Editorial Policy

Editorial policy of the international scientific journal “Defence and Science”

1. General Provisions
a. The international scientific journal "Defence and Science" is published once a year;
b. The journal covers social, humanitarian, engineering, natural sciences and many more;
c. The journal is an open access, implying that its content is fully available to users without any additional fees or registration. Users are free to access, download, copy, distribute, print, search for or refer to the texts of the papers or use them for any other lawful purpose without the prior consent of the publisher or the authors, in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons License defined by the Editorial Policy (see Copyright Issue).

2. Types of Papers to Be Published in the Journal
a. The international scientific journal "Defence and Science" publishes the papers of the following type:
✓ Academic paper/Scientific article
3. Rules for Selecting the Articles for the Journal
The papers to be published in the journal are selected:
By directly submitting the paper to the Editorial Board or editor.

4. The Rule for Directly Submitting the Paper
a. The author must submit the paper to the Editorial Board via the following e-mail address: defenseandscience@eta.edu.ge. The paper must include the name and surname, the position held, and the scientific degree of the author/authors as well as the abstract and keywords that ensure the classification of the articles according to the topics.
b. The author must indicate the 16-digit unique code of Orcid in the paper
c. The authors of the papers selected by the editor will be sent a confirmation notice by e-mail (defenseandscience@eta.edu.ge) and the author/authors are obliged to submit the paper by e-mail before the submission deadline expires.
d. The author must submit the finished, technically and linguistically satisfactory text to the editor.
e. The Editorial Board will not consider the publication of a paper that is not written in accordance with the journal requirements.

5. Paper Selection Rule
a. In the absence of plagiarism, the editor selects the papers and presents them to the reviewers for a final decision;
b. The paper will be selected by the Editorial Board by means of a blind review.

6. Deciding the Issue of Paper Publication
a. The authors of the selected papers will be notified of the Board's decision by e-mail (defenseandscience@eta.edu.ge).

7. Content Standards for the Article
a. The paper should aim to engage in the field-specific discussion or initiate a new discussion and it should contain solid arguments and well-founded opinions;
b. Research methodology in the paper must be fully implemented.

8. Cost of Publishing the Articles
a. Academic staff working within the defence structures are not required to pay any kind of fee for publishing the articles in the journal "Defense and Science".