Aims and Scope

AIMS

The Open access journal "IZVOR for all Macedonian Journals" aims to serve as a national and international platform for the promotion, visibility, quality enhancement, and dissemination of scholarly publishing in the Republic of North Macedonia. The journal is dedicated to advancing open science principles by providing unrestricted access to scientific knowledge and supporting the development of high-quality academic publishing practices among Macedonian scholarly journals.

The journal seeks to strengthen the national research ecosystem by facilitating collaboration among editors, researchers, librarians, publishers, academic institutions, professional associations, and policymakers. Through the publication of evidence-based studies, reviews, reports, and best-practice guidelines, the journal contributes to improving editorial standards, research integrity, peer-review quality, digital publishing, indexing, and international visibility of scientific journals published in North Macedonia.

As a fully open-access publication, the journal promotes transparency, accessibility, reproducibility, and the broad dissemination of scientific information in accordance with contemporary international standards of scholarly communication and open science.

 

SCOPE

The Open Access journal "IZVOR for all Macedonian Journals" welcomes original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, editorials, perspectives, case studies, technical reports, bibliometric analyses, policy papers, and short communications addressing all aspects of scholarly publishing and scientific communication, with particular emphasis on Macedonian scientific journals.

"IZVOR for all Macedonian Journals" will be published with the Open Volume model (also called Continuous Publication) with two issues: the first issue opens in January and closes in July, and the second issue opens in July and closes in December. Articles are published in Macedonian language with metadata in English language or in English language with metadata in Macedonian language.

The journal adopts a multidisciplinary approach and welcomes contributions from all scientific fields, including medical and health sciences, natural sciences, engineering and technology, agricultural sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, and interdisciplinary research. The primary criterion for publication is scientific quality, methodological rigor, originality, and relevance to the advancement of scholarly publishing and scientific communication.

By fostering dialogue among all stakeholders involved in academic publishing, the journal aims to become a central reference point for the development, evaluation, and international promotion of Macedonian scientific journals and open science practices.