Submissions

Author Guidelines

There is no any fee for submitting, reviewing, and publishing in this journal for authors!

   1. SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

A scientific article is a current scientific study that, based on key sources, presents the results of the research to fill the gaps in both theoretical and experimental collective scientific knowledge. YSU scientific journals accept only relevant topical articles.

The structure of the scientific article.

Despite of the language in which the article was written, it should include:

Title in English: The title should express the basis of the issues discussed in the article, using as few words as possible.

Name and surname of author(s) in English with the appropriate institution in parentheses. 

If the article was co-authored, the list of authors should be listed in the article according to their contribution. Academic e-mail addresses are listed in the new line after the names.

The source of funding for the work (if exists) is indicated at the beginning of the article, after the title, center alignment, font size 10 (for example, "Survey conducted with the financial support of ... (project / project № …)".

On the next line

Summary in English (250-300 words) The summary is a brief description of the main provisions of the article. It should include the subject matter, objectives, purpose, research methods and results. The summary should answer the following questions:

1. What is the article about?
2. What is the purpose of the research?
3. What conclusions did the author draw?
4. What is the relevance of the article and the scientific novelty?

Keywords (5-10). You need to use words, phrases (should not exceed 2 words), terms, concepts to help the reader find the article faster through search engines.

The main article must be written in English and should follow the structure below:

Introduction (research substantiation, use). The introduction should contain preliminary information or background information which the reader needs to understand the article. It should include the purpose of the research, the objectives, the research question, the rationale for its significance, the degree of elaboration and analysis of the literature on the subject, the author’s initial hypothesis, the methods used in the study to substantiate or reject existing views, as well as the work plan, the theoretical and practical significance of the research.
The researches published over the last ten years should be noted, indicating the work where the research question was first raised (even if it was completed more than ten years ago).

Theoretical bases, methods and materials. The article should clearly describe what work has been done and what methods have been used to obtain the results of the study. Subtitles should reflect the different stages of the research process.

Research results (scientific novelty). The results of the research should be given without discussion. Subtitles should be used to reflect each novelty separately. The results should be presented in a logical order, which is according to the meaning, which may not coincide with the order of their presentation in the text. Past tenses should be used when describing results and present tenses should be used to describe numbers and tables.

Graphs and tables. Graphs (titled "Figure") and tables (titled "Table") should be presented properly and numbered. 

Discussion. The section should interpret the study's findings within the context of existing literature and theoretical frameworks. Authors should focus on the meaning and significance of the findings rather than merely summarizing them. Repetition of the Results section should be avoided.
The section should be structured to include:

• Key Findings: A clear statement of the main results, showing whether the original hypotheses were supported or rejected.
• Comparison with Past Research: An explanation of how the results agree, disagree, or build upon previously published studies and theories.
• Limitations and Generalizability: An assessment of the study’s weaknesses (such as sample size or method constraints) and consideration of any constraints on the generality of the findings.
• Implications and Future Work: A description of how the findings help the field, followed by specific suggestions for future research.

Conclusions. Conclusions should be formulated as appropriate. It is necessary to compare the results obtained by the author with the results of other studies. If the conclusions are inconsistent with the views of other authors, the reasons should be stated.

The author should indicate the practical application of the research results. If the results are not final, it is advisable to suggest what additional research is needed in future.

List of literature (titled "References"). Only scientific sources should be included in the literature list. References to statistics, documents, reports, non-scientific Internet sources should be in the form of footnotes.
References should be prepared according to APA style and include the following information: author(s)' surname and initials, publication year, title, publication information, page range (if applicable) and DOI (if available).
In-text citations must follow the author–date format, including the author's surname and the year of publication (e.g., Smith, 2023).
The complete reference list should be arranged alphabetically by the surname of the authors. Sources published in English should be listed first, followed by sources published in other languages.

Summary and Keywords in Armenian

Summary and Keywords in Russian
All summaries must be identical in content. Keywords in the appropriate language should be attached to the original text of each summary.

Information about author(s). 
a) The name of the organization should be used without a postal address. It is possible to name several organizations in which the author works. Authors are required to list all workplaces related to the study. If the authors of the article are employees of different institutions, it is necessary to indicate the institution of each author.
b) The name, degree / title, position, place of work and e-mail address must be indicated.

• Technical Requirements

 The editorial office accepts articles with up to 40 thousand characters (10 pages) with spaces (including English, Armenian and Russian summaries, references, keywords, bibliography). Articles should be submitted through the OJS system (journals.ysu.am).
The materials are presented in “MS  Word for Windows” electronic format with Unicode encoding (font-Sylfaen), font size - 12, line spacing - 1, page margins: top, bottom, right, left - 2.0 cm, text alignment – justified, paragraph indention - 0.75 cm, pages are numbered from the bottom center. The combined number of tables and figures should not exceed 8, the size of each, preferably, 0.5 page.

    2․ REVIEWING PROCEDURE

 All articles submitted to the editorial board are subject to mandatory review. The editorial office organizes a blind review - reviewers and authors are anonymous. All reviewers are researchers, authors of publications and researches on the topic of the reviewed material. Based on the results of the reviews, the editorial staff decides to publish the material. The reviewer must follow the principles of scientific impartiality and behavior.

• Provide an impartial scientific review
• Give an impartial and reasoned assessment of the research results, as well as make the necessary recommendations
• Do not publish the work as it is the intellectual property of the Confidentiality can only be violated if the reviewer declares the work unscientific or falsified
• Inform the Editor-in-Chief of any significant or partial similarities between the work in question and other work
• Indicate relevant published works that are not properly cited or referenced in the

Based on the results of the review, the editorial board makes one of three possible decisions.

• ’reject"
• ’send for review based on reviewers’ comments’
• ’publish’.

The editorial board informs the author of the decision, providing a reasoned refusal if necessary. The author has no right to demand the reviewer’s data to challenge the result without sound arguments.

• The review period is 1-2 months, depending on the quality of the submitted material.
• All editorial changes are agreed with the authors by mail or on the journal
• Reviews are kept in the editorial office for 5 years

There is no fee for submitting and reviewing in this journal for authors!