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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published and is not under review in another journal (or an appropriate explanation has been provided in comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Please carefully read and adhere to the following technical requirements:
- Ensure the manuscript's suitability to the journal's Aim and Scope
- Adjust the manuscript to the Article or Review template, do not change its format and style
- Submit manuscripts in .doc or .docx format, max 20 Mb
- Use Times New Roman, single-spaced, with 2 cm margins, portrait orientation
- Align the main text by width with a 1.25 cm offset
- Make Sections bold and align them in the center with empty lines of 14pt and 12pt before and after
- Make Sub-sections italic and alight them to the left edge with an empty line of 12 pt before
- Figures and Tables must appear centered with no offset after their first mention in the text being cited as (Figure 1) or Figure 1, and not extending beyond page margins
- Captions for figures and tables must be standalone, descriptive, and centered; figure captions go below, and table captions above
- Multiple figures can be placed in one line and cited together (e.g., Figure 2 or Figures 3 and 4)
- For multiple figures in a row, use an invisible table for alignment and center captions appropriately
- Use hyphens and commas when citing multiple figures or tables (e.g., Figures 6-8 or Figures 6, 7, 8-9)
- Use at least 1 figure or table and provide their detailed description (trends)
- Exclude vertical lines in tables
- Use a standard equation editor for the equations, number them as (1) and cite them as Eq. (1) or Eq. (1-3) for multiple
- Do not use Cyrillic letters
- Ensure good English using Grammarly
- Use proper citations, preferably recent references indexed in Scopus and Web of Science
- Adjust citations and References to IEEE style using Mendeley
- Use an online transliteration tool for Cyrillic references
- The list of references should be 10pt in size and aligned by width
- Ensure the correct authors’ ORCID, name, degree, title, position, affiliation, and email
- Ensure that all the funding sources are acknowledged
- Specify appropriate contribution types for each author
- Disclose any potential conflict of interest, or declare no conflict of interest
- Disclose the AI use (e.g., ChatGPT) in line with COPE, or declare that AI was not used

Articles

An article presents the author's own findings and intermediate or final results of scientific research, experimental, or analytical activities, including novel developments, conclusions, and recommendations that have not been previously published. It should follow the IMRAD structure: 

Title
- Should be informative, concise, and reflect the main essence of the research.

Abstract
- A brief (100-300 words) and a standalone summary including the research objective, methods, key findings, and conclusions. Avoid repetitions of the main text, symbols, equations, citations, figures and tables, web links, and emails.

Keywords: 5-10 comma-separated words or phrases.

1. Introduction
The Introduction section should provide:
- Justification of the research relevance [1].
- Review of existing works and identification of the problem [2], [3].
- Research objective(s) and (or) goal(s).

2. Methods
The Methods section should provide:
- Procedures of conducting experiments, research, and (or) statistical data processing.
- Resources (materials, equipment, techniques) used for each procedure.

3. Results and Discussion
The Results and Discussion section should provide:
- Presentation of data and obtained results.
- Tables, graphs, and charts for visual representation.
- Interpretation of the obtained results.
- Comparison with results from other studies.
- Possible explanations and hypotheses.

4. Conclusion
The Conclusions section should provide:
- Brief summaries of the main findings.
- Practical significance of the results.
- Recommendations for further research.

Acknowledgments
This section is optional and may provide (exclude if not applicable):
- Indication of funding sources and grants, supporting agencies or individuals.

References
[1]
[2]
[3]

Reviews

A review manuscript is dedicated to examining previously published scientific articles related to a common theme. It systematically analyzes and synthesizes existing research, identifying main trends, achievements, and gaps in the studied field.

Title
- Should be informative, concise, and reflect the main essence of the research.

Abstract
- A brief (100-300 words) and a standalone summary including the research objective, methods, key findings, and conclusions. Avoid repetitions of the main text, symbols, equations, citations, figures and tables, web links, and emails.

Keywords: 5-10 comma-separated words or phrases.

1. Introduction
The Introduction section should provide:
- Introduce the topic and its significance [1].
- Provide background information and the rationale for the review [2].
- State the main objective(s) and (or) goal(s).

2. Methods
The Methods section should provide:
- Describe how literature was searched, databases were used, and inclusion/exclusion criteria.
- Explain the criteria for selecting studies or articles for review.
- Detail how data was extracted and analyzed from the selected studies.

3-N. Chapters
The chapters should provide:
- Divide the main body into chapters based on themes or chronological order.
- Discuss the selected studies [2], [3] in each chapter.
- Summarize and synthesize findings from the literature; compare and contrast various studies.
- Include relevant figures and tables to illustrate key points and data.

N+1. Discussion
The Discussion section should provide:
- Summarize the main findings from the review.
- Discuss the implications of these findings for the field.
- Suggest areas for future research based on the review.

Acknowledgments (optional)
- Indication of funding sources and grants, supporting agencies or individuals.

References
[1]
[2]
[3]

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