Requirements for the design of articles and the procedure for submitting for publication

Guidelines for authors

Articles by doctors or candidates of sciences, young scientists, as well as practitioners and specialists in relevant fields are accepted for publication, provided that the materials comply with the scientific requirements and thematic focus of the journal.
The language of publication is at the choice of the author(s): Ukrainian or English. In addition to the article, annotations in Ukrainian and English are submitted.

The article is submitted electronically to one of the following email addresses:
editor@eco-science.net (main)
NAU-kniga@ukr.net (additional)

General requirements for the volume of the article:
File format: MS Word (*.doc, *.docx)
Page orientation: portrait
Page format: A4
Article volume: 
Font: Times New Roman
Margins: 2 cm on all sides
Line spacing: 1.5
Font size: 14 pt
Paragraph: 1.0
Alignment: page width.
Article volume: minimum article volume – 8 thousand characters with spaces, maximum article volume – 34 thousand characters with spaces. The most acceptable article volume is 20-24 thousand characters with spaces.
All non-text objects must be constructed using Microsoft Word tools (Microsoft Excel Chart, Microsoft Equation, etc.). When constructing graphs, please keep in mind that the journal is black and white.
In formulas, use the most common symbols from the standard set.
Tables and figures in the article must be numbered and have a title.

Requirements for the structure of the article:
Author data: surname, name and patronymic of the author(s), academic degree, academic title (if any), position and place of work/study (full name without abbreviations and acronyms), email address, ORCID ID of the author(s).
Article title: title of the article in Ukrainian and English.
Annotations: Annotations are submitted in Ukrainian and English. The texts of the annotations must be identical in content and concisely reflect the author’s results and conclusions of the research. Each annotation is submitted in an expanded form with a volume of at least 1800 conventional characters each.
Keywords: keywords for each annotation (5–10 words).

Mandatory structural elements of the article:
– statement of the problem and its connection with important scientific and practical tasks;
– analysis of recent publications on the problem;
– formulation of the research objectives (purpose of the article);
– presentation of the main results and their justification;
– conclusions and prospects for further research;

List of sources used: at least 10 items, in the original languages ​​(exceptions – Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic – in this case the source is provided in translation into English, with the original language indicated in brackets).
References (transliteration of the list of sources used). We recommend using: http://ukrlit.org/transliteratsiia
Acknowledgements, funding and conflict of interest are indicated where necessary.

Additional recommendations:
1. Structural sections of the article should be clearly highlighted in bold.
2. Statistical data must be accompanied by references to the relevant sources.
3. Each quotation must necessarily contain a reference to the original source.
4. If the name of a scientist is mentioned in the text, his work must be included in the general list of sources used.
5. Secondary citation is not allowed: references must be provided directly to the original source.
6. References to textbooks and popular science literature are undesirable.
7. References to one’s own publications are allowed only if there is a justified need.
8. References to the journal “Current Problems of Economics” for formal reasons (“out of politeness”) are not recommended and do not affect the speed of consideration of the article.

Procedure for submitting an article for publication:
1. Submission of accompanying documents. An accompanying statement is submitted together with the article. If there are co-authors, it is drawn up jointly and signed by all authors. The application confirms that:
– the submitted article is an original author’s work;
– the article has not been previously published and is not under consideration in other publications;
– the author(s) provide written consent for the publication of the material in the journal “Actual Problems of Economics”.
2. Acceptance of the article for consideration. The article is accepted for consideration and submitted for internal review only if a full package of documents and complete information about the author(s) is submitted.
3. Editorial policy. The editorial office reserves the right to make minor edits and shorten the text of the article while preserving the content, main conclusions and author’s style.
The editorial office’s position may not coincide with the author’s opinion expressed in the article.
The author is responsible for the accuracy of facts, statistics and other information.
4. Terms of publication of the article:
– The article is published on a paid basis.
– The maximum period from submission of an article to its publication is 2 months (depending on the duration of the review).
5. Additional information. To clarify the requirements for the design of articles, the cost of publication, etc. – you can contact the editorial office at one of the following e-mail addresses:
editor@eco-science.net (main)
NAU-kniga@ukr.net (additional)