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Submitting articles

Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts as a single file using our online submission system (https://www.edscience.ru/jour).

The email should contain the author’s mobile phone and e-mail address. Receipt will be confirmed by an automatically generated notification.

The submitted articles should include the following essential components:

– Clear identification of the research purpose and its relevance to current scientific issues;

– Extensive analysis of previous research in the field;

– Detailed presentation of research materials and research findings;

– Research conclusions and implications for further research.

Formatting requirements:

• File format – MS Word (*.rtf/doc/docx);
• Font – Times New Roman;
• Font size – 14 pt;
• Spacing – 1.5 lines;
• Paragraph indention – 1.27 cm;
• Margins – 2 cm;
• Alignment – justified;
• Hyphenation mode – automatic;
• Emphasis – italic or bold;
• Text references – in square brackets with a reference number and quoted page number;
• Hyphens – distinguished from dashes;
• Dashes and inverted commas to be used consistently throughout text;
• Type styles and columns are to be avoided;
• No extra line spaces between paragraphs;
• Figures – black and white, without halftones, in graphic vector formats, such as WMF, EMF, CDR or AI;
• Raster (bitmap) – in TIFF, JPG formats at a minimum resolution of 300 dots per inch (dpi);
• Diagrams from MS Excel and MS Visio programs should be supplied in original file form;
• Formulas are typed using MathType only. Linear formulas are typed on keyboard (not in a mathematical editor).

Text structure

1. Paper title (Font size – 14 points, bold, centre alignment, lower case: only the first word of the paper title and words that normally begin with a capital letter is capitalised; do not capitalise the first letter after a colon).

The title should be concise and informative (less than 10 words), clearly conveying the essential research findings.

2. Author names (Font size – 14 points, bold, right alignment)

Author names should be presented in the following order: First name (initial), middle name (initial), surname.

Authors’ names should be separated by commas.

3. Author affiliation (Font size – 12 points, light italic, right alignment)

Author affiliation should be presented in the following order: Institution, city, country. Provide an e-mail address.

Use a shared affiliation when the authors have the same institution.

4. Correspondence. Corresponding author e-mail (In a separate line that begins with the icon ✉, right alignment).

Format:

Х.Х. Хххххххх

Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V.P. Astafiev, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation.

E-mail: хххххххххххх

Х.Х. Ххххххххх¹, Х.Х. Хххххх²

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland.

E-mail: ¹хххххххххххх; ²хххххххххххх

✉хххххххххххх (corresponding author e-mail)

5. Abstract (Font size – 12 points, line spacing – 1, justified alignment). The abstract should be between 200–250 words in length.

The abstract plays the role of an enhanced title, providing essential information about the article content.

Abstract structure:

• Abstract. Introduction. (Dedicate at least a few sentences to providing the context or background of the research paper, to explaining any motivation for conducting that specific research, and to identifying the significance of the research and how it aims to fill a research gap.)
• Aim(s). (Consider the aims and intentions of the study as well as outline any important questions or hypotheses.)
• Methodology and research methods. (Use this section to concisely justify and identify your study’s approaches, methods, design aspects, key variables and any relevant data-analysis procedures.)
• Results. (Present the main findings and results of the research’s key aims, questions and hypotheses, as well as provide some discussion of any additional considerations that were encountered during the research process.)
• Scientific novelty. (Refer to one or elements that are new in the research, including new methodology or new observation, which leads to a new knowledge discovery in the theory of pedagogy and education, as well as related scientific industries.)
• Practical significance. (Highlight practical suggestions for application of the research or implications for future research.)

Example:

Abstract. Introduction. Currently, the assessment of school mental skills is of practical interest. Aim. The present research aims to construct and validate a scale for assessing mental skills of schoolchildren. Methodology and research methods. The methodology was built using G. Churchill’s paradigm (1979) adapted to the tasks of the study, which included four stages: building a list of elements; analysing the accuracy of the SMS message scale; analysing inter-factor correlations; and analysing the validity of the scale. To test the methodology based on emotional, cognitive and metacognitive strategies on a voluntary basis, the authors distributed the scale to 311 actors in the Moroccan education system: students, teachers, inspectors and trainers. Results and scientific novelty. The findings indicated that by utilising exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the authors uncovered three distinct factors that compose the school mental competency evaluation scale, resulting in a score of 79.416%. Additionally, when evaluating semantic consistency, the KMO index exceeded the suggested threshold of 0.70. Finally, the assessment of “internal consistency” and “coherence” was exemplified by a notably elevated Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.848. Practical significance. The results obtained can be used as a tool for teachers and educationalists to assess school mental skills.

6. Keywords. (Font size – 12 points, line spacing – 1, justified alignment)

Keywords are one of the most important factors in the discoverability of scientific articles indexed in bibliographic databases. The paper should contain a list of 5–10 keywords, which reflect the research problem, achieved results and applied terminology. Omit a full stop after the last keyword.

Example:

Keywords: academic mental skills, scale, affective strategies, metacognitive skills, cognitive skills

7. Acknowledgements. (Font size – 12 points, line spacing – 1, justified alignment)

When acknowledging, thank all those who have helped in carrying out the research (chairs, supervisors, funding bodies, or other academics, e.g. colleagues or cohort members).

It is a common practice for authors of an academic work to thank the anonymous reviewers at the journal that is publishing it.

Example:

Acknowledgements. The authors express their gratitude to the reviewers for their expert opinion and constructive approach. The current research was performed under the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) grant No. 23-28-01487, https://rscf.ru/project/23-28-01487/

8. For citation: (Font size – 12 points, line spacing – 1, justified alignment). A bibliographic citation provides relevant information about the author(s) and publication (author name(s), article title, journal name, publication year, volume and issue number, page range of the article, and article doi).

Format:

For citation: Author A.A., Author B.B. Title of article. Obrazovanie i nauka = The Education and Science Journal. 2024;24(1):11–35. doi:

Example:

For citation: Smith O., Smith S., Smith M. Development and validation of School Mental Skills Assessment Scale (SMSAS). Obrazovanie i nauka = The Education and Science Journal. 2024;26(6):11–35. doi:

Sections 1–8 (paper title, author names, author affiliation, corresponding author email, abstract, keywords, acknowledgements, bibliographic citation) should be provided in Russian using the same text structure and requirements.

9. Body text (Font size – 14 points, line spacing – 1.5, justified alignment)

The paper should be between 25–35 pages, including tables, figures and references. In some exceptional cases, when the work represents great scientific value, larger manuscripts can be considered.

The manuscript (body text) of the article may be presented in Russian or in English (British English should be used consistently throughout the paper). The manuscript should be divided into clearly defined sections. Subsections should be given a brief heading. Manuscripts should be structured according to whether their subject matter is of an empirical or theoretical nature. Empirical works must conform to the IMRAD format, whereas those having a theoretical character may be constructed following the relevant logic of argumentation.

Order of sections in the IMRAD format:

1) Introduction.

2) Literature Review.

3) Methodology, Materials and Methods.

4) Results and Discussion.

5) Conclusion.

1) Introduction (1–2 pages) announces the research problem and its relevance to current theoretical and practical issues in the field. It establishes the scope and context of the research by analysing the most relevant publications on the topic being investigated. The Introduction conventionally leads the reader from the general background information describing the current research focus in the field and specific terminology, through identification of a research problem or gap in the existing knowledge to a statement of the aims and objectives of the paper. It is of importance to highlight the potential outcomes and implications for further research.

2) Literature Review (1–2 pages) critically surveys scholarly papers and other sources relevant to the problem being investigated. This section is designed to provide an overview of literature the author studied while researching the topic and to demonstrate how the work fits within a larger field of study. It is common practice to overview no less than 20–40 publications, with the majority of them to be retrieved from international English-language sources.

3) Methodology, Materials and Methods (1–2 pages) section presents actions taken to study the research problem and the rationale behind the application of specific procedures, such as observation, survey, test, experiment, analysis and modelling. This information should be detailed enough for an interested reader to understand the principles that allowed the researcher to select, process and analyse data pertaining to the phenomenon under study. This section provides the information by which the overall validity of the work can be judged. Where the study is aimed at developing a particular model, it should be detailed in this section. The authors’ names should also be integrated into the text, e.g. Scholtz [1] has argued that ...

4) Results and Discussion (varies in length depending on the amount of information to be presented) reports the findings of the study and provides their evidence-based interpretation. In this section, the working hypotheses underpinning the study are either confirmed or rejected. A comprehensive and objective description of the research results allows the reader to follow the logic of argumentation that the author applied when analysing the obtained data. It is important to be concise and avoid presenting information that is not critical to answering the research question. The research findings are conventionally supported by non-textual elements (tables and figures) in order to further explicate key results. The most significant results are given critical consideration in the text. It is desirable that the results presented in the article be compared with those obtained in other studies. Such comparisons can be helpful in describing the significance of the study in terms of how its findings fill existing gaps in the field. This section is considered to be the most important part of the research paper because it reveals the underlying meaning of the study and formulates a more profound understanding of the research problem under investigation.

5) Conclusion (2–3 paragraphs) is not a mere summary of research results; rather, it is a synthesis of main points. It highlights key findings by noting their important theoretical and practical implications. A synthesis of arguments presented in the text should be provided to demonstrate how they converge to address the research aim stated in the Introduction. Directions for future research should also be outlined.

10. Data preparation. Illustrations, including figures and tables, are the most effective way to present results. Illustrations should not duplicate the information described in the text. Information in figures and tables should be clear that do not require further explanations in the text. Each table or figure should be displayed with a clear and concise title.

✓ Additional data or materials can be included as a supplement to a manuscript. Such materials will be posted on the Education and Science Journal website.

✓ It is desirable to provide colour images for the electronic edition of the Journal and PDF files and black and white images for a printed version.

✓ Note the font size in illustrations after formatting and converting.

11. References (Font size – 12 points, line spacing – 1, justified alignment)

References should be formatted according to the Vancouver bibliographic style (refer to https://guides.lib.monash.edu/vancouver-2022).

This implies that:

• in-text references are given in square brackets using an Arabic numeral;
• a sequentially numbered reference list providing full details of the corresponding in-text reference is given at the end of the text.

Please, check if a URL is valid.

Do not duplicate the sources in reference list. Find and remove duplicate references. If the source is referred to again, the same number is used.

Follow the examples below closely for all layout, punctuation, spacing and capitalisation. These general rules apply to both print and electronic articles.

Bibliographic description of a journal article (periodicals)

Format:

Author A.A., Author B.B., Author C.C., Author D.D. Title of article. Title of journal. Year;volume(issue number):pagination (page numbers). doi:10.xxx (if available)

Examples:

1. Efimova S.A. Academic and professional qualifications of graduates of the system of secondary vocational education. Obrazovanie i nauka = The Education and Science Journal. 2021;23(1):68–82. (In Russ.) doi:10.17853/1994-5639-2016-5-68-82
2. Horsburgh M., Ladmin R., Williamson E. Multiprofessional learning: the attitudes of medical, nursing and pharmacy students to shared learning. Blackwell Science Ltd MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2001;35(9):876–883.

Journal titles are not abbreviated.

Bibliographic description of a journal article (periodicals) retrieved from the Internet

Format:

Author A.A., Author B.B. Title of article. Title of Journal. Date of publication Year;volume(issue number):pagination (page numbers). Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Examples:

1. Demenchuk P.Yu. Educational cluster as an institutional system for the integration of education. Integracija obrazovanija = Integration of Education. 2013;4. (In Russ.) Accessed March 19, 2024. http://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/obrazovatelnyy-klaster-kak-institutsionalnaya-sistema-integratsii-obrazovaniya
2. Moscovici S. Social representations theory: a new theory for media research. Nordicom Review. 2011;32(2):3–16. Accessed January 19, 2023. http://yandex.ru/clck/jsredir?bu=47ul3e&from=yandex.ru%3Bsearch%2F%3Bweb%3B%3B &text=&etext=5277.0pQXZvh0d-

Bibliographic description of a conference paper retrieved from the Internet

Format:

Author A.A. Paper title. In: Name of Conference; Month Day, Year of conference; Conference City, Conference Country. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Example:

1. MacIntyre S. Participation in the classroom, productivity in the workforce: unfulfilled expectations. In: Australian Council for Educational Research Conference; August 10–12, 2008; Brisbane, Australia. Accessed August 12, 2022. https://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference_2008/8/

Bibliographic description of a conference paper published in a book

Format:

Author A. Title of chapter. In: Editor A., ed. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher; Year:page–page. doi:.10.xxx OR Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Examples:

1. Markic S., Eilks I. A mixed methods approach to characterize the beliefs on science teaching and learning of freshman science student teachers from different science teaching domains. In: Taşar M.F., Çakmakci G., eds. Contemporary Science Education Research: Teaching. A Collection of Papers Presented at ESERA 2009Conference; 2010; Ankara, Turkey. Ankara, Turkey: Pegem Akademi; 2010:21–28.

1. Rosov N.H. Mathematics course of secondary school: today and the day after tomorrow. In: Zadachi v obuchenii matematike: teoriya, opyt, innovatsii. Materialy Vserossiyskoy nauchno-prakticheskoj konferencii = Problems in Teaching Mathematics: Theory, Experience, Innovation. Materials of All-Russian Scientific Practical Conference; Vologda; 2007. Vologda: Publishing House Rus’; 2007:6–12. (In Russ.)
2. Krylatov A., Raevskaya A. Travel times equilibration procedure for route-flow traffic assignment problem. In: Kotsireas I., Pardalos P., eds. Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 12096: Learning and Intelligent Optimization Conference Proceedings. Springer; 2020:225–240. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53552-0_9

Bibliographic description of a book

Format:

Author A.A. Title of Book. Xth ed. [if not first] Publisher; Year. Pagination (page numbers).

Examples:

1. Khotuntsev Y.L. Tehnologicheskoe i jekologicheskoe obrazovanie i tehnologicheskaja kul’tura shkol’nikov = Technology and Environmental Education and Technological Culture of Students. Moscow: Publishing House Eslan; 2007. 181 p. (In Russ.)
2. Bloom W. Personal Identity, National Identity and International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2011. 290 p.

Bibliographic description of a book retrieved from the Internet

Format:

Author A.A. Title of Book. Publisher; Year. doi:10.xxx

Author A. A. Title of Book. Publisher; Year. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Examples:

1. Bainbridge W.S. Virtual Sociocultural Convergence. New York: Springer; 2016. р. 243. doi:10.1007/ 978–3-319–33020–4_2

2. Maslow A.G. Motivacija i lichnost’ = Motivation and Personality. Moscow: Publishing House Direkt-Media; 2008. 947 p. (In Russ.) Accessed January 19, 2023. https://archive.org/details/motivationperson0000masl_o5g6

Chapter in an edited book

Format:

Author A.A. Title of chapter. In: Editor A., ed. Title of Book. Xth ed. Publisher; Year:page–page. doi:10.xxx OR Accessed Month Day, Year. URL

Examples:

1. Bainbridge W.S. Technological determinism in construction of an online society. In: Bainbridge W.S., ed. Virtual Sociocultural Convergence. Cham: Springer; 2016:256– doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33020-4_2
2. Bainbridge W.S. Technological determinism in construction of an online society. In: Bainbridge W.S., ed. Virtual Sociocultural Convergence. Cham: Springer; 2016:256– Accessed January 19, 2023. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-33020-4_2

12. Information about the author(s) (Font size – 12 points, justified alignment)

Example:

Anna A. Sokolova – Cand. Sci. (Education), Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, State Pedagogical University; Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation; ORCID ….. . E-mail: 00000@mail.ru

13. Contribution of the author(s) (Font size – 12 points, justified alignment)

Specify the contribution of each author of the manuscript. The contribution can be equal.

Example:

Contribution of the authors. The authors contributed equally to collecting empirical data, processing data, and writing the article.

14. Conflict of interest statement. (Font size – 12 points, justified alignment)

Example:

Conflict of interest statement. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Sections 12–14 (information about the author(s), contribution of the author(s), conflict of interest statement) should be provided in Russian using the same text structure and requirements.

Manuscripts submitted to the Journal must meet the following requirements:

1. The article has not previously been published, nor has it been submitted for review and publication in another journal.
2. The file with the article is presented in the format of a Microsoft Word document.
3. URLs are valid.
4. The font size of the body text is 14 points, line spacing – 1,5. Use italics (not underlining) to flag parts of your text which are different from that surrounding them. All illustrations, diagrams and tables should be placed in the text at appropriate locations, not at the end of the document.
5. The text meets all other requirements, including the bibliographic ones, listed in Author Guidelines and posted on the webpage “About the Journal”.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements

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.

1. The presented research has not been previously published and is not under consideration by any other journal.

2. The publication of the manuscript has been approved by all the authors

3. The text has been prepared according to the requirements provided in the Author’s Guide (“About Us”).  

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