The Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and History of State Registration of the Peer-Reviewed Journals in Modern Ukraine: The Law of Ukraine “On Media”

Abstract

Summing up the seventh year of publication of the Journal of Diagnostics and Treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (JDTOMP), we would like to open the veil before readers and colleagues, which often covers many legislative and production processes in the existence of peer-reviewed journals published in Ukraine. In this article, not only our own path in registration and re-registration of the JDTOMP for 8 years, but also the state institutions which register journals from 1991, are analyzed. For this purpose, samples of issued certificates of state registration of print mass media, peer-reviewed journals, since August 24, 1991, to October 25, 2023 are pesented, and its analysis was conducted. The method of registration of exclusively electronic peer-reviewed journals (i.e., online-only journals) from August 24, 1991, to March 30, 2023, and from March 30, 2023 to nowadays was also analyzed. The following open access databases and lists were used for the analysis: (1) Ukrainian Scientific Periodicals (also known as the Register of Scientific Publications of Ukraine or the Register of Scientific Professional Publications of Ukraine) of the State Scientific Institution “Ukrainian Institute of Scientific and Technical Expertise and Information,” (2) Scientific Periodicals of Ukraine of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, and (3) list of scientific professional publications and list of electronic scientific professional publications of Ukraine, in which the results of dissertations for obtaining the scientific degrees of Doctor of Science, Candidate of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy can be published dated October 25, 2023 (No. 1309). Based on the study of issued certificates of state registration of print mass media (namely, peer-reviewed journals), it was found that one of the first certificates was issued to the Functional Materials journal in 1993 by the State Committee of Ukraine on Affairs of Publishing Houses, Printing, and Book Distribution. The article presents Certificates and Decisions for all years issued by different state institutions from 1993 to 2023. Summarizing the review of the issued Certificates and Decisions on the registration of journals, it is worth noting that in the period from 1993 to 2023, the registration bodies that were given the function of state registration/re-registration of peer-reviewed journals changed at least 18 times. The important nuances of the Law of Ukraine “On Media,” adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on December 13, 2022, which replaced six outdated laws regulating the media sphere in Ukraine since the 1990s, are highlighted. The new procedure for registration/re-registration of peer-reviewed journals (as print and online media) in the National Council on Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine starting from March 31, 2023, is described in detail. The recommendations that may be useful to other publishers and editorial teams of the peer-reviewed journals are provided.