FBA EAC Herald

Publication: once every three months.

Contents:

1. Editorial Board
2. Article Requirements
3. Manuscript Submission Guidelines
4. Manuscript Review Process
5. Publishing Ethics

Editorial Board

• Alexander Murychev, Chairman of the Editorial Council, Chairman of the Board of the FBA EAC, Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Chairman of the MBS
• Li Shuobing, President of the FBA EAC, General Director of SLC
• Anvar Abdrayev, President of the Union of Banks of Kyrgyzstan
• Bakytbek Bayseitov, Chairman of the Business Council of the FBA EAC, President of the Association of Banks of Kazakhstan
• Igor Kolesov, General Director of the FBA EAC
• Anatoly Kazakov, Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Financial and Banking Council of the CIS
• Alexander Kotlyarsky, First Vice President of the FBA EAC, General Director of PROMTECH LLC
• Manish Kumar, General Director of Soltex Group LLC, Head of the FBA EAC Representative Office in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh
• Valery Murin, Editor-in-Chief of the «Herald of the FBA EAC» journal
• Feodor Afanasov, President of the Chamber for Economic and Cultural Cooperation between Romania and Russia
• Samvel Chzmachyan, Deputy General Director of the FBA EAC, Head of the FBA EAC Representative Office in Armenia.

Article Requirements

Submitted articles undergo additional review (expert evaluation) by the editorial team and are selected through a competitive process based on the publication’s plans. Upon the author’s request, the review (expert evaluation) can be provided via email. All materials published in the journal are subject to both internal and external review.

By submitting their publications to the editorial office of the journal «Innovations and Investments» (hereinafter referred to as the Publication), the author grants the Publication the right to use their works (materials) selected by the editorial team in the following ways:

• reproduce the materials;
• distribute the materials;
• make the materials publicly available, including online;
• import copies of the materials.

These rights are granted by the author to the Publication worldwide from the moment the material is posted on the website until the expiration of the exclusive rights to the materials in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Scientific articles that receive a positive expert evaluation are generally published within six months of the manuscript’s submission to the editorial office.

There is no fee for publishing manuscripts from graduate students (adjuncts).

The inclusion of advertising materials in manuscripts without prior approval from the editorial office is not permitted.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

The manuscript should be submitted in Russian in one of the following formats: rtf, doc, or docx, as a single file. Formatting parameters are as follows: A4 paper size, 20 mm margins on all sides, portrait orientation, font: Times New Roman; font size: 14 pt; line spacing: 1.5; hyphenation: automatic; text alignment: justified; first line indent: 1.25 cm.

It is not recommended to use kerning (spaced or condensed fonts), and subscript and superscript characters should not be used outside of formulas. The article’s abstract should be 100-200 words long.

Authors’ surnames (except for the first letter and initials) should be written in uppercase letters, positioned to the right and above the title of the work, and aligned to the right. Academic titles and degrees of the authors should also be written in uppercase letters and placed one line below.

The article must conclude with a bibliography (list of sources used), which should include only the bibliographic references cited in the manuscript. The list should be formatted according to «GOST R 7.0.5-2008. National Standard of the Russian Federation. System of Standards for Information, Librarianship, and Publishing. Bibliographic Reference. General Requirements and Rules for Compilation.»

Manuscript Review Process

1. The editorial board conducts a review of all materials submitted to the editorial office for expert evaluation. All reviewers are recognized specialists in the subject matter of the reviewed materials and have published works related to the topic of the reviewed article within the last three years. Reviews are kept in the journal’s editorial office for a period of five years.

2. The article submitted by the author is reviewed by an expert from the journal’s editorial board (a doctor or candidate of sciences) using an expert questionnaire approved by the editorial board. The review process is confidential; the review in the form of an expert questionnaire is provided to the author upon written request, as well as upon request from the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) and the Ministry of Education and Science, without the signature or indication of the reviewer’s name, position, or place of work.

3. The final decision regarding the acceptance of the author’s article and its publication in one of the journal’s issues is made during a meeting of the editorial board, and a record of this decision is made in the minutes.

4. The editorial board will inform the author of the decision upon request. If an article is not accepted for publication, the editorial board will provide the author with a reasoned refusal upon their request.

Publishing Ethics

The activities of the journal’s editorial team are based on ethical standards and recommendations published on the website of the Committee on Publication Ethics, which stipulate that:

• Based on a unified approach to reviews, the editorial team is fully responsible for the content and quality of the published material.
• The decision to accept articles for publication is based on the originality of the text, the scientific relevance and novelty of the material, the accuracy of statistical data and research results, the alignment of the articles with the journal’s profile, and objective reasoning.
• The editorial team has full responsibility and authority to accept or reject articles for publication and must avoid any conflicts of interest with the materials being considered.
• The editorial team must ensure that the research materials published in the journal adhere to internationally recognized ethical standards.
• The editorial team conducts ongoing monitoring to ensure compliance with publishing ethics by journal staff, reviewers, and authors, as well as adherence to article selection criteria.
• Confidentiality of materials submitted to the editorial office is maintained until they are accepted for publication.
• The editorial team is committed to continuously improving the journal’s operations.
• The editorial team strives to meet the needs of readers and authors, protect freedom of expression, and respond promptly to complaints.
• The editorial team encourages discussions on relevant scientific issues among authors.
• The editorial team is prepared to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when necessary.
• The editorial team ensures the anonymity of reviewers and the independence of publication quality from commercial interests, aiming to prevent advertising, reprints, or other commercial interests from influencing editorial decisions.
• The editorial team collaborates continuously with other publishers and industry associations on various issues, including ethical concerns, error tracking, and the publication of retractions.
• The editorial team maintains regularly updated guidelines for authors on various matters related to the conditions and rules for publishing their research results in the journal.

Authors’ Responsibilities:

• To submit original works to the editorial office, avoiding unethical citation practices, false data, and parallel publications in other journals.
• To adhere to accepted standards of scientific reporting.
• To provide access to the data they have obtained and to confirm the sources of their data.
• To acknowledge any financial support received for the publication of their research.
• To declare that all data in the article is accurate and authentic.
• To avoid situations that may lead to conflicts of interest and to correct any errors or inaccuracies in their published works as necessary.
• To comply with the general requirements set by the editorial team regarding the formatting of publications and their alignment with international publishing standards.
• In the event that incorrect or erroneous statements or distorted data are identified in a publication, the author must promptly rectify these issues and notify the editorial office in the prescribed manner.
• Authors have the right to appeal the editorial team’s decision in the event of a refusal to publish the submitted material.