Peer Review Process

The Studia Slavica follows a strict selection policy. All submitted papers are reviewed by two or three reviewers in a blind review process. Throughout the review process the identity of the authors remains unknown to the reviewers, and vice versa. The reviewers evaluate the content of the article, its originality, research methods, style and other formal aspects. The author is informed about the result of the review process within one or two months of submitting the article (see also Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement).

The reviewers are selected by the editorial board with a view to the specific topic of the text. In justifiable cases a reviewer may be a member of the editorial board; however, preference is given to reviewers who are not members of this body or employees of the publishing institution. If the author of a submission is a member of the editorial board, the reviewers must be from outside this body. If the conclusions of two reviews are at variance with each other, the editorial board votes to decide whether to accept the conclusions of one or the other review, or whether to request a third review. In the latter case, once the third review is received, the editorial board votes again to decide whether the submission is definitively accepted or rejected. The decision requires the agreement of an absolute majority of voting members.

Updated: 22. 10. 2025