Requirements

Articles submitted to the editorial office must comply with the requirements for professional publications included in the list of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

General Requirements

The total volume of articles: from 3000 to 7000 words (from the introduction to the conclusions, excluding tables/figures/mathematical formulas).

Language of articles: Ukrainian, English.

The maximum number of authors: up to 5 persons.

You can use our MS Word template if you want to speed up the review process.

Sections of the article:

  1. Title of the article - in Ukrainian and English. There are no restrictions on the length of the title, but we recommend not exceeding 15 words.

1.1 Thematic section of the article - each article must indicate a thematic section. The list of sections can be found here.

  1. Information about the author(s) (in Ukrainian and English):

surname, first name, patronymic, academic degree, academic title, position (full name of the department or other structural unit), place of work (full official name of the organization), address of the organization with a postal code and country indication, email address, and ORCID in the format - https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000.

  1. Abstract: The abstract must be informative, original, and reflect the main content of the article and the research results. It is important that the abstract is concise but no less than 1800 characters without spaces, including keywords.

The recommended structure of the abstract: Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

  1. Keywords - the number of keywords (3-10).

Keywords should not duplicate the title of the article.

  1. Introduction - The introduction should relate to specific problems or issues defining the research. The structure of the introduction may vary.

  2. Literature Review - This section discusses the results and conclusions of previously published studies to explain the scientific interest in the current research.

In the literature review, the author should briefly analyze at least 10 publications on the topic over the last 5 years and highlight unresolved issues in previous studies that will be addressed in this article. The total number of sources in the article should be at least 15.

  1. Identification of previously unresolved parts of the overall problem. Indicate those aspects of the general problem that remain unresolved or require additional research, emphasizing your potential contribution.

  2. Formulation of the article's goals (task setting) - This section should justify the chosen research direction, emphasize the importance of the new contribution, and establish the context for further considerations and conclusions.

The formulation of goals should be clear and specific. Determine what exactly needs to be achieved as a result of the research. Goals should reflect the relevance of the study and indicate why this topic is important for the scientific or practical field. The formulated goals should have logical consistency and reflect the structure of the article. The formulated goals should be objective and scientifically substantiated.

9. Research Results - Presentation of the main research material with a full justification of the obtained scientific results.

This section should adhere to the following recommendations:

High level of scientific substantiation and the use of authoritative sources to support the research. In-depth analysis of the essence of the problem or question under study using scientific theories and approaches. Detailed consideration of working hypotheses and their justification based on the obtained results. Application of an analytical approach to presenting and explaining the results. Justification of the research with scientific facts, evidence, and examples. Explanation of the used methodology, its pros and cons, tools used for data collection. 10. Conclusions - This section must compare the goals of your research with the obtained results and conclude how well all the tasks set at the beginning of the research have been achieved and what else needs to be studied in the direction of the topic of this research.

Conclusions should not include citations of literature sources. The conclusions should be no more than 500 words.

  1. References (DSTU 8302:2015) - The list of references is provided in the order they are mentioned in the text of the article, in accordance with the National Standard of Ukraine DSTU 8302:2015. Bibliographic reference. General provisions and rules of compilation.

The total number of sources in the article should be at least 15.

Complete information on how to cite according to DSTU can be found here.

Technical Requirements:

The article is submitted in the publication template. The text should be placed on A4 sheets (297 x 210 mm).

Margins should be as follows: left - 30 mm, right - 15 mm, top and bottom - 20 mm.

The entire text of the article, including bibliography and abstracts, must be typed in Times New Roman font, 14 points, with one-and-a-half spacing.

If the article contains tables and/or illustrations, they must be formatted to fit within the page width, with titles in Times New Roman font, 14 points.

You can use our MS Word template if you want to speed up the review process.