About the journal
“Technosphere Safety” is a peer-reviewed scientific and technical journal established in 2022 by the National Research University “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers.” The journal received permit No. 042945 from the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, dated October 12, 2022.
By Resolution No. 45 of January 31, 2024, the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan included the journal in the list of scientific publications recommended for publishing the main scientific results of dissertations submitted by candidates for the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Science (DSc) in technical sciences.
Since its establishment, the journal has served as a professional platform for promoting scientific knowledge, research findings, and practical experience in the fields of occupational safety and civil protection in emergency situations. Starting in 2026, the journal has been published in electronic format in accordance with modern scientific publishing standards.
“Technosphere Safety” is an independent scientific journal dedicated to occupational safety and civil protection in emergency situations, publishing original scientific articles, analytical reviews, experimental research, and the results of innovative projects.
The journal pays particular attention to research aimed at creating safe working conditions in industrial production, ensuring public safety during emergencies, modeling occupational safety, and addressing environmental safety and climate change issues.
The journal’s target audience consists of occupational safety and health engineers, design engineers, research staff, professors and academic staff, doctoral students, and independent researchers.
The journal contributes to the development of scientific research in occupational safety and civil protection in emergency situations at the national and international levels, adhering to the principles of scientific integrity, publication ethics, and open scientific dialogue.
Journal Scope
The journal “Technosphere Safety” covers fundamental and applied research in the fields of occupational safety and civil protection in emergency situations.
Field of science: Technical sciences.
Scientific category: Occupational safety (various sectors), civil protection in emergency situations (various sectors).
List of research areas:
● Occupational safety issues in industrial production;
● Issues of ensuring public safety during emergencies;
● Fire safety issues;
● Environmental safety and climate change issues;
● Personnel training issues in the field of safety;
● Modeling safety in industrial production;
● Reforms being implemented in the field of safety.
Publication Frequency
“Technosphere Safety” is published quarterly, four times a year. Manuscripts are accepted and reviewed throughout the year.
Open Access Policy
All articles published in the journal “Technosphere Safety” are provided under a full Open Access model and become freely available online immediately upon publication, without requiring a subscription, registration, or the completion of an embargo period. All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Authors retain the copyright to their published works and grant the journal the right of first publication.
Peer Review Process
The journal “Technosphere Safety” employs a double-anonymous peer-review process. All manuscripts that successfully pass the initial editorial screening are evaluated by at least two independent reviewers. The identities of authors and reviewers remain confidential throughout the peer-review process. The final editorial decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief or an authorized member of the editorial board based on the reviewers’ recommendations.
Founder
The founder of the journal “Technosphere Safety” is the National Research University “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers.”
Publisher
The publisher of the journal “Technosphere Safety” is I-EDU GROUP LLC. The publisher supports the journal’s technical, organizational, and publishing processes and adheres to the principles of Open Access, publication ethics, and scientific communication.
Publication Ethics
The journal “Technosphere Safety” follows international publication ethics standards and upholds the principles of academic integrity, combating plagiarism, preventing conflicts of interest, and scientific transparency.
Article Processing Charge
Under the journal’s Open Access publishing model, the standard article processing charge is USD 100 and applies only to manuscripts accepted for publication. No submission fee is charged.
The article processing charge covers the costs of editorial processing, management of the peer-review process, article preparation, online publication, metadata preparation, platform maintenance, and long-term digital archiving. Further information is provided in the “Author Fees” section.
In 2026, all publication costs for authors are covered by the National Research University “Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers.” Therefore, during this period, authors are not charged an article processing fee or any other publication fees.
Plagiarism and Unauthorized Appropriation
The editorial board of “Technosphere Safety” checks all submitted manuscripts for plagiarism, unauthorized appropriation, text reuse, and other forms of academic misconduct using plagiarism detection tools such as Antiplagiarism.
Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality of their manuscripts and properly acknowledging all sources used in their work. The use of text, data, images, tables, or ideas from other sources without appropriate citation is considered a violation of publication ethics.