- The article must conform to the profile of the Journal. The content of the article must be clear, concise, without any repetitions.
- An electronic version of the article is submitted to the Editorial office.
- The text of the article must be typed in text editor not prior to MS Word 6.0/7.0.
- Page Setup: “Mirror margins” head edge – 2.5 cm, bottom edge – 2.0 cm, inside – 2.0 cm, outside – 3.0 cm, from the edge to the running headline – 1.27 cm, from the edge to the running foot – 1.27 cm.
- Graphic matters, photos are submitted in colour, as an exception – in black and white, in .opj or .cdr formats, .jpg or .tif formats are also acceptable. At author’s wish the text and tables can also be coloured.
- The article is submitted in English on the pages of A4 format size, the number of pages should not exceed 12. The number of pages can be increased as agreed with the editorial office.
To accelerate publication of the article, please, conform to the following rules:
- the authors’ initials and surnames are indicated on center of the first page at a distance of 1 cm from the running headline in Times New Roman font of size 12 pt, with line spacing 1.2;
- the organization name, address (street, city, zip code, country) are typed on a new line at a distance of 1 cm below the authors’ initials and surnames in Times New Roman font of size 11 pt, with line spacing 1.2, center justification;
- the title of the article is placed at a distance of 1 cm below the organization name in capital letters in semi-bold New Roman font of size 12 pt, with line spacing 1.2, center justification. The title of the article should be exact and at the same time as short as possible;
- an abstract is placed at a distance of 1 cm below the article title in Times New Roman font of size 10 pt, italic, with line spacing 1.2, full justification in Russian and English;
- keywords are placed below the abstract in Times New Roman font of 10 size, with line spacing 1.2, full justification. The title “Key words” – is typed in Times New Roman font of size 10 pt, semi-bold;
- the main text of the article is placed 1 cm below the abstract with 1 cm indented paragraph, Times New Roman font of size 11, with line spacing of 1.2, full justification;
- ormulas are written in formula editor in fonts: Symbol, Times New Roman. Font size: “normal” – 12 pt, “large index” – 7 pt, “small index” – 5 pt, “large character” – 18 pt, “small character” – 12 pt). The formula is placed in the text, with center justification and should not occupy more than 5/6 of the line width, the formulas numbering is placed in parentheses on the right;
- dimensions of all variables used in the article are presented in the Si-system, and the symbols used should be explained;
- figures are placed in the text. Figures and photos must be clear and contrasting, axes of diagrams must be parallel to the edges of the sheet, thus eliminating the possibility of shifting angles during dimensional scaling;
- tables are placed in the text. The table width should be at least 1 cm less than the line width. Above the table its number is indicated, with right justification. Numbering of tables throughout the text of the article is continuous. The table name is placed under its number, center justification;
- list of literature is indicated at the end. References are indicated in the text in square brackets. The sequence of the sources in the list of literature must correspond to the order cited in the text. Hereinafter the examples of different types of references are provided.
- Article: author (last name first, then initials), title of the article, title of the journal, issue number, year, page number (the first and last pages of the article).
- Book: author (last name first, then initials), book title, volume or edition number, the city of publication, publisher, year, number of pages.
- Patent: Bengen M.E., German Patent Appl. OZ 123, 438, 1940; German Patent 869,070, 1953, Tech. Oil Mission Reel, 143,135, 1946.
- If the source has more than one author, indicate all the names and initials. Do not use the abbreviated term “and others”.