Summary of Technical Requirements
1. The recommended length for original research articles is 30,000–45,000 characters including spaces, and for review articles up to 60,000 characters including spaces; longer original research articles may be considered on a case‑by‑case basis at the discretion of the Editorial Board.
2. The required layout: use A4-size only, 21.0×29.7 cm (portrait size), margins 2.5 cm on all four sides, a 12-point font and 1.5 line spacing.
3.1. The Russian-language version:
a) Initials and surname of the author/-s;
b) Title of the article;
c) Full name of the institution/-s, in which the work was performed, with obligatory indication of the organization status (abbreviations before the name) and departmental affiliation, location of the institution/-s, city, country;
d) Abstract
The Abstract should not exceed 100–250 words. The Abstract must be structured according to the content.
e) Keywords
Keywords: 3–10.
f) The article text with illustrations and tables.
g) References
The bibliography includes all the works in the order of their citation.
Each citation must be noted within the text through use of simple sequential numbers. A number enclosed in square brackets, placed in the text of the manuscript, indicates the specific reference. Citations are numbered in the order in which they appear. Once a source has been cited, the same number is used in all subsequent references in the manuscript. Each citation should be enclosed in its own brackets separated by a comma followed by a space.
The Russian-language sources are listed in Cyrillic, the English language sources in the Roman alphabet.
Correct bibliographic description of the sources used in the reference lists guarantees that the cited publication will be taken into account when assessing the scientific and professional activity of the authors and the organizations in which they work. (For more information about the rules and examples of references, see. Section “MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION for publication”).
h)Author's background letter (information for the Russian Science Citation Index)
Additional information about each author, necessary for processing of the information published in the Journal by the Russian Science Citation Index:
Information about the author/-s in the Russian language:
- Full name.
- Place of work
- Degree, academic rank, position
- Mailing address of the institution, including ZIP-code
- E-mail address
If all the authors work in the same institution, it is not necessary to indicate the place of work of each author, it is sufficient to specify the institute’s name and location only once.
The same information and in the same order should be written in the English language or in English transliteration:
Full name and postal address — in transliteration;
Place of employment, position, degree, title – translated into English.
The authors’ names are recommended to be transliterated the same way as they were in previous publications or in the BGN system (Board on Geographic Names), see. http://www.translit.ru. As for the names of organizations, the formally approved English version of such name should be used.
In the background letter each author indicates only one main place of work.
i) Contact information of the author responsible for correspondence with the Editorial Board: full name, email address, cell phone number.
3.2. The English language version
a) Initials and surname/-s of the author/-s – transliterated;
b) Title of the article — translated into English;
c) Full name of the institution/-s, in which the work was performed with the obligatory indication of the organization status (abbreviations before the name) and departmental affiliation, location of the institution/-s, city, country — translated into English or transliterated;
d)Abstract (Summary) — translated into English;
- Abstract should be written in good English (not word-by-word translation of the Russian version); and
- Should include special terminology in English.
e) Keywords - translated into English;
f) References (this should be the title of the bibliography list in the English version)
References typed in the Roman alphabet (for the international databases) should include all the sources of literature, regardless of whether there are Russian or foreign sources among them. If the list of references in the Russian language includes foreign publications, they should be fully repeated in the list written in the Roman alphabet.
The authors’ names and the Russian names of sources should be transliterated. The titles of articles, monographs, collections of articles, conference proceedings should be translated. After the publisher information, which should be in digital format, there should be identification of the source language, eg (in Russ.). The titles of the sources should be italicized.
The list of references in the Latin alphabet may be compiled with the use of the free access transliteration systems (http://www.translit.ru) and Google translator. Manual transliteration is not allowed in order to avoid mistakes.
References to the articles, which have DOI numbers, should include these numbers.
An example of a correct reference list entry is shown below:
Apple D.J., Solomon K.D., Tetz M.R.; et al. Posterior capsule opacification. SurvOphthalmol. 1992. Vol. 37 (2). pp. 73–116. DOI: 10.1016/0039-6257(92)90073-3.
References to articles, which were published in Russian, should include the article title translated into English, and translation of the book title. At the end of such reference entry there should be: (In Russ.).
An example of a correct reference list entry is shown below:
Balashevich L.I., TahtaevJu.V., Radchenko AT. Posterior capsulorhexis in phacoemulsification with posterior lens capsule transparent. Ophthalmosurgery [Oftal'mohirurgija]. 2008, no. 1, pp. 36–41, (In Russ.).
The English-language reference list entries should not include the following symbols: «-», «-», «/», «//». Everything should be separated with commas.
g) Author's background letter (information for the Russian Science Citation Index)
Full name – transliterated;
Place of work – translated into English or transliterated;
Degree, academic rank, position — translated into English;
Mailing address of the institution, including the ZIP-code — transliterated;
E-mail address
If all the authors work in the same affiliate institution, it is not necessary to indicate the place of work of each author, it is sufficient to specify the institute’s name and location only once.
Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name.
The authors’ names are recommended to be transliterated the same way as they were in previous publications or in the BGN system (Board on Geographic Names), see. http://www.translit.ru. As for the names of organizations, the formally approved English version of such name should be used.
4. Requirements for illustrations
Illustrations are inserted into the text of the article and are additionally submitted in electronic form as separate files. Drawings or photos: file format — TIFF (extension tiff, tif), JPG (jpg, jpeg), BMP, PNG, high resolution files.
The recommended size of the source files in pixels:
- A single column width measures at 88 mm (most pictures), which means that absolute width of single column figures should be no less than 1000 pix, or max. 700 KB, JPG format.
- A double column width measures at 180 mm. (complex diagrams with lots of text and symbols), which means that absolute width of double column figures should be no less than 2000 pix or max. 900 KB, JPG format.
5. Tables
Tables may be included in the text, it is not necessary to place them on separate pages.
It is important to avoid the formatting of text in table cells by pressing the key “Enter” to move to a new line.