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What to attach to a scholarly article

Key answer

The standard set: the title page, the table of contents and the article itself, plus a screenshot describing the journal and its editorial board and its indexing in databases. Nobody attaches the whole journal; members gave a list of articles and added journal data to some - peer review, indices. Usually only the key articles are translated: the original with the first and last pages, the translation and the translator certificate, about ten pages per exhibit; the journal description can go into the memorandum or a separate exhibit. Circulation and geography are needed not for authorship but if the article is submitted as a contribution - there you must prove wide dissemination.
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Community answers

The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

  • The standard document set required to meet the scientific articles criterion includes: the title page, table of contents, the article itself; a screenshot with a description of the journal and editorial board; you may also add indexing in databases. The entire journal is not necessary.

  • I presented a list of articles, then attached information about the journal for some articles, such as whether it is peer-reviewed or not, the journal's impact factor, and so on; this information is always available on the journal's website. I translated only two articles and did not include the entire journal. There was no separate section in the petition dedicated to publications.

  • The originals of the articles already had the first and last pages, all in Russian. A translation was provided at the end with a certificate, totaling about ten pages for the appendix. I described the journal, its details, and the editorial board in the memorandum, and before describing the journal, there was an initial excerpt from the article referencing the full version in the appendix. Depending on the structure of the petition, the description of the journal can also be included in the exhibit.

  • Why are you submitting it as a contribution or as a scientific article? If as scientific articles, the main point is that the journal has an editorial board and which databases it is included in, the scientific index: here we prove that the journal is scientific and that you are the author of the article. Attach the publication rules. However, if it's a contribution, then circulation and audience need to be highlighted, as you must prove wide dissemination in the contribution.

  • Everyone decides what to attach. You need to show the officer what the article is: a title page is mandatory, all pages showing your contribution, then supporting evidence for that article - who the author is, their achievements, what the journal is, whether it is influential in the field based on impact factor and ranking. Highlight pieces in the text where the contribution is made. If the article is large, you do not have to attach the entire thing.

The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.

Why "Scholarly authorship" gets refused

Accepted in 44% of challenged petitions (86 of 196); not an approval rate.

The venue is not accepted as professional, trade or major media - where it was published is judged separately from the article itself.

All refusal grounds and the sample

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