Submissions

Author Guidelines

Table of Contents

• Manuscript Submission
• File Preparation Requirements
• Manuscript Format
• Main Document Formatting Rules
• Obligatory Structure Elements
• Manuscript Content
• Bibliography
• Graphic Materials
• AI Tools Usage

Manuscript Submission

AAll manuscripts with accompanying documents submitted for publication in the journal must be subject to a preliminary review procedure. The file with the manuscript should be submitted to the editorial office or sent by e-mail. The author sends a separate file together with the manuscript application and questionnaire in the prescribed form. Postgraduate students attach a review with a recommendation to the press, signed by their supervisor or consultant.

File Preparation Requirements

The author submits the manuscript in digital and printed versions. In order to be processed by our production team, all files should be editable, prepared in an appropriate Word processing package and saved as .doc, .docx, .rtf. The file must be named with the author's surname, at that authors should use Latin characters (e.g. Butko.doc; Butko.rtf). Both printed and digital versions must be identical. The manuscript must be thoroughly edited, proofread, and signed by the author. All mistakes in the submitted materials are the author's responsibility.

Manuscript Format

Up to three co-authors are allowed in the manuscript. The manuscript must contain minimum 20 000 characters with spaces (0.5 of author's sheet according to MESU requirements, including notes) and maximum 40 000 characters (one author's sheet). The text must have 1.5 vertical spacing, Times New Roman style, 14pt, all fields are 2.0 cm. Drawings, tables and other illustrative materials are not taken into account, but for preliminary consideration by the editors are submitted in one document with the text and placed after it. The size of the book review is from 6 000 to 10 000 characters with spaces, including notes. A file with the image of the cover of the peer-reviewed printed work is attached to the review.

Main Document Formatting Rules

• Text justification;
• Hyphen cannot be used instead of dash and vice versa;
• Quotation marks “…” should be used in the text, and quotations inside the quotation should be highlighted with quotation marks “…”; English quotation marks “…” are used in the annotation in English;
• Pages should have no numbers;
• Usage of Tab or space mark is not accepted for making paragraphs; paragraph indention is 1 cm;
• Text highlighting is accepted with semi-bold or italic type; underlining is not accepted;
• Bibliographic references should be given in square brackets; at that the first number is a source number in list of references while the second number is a page number. A source number and page number are divided with a two-spot. To point to a range of pages authors should use a dash with no intervals on both sides (f. ex. 5-7). Page numbers which correspond to one source are divided with a semi-colon. Example: [4:25], [4:25–27], [4:25; 7:32–33; 12:16, 25], [4; 7; 12].

Obligatory Structure Elements

• UDC. Type it on the left in ordinary font;
• ID ORCID. Type it on the left in regular font;
• Author's (authors') name and surname. Type it on the left in regular font;
• Name of institution where the author works. Type it on the left in regular font;
• Title of the manuscript. Type it on the left in regular font, without using Caps Lock. Capitalize the beginning of the first word only;
• Abstract and keywords. Abstract in the Ukrainian and English language may contain at least 1800 characters with spaces. After each abstract provide 5–6 keywords in the appropriate language. Type the text of the abstract in regular font, single row. Provide the author's surname and initials, as well as the title of the manuscript before each abstract in the Ukrainian and English languages accordingly.

Manuscript Content

Certain structure elements typed in bold font must be given in the manuscript in accordance with the Higher Attestation Board of Ukraine No 7-05/1 dated 15.01.2003. They are:

• Problem statement in general and its connection to important scientific/practical tasks;
• Analysis of recent research and publications where this problem has been first addressed;
• Objectives of the manuscript (task setting);
• Research core material with complete grounds for the results of research;
• Conclusions and further research prospects in this area.

Bibliography

The title "Literature" is written in the usual font. The sources used must be listed in alphabetical order...
For Ukrainian-language sources you can use the online transliterator (passport), for Russian-language – (standard "passport").
To compile a list of references, it is recommended to use reference books compiled by V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

Graphic Materials

The manuscript can include illustrative materials: photos, reproductions of works of art, drawings, tables, etc. All non-text objects must be built using Microsoft Word (Microsoft Excel Chart, Microsoft Equation), photo illustrations in black and white or color are accepted in JPG, TIF, CDR. Illustrative materials should be referenced in the text of the manuscript (for example, (Fig. 1), according to Fig. 10, see Table 3, etc.). All illustrations, tables and graphs must be numbered, named and provided in separate files. Up to 20 figures are allowed. If there is too much illustrative material, it can be grouped into separate analytical blocks with the appropriate name, as well as in the table.

AI Tools Usage

Authors must explicitly disclose the use of any generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) in the preparation of the manuscript. This information should be provided in a separate subsection titled “AI Tools Usage”, placed before the references section. Acceptable uses include grammar correction, language polishing, or assistance with phrasing. Use of AI for data analysis, interpretation, or literature synthesis must also be disclosed. Authors bear full responsibility for all content.

The journal adheres to the COPE position on Authorship and AI tools and the ICMJE recommendations:

• COPE Position Statement
• ICMJE Recommendations

4. Artificial Intelligence (AI)–Assisted Technology

At submission, the journal should require authors to disclose whether they used artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted technologies (such as Large Language Models [LLMs], chatbots, or image creators) in the production of submitted work. Authors who use such technology should describe, in both the cover letter and the submitted work, how they used it. Chatbots (such as ChatGPT) should not be listed as authors because they cannot be responsible for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work, and these responsibilities are required for authorship (see Section II.A.1; Section V). Therefore, humans are responsible for any submitted material that included the use of AI-assisted technologies. Authors should carefully review and edit the result because AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete, or biased. Authors should not list AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author, nor cite AI as an author. Authors should be able to assert that there is no plagiarism in their paper, including in text and images produced by the AI. Humans must ensure there is appropriate attribution of all quoted material, including full citations [ICMJE Recommendations].

Examples of acceptable AI disclosure statements:

Use of Artificial Intelligence:
During the writing of this manuscript, the authors used ChatGPT (OpenAI, San Francisco, CA) to improve language and grammar. After using this tool, the authors reviewed and edited the content as needed and take full responsibility for the content of the publication.

AI Tools Usage:
During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors utilized the AI-based tool ChatGPT (OpenAI) to assist in language editing and initial phrasing of certain background sections. The content was subsequently reviewed and revised by the authors to ensure accuracy and originality. No data analysis or interpretation was performed using AI tools. The authors take full responsibility for all content.