Manuscripts submitted to the editorial office must be prepared in full compliance with GOST 8.417-81 "GSI. Units of Physical Quantities." The volume of an article should not exceed 12 pages, including the list of references, tables, and figures. An abstract (up to 0.5 pages) with a summary of the article's content should be placed at the end of the article.
A research article must contain the following sections: introduction, research methodology, research results and discussion, conclusions.
The article must be submitted on paper and magnetic media (or sent to the editorial office by email).
When using paper media, the article is submitted in two copies with two sets of figures. The text of the article is printed in a clear 12-point font on a typewriter or printer with double spacing on one side of an A4 sheet (210x297 mm) with a left margin of 3.5 cm. The pages of the manuscript are numbered. Figures are made in black ink on sheets of white paper no larger than A4 format. Photographs must be clear and contrasty. Photocopies are acceptable only for the second copy of the text and illustrations. Figures of high clarity and contrast printed on a laser printer are acceptable. One copy of the article is signed by all authors.
When using magnetic media, the article with the signatures of the authors is submitted on a CD-R/RW. The text of the article is typed in the MS Word for Windows text editor. Figures are submitted in TIFF (preferred), PCX, or BMP formats with a resolution of 300 or 600 dpi for line art and 600 dpi for photographs.
When using email, a printout of the article with the signatures of all authors must subsequently be sent to the editorial office.
All abbreviations, acronyms, and conventional values are to be explained in the text.
The names of foreign companies and organizations are given in the transcription of the original source, indicating the country.
All letter or numerical designations given in figures are explained in the text or in the figure caption.
Latin characters in formulas are typed in italics. When writing a formula by hand, subscript and superscript letters and numerals are marked using the signs or , and Greek and Latin letters are outlined in red and blue pencil, respectively.
When typing the manuscript on a computer, superscript and subscript indices are to be raised or lowered accordingly (not typed in line).
Columns in tables must have brief headings. Column headings begin with a capital letter. Quantities mentioned in headings are accompanied by the corresponding units of measurement (in abbreviated form).
The list of references should be formatted in accordance with GOST 7.1-7.6. It is necessary to indicate the author's surname and initials, the exact title of the book or collection, the publisher, year and place of publication, total number of pages, and for journal articles – the surnames and initials of the authors, the title of the article and the source, the year of publication, the journal number, and the page numbers. References to foreign literature are given in Latin transcription without abbreviations.
At the beginning of the list of references, a reference should be made to one of the articles previously published in the journal, confirming the thematic relevance of the proposed article to the journal's subject matter and scientific section.
The manuscript must be accompanied by a cover letter requesting publication and an expert commission report confirming that the article does not contain materials included in the list of information classified as a State Secret by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1203 of November 30, 1995, and may be published in the open press.
The editorial office must be provided with the author's surname, first name, and patronymic (in full), postal address (zip code is mandatory), academic degree, position and place of work, telephone number (office and home), and e-mail.
All manuscripts of articles undergo peer review according to the scheme adopted by the publishing house. Reviews are stored in the editorial office for 3 years.
Dear authors! By submitting a manuscript to the editorial office, you transfer to the publisher the right to its publication in the journal. Submission to the editorial office of works published or intended for publication in other editions is not permitted.
Materials that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted for publication.