Requirements for publication design and submission procedure

General Requirements for Manuscript Submission

The journal accepts original scientific articles containing the results of completed research within the thematic scope of the journal that have not previously been published or submitted to other publications.

Articles in Ukrainian and English are accepted for publication.

By submitting a manuscript, authors:

•        guarantee the originality of the material;

•        confirm that the manuscript has not been simultaneously submitted to other publications;

•        adhere to the principles of academic integrity;

•        ensure the correct citation of sources.

If AI technologies were used, authors are required to disclose this in the article text in accordance with the journal's AI Policy.

 

Submission Procedure

Manuscripts are submitted electronically to the official editorial email address.

The submission package must include the following files:

•        Anonymised manuscript file in Word format, with no author identification in the text or file properties (to ensure double-blind peer review).

•        Author information file, including: full name; academic degree; position; institutional affiliation; ORCID; contact email address.

•        Information on research funding (if applicable).

•        A declaration of no conflict of interest.

•        A confirmation that the article has not been submitted to other publications.

File names should include the surname of the first author and an abbreviated article title.

 

Manuscript Structure Requirements

The article must include the following mandatory elements:

•        article title in Ukrainian and English;

•        author information in Ukrainian and English;

•        abstract in Ukrainian and English (150–250 words);

•        keywords (5–8 terms);

•        problem statement;

•        review of recent research and publications;

•        research objective;

•        main body of the article;

•        conclusions;

•        list of references.

The reference list must be formatted in accordance with the chosen bibliographic standard, with DOIs included where available.

Article metadata are generated on the basis of information provided by the author (title, abstract, keywords, affiliation, ORCID).

The editorial board adds administrative metadata during issue preparation (dates of receipt, acceptance, and publication; DOI).

 

Technical Formatting Requirements

Article formatting must comply with the editorial requirements published on the journal website in the section "Manuscript Formatting Guidelines".

Articles that do not meet the technical or content requirements may be returned to authors for revision without being sent for peer review.

 

Peer Review

All submitted manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review.

Manuscripts that do not comply with the formatting requirements may be returned to authors without being sent for review.

Based on the outcome of the review, one of the following decisions is made:

•        accept for publication;

•        accept after revision;

•        send for re-review;

•        reject.

 

Submission Deadlines

Articles are accepted in accordance with the issue preparation schedule:

•        by 30 April — for the first issue;

•        by 31 October — for the second issue.

Publication of articles takes place upon completion of the editorial and production preparation of the respective issue.

 

Editorial Responsibility

The editorial board reserves the right to reject a manuscript if violations of academic integrity, inaccurate data, non-compliance with the thematic scope of the journal, or failure to meet editorial requirements are identified.

Manuscript processing is carried out in accordance with the editorial policy, peer review policy, and publication ethics policy of the journal.