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Author Guidelines

1. General Provisions

1.1. These Author Guidelines of the Russian peer-reviewed journal Public Health and Life Environment (hereinafter referred to as PH&LE) are based on the CSE’s White Paper on Promotion Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications, 2012 Update and Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals developed by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).

1.2. The editorial board of PH&LE accepts for publication original research, theoretical, methodological, and (systematic) review manuscripts on a wide range of topics in the fields of:

– hygiene (medical and biological sciences);

– epidemiology (medical and biological sciences);

– occupational health/medicine (medical and biological sciences);

– public health, health care management and sociology (medical sciences);

– social structure, social institutes and processes (sociological sciences).

1.3. The journal accepts manuscripts from graduate students, applicants, doctoral students, specialists and experts in the above fields.

1.4. Manuscripts are published free of charge.

1.5. The journal pays no honoraria and provides only e-prints to the authors of published articles.

1.6. Manuscripts drawn up in violation of these Guidelines are not processed by the Editorial Board.

2. General Requirements for Manuscripts

Submission of an article to PH&LE implies that:

– the manuscript submitted has not been previously published elsewhere;

– submission of previously published (in whole or in part) articles and manuscripts already considered for publication elsewhere is not allowed;

– all authors have approved the content and agree to publish the current version of the article.

2.1. Before submitting the manuscript to the journal, its authors should ensure that:

– the manuscript corresponds to the subject of the journal;

– the file contains all the necessary information in Russian and English, references, captions for figures and tables; all citations are formatted correctly; and

– issues related to publication ethics and authorship are properly addressed.

The editorial board of PH&LE recommends that authors use the checklists and charts developed by international healthcare organizations (EQUATOR, Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research) when preparing original research articles.

Articles on randomized clinical trials shall comply with CONSORT 2010 checklist of information to include when reporting a randomizes trial.

Non-experimental (observational) studies shall be reported as described in The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

Systematic reviews shall be prepared in compliance with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses).

We recommend describing clinical cases in accordance with The CARE Guidelines: Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development.

Presentation of qualitative research results shall comply with SRQR (Standards for reporting qualitative research).

Prognostic study results shall be reported according to STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies.

PH&LE encourages registration of clinical trials at https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/.

3. Manuscript Formatting Guidelines

3.1. Title page

The title page of the manuscript shall contain the following (in both Russian and English):

3.1.1. Article type

3.1.2 Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) number

3.1.2 Title of the manuscript

The title shall correspond to the content of the manuscript, be informative, clear and concise, and contain the main keywords that characterize the topic (subject) of the research enabling a quick identification of the article, along with its abstract (summary), in an electronic search. The number of words in the title shall be less or equal to 20. The English-language title shall be exact and correct.

3.1.4. Family, first, and patronymic names of the author(s)

Full names of all authors shall be specified.

The family name and initials of the first and patronymic names of all authors shall be written in Russian (e.g., Иванов П.С., Петров С.И., etc.). In contrast, the first and family names are specified in English (e.g., Ivan I. Ivanov). Names and surnames in English must be indicated in accordance with their spelling in ORCID accounts in order to avoid misunderstanding; in this regard, authors are advised to indicate the Russian and English spellings of their names in the accounts at orcid.org. Please mind the possibility to add a number of variants of the spelling (e.g., Ivan Ivanov, Ivan I. Ivanov, Ivanov II) in different languages in the “Also known as” box but the entry in the “Name” box is considered a priority.

3.1.5. Author information

Author information shall include the name, academic degree (e.g., Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Dr. Sci. (Med.)), other titles/regalia, position, and e-mail address.

3.1.6 Corresponding author information

Information about the corresponding author responsible for communication with the editors during the submission, peer review, and publication of the manuscript, shall include the full name, e-mail address and the telephone number.

3.1.7 Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

The Open Researcher and Contributor ID (https://orcid.org/) of each author shall be indicated after the e-mail address through a semicolon.

3.1.8. Author affiliation

Affiliation of each author (full official name of the institution, its postal address with a zip code, city, country) at the time of manuscript submission shall be indicated, including all affiliations related to the study in Russian and English.

If the manuscript has been written by authors from different institutions, it is necessary to mark affiliation of each author using a superscript.

The official English name of the institution is required for the information in English.

3.1.9. Summary

Original research articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses (except for review and methodological papers) require a structured summary both in Russian and in English.

Because abstracts/summaries are the only substantive portion of the article indexed in many Russian and foreign electronic databases, and the only portion many readers read, authors need to ensure that they accurately reflect the content of the article.

The structured summary shall repeat the logic of the research and is usually sub-headed by the IMRaD structure: Introduction, including objective(s), Methods, Results, and Discussion.

The length of the summary shall be up to 200–250 words. It shall not contain abbreviations, references to literary sources, and illustrations.

3.1.10. Keywords

Five to seven keywords in both languages contributing to the indexing of the article in search engines shall be specified after the summary. Use the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus of the US National Library of Medicine to select keywords in English.

3.1.11. Author contribution

Authorship implies responsibility and accountability for the published work.

PH&LE accepts the following four authorship criteria recommended by the ICMJE:

• Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
• Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
• Final approval of the version to be published; AND
• Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged.

It is not the role of journal editors to determine who qualifies or does not qualify for authorship or to arbitrate authorship conflicts.

Example of the author contribution statement (original research articles):

Author contributions:  study conception and design: Ivanov I.I., Petrov P.P.; data collection: Sidorov S.S.; analysis and interpretation of results: Petrov P.P., Sidorov S.S.; literature review: Ivanov I.I.; draft manuscript preparation: Petrov P.P. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Any addition, removal or rearrangement in the list of authors should be made only before the manuscript is accepted for publication. Otherwise, an application shall be sent to the editor indicating the reason for the change in the list of authors along with the written consent from all authors (e-mail, letter) stating that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement of authors, including that from the added or removed author.

When considering an application to change the list of authors, publication of the manuscript will be suspended.

3.1.12. Information on compliance with ethical standards

For an original research, it is necessary to indicate whether its protocol was in accordance with ethical principles and by the decision of which ethics committee the study was approved (please specify the document number, the date of its signing and the official name of the committee).

Patients have a right to privacy that should not be violated without informed consent. To publish results of an original research, the authors shall provide the journal with a written statement that attests that they have received and archived written patient consent as follows:

Respect for patient rights and principles of bioethics:

The study protocol was approved by the Biomedical Ethics Committee <…>.

All patients have signed the informed consent to participate in the study.

If the study included pediatric patients:

The study protocol was approved by the Biomedical Ethics Committee <…>.

Parents (guardians) of the patients signed an informed consent for their children to participate in the study.

If the article presents a case report:

Respect for patient rights: The patient(s) signed the informed consent to publish personal data.

If the patient is under 18 years of age:

Respect for patient rights: Parents (guardians) of the patient(s) signed the informed consent to publish his (their) data.

When using laboratory animals, it is necessary to indicate whether the study protocol complied with the standards for conducting biomedical experimental studies:

Compliance with the rules of bioethics

The study protocol was approved by the Biomedical Ethics Committee < name of the first author's institution>.

The study was carried out in accordance with ethical standards for the treatment of animals adopted by the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes.

3.1.13 Research funding

It is necessary to indicate whether the work received financial support and, in case of funding, its source (grant, company support, etc.).

Example:

Funding: The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Or:

Funding: This research was supported by Philips.

Funding: This research was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant No. 14‑50‑00-069).

3.1.14 Acknowledgements

In this section, it is customary to express gratitude to colleagues who assisted in the implementation of the study or expressed critical comments about the manuscript. Before expressing gratitude, however, please get the consent of those you plan to thank.

3.1.15 Conflict of interest disclosure statement

Statement on the conflict of interest shall be made in all manuscripts for each author.

If no conflict exists, at the end of the paper authors should state: Conflict of interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

3.1.16. Word count

A word count for the paper’s text, excluding its abstract, acknowledgments, tables, figure legends, and references, allows editors and reviewers to assess whether the information contained in the paper warrants the paper’s length, and whether the submitted manuscript fits within the journals’ formats and word limits; namely:

– the length of the original article shall not exceed 7–10 pages (30,000–35,000 characters including spaces);

– a literature review shall be up to 15 pages long (up to 45,000 characters including spaces).

To view your document statistics in Microsoft Word, select “File”, then select the “Info” tab and view your document properties on the right.

3.1.17. Title page example

See the example of title page formatting here.

3.2. Article text

3.2.1. Structure of the article

The journal adopted the structuring of articles describing the results of the original study in the IMRAD format, as a reflection of the research process:

The original article shall include the following sections:

• Introduction, including objectives;
• Materials and methods;
• Results;
• Discussion;
• Conclusion(s);

3.2.1.1. Introduction

This section shall include a brief overview of the state of the art of the issue, background and objective of the study. It shall contain the rationale and relevance of the study. The information shall be presented from general to specific. The introduction is usually divided into four parts:

1. Description of the problem the research is related to;
2. Literature review on the topic;
3. Description of data gaps and what has not been done so far; and
4. Research goals and objectives or a hypothesis checked within experimental or observational study.

Authors may refer only publications related to the issue, not to data or conclusions of the work described.

3.2.1.2. Materials and methods

The guiding principle for writing this section should be clarity about exactly how the study was conducted and why.

This section shall give a detailed description of all aspects of the study design and methods used to obtain the results. As a rule, a general scheme of experiments/research is given first followed by a detailed presentation so that any competent specialist could reproduce the study using the text of the article.

Time and place of the research shall be specified in original articles. If necessary, indicate which ethics committee has approved the research (please cite its conclusion and specify the document number, the date of its signing and the official name of the ethics committee), the fact of subjects signing the informed consent or the fact of compliance with the rules of bioethics (rights of laboratory animals). In articles on pediatric health, authors are requested to indicate both the grade (class/year of study) and age (mean; range) of subjects due to differences in education systems between countries.

3.2.1.3. Results

Results shall be clear and concise, presented in a logical sequence and should reflect the collected data without references to literary sources. The results shall be presented clearly and precisely, in the form of short descriptions supplemented by graphs, tables, and figures. There are three ways of presenting the results:

• text (verbal presentation);
• tables (semi-verbal presentation); and
• figures including diagrams, graphs, images (visual presentation).

All these means (text, tables and figures) shall complement but not repeat each other. Each figure and/or table shall be mentioned and described in the text.

The textual description of graphs usually consists of three elements. The first element indicates what exactly is represented in the graph and where it can be found in the article. The second describes the most important features of this graph and the third includes comments.

3.2.1.4. Discussion

This section contains interpretation of research results, assumptions about the findings, their comparison with other authors’ findings, and clarification of possible mechanisms of their occurrence. In the Discussion section, you move from specific information described in Methods and Results to a more general interpretation of findings.

In this section, authors are encouraged to: 

• list the main results, regardless of whether they support or refute the hypothesis being tested, comply with or contradict findings of other researchers;
• summarize the results;
• compare results with those of other researchers;
• provide possible explanations for similarities and contradictions with other studies;
• remind about the purpose and hypothesis of the research;
• discuss whether the study results are consistent with the research hypothesis;
• point out limitations of the study;
• suggest practical application of the findings; and
• propose a direction for future research.

Avoid repeating information provided in the introduction and detailed listing of the results.

3.2.1.5. Conclusion(s)

Here, it is necessary to compare the study findings with those expected, avoiding statements and conclusions insufficiently substantiated by facts.

This part should be carefully edited so as not to repeat the wording given in the previous sections. It is acceptable to formulate new hypotheses if they are justified, but they should be clearly identified.

3.2.2. Tables

Tables should be submitted in a suitable format for print publication. Authors are kindly asked to provide tables in the editable format.

All tables must be headed.

Textual information contained in the table, including its title, shall be translated into English.

Tables shall be aligned in the center, numbered consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supplied with a title: “Table 2. Description of vital processes (no dot at the end)”. A single table shall not be numbered.

References to tables are made as follows: “Table 3 shows that ...” or “It was demonstrated that ... (see Table 3)”.

Translation of the title shall be placed after the title in Russian.

Authors should place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading. All nonstandard abbreviations shall be explained in footnotes and symbols shall be used to explain information if needed.

The data presented in the table shall not duplicate the results described in the text and/or figures.

See the example of table formatting here.

3.2.3. Illustrations (Figures)

Digital images of manuscript illustrations should be submitted in a suitable format for print publication. Authors are kindly asked to submit graphs/charts in the editable format in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel).

All figures must be captioned. The caption, legend, and axis titles shall be provided in Russian and English.

Figures should be numbered consecutively (1, 2, etc.) according to the order in which they have been cited in the text. A single figure shall not be numbered.

References to figures are made as follows: “Figure 1 shows that ...” or “It was demonstrated that ... (see Fig. 1)”.

Figures shall be aligned in the center and its title shall include the number and name, e.g. “Figure 2. Description of vital processes”.

Translation of the caption shall be placed after the caption in Russian.

See the example of figure formatting here.

3.2.4. Screenshots and photographs

Photos, screenshots and other undrawn illustrations must be uploaded separately in a special section of the article submission form  – “Supplementary Files” as *.jpeg, *.bmp, *.gif files (*.doc and *.docx - in case annotations added to the image). Image resolution shall be > 300 dpi. Image files must be named according to the figure number in the text. In the description of the file, a caption should be given separately, which should correspond to the name of the photograph placed in the text.

No more than 8 tables/figures in total are recommended; any additional figures and tables may be included in the supplementary data.

See the example of formatting photographs and screenshots here.

3.2.5. Footnotes

Footnotes are numbered in Arabic numerals and placed page by page. Footnotes can contain links to anonymous sources on the Internet, links/references to textbooks, manuals, GOSTs, statistical reports, articles in socio-political newspapers and magazines, abstracts, dissertations (if it is impossible to quote articles published based on the results of a dissertation research), and authors’ comments.

3.2.5. Units of measurement, abbreviations and symbols

The dimension of all quantities mentioned in the article must correspond to the International System of Units (SI). In addition to the generally accepted abbreviations for units of measurement, physical, chemical and mathematical quantities and terms (for example, DNA), it is recommended to use abbreviations of frequently repeated phrases, which should be defined at their first mention.

Only generally accepted abbreviations should be used; the use of non-standard abbreviations can confuse readers. Abbreviations should not be used in the title of the manuscript.

3.3 References

3.3.1. General considerations

Bibliography shall be given at the end of the manuscript.

The journal follows the Vancouver referencing style, which means citing the source in square brackets in the text and then providing it in the bibliography in the order of mention.

The list of references shall include only peer-reviewed sources (articles from scientific journals and monographs) mentioned in the text of the article.

It is not recommended to include abstracts, dissertations, textbooks, manuals, standards, laws and regulations, statistical reports, articles published in socio-political newspapers, on websites and blogs in the list of references. Such information should be placed in footnotes.

When describing a literary source, its DOI (Digital Object Identifier) shall be also provided, if any (most foreign sources and many Russian sources published since the years 2000 and 2015, respectively, have a DOI). To check for DOI, please visit http://search.crossref.org/ or https://www.citethisforme.com.

Articles accepted for publication but not published, should be marked as forthcoming (in press). Authors should obtain written permission to refer to such documents and confirmation of their acceptance for publication. Information from unpublished sources should be clearly marked as unpublished data/documents, and authors shall obtain a written permission to cite such materials.

The author, title, year of publication, volume, number and title of the journal, page numbers, and DOI or URL shall be provided for cited articles.

Titles and abbreviations. It is unacceptable to shorten (abbreviate or otherwise change) the titles of articles and/or journals (especially transliterated titles of Russian journals). At the same time, the titles of foreign (English-language) journals should be given in their official (!) abbreviation. You can use the NLM Catalog (MedLine), CAS Source Index, WorldCat or Web of Science (ISI) catalog to search for the abbreviated title. If the official abbreviation of the title of a journal could not be found, its full title should be indicated.

In the description of each literary source, all authors should be mentioned if their number is less than or equal to six. Otherwise, only the first three authors shall be mentioned followed by et al.

The citation information must be verified on official websites of journals and/or publishing houses.

Bibliography shall be also provided in English. The Russian-language source in this case shall be supplemented by (In Russ.).

For transliteration of the names of authors and titles of the journals, the BGN standard should be used (https://translit.net/ru/bgn/).

The recommended number of cited works should be 20–30 in original research articles and 40–50 in reviews and discussions but it can be increased in case of objective necessity.

Authors should not cite advertisements/advertorial materials or preferentially cite their own or their friends’, peers’, or institution’s publications.

3.3.2. Style and formats

1) Bibliography in Russian shall be drawn up in accordance with GOST R 7.0.5-2008. Dash separators are omitted from descriptions.

2) Bibliography in English shall be in the Vancouver style, AMA version (Journal of American Medical Association style, https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/).

3) It is necessary to provide official translation of Russian-language sources, if any, in order to avoid copyright infringement. In the absence of such, the translation must be put in square brackets (with a dot at the end inside); place of publication (a Russian-language journal without an official translated title) is given in transliteration in italics; if there is a translated title, it is given in italics; an official abbreviated title of foreign journals shall be indicated; (In Russ.) shall be placed between the page numbers and DOI of Russian-language sources.

4) If the publication cited in References is not in English, then the language of the source shall be specified at the end in brackets (e.g. (In Russ.) or (In Ital.)) without a dot after the closing bracket.

Example: Skvortsova VI. [Medical and social significance of the problem of stroke.] Kachestvo Zhizni. Meditsina. 2004;(4):10-12. (In Russ.)

Dickerson LM, Carek PJ, Quattlebaum RG. Prevention of recurrent ischemic stroke. Am Fam Phys. 2007;76(3):382-388.

5) All authors should be mentioned in the bibliographic description of the source, if their total number is from one to six. Otherwise, “et al.” should be written after the family name and initials of the third author followed by a compulsory comma.

Example: Baevskiy RM, Ivanov GG, Chireykin LV, et al.

6) doi: is written before the source DOI.

7) The URL abbreviation shall not be written before the link to the electronic source (e.g. Accessed May 19, 2022. http://science-education.ru/ru/article/view?id = 26662)

8) When citing a preprint, this should be clearly identified.

3.3.3. Example of References

4. Manuscript Submission Guidelines

4.1. Manuscripts shall be submitted online in the Microsoft Word format (*.doc, *.docx, or *.rtf); font – Times New Roman, size 12, figure captions and tables – size 10, font color – black; spacing between paragraphs – 1.2; margins: top, bottom and right margins – 2 cm, left – 2.5 cm; paragraph indentation – 1.25 cm; page numbering – bottom center; typing without hyphenation. All pages shall be numbered.

4.2. The set of documents submitted to the journal shall also include the following (in the author’s native language only):

– an official cover letter addressed to the editor-in-chief of the journal Public Health and Life Environment on the letterhead of the institution signed by the its head;

– Consent to transfer the rights to publish the original article in the peer-reviewed journal Public Health and Life Environment signed by the head of the institution; and

– Consent to personal data processing signed by each author.

4.3. The documents submitted online (scanned copies of signed documents) shall be identical to their hard copies.

4.4. Original paper documents shall be sent to the postal address of the editorial office: PH&LE Editorial Office, Federal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology, 19A Varshavskoe Shosse, Moscow, 117105, Russian Federation.

If the authors have circumstances that prevent the submission of a manuscript through the online form, they should contact the editorial office to discuss alternative options at zniso@fcgie.ru.

4.5. When submitting a manuscript on the topics related to national security of the Russian Federation, an expert opinion about the possibility of its open access publishing shall be attached along with the copy of the order appointing the expert panel signed by the head of the institution.

5. Interaction between the Journal and Authors

5.1. The PH&LE editors communicate with the corresponding author of the manuscript; however, messages concerning the publication process can be sent to all co-authors who agreed to provide their e-mail addresses.

5.2. The executive secretary of the editorial board does a formal screening of the incoming paper for its correspondence to the themes of the journal, compliance with general requirements for article formatting (title page, data completeness and correctness, quality of illustrations, references), plagiarism, and accompanying documents.

In case of nonconformities found at this stage, the author is recommended to amend or supplement the manuscript and resubmit it, or the manuscript is rejected due to its noncompliance with the subject of the journal, lack of originality or poor scientific rigor.

In this case, the editorial board has the right not to send the article for review and not to register it.

The editorial board reserves the right to notify the management of the author’s institution about violation of the ethics.

On average, the percentage of manuscripts rejected at the first stage is 25 %.

5.3. The manuscript sent to the author for revision should be returned in the corrected form as soon as possible.

5.4. The date of receiving the revised (final) version of the manuscript is considered to be the date of receipt.

5.5. The paper that has passed the screening phase is sent for peer review, the deadline of which is clearly indicated, and the corresponding author is informs appropriately.

5.6. In disputable cases, the editor can involve several specialists in the review process, including the Editor-in-chief.

5.7. When approved by the reviewer, the manuscript is returned to the editor to complete the editorial process.

5.8. The editorial board of Public Health and Life Environment reserves the right to edit and proofread manuscripts submitted for publication without additional approvals from the authors. The final version of the manuscript shall be approved by the authors prior to publication.

5.9. If the decision is made to accept the manuscript after revision, the remarks and comments of reviewers are transferred to the author, who is given two months for revision. The manuscript is removed from the list of papers pending publication, if the revised manuscript is not resubmitted within this period.

5.10. If the manuscript is rejected, the authors is promptly informed of the editorial decision.

6. Procedure for Challenging Decisions of the Editor and/or Reviewer

6.1. If the author does not agree with the decision/conclusion or particular comments of a reviewer or the editor, he can challenge the decision. To do this, the author must:

– correct the manuscript according to the reasonable comments of the reviewers and editors; and

– clearly state their position on the issue under consideration.

6.2. The editors facilitate resubmission of manuscripts that could potentially be accepted but were rejected due to the need for significant changes or collection of additional data, and are ready to explain in detail what needs to be corrected in the manuscript for it to be accepted for publication.

7. Editorial Actions Addressing Plagiarism, Data Fabrication or Falsification

7.1. When scientific misconduct, plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification are alleged, the editors act in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and notify the author by e-mail of the decision to refuse publication.

7.2. “Scientific misconduct” includes actions of a scientist which include improper handling of study objects or deliberate manipulation of scientific information so that it ceases to reflect the research, as well as behavior of a scientist that does not meet accepted ethical and scientific standards.

7.3. Honest errors, honest disagreement in the design, conduct, interpretation or evaluation of research methods or results, and misconduct unrelated to the scientific process are not considered to constitute scientific misconduct.

8. Corrections and Retractions

8.1. If a correction that does not change the direction or significance of the results is needed, it can be made by replacing the pdf file of the article and pointing out the error in the new file and on the article page on the journal website.

8.2. Errors serious enough to invalidate a paper’s results and conclusions, detection of plagiarism, scientific misconduct of an author in the form of data falsification and/or fabrication may require retraction. The latter can be initiated by the editors, author(s), institution, and/or a private person.

8.3. The retracted article is clearly labelled as retracted and the reason for retraction is specified on the article page. Appropriate information is transferred to the databases in which the journal is indexed.

Last updated: June 9, 2022

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.

1. The manuscripts are accepted if has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

2. The materials should be prepared in a format OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or World Perfect.

3. Internet links are provided as a complete URL. 

4. Text should be typed with an interval of 1,2 line spacing, font Times New Roman, 12 pt; to highlight the accents it is recommended to use italics rather than underlining (except Internet links). All images, graphics and tables are placed within the text according to the meaning of the particular part of text  (and not at the end of the document).

5. Text should follow the stylistic and bibliography requirements as stated in  Regulations  located in the Part "About Us." 

6. Please, remove the authors' names from the title of the article and other parts of the document to ensure the  anonymity of reviewing.

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