Author Guidelines
The journal accepts original works in Russian that do not infringe on third-party copyrights. Articles must align with the thematic profile of the journal and comply with the formatting rules provided. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the information presented.
Manuscripts and all supplementary materials must be submitted through the journal's online editorial system.
Initial Registration Process:
- Register yourself as an author on the website.
- If there are multiple authors, all must be registered.
- Navigate to the "Submit Article" section and follow the registration steps (1 to 5):
Steps for Article Submission:
- Choose the journal section and language.
- Upload the manuscript formatted according to the template.
- Enter metadata for the article.
- Upload additional files:
- A signed Author Consent for using personal data.
- A signed Open Access Agreement (at least one author must sign).
- A scan of the Identification Expertise Certificate (expert conclusion) on the possibility of open publication. This must be obtained by the authors from their institution's export control department (e.g., DGTU employees should contact Room 2-612).
- Confirm the manuscript upload in the system.
Alternate Submission (if system issues occur):
In case of temporary technical issues with the online editorial system, materials may be sent via email: CMIT-EJ@yandex.ru
Editorial Review and Publication:
The Editorial Board decides on the publication of submitted materials. Decisions may include:
- Accepting the manuscript for publication.
- Requesting revisions from the author.
- Rejecting the submission.
Published materials reflect the personal scientific views of the authors, which may differ from those of the Editorial Board.
The Editorial Board reserves the right to:
- Edit and condense manuscripts.
- Conduct plagiarism checks using specialized software.
Direct copying or paraphrasing of one’s previous works (self-plagiarism) is not allowed unless it serves as a foundation for new conclusions.
By submitting an article, the author consents to:
- The publication of their work in the journal.
- Its placement in open access on the journal's official website.
- The transfer of the article text (including references, bibliographic data, etc.) to necessary entities to ensure citation and enhance the citation index of the author and the journal.
Formatting of the Scientific Article
The file with the text is named "Surname_First 2-4 Words of the Article Title".
• The recommended article length is up to 40,000 characters with spaces (1 author’s sheet). The length for messages, reviews, and other similar materials is up to 8,000 characters.
• The electronic version must be created in Microsoft Word and saved with the extension .rtf, .docx, or .doc. The page format is A4 (portrait), with 2 cm margins, and text alignment is justified. The font is Times New Roman, size 14, with 1.5 line spacing, and a paragraph indent of 0.5 cm (according to the article formatting template). The text color should be black, and the font and size must be the same.
• Manual hyphenation is not allowed. Double spaces and using spaces for paragraph indents (first line indent) are prohibited.
• Notes and references to non-reviewed sources in the text should be formatted as footnotes.
• Equations should be typed using a combination of the main font and the Symbol font (except for fractions, sums, and square roots) in Microsoft Equation 3.0 (Microsoft Word’s equation editor). Latin characters in formulas and symbols (both in the text and in figures) should be italicized, and Greek characters should be in regular font. Formula numbers should be placed on the left in parentheses. Only those formulas and equations that are referenced in the subsequent text should be numbered.
Requirements for the Structure of the Manuscript
The title of the article, author information, abstract, keywords, and acknowledgements must be provided in Russian with a mandatory English version. Machine translation is not allowed.
The structure of the article should comply with the IMRAD standard. When preparing the manuscript, the following points should be considered:
• The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) index should be placed on the left in regular font. UDC can be found here: http://teacode.com/online/udc/
• The title of the article should be concise (10-12 words), clearly reflecting the content of the article, matching the scientific style of writing, without abbreviations or acronyms, and optimized for search—words in the title, abstract, and keywords should overlap.
• The initials and last names of the authors (no more than 4 authors) should be placed on the left in bold, with references to contact information (the author's workplace/educational institution, full organization name, country, city, organization address).
• ORCID (must be provided. If not available, please register at https://orcid.org/register).
• The email address of one of the authors should be included in the affiliation field.
Abstract
The abstract (a brief summary of the article, 200–300 words) outlines the content of the article, helping readers determine if it matches their interests and whether they should read the full text. It is a tool that enhances the visibility of the article. Most articles worldwide are cited based on the title and abstract without reading the full text. Moreover, when databases index only the titles and abstracts (e.g., Scopus, WOS), the abstract is often the part that is closely examined and analyzed (including by artificial intelligence).
The abstract should answer the following questions:
• What is known about the problem in society? (approximately 30 words)
• What question is the author trying to answer (along with hypotheses and reasons for writing this article)? (approximately 50 words)
• What did the author do to obtain this answer? (approximately 50 words)
• What did the author discover as a result of their actions? (approximately 50 words)
• What conclusion did the author come to? (approximately 30 words)
• Why are the obtained results and conclusions important, and why should the article be read in full? (approximately 50 words)
The abstract includes the following mandatory sections (headings in italics):
Introduction
The introduction text should correlate with the title of the article and logically lead the reader to the goal set by the authors.
The structure of the introduction should be as follows:
• The general formulation of the problem in light of its relevance.
• A description of how well the problem addressed by the authors has been explored or studied in the literature. Provide theoretical justification for the chosen topic and demonstrate gaps in scientific knowledge.
• The objectives and tasks of the study, formulated based on the described gaps in scientific knowledge that the authors aim to address.
Materials and Methods
This section should include a description of the materials used in or during the study, procedures, and participants. It should briefly describe how the study was conducted, the technology (sequence of steps) of the research, and preparation of the materials used. The equipment used (brands, models, country of manufacture, etc.) should be described. If only methods are used as the primary research tool, it should be clearly stated to avoid the impression that the materials have been omitted or are lost in the presentation.
Results
The results of the study, obtained by the author, are provided in an abstract form with the aim of sparking the reader's desire to read the full article.
Discussion and Conclusion
The results obtained during the study are discussed, interpreted within the context of existing worldviews, and the theoretical/practical significance and prospects of the research are outlined.
Keywords
These are terms or fixed phrases that make up the semantic core of the article, serving to describe the research problem. These words guide the reader and are used for searching articles in electronic databases, so they must reflect the areas of research covered by the article. Keywords may be individual words or phrases in the singular and nominative case that reflect the article's theme. The recommended number of keywords is 5–10.
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements and gratitude are expressed to third parties who assisted in the research, review, or preparation of the article.
Main Text of the Article
The main text of the article is written in Russian (an English version may also be included) and follows this sequence:
Introduction (1–1.5 pages): The problem is stated, highlighting its relevance, theoretical and practical significance, including a description of the gap in scientific knowledge that the authors intend to fill through the research described. The degree of scientific development (a review of relevant scientific sources), the value and uniqueness of the research, objectives, tasks, and key hypotheses are also discussed.
The main part of the “Introduction” section is the description of the scientific background of the research topic. Sufficient information on the topic should be provided to enable the reader to conclude the importance of the study. At the end of this description, an analysis should be presented: what has not been done, what remains unexplored, or insufficiently studied, and what can and should still be done. Based on this analysis, the aim of the work should be outlined, arising from the relevance and gap in current scientific knowledge. The goal is described in the last paragraph of the introduction, and then the research tasks are formulated (if necessary).
Materials and Methods: The report on the progress of the research, including information about the research object and the methodology used.
This section should present all the methodological details necessary for another scientist to replicate the described work. The author should accurately describe what was done: which experiments were conducted, how the materials and equipment were used (brands, country of manufacture), the conditions for preparing materials and samples, environmental conditions (if necessary), and the temperature, humidity, and other parameters (if required), the duration of processes, and other experimental conditions. Calculations should be described, including software tools used, etc. The focus should be on providing sufficient detail to allow for the verification of the results and the replication of the research. At the same time, the information should be clear, without duplication or unnecessary expansion of the article's volume.
Results of the Study: A presentation of the authors’ organized conclusions (evidence of the working hypothesis) made during the study, with reference to analytical and/or statistical material (it is advisable to include tables, graphs, illustrations, etc.).
The goal of the “Results of the Study” section is to present the main findings of the research without interpreting their meaning. This part of the article includes all processed and unprocessed data — figures, tables, and graphs, summaries, or data descriptions.
Discussion and Conclusion: A brief, clear, and concise description of the results of the research with the interpretation of the obtained data, conclusions regarding the confirmation of the working hypothesis through the research results, and the achievement of the study's objective. The theoretical/practical significance of the research should be emphasized, and the prospects for future studies in the field should be outlined. It is recommended to use new phrases that were not used earlier in the article.
It is essential to: emphasize the importance of the described problem and the usefulness of the article itself; give the article a sense of completion; and leave a final good impression on the reader.
References: Compiled in the order of citation, formatted according to requirements, and should include scientific materials published in WoS or Scopus-indexed journals, as well as other sources used in the article (no fewer than 15–20 sources) related to the research topic. The reference list may include self-citations, but they should not exceed 10% of the total number of used sources.
Important! The text of the article and the abstract should never duplicate each other word-for-word! They are completely different sections of the manuscript in terms of writing style, detail, and volume!
Non-refereed Sources (newspaper articles, encyclopedias, legal acts, law enforcement practice materials, etc.) should be placed as footnotes on the page and are not included in the reference list.
Cited legal acts, government programs, quantitative data, and quotes must have references to the source. References to unpublished documents are not recommended.
References to literary or other sources in the text should be formatted as numbers enclosed in square brackets (e.g., [1]). References must be consecutively numbered in the order they are mentioned in the manuscript.
Rules for Preparing the “References” Section
The reference list in the Roman alphabet is the complete equivalent of the reference list with sources in Russian.
When referencing Russian-language sources in the English reference list, the language of the work is indicated at the end of the citation: (In Russ.).
Procedure for Manuscript Review
- The submission date for the manuscript to the editorial office is the day when the article uploaded by the author is assigned a number in the journal’s database.
- The manuscripts submitted to the editorial office are sent for "blind" peer review to one or two Ph.D. holders with a scientific specialization closest to the article's topic.
- Based on positive peer reviews, the article is placed in the publication queue.
- Refusal to publish can occur for the following reasons:
• The article has already been published by the author in another journal.
• The article does not match the journal's topic and goals.
• Low originality or scientific value.
• Improperly formatted articles.
• The author refuses to make technical revisions or correct other errors pointed out by the reviewers or the journal’s managing editor. - After the decision to accept the article for publication, the manuscript is sent for both Russian and English language editing. The editorial edits are agreed with the author.
- After language editing, the manuscript is allowed to print in the next upcoming issue of the journal.
