Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- Articles submitted to the editorial board must be prepared using the template, in accordance with its formatting requirements. The section concerning the main text layout complies with the general preparation guidelines for articles considered for publication in the journal. When typing the article, it is recommended to follow the instructions provided at the beginning of the document.
- Authors are advised to review the example of the article layout provided in the template, as well as the recommendations for preparing references. If the references do not comply with the specified requirements, the article will be returned for revision without being reviewed by the editorial board.
- It is recommended to verify compliance with the preparation requirements before submitting the article to the editorial board, in order to avoid its return in case it does not meet the formatting rules available at this link.
- Additionally, it is necessary to take into account the recommendations on the transliteration of authors' names, surnames, and patronymics, as well as the translation of academic degrees, positions, and academic titles.
- The Guidelines of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) for authors and translators of scientific articles in English should be followed. This primarily concerns the article structure, abstract writing, citation style, and preparation of the reference list.
Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Since No. 2(976) (was published in 2013) and in all further issues, authors hold the copyright to the articles. Copyright statements are placed at the bottom of the first page of each paper.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).