IMPORTANT: The Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research ONLY reviews and accepts articles related to the business disciplines of the Eurasian region with a research focus on the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
All other submittals will be DECLINED without further review.
Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR) is a multi-disciplinary, high-quality, scholarly, double-blind peer-reviewed journal published quarterly. It publishes advanced concepts and fundamental research in key fields of Eastern European and Central Asian business and national political economies. We welcome manuscripts from the perspective of current scholarly work conducted in universities and research institutions. The Journal shall enlighten its readership by covering academicians and practitioners and providing a venue for the publication of scholarly research. Authors must present original, empirical, or theoretical papers and book reviews.
The Journal is registered by the Library of Congress, listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), indexed with CABELL's, BASE, EBSCO, ProQuest, Ulrich, Google Scholar, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, OAI WorldCat Digital Collection, each article has assigned an individual CrossReff DOI address, and positively evaluated in Citefactor indexing.
The Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR) is a multidisciplinary journal related to Eurasia's regional business disciplines with a focus on CEE and CA countries.
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Any paper submitted to the Journal must be original, previously unpublished, and currently not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
All articles in the printed version of the Journal are peer-reviewed. The review process is double-blind. Neither the authors nor the reviewers know who wrote or reviewed the article. Per standard practice, only the Editor assigned to handle a paper knows the identity of the authors and the reviewers.
All paper submissions should be submitted through JEECAR's submission page.
The proposed manuscript should be formatted according to the JEECAR Article Template.
Remember to submit your article online. You will need to register as an Author.
The practice of peer review is to ensure that good science is published. It is an objective process at the heart of good scholarly publishing and is standard practice at all reputable scientific journals. Our referees, therefore, play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of the Journal of East European and Central Asia Research, and all manuscripts, including those that appear in Special Issues, are peer-reviewed following the procedure outlined below.
Initial manuscript evaluation: The Editor first evaluates all manuscripts in 3-4 days or less. Those rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, have poor grammar or English language, or are outside the aims and scope of the Journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to at least two experts for review; these may include members of the Editorial Board.
Type of peer review This Journal employs double-blind reviewing, where the referees remain anonymous to authors throughout the process.
How referees are selected Referees are matched to papers according to their expertise and recent history of review. Our database is constantly being updated. We welcome suggestions for referees from the author(s) through these recommendations that may or may not be used.
Referee reports Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:
• is original• is methodologically sound• follows appropriate ethical guidelines• has results that are clearly presented and support the conclusions• correctly references previous relevant work.
Referees are not expected to correct or copy-edit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer-review process.
How long does the review process take? Typically, manuscripts are reviewed within 4 weeks of submission. However, substantially longer review times are not uncommon. Should the referees' reports contradict one another or a report is unduly delayed, further expert opinion is often sought. Revised manuscripts are usually returned to the initial referees upon receipt. Referees may and frequently do request more than one revision of a manuscript. In the case of a second or third round of reviews, a review and corrections may take up to 3 months. On average, articles are published in a 4 -5 month period. However, we expect that the authors will revise and resubmit their article in 90 days or less.
Final report: A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript is sent to the author, along with any final recommendations made by the Editor. It usually includes verbatim comments from the referees.
The Editor's decision is final. Referees advise the Editor, who is responsible for the final decision, to accept or reject the article.
Becoming a referee: If you are not currently a referee for the Journal of East European and Central Asia Research but would like to be added to the list, please contact the editorial office. The benefits of refereeing include the opportunity to see and evaluate the latest work in your research area at an early stage. You may also be able to cite your work for the Journal as part of your professional service contributions. It is recommended that peer reviewers complete the certified WoS Academy peer-review courses, "An Introduction to Peer-Review" and "Reviewing in the Sciences," and become certified experts in research integrity.
English Language Proficiency Requirement: When the Editor recommends that the submitted article needs grammar improvement, authors would have to refine the use of English in their manuscripts and might consider using the services of professional English-language editing companies.
At the beginning of 2025, the Journal JEECAR publishes its regular issues quarterly (March, June, September, and December).
This Journal provides immediate access to its content and does not require subscriptions to access some or all of its content.
The Journal JEECAR is committed to the editorial principles of all aspects of publication ethics and publication malpractice as assigned by the Committee on Public Ethics. For specific information on the Journal's ethical principles, visit JEECAR's Ethics Statement.
The JEECAR Ethics Statement states that we take plagiarism issues very seriously. We seek to protect our Journal's reputation against malpractice, and we reserve the right to remove an article from the Journal, inform the head of department or dean of the author's institution, and/or ban the author from publication in the Journal. All submissions received will be checked for plagiarism using the iThenticate service provided by CrossCheck.
Open-access articles in the JEECAR journal are published under Creative Commons licenses. These provide an industry-standard framework to support the easy re-use of open-access material. Under Creative Commons, authors retain the copyright of their work.
A Retraction of an article will be performed by the JEECAR editor, either following an author's request or a 3rd party's report of scientific misconduct.
A retraction will be issued when there is clear and conclusive evidence of the following:
A Correction will be issued by the JEECAR editor when:
This Journal does not accept advertising.
Dr. Nikolay Megits founded JEECAR in 2013.
This journal uses iThenticate to prevent plagiarism in published papers.
The editorial team members receive appropriate recognition and reward for peer reviews.
JEECAR is registered by the Library of Congress, listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ProQuest, CABELLS, BASE, EBSCO, Ulrich, Google Scholar, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, OAI WorldCat Digital Collection, and positively evaluated in Citefactor indexing. All articles are assigned a Crossref DOI number (Digital Object Identifier), whereby it becomes possible to search and cite them without delay.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Shakhzod Saydullaev from Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan, to the JEECAR Editorial Team as a WoS Academy Certified Peer Reviewer. Dr. Saydullaev's exceptional dedication to academic excellence is commendable. Please join us in celebrating his significant achievement and the valuable contributions he brings to our Journal JEECAR.
Congratulations, Dr. Saydullaev!
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to significant regional political tensions and has severely disrupted academic institutions in Ukraine and neighboring countries such as Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Many universities in Ukraine have faced challenges, particularly in the Eastern Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Kherson, and Mykolaiv, where physical damage to facilities has occurred. As a result, hundreds of faculty members have been displaced, and thousands of students have had to migrate, leading to a loss of financial resources.
Unfortunately, the war has redirected funding away from Ukrainian academic institutions and research projects, diverting it to address urgent humanitarian needs and military efforts. Consequently, funding that would have supported scholarly activities like research grants and conference participation has been reallocated to support the immediate priorities related to the conflict.
On July 12, 2022, the Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia conducted a webinar on "Academic life during the Russian war in Ukraine." The event's objective was to highlight the current state of science and education in Ukraine in the context of a full-scale, unprovoked war by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Keynote speakers from Ukraine presented their views on research activities and the main problems and challenges that occurred due to the Russian invasion. The discussion was led by:
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