In 1957, the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR made a decision to create two series of university scientific journals: “Scientific Reports of Universities. Mining.” and “News of the Higher Institutions. Mining Journal”. The Moscow Mining Institute was commissioned to produce the first title and the Sverdlovsk Mining Institute the second title (Order of the USSR Ministry of Higher Institutions of August 20, 1957, № I-86). The first issue was published in January 1958.

Thereafter both publications became one and from 1959 “News of the Higher Institutions. Mining Journal”, published by the Sverdlovsk Mining Institute named after V. V. Vakhrushev, has become a major periodical for mining universities, covering the issues of mining sciences, theory, technology and the engineering of mining.

Following the decree of the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR: “... the publication of this journal will provide academic staff of mining schools and departments with more opportunities for the publication of scientific papers; it will facilitate organization of an extensive exchange of scientific and technical information between universities, research and development and design institutions and mining companies in order to promote scientific and technological progress and improve the quality of engineers and scientists for the mining industry”.

The first editor-in-chief, Head of the Department of Mine Construction of the Sverdlovsk Mining Institute, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Sergei Fedorov played a significant role in creation of the journal. He designed the structure of the journal, formed the first editorial board and the technical revision team. In 1958-1959 the journal was edited by Dr. Sergei Volotkovski, Head of the Department of Electrification of Mining Enterprises.

For over 40 years the editor-in-chief was Professor Abram Trop. He was the Head of the Department of Automation of Production, an eminent scholar, a true patriot of mining education, founder and director of an established scientific school from which about 200 Candidates of Sciences have graduated

Over the years talented scientists and renowned experts in their fields, including Petr Vaganov, Vitali Simanov and Lev Sorokin, worked as deputy editors-in-chief and editorial board members. Currently Oleg Latyshev, Dr. of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Mine Construction of the Ural State Mining University, a renowned expert in the field of rock physics holds this position.

From 2001 to 2009 Professor Ivan Dementiev, former Head of the Department of the Development of Ore Deposits, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Rector of the Ural State Mining and Geological Academy (now USMU) held the position of the editor-in-chief.

Since 2009 Professor Mikhail Viktorovich Kornilkov, Dr. of Technical Sciences, Head of the Department of Mine Construction, an expert in repairing underground mine workings, in addition to the technology and safety of blasting operations, and Rostechnadzor industrial safety expert held the post of the editor-in-chief.

The contributors to the journals know the executive secretaries and editors, highly skilled professionals in their field, very well: Elena Kulikova, Svetlana Kosheleva and Rimma Brodyagina, who worked in the editorial office for more than 50 years since its inception.

The journal publishes articles written by professors, experts in mining, representatives of academic and industrial research and design institutes. The journal’s team has been actively collaborating with the representatives of scientific schools of St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kuzbass, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Karaganda, Perm, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Krivoy Rog, Kazakh, Tula, Magnitogorsk, Ural Technical Universities and many other mining schools together with universities, research centers and mining institutes of RAS, design and scientific organizations.

“News of the Higher Institutions. Mining Journal.” is included in the HAC list of periodicals publishing the scientific research results of doctoral thesis and dissertations of candidates of science. In accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards for training in the field of mining, the journal is also an essential component of university libraries.

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JOURNAL SECTIONS

• Geotechnology, mining machinery
• Geomechanics. Rock breaking
• Mine surveying. Mining geology
• Mineral processing
• Occupational safety and health
• Information technology in mining
• Mining higher education
• History. Data. Reviews

The editorial board and editors of the journal attach great importance to the observance of the norms of publishing ethics. In our work, we adhere to the rules collected in the Code of Ethics for Scientific Publishing, developed by the Committee on the Ethics of Scientific Publishing (http://publicet.org)

Principles of Professional Ethics for Editors and Publishers

In his activities, the editor is responsible for the publication of works of authorship, which imposes the need to follow the following fundamental principles:

When deciding on publication, the editor of a scientific journal is guided by the reliability of the presentation of data and the scientific significance of the work in question.
The editor should evaluate the intellectual content of the manuscripts regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, origin, citizenship, social status or political preferences of the authors.
Unpublished data obtained from submitted manuscripts should not be used for personal purposes or transferred to third parties without the written consent of the author. Information or ideas obtained during editing and associated with possible benefits must be kept confidential and not used for personal gain.
An editor should not allow information to be published if there are sufficient grounds to believe that it is plagiarism.
The editor, together with the publisher, should not leave unanswered claims regarding the reviewed manuscripts or published materials, and if a conflict situation is identified, take all necessary measures to restore violated rights.
Ethical principles in the activity of the reviewer

The reviewer carries out a scientific examination of the copyright materials, as a result of which his actions must be impartial, consisting in the implementation of the following principles:

The manuscript received for review should be considered as a confidential document that cannot be transferred for review or discussion to third parties who do not have the authority to do so from the editorial board.
The reviewer is obliged to give an objective and reasoned assessment of the stated research results.
Personal criticism of the author is unacceptable.
Unpublished data obtained from submitted manuscripts should not be used by the reviewer for personal purposes.
A reviewer who, in his opinion, does not have sufficient qualifications to evaluate the manuscript, or cannot be objective, for example, in the event of a conflict of interest with the author or organization, must inform the editor about this with a request to exclude him from the review process of this manuscript.
Principles to be followed by the author of scientific publications

The author (or group of authors) realizes that he bears the initial responsibility for the novelty and reliability of the results of scientific research, which implies compliance with the following principles:

The authors of the article must provide reliable results of the research carried out. Knowingly erroneous or falsified statements are unacceptable.
Authors must ensure that the research results presented in the submitted manuscript are completely original. Borrowed fragments or statements must be made with the obligatory indication of the author and the original source. Excessive borrowing, as well as plagiarism in any form, including unofficial quotations, paraphrasing or appropriation of rights to the results of other people's research, is unethical and unacceptable.
It is necessary to recognize the contribution of all persons who in one way or another influenced the course of the research, in particular, the article should contain references to works that were of importance in the conduct of the research.
Authors should not submit to the journal a manuscript that was sent to another journal and is under consideration, as well as an article already published in another journal.
All persons who have made a significant contribution to the research should be indicated as co-authors of the article. Among the co-authors it is unacceptable to indicate persons who did not participate in the study.
If the author discovers significant errors or inaccuracies in the article at the stage of its consideration or after its publication, he must notify the editorial board of the journal as soon as possible.