International Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal "Expert"
The publisher is the legal entity "ASPECT-PRO" LTD, (BULSTAT Unified Identification Code: 206917762), which conducts its business activities on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and is registered in the city of Plovdiv.
Author Guidelines
Clear Rules. Strong Research. Responsible Publishing
Publication Conditions
The International Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal “Expert” welcomes original scholarly manuscripts from researchers, academics, doctoral candidates, and other qualified authors engaged in scientific or professional analytical work.Only manuscripts that present original work and have not been previously published in any other publication will be considered for publication. Submissions must comply with accepted standards of academic integrity, citation, and referencing. The submission of plagiarism, falsified information, fabricated results, or any other form of academic misconduct is unacceptable and unethical.
Authors may use generative artificial intelligence or AI-assisted technologies solely for language editing, grammar correction, or improving the readability of the manuscript. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and scholarly validity of the manuscript. Any use of such technologies must be disclosed in the manuscript where applicable. Further details are available in the journal’s Generative AI Policy.
Continuous Publication Model
Since January 2025, the journal has operated under a continuous publication model. Manuscripts that have successfully completed peer review and editorial evaluation are published online immediately after acceptance, without waiting for the completion of a full issue.The journal publishes one annual volume, which remains open throughout the calendar year and is continuously updated with newly accepted articles. Each annual volume is officially closed on 28 December of the respective publication year.
- In practice, this means:articles are published online immediately after successful completion of peer review and editorial assessment;
- each accepted article is assigned a DOI, pagination, and a complete bibliographic record within the current annual volume;
- readers and authors can follow the accumulation of articles in real time until the volume is formally closed.
Types of Contributions
The journal considers for publication scholarly manuscripts that contribute to theoretical, empirical, methodological, or conceptual development within the fields covered by the journal.
The journal publishes:
- Original research articles presenting novel empirical findings, theoretical analyses, or validated methodological approaches;
- Review articles that synthesise and critically evaluate existing literature, including systematic and scoping reviews prepared in accordance with recognised academic standards;
- Methodological or conceptual papers that introduce new research frameworks, models, analytical methods, or theoretical interpretations;
- Analytical case studies that provide generalisable scholarly insights rather than merely descriptive accounts;
- Short research reports or research notes presenting preliminary but academically significant findings.
Submission Procedure
To publish an article in the journal, authors must complete the following steps by 28 December 2026:
- Fill in the author information form – Manuscript Submission Form.
- Upload the manuscript and the completed Manuscript Submission Form through the Article Submission Application service.
- Await confirmation by email regarding the editorial decision and further processing of the submission.
- If the manuscript is accepted, proceed with payment of the applicable editorial fees for publication.
Language of Publication
The journal accepts manuscripts in English, Bulgarian, Polish, and Ukrainian.
If the manuscript is submitted in a language other than English, the following elements must also be provided in English:
- title;
- abstract;
- keywords;
- author names;
- affiliations;
- declarations;
- references.
Structure of the Manuscript
Each manuscript must contain the following elements in this order:
- UDC index
- Article title
- Author metadata block
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Main text of the article
- Article Declarations
- References
Each manuscript must begin with a complete author metadata block containing:
- full title of the article;
- full names of all authors;
- institutional affiliation(s) of each author;
- academic degree, academic title, and current position, where applicable;
- place of work or study;
- email address of each author;
- ORCID iD;
- identification of the corresponding author.
Each manuscript must contain:
- an abstract in the language of the manuscript;
- an abstract in English, if the manuscript is not originally written in English;
- at least five keywords reflecting the main topics of the study.
The abstract should:
- state the purpose of the article;
- briefly explain the author’s contribution to the problem under study;
- identify the scientific novelty and practical significance of the results;
- summarise the principal conclusions.
- abbreviations without explanation;
- quotations;
- secondary or irrelevant information;
- claims or results not supported in the main text.
- Problem statement and relevance of the study
- Analysis of recent research and publications
- Identification of unresolved aspects of the problem
- Purpose of the article
- Presentation of the main research material
- Conclusions
Authors must include the Article Declarations block in all manuscripts intended for publication in Volume 3 (2026) and subsequent volumes. This block must be placed after Conclusions and before References and must contain the following elements: Funding, Author Contributions, Conflicts of Interest, Acknowledgements, Data Availability, and AI Use Disclosure.
The inclusion of these declarations is intended to ensure transparency, good editorial practice, and a consistent publication format within the journal. Authors are expected to prepare these statements carefully at the time of manuscript submission. Where necessary, the editorial office may request clarification, correction, or completion of the declarations before publication.
Unified Article Declarations and Metadata (effective from Volume 3 (2026)):
Authors must specify the source(s) of financial support for the research and/or publication, including grant/project numbers where available. If no funding was received, authors must state: “Not applicable.”
Authors must provide an Author Contributions statement describing the contribution of each author (for multi-author papers) or confirming full contribution (for single-author papers). The journal encourages the use of the CRediT contributor roles terminology where appropriate.
A Conflicts of Interest statement is mandatory for all articles. If no conflicts exist, authors must state: “The author(s) declare(s) no conflicts of interest.” If a specific conflict exists (financial, personal, professional, or editorial), it must be disclosed transparently. If an author is a member of the journal’s Editorial Board, the journal ensures independent handling of the manuscript, and an appropriate disclosure statement must be published with the article.
Acknowledgements should recognize support or contributions that do not meet authorship criteria (e.g., technical assistance, language editing, administrative support, etc.). If no acknowledgements apply, authors must state: “Not applicable.”
A Data Availability statement is mandatory for all articles. Authors must state where and how the data supporting the reported results can be accessed, or provide a clear justification if data cannot be shared (e.g., no new data were generated, legal/ethical restrictions, privacy/confidentiality, third-party limitations). If data sharing does not apply, authors must state this explicitly.
An AI Use Disclosure statement is mandatory for all articles in which generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used during manuscript preparation. Authors may use such tools only for language editing, grammar correction, or improving the readability of the manuscript. Authors must disclose the name of the AI tool used and the purpose of its use. Generative AI tools must not be used to fabricate data, generate scientific results, or produce misleading interpretations. Authors remain fully responsible for the content of the manuscript. If no generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used, authors must state: “No generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in the preparation of this manuscript.”
FUNDING (choose one)
1) This study was funded by [Funder/Project name], [grant/project number], [project title if applicable].
2) Not applicable.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS (choose one)
Single-author article:
The author solely contributed to the conceptualization, literature review, analysis/interpretation, and writing of the manuscript.
Multi-author article (example structure):
Conceptualization: A.B., C.D.; Methodology: A.B.; Formal analysis: C.D.; Writing—original draft: A.B.; Writing—review & editing: A.B., C.D. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (choose one)
1) The author(s) declare(s) no conflicts of interest.
2) Editorial Board member case (single-author version):
The author is a member of the Editorial Board of this journal. The author was not involved in the editorial handling of this manuscript, including reviewer selection, peer review, and the final decision-making process.
3) Editorial Board member case (multi-author version):
[Name] is a member of the Editorial Board of this journal. [He/She] was not involved in the editorial handling of this manuscript, including reviewer selection, peer review, and the final decision-making process. The other author(s) declare(s) no conflicts of interest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (choose one)
1) The author(s) would like to thank [names/institutions] for [type of support].
2) Not applicable.
DATA AVAILABILITY (choose one)
1) No new empirical data were created or analyzed in this study. Data sharing is not applicable to this article.
2) The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
3) The data are publicly available at: [repository name], [persistent link/DOI], [access conditions if any].
4) Data are not publicly available due to [ethical/legal/privacy/confidentiality/third‑party restrictions], but may be available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request and with permission of the relevant parties (where applicable).
AI USE DISCLOSURE (choose one)
1) No generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
2) During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [Tool name] solely for language editing, grammar correction, and improving the readability of the text. The author(s) remain(s) fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript and confirm that no generative AI was used to fabricate data, generate scientific results, or produce misleading interpretations.
1) This study was funded by [Funder/Project name], [grant/project number], [project title if applicable].
2) Not applicable.
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS (choose one)
Single-author article:
The author solely contributed to the conceptualization, literature review, analysis/interpretation, and writing of the manuscript.
Multi-author article (example structure):
Conceptualization: A.B., C.D.; Methodology: A.B.; Formal analysis: C.D.; Writing—original draft: A.B.; Writing—review & editing: A.B., C.D. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (choose one)
1) The author(s) declare(s) no conflicts of interest.
2) Editorial Board member case (single-author version):
The author is a member of the Editorial Board of this journal. The author was not involved in the editorial handling of this manuscript, including reviewer selection, peer review, and the final decision-making process.
3) Editorial Board member case (multi-author version):
[Name] is a member of the Editorial Board of this journal. [He/She] was not involved in the editorial handling of this manuscript, including reviewer selection, peer review, and the final decision-making process. The other author(s) declare(s) no conflicts of interest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (choose one)
1) The author(s) would like to thank [names/institutions] for [type of support].
2) Not applicable.
DATA AVAILABILITY (choose one)
1) No new empirical data were created or analyzed in this study. Data sharing is not applicable to this article.
2) The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author.
3) The data are publicly available at: [repository name], [persistent link/DOI], [access conditions if any].
4) Data are not publicly available due to [ethical/legal/privacy/confidentiality/third‑party restrictions], but may be available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request and with permission of the relevant parties (where applicable).
AI USE DISCLOSURE (choose one)
1) No generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in the preparation of this manuscript.
2) During the preparation of this manuscript, the author(s) used [Tool name] solely for language editing, grammar correction, and improving the readability of the text. The author(s) remain(s) fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of the manuscript and confirm that no generative AI was used to fabricate data, generate scientific results, or produce misleading interpretations.
References and Citation Style
All references must be prepared in accordance with APA Style (7th ed.).
The journal uses the author–date citation system in the text. The References section must be placed at the end of the manuscript.
General requirements:
Technical Formatting Requirements
Manuscripts must comply with the following technical requirements:
Tables, Figures, and Formulas
If the manuscript contains tables, figures, or formulas, they must meet the following requirements:
Final Note
Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s scholarly, ethical, structural, citation, declaration, or technical requirements may be returned to the author for correction before peer review or may be declined at the editorial screening stage.
The Editorial Board thanks all authors, reviewers, and readers for their continued cooperation and support.
All references must be prepared in accordance with APA Style (7th ed.).
The journal uses the author–date citation system in the text. The References section must be placed at the end of the manuscript.
General requirements:
- All entries in the References section must be presented in the Roman alphabet.
- All works cited in the text must appear in the References section.
- All works listed in the References section must be cited in the text.
- References to statistical sources are mandatory where statistical data are used.
- References to relevant scholarly publications are obligatory.
- References to Internet resources must lead directly to the cited document, dataset, report, or official source.
- Works mentioned in the text by author name must be properly cited in the text and included in the References section.
- The use of textbooks and manuals should be limited and justified by the nature of the study.
- Self-citation must not exceed five references in the manuscript.
Technical Formatting Requirements
Manuscripts must comply with the following technical requirements:
- Length: from 8 to 20 pages
- Paper size: A4 (297 × 210 mm)
- Margins: 25 mm on all sides
- Text editor: Microsoft Word
- Font: Times New Roman
- Main text font size: 12 pt
- Line spacing: 1.5
Tables, Figures, and Formulas
If the manuscript contains tables, figures, or formulas, they must meet the following requirements:
- they must be relevant, necessary, and kept to an appropriate minimum;
- each table and figure must have a clear title;
- tables and figures must be compact and must not exceed the width of the page;
- the font used in tables and figures must be Times New Roman, 12 pt;
- mathematical formulas must be carefully checked and clearly presented;
- formulas must be created using the Formula Builder in Microsoft Word for Windows;
- figures and tables on landscape pages will not be accepted.
Final Note
Manuscripts that do not comply with the journal’s scholarly, ethical, structural, citation, declaration, or technical requirements may be returned to the author for correction before peer review or may be declined at the editorial screening stage.
The Editorial Board thanks all authors, reviewers, and readers for their continued cooperation and support.
Submit Your Research
To submit a scientific article, it is necessary to fill out the registration form and submit an author's research paper formatted in accordance with the publication requirements.
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Step 1: It is necessary to download the "Manuscript Submission Form" in Word format (for electronic completion) or in PDF format (for manual completion). Fill in the mandatory information specified in the form and sign it personally (if there are more than one authors of the article, one person - the "Corresponding Author" - can sign for all co-authors). Afterward, send a scanned version of the "Manuscript Submission Form" in PDF format along with the scientific article through the online form "ARTICLE SUBMISSION APPLICATION" (Step 2) or to iisj.expert@gmail.com
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Step 2: Please, after completing your personal and contact details in the "ARTICLE SUBMISSION APPLICATION," upload the required documents for your submission as follows: first, upload your scientific article in Word format, and then, using the same button ("Add files") for the next file, upload the "Manuscript Submission Form" in PDF format.
ARTICLE SUBMISSION APPLICATION
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