Formatting guidelines

The articles are submitted in the .docx format. The article file submitted via E-submission System should contain only the text itself without a title, abstract, list of literature, names and data of the authors. All these fields are filled out separately during the article submission via e-system.

Formatting template can be downloaded here. We strongly recommend downloading this template and using the pre-configured styles to format your articles.

Recommended length of the article: 20000—40000 symbols.

The text is typed in accordance with the following rules:

  • orientation of all pages should be set to portrait;
  • all margins should be set to 2 cm;
  • font — Times New Roman, font size — 10;
  • all words within a paragraph are separated by only one space;
  • before the punctuation mark there is no space, after it — one space;
  • dashes and hyphens must be used according;
  • tabulations, page breaks, inscriptions are not allowed.

All abbreviations used by the author, with the exception of the generally accepted ones, should be determined when they are first mentioned in the text.

Formulas are typed using the functions of formula editor (MathType, Microsoft Equation, etc). Numbered and bulleted lists should be executed using the appropriate MS Word tools, not manually. The names of sections must be made in the style of "Heading". Tables are made by tools of Word (not drawings) and are located inside the text of the article. Place the figure as close as possible after the point where it is first referenced in the text.  If you want to preserve high quality figures, they can be additionally presented in separate graphic files in the field "Archive of accompanying materials" in E-submission System. Files with available formats: .jpeg, .tiff, .bmp should be archieved in one folder with formats .zip or .rar.