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Author Guidelines
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Set of Documents for Submission
- Main article text (
.doc or .docx format) - Article title page (separate
.doc or .docx file, see example in Templates and Documents for Manuscript Submission) - Graphic materials (separate files; text elements must be editable)
- Cover letter (
.pdf format, see Template for Cover Letter) - Publishing license agreement (
.pdf format) - Consent forms for personal data processing (a separate
.pdf file for each author)
When submitting an article to the editorial board, it is recommended to follow the journal’s templates (see Templates and Documents for Manuscript Submission).
I. General Requirements for Manuscript Formatting
- Text editor: Microsoft Word
- Font: Times New Roman, size 14 pt
- Line spacing: 1.15 pt
- Margins: 2 cm on all sides
- Orientation: portrait, no page numbering, no hyphenation
- Paragraph indentation: none
- Formulas: MathType editor
II. Manuscript Structure
1. Mandatory Sections
- Article title: up to 12 words for review papers, up to 20 words for empirical papers
- Abstract: structured (introduction, objective, materials and methods, results, conclusions), up to 300 words
- Keywords: 4–6 words, no period at the end. Prefer two-word keywords
- Introduction: should provide a rationale for the relevance of the study, based on previous works and statistical data, and a brief analysis of key trends in the problem’s study with references to authoritative sources. Clearly identify the gap in existing knowledge that the study intends to fill, and formulate its aim and specific research questions
- Materials and Methods: should be structured into subsections including: study objects (with detailed description of the sample or experimental models), study procedure (step-by-step protocol), equipment (manufacturer and model), methods (techniques used), and data analysis (statistical approaches, software, significance criteria)
- Results: divided into thematic subsections. Present the main data and findings without interpretation. Provide grouped and systematized results with maximum visualization (figures, tables, graphs)
- Discussion: interpret the obtained results and compare them with other works. Be sure to state the study’s limitations
- Conclusion: should (1) emphasize the importance of the stated goals and comment on the degree to which they were achieved; (2) present the results at a higher level of abstraction with a concise summary; (3) describe practical applicability of the results; (4) outline directions for future research. Do not duplicate results or cite sources
- References: at least 30 sources (for reviews – 60), of which one-third must be publications from the last 3 years indexed in Scopus or Web of Science. References must follow APA (7th edition) with mandatory DOI for articles where available, formatted as https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxx. Sources should be listed alphabetically: first Russian sources, then English sources
2. In-text Citations
- Citations to scientific works should be in parentheses, indicating author surname and year (Arno et al., 2017). Direct quotations are enclosed in single quotation marks with page number added (Arno, 2017, p. 5). For sources without authors, use a shortened title (E-Portfolios for Education, 2006)
- Footnotes are used for citing non-scientific sources (e.g., interviews, non-peer-reviewed web pages, regulatory documents)
3. Reference List Examples
Grady, J.S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
Jackson, L.M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
Aroud, B.E. (2009). Words. In The new encyclopedia Britannica (vol. 38, pp. 745-758). Penguin.
Aroud, B.E. (2017). Words in articles. In A. Fallone (Ed.), Research projects (pp. 745-758). Penguin.
Duckworth, A.L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R.H., Kelly, D.R., & Matthews, M.D. (2019). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499–23504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910510116
- Source in a foreign language with official English title
Suray, N.M., Tatochenko, A.L., Terekhova, A.A., Mikhalev, A.P., & Korneva, G.V. (2024). Cheese-making regions: From local cheese varieties to regional brands. Cheese-making and oil-making, (1), 10-25. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.21603/2073-4018-2024-1-2
- Source in a foreign language without official translation
Petrov V.V. (2022). Sovremennye obrazovatelnye tekhnologii [Modern educational technologies]. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta [Moscow University Bulletin], 3, 45-60. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.24411/2076-1503-2020-10439
III. Requirements for Materials
- Tables:
- Title – placed above the table, in italics.
Table 1
Questionnaire Results
- Formatting: no vertical lines; “grayscale” style; created using “Insert → Table” in Word (not screenshots)
- Notes: placed below the table
- Adaptations: if adapted from another source, citation is mandatory: “Adapted from [title], [author], [year]” with copyright (e.g., “Copyright 2024, HSE University”)
- Figures and Diagrams:
- Title – placed above the figure, in italics.
Figure 1
Dynamics of indicators
- Background: white
- Legends: included within the figure
- Notes: placed below the figure
- Adaptations: if adapted from another source, citation is required: “Adapted from [title], [author], [year]” with copyright (e.g., “Copyright 2024, HSE University”)
- Attach separate figure files in
.png format (>300 dpi). File names must correspond to figure numbers (e.g., Figure1.png)
- Ethical Requirements:
- The article must not be submitted to multiple journals simultaneously
- Authors guarantee the accuracy of the presented data
- Any use of third-party materials requires source citation and rights holder’s permission (if necessary)
- Online Submission Form:
- Metadata entry in English (article title, abstract, keywords, etc.)
- Useful Tips
- Before submission, ensure that all sections comply with the template and there is no duplication of data in text and tables
- Use reference managers such as Mendeley or Zotero
- Check APA style compliance via apastyle.apa.org
Important! If requirements are not met, the editorial board will return the manuscript for revision.
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The article has not been previously published and has not been submitted for consideration to other journals; if there are exceptions, the relevant explanation is provided in the section “Comments for the Editor.”
The study materials do not violate copyright or the legislation of the Russian Federation, including export control requirements, and do not contain information constituting a state secret.
If the study involved humans or animals, appropriate approval from the ethics committee was obtained, and participants provided informed consent; this information is specified in the text.
Artificial intelligence was not used for automatic text generation of the article.
All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript, and their contributions are described according to the CRediT taxonomy.
Conflicts of interest (or their absence) are indicated; funding sources (if any) are disclosed.
For peer-reviewed sections, requirements for ensuring double-blind review have been met.
A corresponding author is indicated with full contact details: full name, position, institution, postal address, e-mail, and phone number.
The manuscript includes an abstract and a list of keywords formatted according to the journal’s requirements.
The structure of the article complies with the journal’s requirements described in the section “Author Guidelines” on the “About the Journal” page.
Where applicable, complete internet addresses (URLs) are provided for all available online sources.
The manuscript is submitted in Microsoft Word format.
Font size 14 pt with line spacing 1.15 has been used; italics are applied for emphasis (underlining is not used).
All illustrations, graphs, and tables are placed in the text at the point of first mention, not at the end of the document.
The text is formatted in accordance with the stylistic and bibliographic requirements set out in the “Author Guidelines” section on the “About the Journal” page.
Spelling and punctuation have been checked; in-text citations correspond to the reference list, and the reference list is formatted according to the journal’s style.
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