Aims and scope
The aims of the journal
To provide an internationally recognized platform for the publication of original and review studies in the journal's natural science profile: agronomy, forestry and water management; earth and environmental sciences; subsurface use and mining sciences, with a priority on scientific novelty, methodological rigor, and open access to results.
Scope of the journal
- To provide high-quality and timely double-blind peer review with transparent criteria and feedback to authors.
- To comply with and promote high standards of publication ethics (including COPE recommendations), prevent plagiarism, and handle conflicts of interest and retractions appropriately.
- To support a policy of full open access and distribution of materials under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license.
- Serve as an information platform for professional discussion of the results of theoretical and applied research, with an emphasis on the economic efficiency of practical solutions;
- Strengthen scientific ties between Russian and foreign researchers, increase international recognition and citation of published materials;
- To improve the quality of peer review and editing, and to enhance editorial procedures and digital infrastructure (DOI, archiving, indexing);
- To promote the applied significance of research and its use in educational and management practice.