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Author Guidelines

All research papers, along with appendices (figures, photos, diagrams, tables, etc.), should be submitted via Google Form.

REQUEIREMENTS FOR DESIGN AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

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Requirements for content

According to the Edition subject matter, content regarding coverage of current criminalistics issues, relevant issues of performing various types of forensic examinations and specific expertise application in legal proceedings is published on the pages of the Scientific Edition.

Based on research, presentational, evaluative and communicative functions of the Scientific Edition, research papers (where an author outlines main work outcomes); research and methodological papers (where an author analyses methods, processes, tools helping to achieve certain scientific results); research and theoretical papers (texts where an author presents results of theoretical ways for problem solution); research and practical papers (articles where an author describes his personal practical experience and performed scientific experiments), review research papers (dedicated to evaluation, conclusions, overview, analysis of earlier published information). The Editorial Board is also interested in debatable articles, research ideas or short reports: results of an experiment, personal experience, etc.

Scientific style of the content presentation (accuracy, logic, conciseness, clarity, connectivity, integrity, completeness, and its high scientific level).

Article structural elements should include:

  • Article Title;
  • Abstract and Keywords. Abstract (summary) text should be not less than 1,800 characters). Abstract should include the following: outline of research problem, purpose and methods, main research results, conclusions, keywords (7—10 words, should match the content of the article and display the publication topic). Titles of abstract structural parts should not be indicated;
  • Research Problem Formulation, its connection with scientific and practical interests (it is necessary to reveal essence and state of a scientific problem, theoretical and practical significance of research, connection with scientific and practical tasks, substantiation of research relevance);
  • Article Purpose (it is necessary to formulate the publication main thesis differing from previously considered research on the chosen topic in accordance with outlined problem and analysis of current research);
  • Research Methods applied (general scientific, specific and special methods that were applied to achieve specific research objectives);
  • Analysis of Essential Researches and Publications on the selected article topic, outlining the problematic field of the research that article is devoted to; with obligatory reference to authors and their scientific papers;
  • Main Content Presentation with obtained results (to reveal important theoretical positions and research results, analyse scientific facts, ideas, thoughts, regularities, concepts, as well as trends of further topic development, emphasizing personal contribution of the research author(s));
  • Conclusions (main research results presented in a clear, consistent, logical manner in compliance with set goal);
  • References (the list of used sources transliterated according to the Roman alphabet, see the website of Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine: http://nbuv.gov.ua/node/929);
  • Article title, author(s) first and last name, abstract, and keywords in Ukrainian.

Requirements for scope

Total scope of a scientific article (information about the author, article title, abstract, keywords, article text, bibliographic references, extended UkrainaianEnglish language abstract) should be not less than 36,000 characters, References at least 20 sources.

Requirements for design

Article is submitted for publication in Ukrainian or English.

Text of the article should be printed using the Microsoft word processor; A4 paper size; page orientation. Text should not contain hyphens and macros.

Article information should be presented according to the following sequence.

Information about the publication author (co-authors). The author’s full name, academic degree, academic rank, place of employment, locality, country, ORCID ID, official email address).

If the article is prepared by a group of authors, it is important to stress participation of each according to the methodology: CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy, for more details: https://credit.niso.org/).

Article title should be without acronyms and abbreviations.

If research is executed within the framework of international projects (grants), then it should be mentioned.

Analysing main researches on the article problematics, it is obligatory to consider the status of the issue in foreign and domestic sources (not less than 20 publications, at the same time the majority should be represented by international indexed editions). References to the author(s) personal scientific papers are allowed only if they do not exceed 10% of all references.

The article text should adhere to requirements for content, general rules of citation and references to used sources. Each quotation should be accompanied by a reference to the source which bibliographic description should be completed depending on its type (primary or secondary source) according to the National Standard of Ukraine ДСТУ 8302:2015: Information and documentation. Bibliographic reference. General terms and conditions of compilation (as amended).

In bibliographic references, it is necessary to use footnotes or endnotes involving separate reference to each source. While numbering references, authors should use continuous numbering (in Arabic numerals) throughout the article text.

Illustrations (tables, diagrams, graphics, schemes, formulas) can be submitted in the text article. Illustrations should be delivered in separate files. They should be provided in a format enabling to format (for translation purposes). Formulas should be rendered using the Math Type formula editor not using Cyrillic characters.

Requirements for submission

Author(s) must fill out Google Form at the following link: https://forms.gle/86WxA99jUSp3Ww9v7. Authors are to provide the requested data: research paper title; author (co-authors) full name in Ukrainian and English; academic degree; academic rank; job position; institutional affiliation, etc. Please attach the manuscript file and any additional files as required.

By submitting a research paper for publication to the Theory and Practice of Forensic Science and Criminalistics Scientific Edition, the author (co-authors) fully and unconditionally accepts the Licensing Agreement terms.

Each article submitted for publication is subject to double anonymized peer review.

Licensing & Copyright

Author (co-authors) bears responsibility for the accuracy of provided content, for the authenticity of their authorship, and for the translation quality of quotations from foreign sources.

Content submitted in violation of these requirements is not published.

The Editorial Board has the right to review (double anonymized peer review), edit, shorten and reject research papers.

License Terms: Authors preserve the copyright and entitle the Scientific Edition Editorial Board to publish original research papers and claim that the results of their experimental and theoretical researches provided in the submitted article are not under consideration for publication to other publishing houses. All content is distributed according to Creative Commons Attribution License International CC-BY allowing third parties to distribute research content if research paper copyright and first publication in this Scientific Edition are recognized.

Information on the processing and publication of articles: free of charge, including exemption from any fees (charges) for the processing, peer review, and/or publication of articles submitted by applicants of the third level of higher education (doctoral level) studying under state-funded programs and prepared by them individually (without co-authors).