Instructions for Authors

The scientific professional periodical “Reports of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine / Reports of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” accepts original articles and short communications covering issues of mathematics, natural sciences, and technical sciences for the following sections: Mechanics, Mathematics, Physics, Informatics and Cybernetics, Materials Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Earth Sciences. The journal does not publish review articles.

The journal accepts for consideration exclusively materials that have not been previously published and are not currently submitted for publication in other periodicals. All original articles undergo a mandatory single-blind peer review procedure conducted by at least two independent Ukrainian or foreign experts.

An article may be accompanied by a brief, transparent recommendation from a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Ukraine (who is not the author or co-author of the article) in the relevant field. If an article is submitted without such a recommendation, provided there is no conflict of interest, it may be recommended by a member of the Editorial Board or another member of the NAS of Ukraine in the relevant field, who has been turned to by the Editorial Board.

Materials are published in Ukrainian or English, with mandatory comprehensive structured abstracts in both languages for each article.

General Submission Requirements

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically via the official journal website or via email. Authors must send an electronic layout of the article containing tables and figures of suitable quality in the respective places, along with a scanned page containing the original signatures of all the article’s authors.

The order of information in the electronic layout:

  • UDC index (in the upper left corner);

  • Surname and initials of all authors;

  • Author identifiers: ORCID (mandatory for all co-authors) and/or Web of Science Researcher Profile (if available);

  • E-mail address of the contact person among the authors (all future communications and system notifications will be sent to this address);

  • Full official names of the institutions where the authors work, including the city and country;

  • Title of the article;

  • Surname, first name, and patronymic of the academician or corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine who recommended the article (if applicable);

  • Structured Abstract (in Ukrainian and English, at least 1,800 characters) containing the article title, the authors’ names, their place of work, and keywords (up to 7 words). The abstract must not contain mathematical operators, abbreviations, or references to bibliographic sources;

  • Full text of the article (including figures and tables);

  • A list of bibliographic references in the original language;

  • References (in English).

All pages of the manuscript must be numbered. The volume of the electronic layout of a scientific article should not exceed 30 pages (A4 format). The size of the uploaded file must not exceed 10 MB. Information about each author must be attached as a separate block: surname, name, patronymic, email address, academic degree, academic title, and full position and institution.

Article Structure and Technical Formatting

The journal accepts only structured articles where the material is presented consecutively in logically connected sections: Introduction (including the formulation and rationale for the research objective), Objects and Methods of Research, Results and Discussion, and Conclusions.

The abstract should be structured so that readers can get a clear understanding of the subject matter and the level of obtained results without referring to the full text. The abstract must be structured (rubrication as in the article is possible) and reflect the basic information about the objects, purpose, research methods, results, and conclusions.

An Acknowledgements section and information regarding research funding sources (Funding) must be placed before the reference lists. This should include the name of the funding agency/program, deadlines, and grant/project numbers or codes. If no funding was received, authors should state so explicitly.

Technical parameters:

  • The text must be prepared in MS Word (.doc or .docx), 14-point Times New Roman font, 1.5 line spacing, on an A4 page with 20 mm margins on all sides;

  • Simple formulas should be typed as regular text using "superscript," "subscript," and "insert character" commands. Complex mathematical expressions and formulas must be typed exclusively using the MathType software;

  • Physical quantities must be given in SI units, and scientific terminology must meet modern requirements;

  • Foreign surnames and place names in Ukrainian texts must be given in the language of the article, with their original English spelling provided in parentheses upon first mention;

  • Tables and their titles should be set in Times New Roman font (size 8–10 pt). Notes must be placed directly beneath the tables;

  • Illustrations (figures, charts, diagrams) must be attached to the electronic submission as separate files in JPG, TIFF, or CorelDraw formats with a resolution of 300 dpi for halftones and 600 dpi for line art.

References and Citations

  • The bibliographic list in the original language must be formatted according to the national DSTU 8302:2015 standard.

  • The References list (in English) must be formatted according to the international APA (American Psychological Association) standard.

  • Both lists must be arranged strictly in the order of citation within the text.

  • The description of each source in both lists must include the assigned Digital Object Identifier (DOI) if available.

  • References to unpublished sources (reports, archival materials, dissertations unavailable on the Internet) should be indicated in the text in parentheses (author’s name, year) with an asterisk (*), and the full name of the source must be placed in the page footnotes.

Organizational Policies and Responsibility

Registration and consideration of a manuscript are carried out only if these Rules are strictly and fully observed.

After passing the peer review procedure and receiving approval for publication from the Editorial Board, the authors will be sent a Licence Agreement for the use of the work. The signing of this agreement by all co-authors is a mandatory and prerequisite condition for the publication of materials. If a manuscript is rejected, the editorial office sends the author an official notification of article rejection.

The authors of the manuscript bear full personal, legal, and moral responsibility for the actual content of the materials, the accuracy of bibliographic references, citations, figures, formulas, tables, the correct spelling of place names, proper names, and the validity of their ORCID profiles.