Author Guidelines

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS

Manuscript Structure:

  • INTRODUCTION (The problem statement, the analysis of current research, the purpose of the article) – obligatory section.
  • THEORETICAL BASES OF THE RESEARCH – optional.
  • METHODS OF THE RESEARCH – obligatory section.
  • RESULTS OF RESEARCH – obligatory section.
  • DISCUSSION – optional.
  • CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR A FURTHER RESEARCH – obligatory section.
  • CONFLICT OF INTEREST – obligatory section.
  • FUNDING SOURCES – obligatory section.
  • DATA AVAILABILITY – obligatory section.
  • USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TOOLS – obligatory section.
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS – optional.
  • REFERENCES (TRANSLATED AND TRANSLITERATED) – obligatory section.

 The Manuscript length

  • Full Research Articles– 5-6 pages.
  • Methodical Articles– 5-6 pages.
  • Survey Articles– 6-7 pages.
  • Book Review (reviews of books, monographs, textbooks, manuals, etc.) – 1 page.

 Technical parameters. The text should be typed in text editor MS Word (in *.doc, *.docx or *.rtf).
Calibri format, 9 pt font size (depending on the manuscript elements), 1 line spacing. All page margins set to 25mm. Indent the first line of each paragraph 1,25sm.

PUBLISHING DESIGN OF MANUSCRIPT STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS:

  1. UDK // centered, Calibri, bold, 9 pt
  2. Title // centered, Calibri, bold, 11 pt, capital letters
  3. Author’s Name// centered, Calibri, bold, 9 pt
  4. Affiliation, country // centered, Calibri, italic, 8 pt
  5. E-mail // centered, Calibri, italic, 8 pt
  6. ORCID (https://orcid.org/) // centered, Calibri, italic, 8 pt

Note! If there are several authors, information about each is given in separate lines.

  1. The abstract should briefly and informatively describe the main ideas and results. The abstract length – 1800-2000 characters. // width, Calibri, italic, 8 pt, 1,25 sm

The abstract should include:

  • Formulation of the problem. This block contains the formation of a specific solving question, or the advanced hypothesis.
  • Materials and methods. It is necessary to describe the materials, the methods by which the purpose was solved, as well as the experimental basis (sample size, estimation methods, etc).
  • The author have to list the main results that have been obtained and clarify the approach to their justification based on statistical analysis. There is no need to draw conclusions.
  • Key conclusions are to be provided, and a general interpretation of the results and / or specific recommendations for future research can be added.
  1. Keywords: 5-8, separated by ";". // width, Calibri, italic, 8 pt, 1,25 sm
  2. Further information (items 2-8) in Ukrainian on compliance with the same requirements is duplicated.
  3. Basic text// Calibri, 9 pt; 1,25 sm, 1 line spacing
  4. References (Translated and transliterated).
  • References are written in Latin, according to the APA Style (American Psychological Association Style). For design rules and examples, see by the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/19HfgnIx6ojZrCTx9QNh_XuZtw2Lu4_MN/view?usp=sharing)
  • If available, the corresponding DOI or active link to the source on the Internet is added to the sources. We would like to draw the authors’ attention to the fact that in the list of references, all articles from scientific periodicals must be provided with a DOI.
  • The list of references should include only those sources that appear in the text of the submission.
  • Sources are numbered and organized in the list of references in alphabetical order from the paragraph, 8 pt, 1 line spacing, width.
  • References should consist of no less than 10 and no more than 30 titles.
  • The authors’ self-citation, presented in the references, should not be more than 10-20% of the total number
  • in the references, the number of publications in editions indexed in Scopus / Web of Sience is recommended at least 40% of the total references.
  • Transliteration for Cyrillic quotes is duplicated by the English translation of the article title, conference title and the official title of the publication (according to ISSN number).
  • For transliteration online services http://ukrlit.org/transliteratsiia (for Ukrainian) and http://translit.cc (for Russian) are recommended.
  • The surname and initials of the authors in the sources should be separated by commas.
  • After each reference, the source language (in Ukrainian), (in Russian), etc. should be indicated in the parentheses.

Note! Authors are asked to note that the titles of journals, conferences, collections, books should be highlighted in italics (according to the ARA standard).

General rules of in-text citations
In-text citation contains two main elements: the author and the date of publication. There are two types of references: parenthetical citation and narrative citation.

Templates for parenthetical citation and narrative citation:

  • 1 author – (Surname, year) or Surname (year)
  • 2 authors – (1st author's last name & 2nd author's last name, year) or 1st author's last name and 2nd author's last name (year)
  • 3 or more authors – (Surname of the 1st author, et al., Year) or Surname of the 1st author, et al. (year)


DECLARATIONS AND STATEMENTS
The following declarations must be included in your manuscript after the 'Conclusions' section and before the 'References' list. Please add them as separate items in the order specified.

- CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Authors are required to declare the presence or absence of any conflict of interest.

  • If no conflict exists: Add the following statement: "The authors declare no conflict of interest."
  • If a conflict exists: Clearly specify the nature of the conflict (financial, personal, or other) and the involved parties.

- FUNDING SOURCES
This section must disclose the sources of funding for the research.

  • If funding was received: List all financial organizations that supported the work and their grant numbers (if applicable).
  • If no funding was received: Add the phrase: "This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors."

- DATA AVAILABILITY
Select and specify one of the following options that best describes the data availability for your research:

  • The data associated with this study are available in [repository name] under the identifier [DOI or link].
  • Data supporting the findings of this study are available within the supplementary materials of this article.
  • Data will be made available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
  • Data are not publicly available due to [state reasons, e.g., privacy/ethical restrictions].
  • This study did not generate or utilize any separate datasets.

- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TOOLS
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI tools.

  • If AI was not used: Add the statement: "No AI-assisted technologies were used in the preparation of this manuscript."
  • If AI was used: You must clearly specify:
    1. The name of the AI tool/model used (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.).
    2. The purpose of its use (e.g., for language editing, improving readability, grammar check, or initial ideation).
    3. Confirm that the authors have thoroughly reviewed and edited the content and take full responsibility for the scientific content of the work.

Important Note! AI tools cannot be listed as an author or co-author. The use of AI for data analysis, interpretation of results, or forming scientific conclusions is prohibited.

- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (Optional)
In this section, you may acknowledge individuals or organizations that provided assistance during the research (e.g., language help, technical support, experimental assistance) but whose contribution does not qualify them for authorship.

- AUTHORSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS (CRediT)
At submission, the corresponding author confirms that all listed authors made a substantial contribution, have reviewed the manuscript, and agree to the submission. After an editorial decision “accept” / “accept with revisions”, authors must provide a detailed CRediT author contribution statement, which will be included in the final published article under “Author Contributions.” This is mandatory for papers with 4+ authors; for papers with 2–3 authors, it is recommended (the editorial office may request it when needed). See “Authorship and Author Contributions (CRediT)” for details.

REFERENCES (TRANSLATED AND TRANSLITERATED) for Ukrainian language sources

Books:
Author. (Year of publication). The transliterated title of the book [Title of the book in English]. Publishing house. DOI or URL (language).

Book parts:
Author. The transliterated title of the part of the book [Title of the part of the book in English]. Editor NAme (Ed.), The transliterated title of the book – The title of the book in English. (page). Publishing house. DOI or URL (language).

Articles in journals, collections of scientific papers:
Author. (Year of publication). The transliterated title of the article [Title of the article in English]. Transliterated title of the journal – Title of the journal in English, Volume (No / Issue), Pages. DOI or URL (language).

Conference materials:
Author. (Year of publication). The transliterated title of the article [Title of the article in English]. The transliterated title of the conference proceedings – The title of the conference proceedings in English (page). Publishing house. DOI or URL (language).

Electronic resources:
Author. (Date of publication). The transliterated title of the material or page [Title of the material or page in English]. Source / site name transliterated – Source / site name in English. URL (language).

Abstracts:
Author. (Year of publication). The transliterated title of the abstract [Title of the abstract in English]. Extended abstract of candidate’s / doctor’s thesis. University. DOI or URL (language).

Dissertations:
Author. (Year of publication). The transliterated title of the dissertation [Title of the dissertation in English]. Candidate’s / Doctor’s thesis. University. DOI or URL (language).

FORMATTING OF INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS
All illustrations, diagrams, software code and tables should be located as far as they are mentioned in the text (not at the end of the article).
Equations and mathematical symbols and letters which denote the variables in the text should be typed in MS Equation, without frame and fill. Font-Times New Roman 12pt, centered, numbered – in parentheses to the right.
Figures should be signed, numbered, grouped, clear, centered.
Tables are titled and numbered.

Cite sources directly below each table or figure.
Example:
Source: Own work.
Source: Own work based on Jones M. et al., 2015.

Additional Note on AI-Generated Visual Content
All images, photorealistic visualizations, schematics, or figures created using artificial intelligence tools must be clearly labeled in the caption: "Generated by AI" or "Imagined with AI".

Important!
The Editorial Board reserves the right to send materials for additional review, reject articles that do not meet the requirements or scopes of the journal, postpone some of the articles to the next issue of the journal.

Manuscript requirements ▼ (PDF)

Manuscript template  ▼ (docx)

References guide (APA style) ▼ (link)