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UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).

The title of the article must be centered, formatted in lower-case letters and must not have a period in the end.

Authors and Organization authors belong to. Full name, postal address, fax number, telephone number and e-mail address for the organization must be specified. If several teams of authors are involved, authors’ affiliation with different organizations must be specified under the title of the article with relevant teams of authors alternating with relevant organizations.

Summary (in Russian and English languages) The structure of the abstract should if possible to repeat the article structure and contain an introduction, aims and objectives, results and discussion, conclusion/resume. In the annotation indicate what the new bears in this article in comparison with other related topics. The information contained in the title should not be repeated in the abstract. The abstract shall not contain references and abbreviations. The volume of the abstract should be between 100 to 500 words.

Key words and phrases in Russian and English languages (at least 5–7).

Main text of the article (alignment by width) The text of an original article should not exceed 15 pages, reviews – 15–18 pages. An article should be thoroughly peer reviewed and checked by the authors. The material should be clearly presented, avoid long introduction and repetitions. Avoid contracted words except standard ones. The spelled-out abbreviation followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis should be used on first mention. In abbreviations capital letters are used. Chemical formulas and doses are signed by the author on the margins. Formulas are preferably developed in specialized program or using equation editor such as “Equation”. The data given in tables should not duplicate information already given in figures. The articles with original investigations should have the following sections: “Introduction”;“Materials and Methods”; “Results and Discussion”; “Conclusion”.
Introduction. Provide a context or background for the study with pertinent references to most significant publications, and the necessity of carrying out researches is specified. Aim of the Investigation contains 2–3 sentences. State the specific purpose or research objective of or hypothesis tested by the study.
Materials and Methods. The section contains detailed presentation of research methods and apparatus used in the study. The section should contain maximum information, it is necessary for further possible reproduction of the findings by other authors, the comparison of the findings of similar studies and possible inclusion of the article data into meta-analysis. At the end of the section in the subsection “Data Processing” state the manner by which studies were evaluated. If the study was randomized, the principle of randomization is specified. Average values are given in the form of М ± m (М – arithmetic average, m – standard error of the mean). In the text of the article and tables, when indicating data reliability, p value is given (р =..., not р <...). Correlation coefficients are given specifying their statistical significance.
Results and Discussion. Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study, explore possible mechanisms or explanations for these findings, and if possible, compare and contrast the results with those obtained by other researchers. Do not repeat in detail data or other information given in the Introduction or the Results section. Explore the implications of the findings for future research and for practice.
Conclusion. Represent as conclusions the results of problem solution indicated in the title and the objective of the article. Avoid claiming priority or alluding to work that has not been completed.
References in the text must be identified by Arabic numerals and cited according to the model: [1, p. 195], [3, p. 20; 7, p. 68], [4].
Illustrations (Figures) should be clear and photographs – sharp. In legends for photomicrographs magnification rate is specified. Type or print out legends for illustrations on a separate page indicating the author’s surname and the title of the article. Identify and explain each curve, letter, number and other symbols clearly in the legend. If a figure has been published previously acknowledge the original source. Faces on photographs should not be recognizable; otherwise the author should submit written permission to use the photographs.
Tables capture information concisely and display it efficiently. Tables should be numbered consecutively. Supply a brief title for each table. The titles should be in accordance with the content of the columns. Authors should place explanatory matter in footnotes. Explain all abbreviations in footnotes. Identify statistical measures of variations, such as standard deviation and standard error of the mean.
Units and dimensions of quantity in the text should be reported using International System of Units (SI). CGS units may only be used in exceptional, expressly stated circumstances. In references to authentic articles from foreign publications it is recommended to add SI units in brackets to English units.
Legend (if any) The list of variables and constants used may be included in Legend (after the main text of the article before Bibliography).
Bibliography (list of references) is mandatory for the article to be published References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text, not in alphabetic order. Bibliographic information should be up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive. References should cite only primary sources. Avoid citation (as often happens) of one review the references were mentioned in. The complete list of references must be formatted as follows: for books: authors’ surnames and initials, title of the book, place of publication, publishing house, year (for conference works – city/town, country, year), amount of pages. for articles from journals and collections: authors’ surnames and initials, title of the article, title of the magazine, year, volume, issue number, pages. for patent documents: document type (copyright certificate or patent), number, issuing country, international classification, patent title (а. с.), authors, title of the outlet that published the document, number and year of publication.
References (it is mandatory) In addition to the bibliography in Russia bibliography in English should be presented, in which Russian references are in Roman characters.

Appendix to the article (in Russian and English languages) – separate file. Appendix includes: article title; full name and address of the organization being represented; e-mail; surname, name, patronymic of the author (s) with information about the post, academic title or degree, authors main positions and contact information (telephone number and e-mail address); for the author all correspondence should be addressed to must be marked by an asterisk with the note containing full contact info; abstract of the article; keywords; notification of possible conflict of interests.

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