. All the above items will be evaluated as outstanding, good, fair, mediocre or poor by an assessment form given to evaluators.
  10. The article could be: accepted (with no further revision); revise; reject; reject (very preliminary results); reject (out of scope).
  11. If the paper is accepted with revisions, it must be sent again for review to the same evaluators.
  12. The editorial board makes a decision about the publication based on the reviewer's expert judgments taking into account the correspondence of the contributed materials with the thematic scope of journal, its scientific importance and actuality.
  13. The authors can recommend the experts on the article subject to be invited as reviewers (no more than 2 persons).
  14. The reviewers selection is the exclusive right of the editorial board.
  15. The editorial board avoids involving as reviewers people probably having the conflict of interest. The authors can inform the editorial board about the people whose contribution as reviewers is not desirable because of conflict of interest possibility. The reasoning of this view is required.

 

Publication Frequency

The journal publish quarterly (4 timea per year).

 

Open Access Policy

  1. The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research and information freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

  2. The electronic content of the journal is available for free and has Open Access without delay.

  3. All content of this journal is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

  4. The journal content accepted to publication and/or published before January 1, 2017 is distributed by CC BY 4.0 License according to the decision of the editorial board and the publisher.

  5. We ask the authors of the previously published articles to inform the editorial board of the journal immediately (by e-mail: vsgtu@samgtu.ru) if they do not agree with CC BY 4.0 License conditions.

 

Archiving

The journal uses the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to digitally preserve all the published articles. The PKP PN is a part of LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) program offers decentralized and distributed preservation, seamless perpetual access, and preservation of the authentic original version of the content.

Also, the journal makes full-text archives on the Russian Science Electronic Library (http://elibrary.ru/) platform.

 

Author Self-Archiving

According to SHERPA/RoMEO classification this journal refers to the so-called "green" journals, i.e. permits authors to archive both pre-prints and post-prints of their papers. Authors are also permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process.

 

Indexation

  1. The journal is indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index database on the Web of Science platform.
  2. The journal is indexed in VINITI abstracts databases (Russian).
  3. The journal articles are indexed in Scholar.Google.com, OCLC WorldCat, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe (OpenAIRE), Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), Socionet, CyberLeninka.ru, Math-Net.ru, eLibrary.ru.
  4. The journal is integrated in CrossRef and FundRef search systems.
  5. The issue details are publishing in ULRICH’S Periodical Directory.

 

Publishing Ethics

1. General Provisions

This Policy establishes the standards of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the publication process: authors, editors, reviewers, and the publisher. The Policy is developed in accordance with the best international practices, including the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and is mandatory for all participants.

Samara State Technical University (the Publisher) is committed to upholding high ethical standards at all stages of the publication process, maintaining the quality of published materials, and preventing breaches of research ethics.

2. Ethical Principles for Authors

2.1. Data Integrity and Accessibility
Authors must provide accurate and reliable data from their research. Upon the Editor's request, authors should be prepared to provide primary data and research materials. The Journal encourages authors to deposit data, code, and other materials ensuring the reproducibility of results in publicly available repositories. Authors agree to retain this data for at least five (5) years after publication.

2.2. Originality and Plagiarism
The submitted manuscript must be an original work that has not been published previously in any form. Any form of plagiarism, including the appropriation of text, ideas, data, or images without proper citation, is unacceptable. All borrowed fragments must be presented as quotations with a reference to the source. The Journal uses text-similarity screening systems (e.g., "Antiplagiat") to detect plagiarism and self-plagiarism (redundant publication of the author's own previously published findings without reference).

2.3. Single Submission
Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently is considered unethical. The author must guarantee that the work is not under consideration and has not been accepted for publication elsewhere.

2.4. Proper Citation and Acknowledgement of Sources
Authors are obliged to cite all used sources correctly. The reference list should include only publications that significantly influenced the research. Inappropriate citation manipulation, including excessive self-citation, and "citation stacking" are unacceptable.

2.5. Authorship
Only individuals who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the research's conception, design, execution, data analysis, or interpretation can be listed as authors. All co-authors must have reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript and agreed to its submission. Guest authorship (including individuals who do not meet the authorship criteria) and ghost authorship (excluding individuals who made a significant contribution) are unacceptable. The corresponding author bears responsibility for the accuracy of the author list.

2.6. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest and Funding Sources
All authors must disclose any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest that could be perceived as influencing the results or their interpretation. All sources of financial support for the research (grants, state programs, contracts, etc.) must be explicitly stated in the manuscript in a separate "Acknowledgements" or "Funding" section.

2.7. Error Correction in Published Works
If an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, they are obliged to promptly notify the Journal's Editor and cooperate in issuing a correction (erratum) or, in severe cases, retracting the article.

3. Ethical Principles for the Editorial Board

3.1. Accountability for Publication Decisions
The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which submitted manuscripts should be published. The decision is based on the manuscript's scientific significance, originality, clarity, validity of data, and the reviewers' conclusions. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject manuscripts containing elements of libel, defamation, plagiarism, or copyright infringement.

3.2. Impartiality and Fairness
The Editorial Board evaluates manuscripts solely on their intellectual and scientific content without regard to the authors' race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, citizenship, political philosophy, or institutional affiliation.

3.3. Confidentiality
The Editorial Board guarantees the confidentiality of all information pertaining to submitted manuscripts. A manuscript must not be disclosed to anyone other than the involved parties: authors, reviewers, potential reviewers, and other editorial staff.

3.4. Disclosure and Management of Conflicts of Interest
Editors and editorial staff must disclose any conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where such a conflict exists. Unpublished materials from submitted manuscripts must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

3.5. Investigation of Ethical Misconduct
The Editorial Board will promptly investigate any claims of ethical violations concerning submitted or published materials. Such investigations are conducted objectively and confidentially. If a violation is confirmed, the Editorial Board reserves the right to reject the manuscript, publish a retraction, and take further appropriate actions, including notifying the authors' institution.

4. Ethical Principles for Reviewers

4.1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions
Peer review is an essential component of the scientific process, assisting the Editor in making publication decisions and helping the author improve the quality of their work.

4.2. Timeliness
The reviewer should submit their review within the agreed timeframe. If a reviewer cannot meet the deadline or identifies a conflict of interest, they must immediately inform the Editorial Board.

4.3. Confidentiality
Any manuscript received for peer review is a confidential document. Reviewers must not share its content, discuss it with others, or use the knowledge gained from it for their own advantage without explicit permission from the Editor.

4.4. Objectivity and Substantiation
Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. All comments and conclusions must be well-reasoned and supported by references to authoritative sources.

4.5. Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. They must also alert the Editor to any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published work of which they are aware.

4.6. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers must not use unpublished materials from the manuscript in their own research without the written consent of the author. Reviewers should decline to review a manuscript if they have a conflict of interest due to competitive, collaborative, or other relationships with the authors or their institutions.

 

Publication Charges

  1. The journal is published at the expense of publisher.
  2. The journal does not have article processing charges (APCs). The journal does not have article submission charges.

 

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

  1. 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.
  2. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript.
  3. Reviewers must not participate in manuscript review in case of conflict of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative and other interactions and relationships with any of the authors, companies or other organizations associated with the research presented in the manuscript.

 

Guidelines on Plagiarism, Duplication and Redundancy of Publication

  1. All submitted articles are checked for the illegal using of other works (plagiarism), duplication and redundancy of publication (including the translation from other languages).
  2. The editorial board utilizes following online software programs to identify plagiarism: Antiplagiat and Exactus Like.
  3. If plagiarism, duplication or redundancy (including self-plagiarism) is found, the article is rejected without review as unacceptable.
  4. The extended results represented at the conferences and seminars are not the cases of duplication or redundancy if those are published in journal by agreement with the editorial board and have the corresponding references.
  5. The journal allows prior publication on preprint servers (excluding prior publication in other editions). Such article is not deemed having duplication or redundancy.
  6. If a case of plagiarism or duplication comes to light after a paper is published in the Journal, the editor will use the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) flowcharts for retracting of such article.

 

Text Recycling

  1. The submitted article (excluding the bibliography) should not have more than 15 percent of recycled text (text used in other publications of the author).
  2. The journal allows text recycling only for including necessary definitions, formulating base principles etc for reading the article without additional sources. This case of text recycling is not self-plagiarism.
  3. If authors consider necessary for reader to study some materials on similar subject or not included in the article, they can make the bibliography sufficiently complete to find these materials.

 

Privacy Statement

  1. The following authors' information, includes their names, affiliations, contact data, data on their held position and academic degrees, links to the authors' profiles, is placed in the article in the section “About the authors”.
  2. Authors' passport data and their place of residence entered in the journal editorial board will be used exclusively for the conclusion of a licence contract, for correspondence, and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
  3. The reviewers' names are not disclosed to authors and any other party.