Author Guidelines
- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.1. Submission Preparation
- This article has not been previously published, nor has it been presented to another journal for consideration or publication.
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF or WordPerfect document file format.
- The text is single-spaced in 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL); all illustrations, figures and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
1.2. Length
An article must be prepared according to these guidelines. Recommended length of article is 6–10 pages and not less than 3 pages of printed journal pages (approximately about 10 thousand characters, icl. spaces, the ideal length for an article is from 1500 words), including figures and tables. Font should be Times New Roman (Cyrillic, 12 pt). The text is single-spaced. Articles exceeding the length limit may be accepted at the discretion of the Editorial Office.
1.3. Quality of illustrative material
It is permitted to use images created with computer software. As to illustrations, it is permitted to use color high resolution images at least 300 dpi (original photos should be attached to an article in a separate file in .tiff or .jpeg file format).
- ARTICLE TEXT
2.1. Article text structure
Normally, text should include the following (indicated in order of appearance):
- UDC index;
- article title;
- authors’ initials, last names, employment, city, country, ORCID ID, email address;
- abstract (should succinctly and clearly introduce the topic of the paper and contain factual information and conclusions): length limit: 200–250 words, not more than 2000 characters;
- keywords (from 5 to 10 words, phrases) that most accurately reflect the article’s specifics, article’s title must not include keywords;
- introduction;
- materials and methods;
- results and discussion;
- conclusion;
- acknowledgements (acknowledgements of certain specialists, teams or financial institutions);
- references;
- authors’ information (full last, first, patronymic names), academic degrees, titles, position titles, city, country).
2.2. Section labels
2.2.1. UDC is typed on the left without indentation at the beginning of paragraph, in uppercase letters in a normal, plain 12 pt font.
2.2.2. Article title: style of titles – use lowercase letters, capitalization of given names, abbreviations, etc., semi bold (bold) font, 12 pt, left hand margin should be justified. Title must be short, concise, yet clearly convey article’s content. Paragraph text begins one line below the title.
2.2.3. First name, patronymic name and last name of authors should be in semi bold (bold) 12 pt font, left hand margin should be justified. In authors’ list, initials should be listed first for all authors followed by last name, employment, city, country, ORCID ID, email address: left hand margin should be justified, letters should be lowercase, font should be italic, not bold, 12 pt. “Abstract” begins one line below the list.
2.2.4. Abstract
Section label “Abstract”: should be left-aligned, in all-caps, semi bold (bold) 12 pt font. Section label “Abstract” in normal font is written on the first line of the page.
“Abstract” should be written in a clear and concise way, 200–250 words in length (including keywords), but should be no more than 2000 characters (including spaces). References to section labels, acronyms, equations, figures, citations should not be included in the “Abstract”. Keywords are written one line below “Abstract”.
2.2.5. Keywords
Article title should not include keywords. The keywords that convey the article’s specifics the most should be written on the first line of the page after “Abstract” (length limit: from 5 to 10 words, phrases), the first line should be flush left (not intended), heading should be in semi bold (bold) italic 12 pt, keywords are written using normal font.
Section label “Introduction” begins one line below the keywords.
2.3. Introduction
Section label “Introduction”: should be left-aligned, in uppercase letters, semi bold (bold) 12 pt font. Text begins one line below “Introduction”. Names of organisms, technical terms, etc. should be defined the first time they are used. Further, usage of acronyms (abbreviations) is permitted. At first mention of organism it is recommended to provide its formal nomenclature. The Latin names of species and genus should be italicized. Text of section label “Materials and Methods” is single-spaced.
2.4. Materials and methods
Section label “Materials and Methods”: should be left-aligned, in uppercase letters, semi bold (bold) 12 pt font. Further, the text begins one line below, acronyms of technical terms and names are not permitted in the text and given in full.
Further, the text of section label “Results and Discussion” is single-spaced.
2.5. Results and discussion
Section label “Results and Discussion”: should be left-aligned, in uppercase, semi bold 12 pt font. Further, the text is written in common font one line below.
Further, the text of section label “Conclusion” is single-spaced.
2.6. Conclusion
Section label “Conclusion”: should be left-aligned, in uppercase letters, semi bold (bold) 12 pt font. Further, the text is written in normal font one line below “Conclusion”. Acronyms of technical terms and names are not permitted and given in full.
Further, the text of section label “References” is single-spaced.
2.7. Acknowledgments
Acknowledgements, if available, (acknowledgements of individuals, groups, financial institutions) should be gathered into a separate paragraph after “Conclusion”, left-aligned, section label is in italics, semi bold (bold) font, text of acknowledgements is written in normal, plain font.
Section label “References” begins one line below “Acknowledgements”.
2.8 References
- Section label “References” should be in semi bold (bold), uppercase letters 12 pt. The reference list should contain all references to sources.
- References are listed fully in alphabetical order. Citations in text should be placed in parentheses. It is important to include DOI identifier (if any) in references.
- Sources in Russian language should be cited first in alphabetical order followed by citation of non-Russian sources.
- Where available, URLs for the references should be provided. Hyperlinks to the internet sources, data bases, etc. are listed in the reference list at the end of the document including date of access.
- It is the responsibility of corresponding author to provide correct references in article.
2.9. Section label “Authors Information”
Information about authors gathered in a separate paragraph follows the reference list. Full information about each author (employment, city, country, ORCID ID, email address) should be listed. Text of section label “Authors Information” should be in semi bold (bold) uppercase letters 12 pt font. Further, the text is written in normal font (with exception of author’s full name, this should be written in semi bold (bold) font).
- Figures and tables
3.1. Figures
Figure legends are required. They should stand alone and contain enough information to ensure that the figure is understandable. They should be italicized, centered, in normal font 11 pt. Each figure in the text should be labelled with Arabic numeral (fig. 1). If there is only one figure in the text, this figure should not be assigned a figure number. If a figure is composite, its elements should be labelled with lowercase Latin letters (а, b, с, d). Figures may have notes. Figure notes should appear below the figures and be left-aligned in normal 11 pt font (the word “Note” should not be included).
3.2. Tables
The word “Table” should be written in a normal font and placed in the right of the document. Table title and table itself appear below the word “Table” in semi bold (bold) font. Spacing should not be used between the word “Table”, table title and table itself. Tables should occupy the whole width of text.
Columns of tables should not have empty spaces and unexplained dashes. Tables should not be broken across two pages.
All illustrations, graphs, and tables should be placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end of the document.
