Editorial policy

IAE Review publishes original peer-reviewed academic work intended to advance the theoretical and applied body of knowledge within IAE's areas of activity. The journal serves professionals engaged in: expert opinions, forensic analysis, technical expert assessments, professional evaluation, expert consulting.

Priority subject areas

• Methodology and standards for the professional verification and credentialing of experts
• Forensic science: methods, admissibility standards, and comparative analysis of professional practice
• Arbitration and judicial standards governing expert testimony across different jurisdictions
• The application of artificial intelligence and digital technologies in expert practice
• Professional ethics and expert independence
• Harmonization of professional standards and comparative law
• Academic assessment of extraordinary professional achievements
• Document examination, handwriting analysis, forensic linguistics, and technical examination of documents

Languages of publication

The journal accepts manuscripts in Russian and English. Abstracts in both languages are mandatory regardless of the language of the main manuscript; the length of the abstract depends on the publication type (see the table in Section 2). Keywords must also be provided in both languages.

Publication model

IAE Review is published exclusively online. Articles are published on a rolling basis as soon as peer review, revision, and technical preparation have been completed, without being assigned to fixed issues. Each article is available for citation from the first day of publication through a permanent URL. Permanent DOI identifiers are registered with Crossref (prefix 10.68034).

Manuscript structure

• Title page (separate file): full names of authors, affiliations, ORCID iD, corresponding author contact email, funding sources, conflict of interest information
• Main text (anonymized): abstract → keywords → introduction → main sections → conclusion → reference list
• Abstract: structured - objective / methods / results / conclusions; in Russian and English
• Keywords: 5‑8 words or phrases in each language that do not duplicate the title
• Reference list: all sources verified and accessible; online resources - with the date of access

Author eligibility

IAE membership is not required for publication in IAE Review. Authors may be specialists, researchers, and practitioners in the relevant fields, regardless of citizenship or place of employment.

The corresponding author is responsible for: ensuring that the manuscript complies with this Editorial Policy, verifying the accuracy of co-authorship information, maintaining timely communication with the Editorial Office.

IAE Review applies independent peer review to: original research articles, analytical reviews, practical case studies, methodological developments. The manuscript is provided to reviewers in anonymized form. Two reviewers assess the manuscript independently and, whenever practicable, are not informed of each other's recommendations. Reviewers are selected by the Editorial Office according to the subject matter of the manuscript from among invited specialists. After the Superior Credentialing Council has been established, its members may also serve as reviewers under Section 4.1 of the IAE Articles of Association.

1. 1. Initial editorial screeningWithin 7 business days

   The Editor-in-Chief or handling editor examines the manuscript for compliance with: the journal's scope, formatting requirements, word limits, basic quality standards. Manuscripts that do not pass the initial screening are rejected without external peer review within seven business days.

2. 2. Plagiarism and AI screeningSimilarity threshold 15%

   Every manuscript is screened for improper borrowing through: available automated tools, selective manual verification of sources. The Editorial Office will announce the implementation of additional screening systems only after they have actually been introduced. As a general benchmark, the acceptable similarity level should not exceed 15% of the manuscript, excluding properly formatted quotations. The use of AI-generated text without proper disclosure constitutes grounds for immediate rejection.

3. 3. Independent peer reviewTarget timeframe: 21 business days

   The manuscript is sent to two independent reviewers. Each reviewer assesses: relevance, academic novelty, methodological soundness, quality of presentation, compliance with the journal's scope. The target peer-review period is 21 business days. The period may be extended in consultation with the reviewer when necessary.

4. 4. Editorial decisionFour outcomes

   Based on the reviewers' reports, the Editorial Office makes one of four decisions: accept without changes, accept subject to minor revisions, return for revision and further peer review, reject. The corresponding author receives the decision in writing together with a brief explanation.

5. 5. Revision and further review30 days to submit revisions

   When a manuscript is returned for revision, the author receives anonymized reviewer comments. The author must submit: a revised manuscript, a point-by-point response to the reviewers' comments. The revised materials must be submitted within 30 days. Further review is normally conducted by the original reviewers. A new reviewer may be appointed when an original reviewer is unavailable.

6. 6. Editorial and technical preparationAuthor approval

   An accepted manuscript undergoes: language editing, technical formatting for online publication. The final version is sent to the corresponding author for review and approval. At this stage, only factual and technical errors may be corrected. Substantive revisions are not accepted.

7. 7. Publication and DOI assignmentOnline first

   Following final approval by the corresponding author, the article is published online first and becomes immediately available for citation through a permanent URL; the DOI is registered with Crossref. When the author is an IAE member, the published article may be linked to their verified profile in the public IAE Registry.

IAE Review follows publication-ethics principles based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal is not a COPE member. COPE recommendations are used as professional guidance. Authors, reviewers, and editors must comply with the following requirements.

Originality and duplicate publication

A manuscript must be original and must not have been previously published to a substantial extent in another publication. This includes publication as a preprint unless the Editorial Office has been expressly informed. Simultaneous submission to another publication is prohibited. When a manuscript is based on a previously published conference paper: this fact must be disclosed in the cover letter, the revised work must contain substantial changes, at least 30% of the material must be new.

Authorship

An author must satisfy all of the following criteria: make a substantial contribution to the concept, design, collection, or interpretation of data, participate in drafting or critically revising the manuscript, approve the final version, accept responsibility for all aspects of the work. Persons who do not meet all these criteria should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgements section rather than listed as co-authors. Guest or honorary authorship and ghost authorship are prohibited.

Fabrication and falsification of data

Confidentiality in peer review

Reviewers must keep confidential: the contents of the manuscript, all related communications. A reviewer may not use the manuscript for personal purposes before its publication. The Editorial Office does not disclose reviewers' identities without their explicit consent.

All participants in the publication process must disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationship that could influence - or reasonably appear to influence - the objective presentation, review, or editing of a manuscript.

Author disclosures

On the title page, authors must indicate: sources of funding for the study; affiliations with organizations with an interest in the results; and any other circumstances that could call into question the authors' independence. The absence of conflicts of interest must also be clearly stated: "The authors declare no conflict of interest."

Reviewer disclosures

A reviewer must decline to review a manuscript if he or she is a co-author, supervisor, subordinate, or has a personal relationship with any of the authors; works in the same organization as one of the authors; has a direct financial interest in the results; or for any other reason cannot provide an impartial assessment.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright in their works. By publishing an article in IAE Review, authors grant IAE a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual license to: reproduce the work, distribute the work, display the work publicly, create derivative works in any format. This license applies to the operation of the journal and IAE's non-commercial activities.

Licensing

Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the editors. The license permits distribution and adaptation of the material, provided attribution is given.

Open access

IAE Review follows an Open Access model. All published articles are available free of charge for: reading, downloading, citation. No article-processing charge, or APC, is imposed on authors.

Self-archiving

Authors may deposit either of the following versions: the accepted manuscript following peer review but before journal formatting, the final published version. These versions may be posted in: institutional repositories, personal websites, academic social networks. A link to the original publication in IAE Review and its DOI must be included.

IAE Review follows a policy of transparency regarding errors and violations of publication ethics. All corrections, notices, and retractions are explicitly linked to the original article and added to the DOI metadata.

Measure 1

Correction (Erratum / Corrigendum)

A correction is published when an error materially affects the understanding or reproducibility of the results but does not invalidate the principal conclusions. A correction may be initiated by: the author, the Editorial Office.

Measure 2

Expression of Concern

An Expression of Concern is published when there are reasonable doubts concerning: the reliability of the data, the publication process. It is used while an investigation remains incomplete and does not itself establish that a specific violation occurred.

Measure 3

Retraction

An article may be retracted when: fabrication is identified, falsification is identified, plagiarism is identified, errors make the principal conclusions unreliable, a serious breach of publication ethics occurred. The article remains in the archive with a prominent Retracted notice and the date of retraction. The reasons for the retraction are published in a separate notice.

Requests for corrections and complaints relating to published materials must be sent to the Editorial Office. All submissions are considered with reference to COPE recommendations.

Authors may appeal a rejection when they believe the decision: involved procedural irregularities, contains factual errors, was affected by an impermissible reviewer conflict of interest.

Step 1

Submission of an appeal

Within 30 days of the decision

A written appeal must be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief within 30 days after the rejection decision is received. The appeal must contain specific arguments. Mere disagreement with the reviewers' assessment is not sufficient grounds for appeal.

Step 2

Review of the appeal

The Editor-in-Chief reviews the appeal. When appropriate, the Editor-in-Chief may request an opinion from an independent Editorial Board member who did not participate in the original review.

Step 3

Appeal decision

Target timeframe: 21 business days

A written response is normally provided within 21 business days. The decision may: confirm the rejection, send the manuscript for new peer review, accept the manuscript for publication in exceptional circumstances. The appeal decision is final.

IAE Review is an electronic journal. Every published article receives a permanent URL from the date of publication. Permanent DOI identifiers are registered through Crossref: IAE is a Crossref member, and the journal's prefix is 10.68034.

DOI and permanent URL

DOIs are assigned to all published articles, including those published earlier, once the journal's ISSN registration is complete. Until a DOI is assigned, an article is cited by its permanent URL, which does not depend on the structure of the journal section of the website; the DOI status is shown on the article page.

Metadata

When a DOI is registered, the complete metadata for the article is deposited with Crossref, including: authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, references, funding information. The journal will announce external indexing only after such indexing has actually been obtained. IAE-member authors may request that a publication be linked to their profile in the public Registry.

ORCID

Authors are strongly encouraged to include an ORCID iD on the title page. The Editorial Office links ORCID identifiers to publication metadata when the DOI is registered with Crossref.

IAE Review recognizes that AI-based tools may be used during research and manuscript preparation. The journal's policy is based on: transparency, academic responsibility.

Permitted uses

• Using AI tools to search for and organize literature, provided that authors verify the results
• Using AI for grammatical and stylistic editing, provided that the use is disclosed in the Methodology or Acknowledgements section
• Using AI for translation, followed by verification by a qualified specialist
• Using AI as a data-analysis tool, provided that the methodology is clearly disclosed

Prohibited uses

Disclosure requirement

If AI tools were used in the preparation of the manuscript, authors are required to disclose this in the "Methodology" or "Acknowledgements" section, describing the nature of the use and the verification measures taken. For example: "The [name] tool was used in the preparation of this manuscript for [purpose]. The authors bear full responsibility for the content and accuracy of the publication."

Manuscript submission

Through the official portal

iaexperts.com/en/journal/submit

Editorial enquiries

info@iaexperts.com

Questions concerning: manuscripts, review status, appeals.

Ethics and misconduct

info@iaexperts.com

Complaints concerning publication misconduct and requests for retraction.

Response time

3 business days

The applicable processing periods are stated in the relevant sections above.

The Editorial Office of IAE Review is an independent body accountable to the IAE Board of Directors. Publication decisions are made exclusively on the basis of: academic criteria, this Editorial Policy. Commercial considerations do not influence publication decisions.