Internal quality control system

The ultimate goal of the internal quality control system of the journal “Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas Vēstis. A daļa: Humanitārās un sociālās zinātnes” (Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences) is to ensure that the Editorial policy that is harmonised with the “Statutes of the scientific journal of the Latvian Academy of Sciences “Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences”” is implemented in the best way and the declared goal of both sections of Proceedings of LAS – to became a scientific publication that is recognised in Latvia and abroad, is indexed in the main databases of the scientific publications, and publishes articles that are appreciated and cited by Latvian, as well as foreign researchers is achieved. 
The internal quality control system sets forth quality insurance principles in the following spheres:

  • quality of editors,
  • quality of peer-review,
  • quality of reviewers,
  • quality of editor decision,
  • quality of processes before and after publication.

 

It ensures that the publication ethics and publication malpractice principles of Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences are respected. 
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