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The Journal of Visual Theology is organized as an open interdisciplinary academic platform for the discussion of theoretical problems related to (1) visual aspects of representation of theological knowledge and (2) visual and semiotic parameters of religious practices.

Visual articulation and communication of theological statements and norms is one of the essential features of religious cultures. Visual forms, expressing theological knowledge or moral-theological precepts, constitute a vast and diverse field of religious theory and practice. The visual, along with the verbal, carries significant content both with regards to the systematization of doctrine and in the realm of liturgical actions, in the organization of the sacred τόπος as well of the everyday inhabited space and also as the display of hierarchical status and confessional identity.

This thematic field is of particular importance for the study of Christianity. Various forms of the visualization of faith are inseparable from the entirety of Christian sacred practices, and the history of Christian theology contains a rich experience of theoretical interpretation of visible forms. In the era of the ‘visual turn’, Christian practices that consolidate and preserve religious experience attract particular attention and require careful research. Finally, theological knowledge is not complete without a detailed scientific analysis of its ‘visual’ premises and their ‘optical’ representation.

Scholarly research in the field of visual theology will contribute to a deeper understanding of such humanitarian phenomena as the connection of image and meaning in semiotic practices, the cultural heritage of the nation and of regional communities, the visual code of modern inhabited space as well as the manifestation of cultural and civic identity.

The journal accepts materials written in the following formats: article, article translations, essay, interview, research report, review, bibliographic review, scientific event report. It is also possible to publish materials presented in other formats.

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Articles

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Reviews

Events

Interviews

Рецензиялау

All the manuscripts received by the editors of Journal of Visual Theology are reviewed. Review processing is obligatory for all manuscripts submitted to the editors, regardless of the authors’ academic degrees, titles and official positions.

First of all, the manuscripts are reviewed by the editor-in-chief in terms of their compliance with the profile of the journal and “Author Guidelines”, as well as topical importance and the scholarly significance. The manuscripts that don't meet the subject of the journal and formal requirements is not accepted for publication. The editors inform the author about this and explain the reasons for the refusal to publish.

Then the papers accepted for publication are subjected to the double-blind peer review process. This means that during the process of reviewing, personal data of reviewers and authors shall be withheld. The peer review process is carried out by reputable scholars and experts who have in-depth expertise and work experience in a particular research area.

The reviewer’s report should provide one of the following recommendations: a) to accept the material for publication in the journal, b) to accept the material for publication with minor revisions according to the reviewer’s commentaries and suggestions; 3) to reject the material. The content of the review shall be communicated to the author(s) within 10 days after receipt of the reviews by the editors.

The manuscripts are reviewed on the basis of the following criteria:

• correspondence between the article content and journal topics;
• correspondence between the article title and the article content;
• the level of research competence of the author;
• independence and originality of the research;
• novelty and scholarly significance of the work;
• compliance with the rules of citation;
• completeness of use of sources and literature;
• implementation of a scientific style (except essays and interviews).

Material that does not meet at least one of the listed criteria is rejected and is not accepted for re-consideration. In this case the author receives a motivated refusal of the editors. If the material meets all the criteria, but it has minor defects, the material is sent to the author(-s) for revision, indicating the specific comments of the reviewer. The work sent to the author for revision must be corrected and returned within a month. The corrected material undergoes the procedure of re-reviewing. The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts if authors do not follow the editors' and reviewers' recommendations.

Accepted articles are usually published in the order in which they pass the review process, but the editors reserve the right to determine the sequence in which articles are published and to publish some papers out of turn.

The approved manuscripts are put into the preparation and production process. The author undertakes to cooperate with the editors of the journal in the process of preparing the material for publication: in due time to read the proofreading and to make correction of the text.

The maximum review period is not more than three months.

The reviews are preserved in the editors' office for 5 years.

Кезеңділігі

Publication frequency: semiannually.

By the decision of the editorial team, conference proceedings corresponding to the thematic profile of the periodical may be published in the journal.

Еркін қолжетімділік саясаты

We provide open access to all materials of the Journal of Visual Theology in order to develop research communication. Issues of the journal, as well as individual articles are freely available and indefinitely posted on the journal’s official website in the Issues section immediately after the publication of the next issue (no embargo period).

The Journal of Visual Theology adheres to the following recommendations in its open access policy:

• Budapest Open Access Initiative;
• Berlin Declaration Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities;
• DOAJ’s Definition of Open Access.

All published materials are available for reading, downloading, copying, distributing, linking to the full texts, or using for any other lawful purpose under the license Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY–NC 4.0).

Ethical principles of the journal

The editorial team of the Journal of Visual Theology strictly adhere to the standards of publishing ethics and makes every effort to prevent its possible violations, guided by the recommendations of international and Russian organizations on the ethics of scientific publications:

• COPE Core Practices
• Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
• Elsevier’s Publishing Ethics Resource Kit for editors (PERK)
• “Ethical Principles of Scientific Publications”, adopted by the Association of Science Editors and Publishers.

Compliance with ethical standards and rules is mandatory for all participants of the process of publishing scientific materials: authors, reviewers, editorial team members, editors and publishing staff

Publication ethics is understood as a set of basic principles that organize professional activities for the selection, publication, presentation and dissemination of scholarly materials.

All authors are equal in their right to publish in the Journal. The material received by the editor is sent for review under the condition of the author's compliance with the guidelines for authors. The material is accepted for publication on the basis of a positive review of the reviewer (reviewers). The editors reserve the right to reject the submitted article in case of non-compliance with the field of the journal, poor academic quality, violation of the rules of registration or on the basis of a reasoned negative review of at least one reviewer.

The responsibility of editorial team of the Journal of Visual Theology

The editorial team evaluates the content of manuscripts regardless of race, gender, religion, origin, citizenship or political views of the authors. Personal criticism of the author is also unacceptable. The manuscript accepted for consideration is a confidential document. The editors do not disclose information about the manuscript to anyone other than the authors, reviewers and publishers. Unpublished data obtained from submitted manuscripts may not be used in any form in other studies without the written consent of the author. The activity of the editors is focused on openness and objective reporting. Biased attitude or abuse of official position by the members of the editorial team in the course of their professional activities is not allowed. Editorial team members do not work with articles for which they have a conflict of interest.

The editor-in-chief is personally responsible for the decision to publish based on the results of the review. If necessary, the decision to publish the material is made by the editor-in-chief in cooperation with the members of the editorial board. The decision to publish is based on the academic quality and scientific significance of the work. The editor-in-chief ensures a high scientific level of published materials, organizes the process of objective reviewing, and makes balanced decisions on controversial issues, independent of commercial interests or personal preferences.

The executive secretary of the Journal represents the editorial team in the process of communication with the authors, checks the authors' compliance with the established “Author Guidelines” and checks the received materials through the “Anti-plagiarism” system, provides a document flow, controls the timing of reviewing and correcting materials sent to the author for revision, the timing of publication of each issue of the Journal and their placement on the Internet, as well as in scientometric databases. The executive secretary analyzes the best publishing practices, develops the Journal and provides support in registering the Journal in scientometric databases.

The editorial team publishes on the Journal's website information about corrections, rebuttals, and retractions of articles, if necessary. The editorial team, together with the publisher, in accordance with COPE guidelines for dealing with allegations of misconduct, will take appropriate action in the event of ethical claims relating to submitted or published material.

 The responsibility of the reviewers of the Journal of Visual Theology

Reviewing helps the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Visual Theology to decide whether to publish and, through appropriate interaction with the authors, contributes to the improvement of the submitted work.
The reviewer evaluates the work and agrees to participate in the process of reviewing material only if there is sufficient time to perform the review in a qualitative and timely manner. The reviewer treats the received material as a confidential document, does not pass on information about the article to third parties, and does not use the information obtained from the article for personal purposes. The reviewer's judgments must be objective, reasoned, correct, and unbiased. The reviewer should not participate in the examination of manuscripts in the event of a conflict of interest that is a result of any competitive, cooperative, and or other interactions and relationships with any of the authors, companies, and or other organizations involved in the creation or presentation of the works.
When reviewing the material, the reviewer is guided by the relevant COPE guidelines.

The responsibility of the publisher of the Journal of Visual Theology

The publisher upholds the ethical principles of scholarly publication and ensures accessibility, diversity, fairness, and inclusiveness in all aspects of publication. The publisher contributes to the development of the Journal and provides legal support to the editorial team when necessary. The publisher promotes good research practices, publishes revisions, clarifications and withdrawals of articles in which violations of scientific ethics or critical errors have been identified.

The responsibility of the author of the Journal of Visual Theology

1. Authorship
   Only persons who have made a significant contribution to the study can be authors of the publication. The list of authors should contain only valid authors and should not include those who are not related to the paper. All co-authors must agree to submit material to the Journal, and must read and approve the final version of the material before publication.
2. Acknowledgement of Sources
   The author is responsible for the accuracy of the published information and statements. The information given in the text should be accompanied by verifiable references to the source. All sources that were used in the work should be cited. The author acknowledges and indicates the contribution of any other persons (informants, experts, translators, etc.) to the process of conducting research and preparing material for publication.
3. Originality and Plagiarism
   By submitting the material to the editorial team, the author guarantees that this work is original. If the article is based on previously published materials, the author notifies the editorial team about this. The author avoids self-plagiarism in the manuscript and artificially increasing the volume of publications. The author provides appropriate bibliographic references when using the works of other authors. Plagiarism in any form constitutes unethical research behavior and is unacceptable.
4. Multiple, Redundant and Simultaneous Publications
   The author guarantees that the submitted material is not under consideration by the editors of other journals. Simultaneous submission of the same material to different journals is unacceptable. An author does not submit a previously published article to another journal for review. In general, an author should not publish material, mostly dealing with the same research, in more than one journal as an original publication. It is permissible to republish certain types of materials (translations) of high scientific significance for the field of visual theological research, with explicit reference to the original publication and with the consent of the first publisher.
5. Data Access and Retention
   The author should be prepared to provide access to raw data relevant to the submission if necessary (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases). This data should be retained for a reasonable time after publication of the material.
6. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
   The author must notify the editorial team of any potential conflicts of interest that may affect the results and interpretation of the article and guarantee that all possible conflicts of interest related to copyright are resolved.
7. Significant errors in published papers
   If significant errors are found in a published work, the author immediately notifies the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Visual Theologyand works with him to have them corrected as soon as possible. The author responds correctly to comments and observations that may arise in the process of reviewing the submitted material.

Due to the open nature of knowledge and freedom of critical thinking inherent in the process of scholarly inquiry, the debatable nature and style of published author's materials, judgments and conclusions are recognized as acceptable.

Code OECD

603. Philosophy, ethics and religion;

604. Art;

605. Other Humanities