Policy on Preprint and Postprint Deposition

The Editorial Board of Russian Journal of Regional Studies permits authors to deposit their manuscripts as preprints prior to submission and to self-archive their articles in disciplinary and institutional repositories under the following conditions.

Preprint

The Journal encourages the posting of preprints on preprint servers. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) defines a preprint as “a scholarly manuscript posted by the author(s) at an openly ac".

The following conditions apply:

– The existence of a preprint is not considered prior publication and does not affect the editorial decision.

– Articles previously posted by the author on personal or public websites (not affiliated with other publishers) are eligible for submission.

– Upon submission, authors must inform the Editorial board about any related preprint, providing a link with its DOI and licensing terms.

– Authors are responsible for updating the preprint record with a link to the final published article, including its DOI and URL on the Journal’s website.

– The preprint itself should not be altered, updated, or replaced based on reviewers or editorial comments, nor should it be removed.

Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)

Authors are permitted to self-archive the version of the manuscript that has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication but has not yet been copyedited or typeset (the “Accepted Manuscript” or postprint).

This version may be deposited on:

– A personal website or blog.

– An institutional repository.

– A disciplinary repository (e.g., SSRN, ResearchGate).

– And may be shared for personal use with colleagues.

The deposited file must include a clear notice stating: “This is the peer-reviewed version of the following article: FULL ARTICLE TITLE, which has been accepted for publication in Russian Journal of Regional Studies and is scheduled to appear in Issue [Number], [Year].”

Upon publication, authors must add a link to the final published article (Version of Record) on the Journal’s website. The text of the Accepted Manuscript should not be replaced or removed.

Version of Record

Authors may self-archive the final, published version of the article (the Version of Record) which has been copyedited, typeset, and includes all enhancements.

This version may be deposited on:

– A personal website or blog.

– An institutional repository.

– A disciplinary repository.

– And may be shared for personal use with colleagues.

When citing or sharing the article, authors and readers are requested to provide a link to the Version of Record on the Journal’s official website, using its DOI (as recommended by Crossref).