Formatting Guidelines

The journal publishes only original materials that have not been previously published. Software is used to check for plagiarism. Plagiarism in scientific works is a serious violation of ethical norms governing the interaction between authors, reviewers, editors, publishers, and readers, and contradicts the principles of publication ethics.

The editorial board carefully checks all cases of plagiarism and reserves the right not to accept manuscripts for review if violations are found. Each article is evaluated for its level of originality.

The percentage of plagiarism is calculated using special software that checks manuscripts both in a local database and on the Internet. After that, the report is carefully analyzed by the editorial board.

If plagiarism is detected after publication, the editorial board conducts an additional investigation and contacts the author to report the incident. If the ethical violation is confirmed, the article will be retracted.

Scientific articles in Ukrainian or English with a volume of 6-12 pages of text are accepted for consideration:
paper format – A4,
orientation – portrait,
margins on all sides – 20 mm,
line spacing – 1,
font – Times New Roman,
paragraph – 1 cm,
font size – 12 (for the title and text of the article, list of references),
font size – 10 (for other data).
Structure of a scientific article:
line 1 – UDC (aligned to the left margin, font – bold). The UDC code can be found at: http://teacode.com/online/udc/
line 2 – blank
line 3 – author's surname, first name, patronymic (aligned to the left, font – bold).
line 4 – academic degree and academic title, place of work (full name of the structural unit and organization, font – italics, left-aligned)
line 5 – author's ORCID
line 6 – author's email address;
each co-author on a new line;
TITLE OF THE SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE (all letters – capital letters, centered, font – bold; separated by blank lines before and after) 
Abstract in the language of the article (font – italics, no less than 150 words). Manuscripts with the most specific abstracts are accepted for publication. The abstract should contain the main conclusions and results of the work. The abstract can be structured according to the IMRAD principle (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion):
Relevance – the relevance of the research.
Purpose – the purpose and objectives of the research.

Methods – information about when, where, and how the research was conducted; what information and methods were used; who was included in the test group.
Results – main conclusions (specifics), research results.
Prospects – information about how the results obtained correlate with the conclusions of other scientists, the prospects for research, directions for further work, and difficulties.
Next – keywords (font – italics, the phrase “Keywords” – bold italics; phrases are used to search for articles in electronic databases), they should be concise, reflect the content and specificity of the manuscript.
The abstract and keywords are subject to verification in order to prevent technical translation by software, as the manuscripts will be available on the Internet: in bibliographic (scientometric) databases, information portals, and online libraries.
Next, after a blank line, the text of the scientific article should include the following elements:
Relevance, highlighting the importance of the research, existing problems, and directions for their solution in the context of the scientific tasks set; unresolved parts of the problem should be indicated.
Analysis of recent studies and publications, which provides a brief analysis of the results of research by scientists on the topic of the scientific article.
The purpose of the study, which indicates the goal and objectives of the scientific research.
Materials and methods of research, which highlights the main methods and techniques used in the scientific article.

Research results and their discussion, highlighting the main findings of the study, presented in a scientific article.
Conclusions and prospects, presenting specific conclusions based on the research results and prospects for further development.
List of references (at least 8 sources) in the order of mention or in alphabetical order. The list of references is formatted according to international standards. References to literary sources in the text of the scientific article should be given in square brackets [1, p. 56; 7, pp. 45-51].
At the end of the article, information about the authors, the title of the article, an abstract, and keywords in English should be provided.
Tables and graphs should only be in book format, and their number should be appropriate. Tables should be numbered sequentially. Figures should be single graphic objects and grouped; they should have a number and title indicated outside the object (centered). 
Formulas (with standard numbering) should be created in Microsoft Equation.
Automatic word breaks and the use of macros are not allowed in scientific articles.
Paragraphs should be marked only with the “Enter” key; do not use spaces or tabs (the “Tab” key).
The use of condensed or sparse fonts is not allowed.