Author Guidelines
Before you submit your manuscript make sure you have gone through the below guidelines list, as well as preparation and submission guides.
Please ensure that the required formats for text and figure submission are followed strictly.
When your manuscript is accepted, it is sent to our production team. We will send you an email to confirm that we have received your manuscript.
The structure of the paper
Authors are encouraged to adhere to the following paper structure:
- HEADER SECTION:
It should be remembered that many more people would read the title of the work than its main part.
- Authors (the full name of the author (s) should be mentioned in the list.
authors' initial comes before surname, a full point and a word space are after each initial; the initials do not come off the surname. If there are several authors the middle name is separated by commas) ;
- Place of work of each author and the postal address of the organization. If the authors belong to different organizations, their names should be listed after list of authors related to.
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- paper title;
- annotation - 200–250 words characterizing the content of the paper;
- keywords - 5-7 words and / or phrases reflecting the content of the paper, separated by commas; at the end of the list, no full point is set;
- text of the paper;
- supplementary materials (if available);
- list of references (bibliographic list);
- copyright information.
ENGLISH PART (according to the order of arrangement and design corresponds to the Russian-language part of the paper):
- Authors;
- place of work of each author (Affiliation). It is necessary to verify the correct (according to the charter of the organization) spelling of its name in English. Translation of the name is possible only in the absence of an English name in the charter. If the authors belong to different organizations, their names should be mentioned after list of authors related to.
- Title;
- annotation (Abstract);
- keywords;
- list of references (References).
- copyright information.
Authorship and place in the list of authors is determined by agreement of the latter. An alphabetical order is recommended. If there are several authors, you should mention an author to contact.
The title of the paper should be informative, clearly reviewing its content in a few words. A well-formulated title is a guarantee that the work will attract reader interest. It should be remembered that many more people would read the title of the work than its main part.
The abstract is a brief description of the contents of the text. It should explain relevance, statement of the problem, ways to solve it, results and conclusions. The content of the annotation is recommended to present in a structured form (Introduction, Methodology and sources, Results and discussion, Conclusion)
The abstract should not include references and footnotes, as well as specify sources used in the work, and retell the contents of individual paragraphs and specify numbers and formulas.
When writing annotations, it is necessary to use a special presentation style: please, avoid long and complex sentences, state thoughts as briefly and clearly as possible. Use the present tense and a third party only.
In the Russian-language publication, Abstract is the main and, as a rule, the only source of information about the content and the research results for foreign readers. Foreign specialists evaluate the publication and determine their interest in the work of a Russian scientist. They can use it in their publication and make a link to it, open a discussion with the author, request the full text, etc. The text should be coherent and informative. It is recommended to use Past Indefinite and Present Perfect Tenses when writing an annotation.
Recommended volume is 200-250 words
Keywords are a set of words that reflect the content of the text and research methods. The recommended number of keywords / phrases is 5-7, the number of words inside the keyword phrase is maximum 3.
The text of the paper should be presented in a certain sequence: Introduction, Methodology and sources, Results and, Conclusion:
Acknowledgments: gratitude to colleagues who assisted in the study or expressed critical comments about your paper. However, before expressing gratitude, it is necessary to obtain the consent of those whom you plan to thank.
Source of financing - Cite all funding for your research, providing the grant number and the funder name. If there are no funding, you should specify: "Initiative work."
Ethical standards: a section is necessary to be mentioned, if experiments were conducted with the participation of animals or people. See for more details:
http://pleiades.online/en/authors/guidlines/ethics-statements/
Conflict of interest - the authors declare no apparent and potential conflicts of interest related to the publication of this paper. For example, "The authors declare no conflict of interest." If a conflict of interest is possible, an explanation is necessary; see http://pleiades.online/ru/authors/guidlines/ethics-statements/
The Information on authors contribution section is possible to be presented. Supplementary materials can be added, if they are available.
A bibliographic list includes:
- header “ LITERATURE LIST ”;
- a bibliographic description of the source with the serial number of the link to it in the text of the paper, starting with the first one, made in accordance with GOST R 7.0.5–2008.
References in Harvard style for foreign databases are given in a separate block, duplicating the list of references in the Russian language part. If there are references to foreign publications, they are duplicated in the list in the Roman alphabet. In References, it is unacceptable to use the Russian GOST 7.0.5-2008.
The bibliographic list is presented with the transliteration of Russian-language sources to the Latin. In this case, transliteration according to the BSI system is used (see http://ru.translit.net/?account=bsi). Online assistant for bibliography formatting (only papers from newspapers or Journals) http://publishing-vak.ru/clearance-bibliography.htm
The paper should be submitted in Harvard citation style.
Information about authors includes the surname, name, patronymic (in full) of the author, academic degree (year of assignment), academic title (year of assignment), work position; the number of scientific publications of the author is mentioned; Research interests: (a few words, phrases); e-mail; contacts.
We encourage authors to supply ORCID IDs during manuscript submission.
Guide to preparing your manuscript
Microsoft Word text editor version at least 2003
Paper format A4.
Page parameters: margins - top - 2.75 cm, right and left 2.25 cm, bottom 2.5 cm, header 1.7 cm, footer 2 cm;
To insert formulas, use the MathType editor, please.
Text of the paper should be typed: volume up to 1 p. L. (20,000–40,000 characters, including word spaces), font “Times New Roman” 12 pt; width alignment; line spacing "1.15 Multiplier"; automatic hyphenation;
The text in the tables at a single interval, the font "Times New Roman"; body text 10 pt, indices 8 pt, sub-index 6 pt. The numbering heading contains the word “Table” and its number in Arabic numerals. The number and title of the table are specified in Russian and English.
Electronic drawings and captions are created using Word tools or other programs (CorelDRAW, Visio, Adobe Illustrator, Excel (with the provision of the original image in electronic form)) in black and white. The quality of drawings and photographs (in .jpeg, .tiff formats) should be at least 300 dpi. Each figure and table in the text of the paper should have a link. Each figure and table should be numbered (eg: Fig. 1, Table 3). A description of the content of the figure, as well as the designations introduced on it, should be given in the main text of the paper. The signature under the figure contains its number and name in Russian and English. The letter designations of the fragments of the figure are placed under the fragment before the numbering header; in the text, the link to the fragment is placed after the numbering header separated by a comma (for example, Fig. 1, a).
Each figure and table, if the paper contains more than 1 object, should be numbered (e.g.: Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Table 1, Table 2).
Manuscript submission
- manuscript printout (1 copy) - a hard copy of the paper file signed by all authors;
- an electronic copy of the paper is sent by e-mail (discourse@etu.ru) or on electronic media, prepared complying with the Guide. Papers in Russian and English are accepted for publication;
- a separate file for each drawing in the format complying with the Design Rules. Placing a picture in an electronic copy of a paper does not exempt from its submission as a separate file;
- information about the authors (in Russian and in English) (1 copy);
- recommendation of the department (unit) for publication (the proposed section should be indicated) (1 copy);
- a cover letter (only for authors who do not work at the ETU) (1 copy).
A manuscript cannot be published if it does not comply with the thematic areas of the Journal, the rules for design, the structure of a scientific paper, and the ethics of publications.
