About the Journal
Challenges of the Future is a scientific, double blind peer reviewed journal, which is trying to provide answers for broadest societal issues in the field of organisation, economy, management, education, administrative and political science, sociology and other fields of social sciences and humanities. The journal is, more than with the field, concerned with the originality of the articles and their contribution to understanding of the future development in different aspects of human life.
Articles submitted for review at Challenges of the Future shall not be in review procedure elsewhere, nor published before.
Language
Challenges of the Future is published in Slovene and English language.
Frequency
Journal is published quarterly in electronic form; in February, May, August and November.
High-quality double-blind peer review process
Articles in the journal undergo double-blind peer review. In every peer-review process, we aim for two independent expert reviews of every article, ensuring quality and fairness. The aim of the review process is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article, in terms of originality, interest, up-to-dateness, coherence, and balanced argumentation. After the double-blind peer review of a manuscript, the corresponding authors will receive an email in which they will be informed of the status of the manuscript. The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with major or minor revisions, or rejection. Articles may be rejected without review if the Editor-in-Chief considers the article is not suitable for publication. The Editor-in-chief is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles and makes decisions after reviews and consultations with reviewers and members of the Editorial Board.
Open access and high visibility
Challenges of the Future is an open-access journal; all published material is freely and immediately available to read, share, and adapt with the appropriate credit citation (CC BY-SA license). The journal is available on our website and abstracted by relevant services and bibliographical databases. This journal provides immediate open access to its content, based on the principle that providing the public with free access to research supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
We charge no publication fee (APC) and no submission fee.
Archiving Digital Version
In accordance with law, digital copies of all published volumes are archived National and University Library and concurrently in the dLib (Digital Library of Slovenia) as the primary full text database, as well as in the official website of the journal.
Abstracting and indexing
DOAJ, EBSCO, ASCI-Database, COBISS, CrossRef*, ICI Journal List, dLib, Google scholar, MIAR, QOAM, WorldCat (OCLC)
* DOIs are assigned to articles published from 2020 on.
We follow COPE’s principles of publication ethics. To promote academic integrity Challenges of the Future follows COPE’s Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. More about the Core Practices available here.
Authorship and AI tools
The statement asserts that AI tools cannot be listed as authors of a paper, as they cannot meet the requirements for authorship, take responsibility for the submitted work, assert conflicts of interest, or manage copyright and license agreements. Authors must be transparent in disclosing if and how AI tools were used in their paper, and they are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, including parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics.
Izzivi prihodnosti, guided by the COPE recommendations, supports this position on authorship and AI tools, while also acknowledging that its stance may evolve as AI tools and practices continue to develop. As the use of AI in writing becomes more prevalent, discussions around ethical considerations will undoubtedly continue.
The publication is financially supported by Slovenian Research and innovation Agency (ARIS) from the call for co-financing of domestic scientific periodicals.
