Author Guidelines
The journal “Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistics and Pedagogy” accepts for publication original articles, scientific critical reviews, comments and discussions relevant to the journal profile
By submitting the manuscript of an article to the journal, you acknowledge that it is an original work and that neither this manuscript nor its version has been published elsewhere or is not considered for publication elsewhere.
The author is responsible for the legitimate use of figures, tables and text from other sources. This applies to both direct and “secondary” reproduction (including the translation of significant text objects into Russian).
By submitting your article to the journal Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistic and Pedagogy”, you agree to any necessary originality checks that your article can pass through the review and editing stages.
I. Recommendations to the author before submitting an article
Submission of an article in the journal "Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistics and Pedagogy" implies that:
- the article was not published earlier in another journal;
- the article is not pending in another journal;
- all co-authors agree with the publication of the current version of the article;
- all co-authors agree with the publication of the article in the public domain on the Internet; on the website of the journal, the official website of the Scientific Electronic Library eLIBRARY.RU, etc.
Before submitting an article for review, make sure that the file (s) contains all the necessary information in Russian and English, the sources of information provided in figures and tables are indicated, all links are correctly formatted.
The topic of the article should correspond to the content of the journal as well as one of the main sections.
The following files are sent together with the manuscript of the article:
- License agreement on granting the right to use the article on a non-exclusive basis.
- A completed online application form containing: information about the authors in Russian and English, which includes: full name; information about the academic degree, academic rank, position; name of the structural unit and organization; Organization mailing address, including postal code email addresses of authors. The corresponding author with whom the editors of the magazine will carry on a correspondence concerning all emerging issues (be sure to indicate the phone number) is highlighted in bold. It is desirable to indicate the identification code ORCID in the information about the authors. Those who do not have a unique ORCID should get it by registering at http://orcid.org.
The article is registered only if a complete package of documents is provide.
The title page of the article manuscript includes the following information (both in Russian and English):
The name of the author (s) is given in Russian and English.
Authors are people whom the scientific group has identified as the main participants in the work presented and who agreed to take responsibility for their work. In addition to responsibility for his part of the work, the author should be able to indicate which of his co-authors is responsible for other parts of the work.
The journal “Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistics and Pedagogy” accepts the following authorship criteria:
- A significant contribution to the conception and design of the study, data collection or analysis and interpretation.
- Preparation of the article manuscript or its critical review in terms of important intellectual content.
- Final approval of the article manuscript for publication.
The list of authors does not include people who are not the authors of the article manuscript. The names of people who are not authors, but who provided different support, are indicated in the "Acknowledgments" section.
In English, when indicating the authors of the article, the format “First name, initial of patronymic, last name” (Ivan I. Ivanov) is used. Surnames in English should be indicated in accordance with their spelling in ORCID ID, international passport or as it was indicated in previously published articles. If the author does not have a passport and / or published articles, the BSI standard must be used to transliterate the surname and name.
II. Information about the author (s) in Russian and English.
In this section, the academic degree, title, position, ORCID ID, Researcher ID, other regalia, and e-mail are listed. The corresponding author with whom the editors of the journal will carry on a correspondence concerning all emerging issues is highlighted in bold (be sure to indicate the phone number).
III. Affiliation of the author (s) in Russian and English.
Affiliation includes the following information: full official name of the organization, full postal address (including zip code, city and country). Authors should indicate all places of work related to the study.
If several authors took part in the preparation of the article manuscript, it is necessary to indicate the affiliation of each author to a particular institution using a superscript.
The official name of the institution in English is required for the information block in English.
IV. The title of the article manuscript in Russian and English.
The title of the article manuscript should be brief (no more than 10 words) and accurately reflect the content of the article, the topics and results of the conducted study. Use capital-and-lower case composition.
V. Abstract in Russian and English
Recommended length of the structured abstract is 200-250 words. The abstract should clearly indicate and disclose the following parts:
1) Purpose of research;
2) Methods;
3) Results;
4) Conclusion.
The above parts of the abstract should be highlighted with the corresponding subheadings and include information relevant to these sections. Abstracts should not include terms introduced for the first time, abbreviations (except for commonly used), references to the literature.
VI. Keywords in Russian and English.
5-7 words on the subject of the manuscript.
Search for articles by keywords is available in all bibliographic databases. In this regard, they should reflect the main provisions, achievements, results, terminology of the research.
VII. Acknowledgments in Russian and English.
In this section, if necessary, all sources of research funding (organizations that have provided financial support) as well as thanks to people who participated in the work on the manuscript but are not its authors, are indicated. Participation in the work on the manuscript implies: recommendations for improving the study, providing a place for research, departmental supervision, provision of financial support.
VIII. Conflict of Interest in Russian and English.
Conflict of interest is the conditions under which people have conflicting or competing interests that can influence the editorial decision-making. Conflicts of interest can be potential or conscious as well as real ones. Personal, political, financial, scientific, or religious factors can affect objectivity.
The author shall notify the editor of a real or potential conflict of interest by including information on the conflict of interest in the appropriate section of the manuscript.
If there is no conflict of interest, the author should also report this. Example wording: "The author declares the absence of obvious and potential conflict of interest related to the publication of this paper”.
IX. Article text
The journal adopted the IMRAD format.
Manuscript text format.
The text should be typed in Times New Roman font, have a size of 14 pt and line spacing of 1.0 pt. Indention - 1.5 cm, full justification, colour "black"
Highlighting in the text can be done ONLY in italics or bold, but NOT underlining. It is necessary to remove all repeated whitespace characters and extra line breaks from the text (for example, in automatic mode through the Microsoft Word “find and replace” service).
No lists use automatic numbering of the text editor.
The file with the text of the article manuscript, uploaded to the manuscript submission form, should contain all the information for publication (including figures and tables). The structure of the manuscript should follow the template: Authors of the article; article title; name of institution (indicating city and country); abstract of the article; keywords; text of the article; list of sources used.
The full text (in Russian, English or both languages) should be structured into sections. The structure of the full text of the manuscript devoted to the description of the results of original research should correspond to the generally accepted template and contain the following sections:
- Introduction (with the highlighted purpose of the work);
- Results and its discussion;
- Conclusion.
X. Figures
Pictures must be of good quality, suitable for printing.
All figures should have captions in Russian and English. Captions in English should be placed below the corresponding captions in Russian. Figures’ legends should also be in two languages.
Figures should be numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals in the text. If there is only one figure in the text, it is not numbered.
References to figures should be as follows: “Fig. 3 indicates that ..."or “It is indicated that ... (Fig. 3)".
A caption includes the number of the figure and its title, aligned to the center: “Fig. 2. Description of technical processes”. There is no full stop at the end of the caption.
Illustrations in the text should be in one of the standard formats (TIFF, JPEG, PNG) with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Drawings made in MS WORD are not allowed. Figures are inserted into the text through the option "Insert-Image_From the file" with the wrap "In the text" and alignment to the center of the page without indentation. Other insertions and text wrapping technologies are not allowed.
XI. Screenshots and photos
Photos, screenshots and other illustrations which are not drawn should be uploaded in a special section of the form for submitting articles in the form of * .jpeg, * .bmp, * .gif (* .doc and * .docx are possible if additional marks are made on the image). Image resolution should be> 300 dpi. Image files should have names corresponding to the number of the figure in the text. In the file description, a caption corresponding to the photograph’s title in the text in Russian and English should be given. Caption in English should be placed below the corresponding caption in Russian.
XII. Tables
Tables should be of good quality, suitable for printing. Editable tables are preferable to scanned ones or in the form of drawings.
All tables should have titles.
Table titles, header and row labels should be given in Russian and English. A title in English should be placed below the corresponding header in Russian. Headers and rows in English should be placed below the corresponding elements in Russian.
Tables should be numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals in the text. If there is only one table in the text, it is not numbered.
References to tables should be as follows: “Table 3 indicates that ..."or “It is indicated that ... (Table 3)”.
The table title includes its sequence number and its name.
Align to the center.
There is no full stop at the end of the table title.
XIII. Formulas
For formulas and variables, it is essential to use equation editor MathType 5.2 and higher; sizes: regular - 12 pt; large index - 7 pt; small index - 5 pt; large symbol ‒ 18 pt, small symbol is 12 pt.
It should be taken into account that the printing page is 75 mm. If a formula is larger, it needs to be simplified or split into several lines. Formulas inserted as images are not allowed. Formulas from constituent elements, where one element of the formula is a table, a text, or a frame, are not allowed.
All Greek and Russian letters, designations of trigonometric functions in formulas and text are typed in direct font, Latin letters are typed in italics.
Decimal digits are typed separated by commas (0,5) in texts in Russian, and by point (0.5) in texts in English.
An article should contain only the most significant formulas; it is advisable to refuse intermediate calculations.
XIV. Acronyms and abbreviations
Acronyms should be avoided. In the text, all acronyms with the exception of a small number of commonly used should be explained. The terms, units and symbols used in the article should be generally accepted and included in the International System of Units (SI). Abbreviations should be explained at first reference in the text.
XV. Footnotes
Footnotes are numbered in Arabic numerals and placed page by page. Footnotes may include: links to anonymous sources on the Internet, links to textbooks, manuals, state standard specifications, statistical reports, articles in social and political newspapers and magazines, dissertation abstracts, dissertations (if it is not possible to quote articles published based on the results of a dissertation research), author’s comments.
XVI. References
The bibliography should be typed in Russian and English in the form of two different sections entitled LITERATURE (СПИСОК ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ) AND REFERENCES.
The list of references to the article is obligatory and should contain at least 20 sources.
The list of references should contain references to modern sources (published not earlier than 5 years at the time presented manuscript submission). References to earlier works are permissible only if necessary. Reference guide-/hand-books, should be published not earlier than 10 years ago.
A list of references should include foreign authors’ works.
The list of references should include only peer-reviewed sources (articles from scientific journals and monographs) referred to in the text of the article. It is not recommended to include dissertation abstracts, dissertations, textbooks, study-guides, GOSTs (state standard specifications), information from websites, statistical reports, articles from socio-political newspapers, websites and blogs in the list of references. If you need to refer to such source information, it should be placed in a footnote.
References to unpublished works are not allowed.
Self-citation should not exceed 15-17%.
The journal uses Vancouver referencing style, which implies a reference to the source in square brackets and the subsequent listing of sources in references in the order of mentioning. The page is indicated inside the brackets, separated by a comma and a space after the source number: [6, p. 8].
When describing a source, its DOI should be indicated (as a link, e.g.: https://doi.org/10.21869/2223-1560-2019-23-2-8-17) if it was found. If the cited source does not have DOI, but is available on the Internet, its access address should be indicated.
References to journal articles should necessarily include the year of publication, volume and number of the journal, and page numbers.
All authors should be listed in the description of each source.
References should be verified; the imprint should be checked on the official website of magazines and/or publishers.
A list of references in English. When compiling a list of references in English, after describing a Russian-language source, an indication of the work language should be made at the end of the description: (In Russ.).
BSI standard should be used for transliteration of authors’ names and names of journals.
Examples of references
References to articles from foreign sources:
1 Surname N.P., 2 Surname N.P. Article title. The name of the journal. Year of publishing; Vol. (No): 00-00. https://doi.org/10.1109/5.771073
References to monographs in a foreign language:
With 1-3 authors:
1 Surname N.P., 2 Surname N.P. Title of the book. Reissue Number. City: Publisher; The year of publishing.
Indication of the editor or compiler:
1 Surname N.P., 2 Surname N.P., 3 Surname N.P., editors. Title. Reissue Number. City: Publisher; The year of publishing.
Chapter from a monograph or collection:
1 Surname N.P., 1 Title. B: 2 Surname N.P., editor. 2 Title. Reissue Number. City: Publisher; The year of publishing.
The name of the journal and the name of monographs and collections are in italics, there are points after the initials. There is no comma between the author’s last name and initials.
Examples of translated references to articles and monographs
In general, the structure of the article reference is as follows:
Authors (transliteration). [Translation of the title of the article into English in square brackets]. The name of the Russian-language source (transliteration). [Translation of the source name into English in square brackets]. Imprint with a designation in English or digital only. Indication of the language of the article (in Russ.)
In general, the structure of the monograph reference is as follows:
Authors (transliteration). [Translation of the title of the monograph in square brackets]. Imprint: the place of publication in English if it is an organization, and transliteration if the publisher has its own name (indicating in English that it is a publisher). Number of pages.
1Surname N.P., 2Surname N.P. [Translation of the article title]. Journal name transliteration = Official title in English. Year; Volume (Number): 00-00. https://doi.org/10.1109/5.771073 (In Russ.)]
1 Surname N.P. [Translation of the monograph title]. City: Publisher; 2000. (In Russ.)]
Reference to Internet resources:
Note: it is preferable to indicate a link to the material from the website that is mentioned in the article. The link to the main page is not informative and does not provide an opportunity to verify the information.
The name of the resources on the website [website]. Name of the website; 2016 [updated October 19, 2016; cited October 30, 2016]. URL: http://www.example.ru.
II. How to submit an article for consideration
The manuscript of the article is sent to the editorial office through the online form in Microsoft Word format (with *.doc, *.docx, *.rtf extensions) along with the necessary set of documents.
III. The interaction between the journal and the author
The editors of the journal correspond with the responsible (corresponding) author, however, if the team of authors wishes, letters can be sent to all authors whose e-mail address is indicated.
All incoming articles to the journal “Proceedings of the Southwest State University” are pre-checked by the executive secretary of the journal for compliance with formal requirements. The editors have the right not to consider articles that are not designed in accordance with the requirements. At this stage, the article can be returned to the author (authors) for revision with a request to complete it according to the requirements, eliminate obvious errors, or add missing data. At this stage, the article may also be rejected due to its inconsistency with the goals of the journal, lack of originality, and low scientific value.
After a preliminary check, the responsible editor submits the article to the reviewers indicating deadlines. The corresponding notification is sent to the author.
In disputable cases, the editor may involve several specialists in the review process, as well as the editor-in-chief.
If the reviewer's opinion is positive, the article is submitted to the editor for preparation for publication.
When making a decision to finalize the article, the reviewer's remarks and comments are transferred to the author. The author is given 3 months to eliminate the faults noted in the comments. If during this period the author does not notify the editorial office of the planned actions, the editorial board removes the article from consideration.
When a decision is made to refuse to publish an article, the corresponding editorial decision is sent to the author.
The final version of the layout is sent to the responsible (corresponding) author of the article accepted for publication, which he/she is obliged to check. The response from the authors is expected within 5 days. In the absence of a response from the author, the layout of the article is considered approved.
IV. Procedure for reviewing the decisions of the editor / reviewer
If the author does not agree with the conclusion of the reviewer and/or editor or individual comments, he/she can challenge the decision. To do this, the author must:
- correct the manuscript of the article according to the reasonable comments of reviewers and editors;
- clearly state his/her position on the issue under consideration.
The editors will facilitate resubmissions of manuscripts that could potentially be accepted but were rejected due to the need for significant changes or the collection of additional data, and are ready to explain in detail what needs to be corrected in the manuscript in order for it to be accepted for publication.
V. Editorial action in case of plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data
In case of detection of dishonest behavior on the part of the author, detection of plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data, the editors are guided by the COPE rules.
Under "unscrupulous behavior" the journal “Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistics and Pedagogy” understands any actions of a scientist that include mishandling of objects of study or deliberate manipulation of scientific information in such a way that it no longer reflects observed research, as well as behavior of a scientist that does not meet accepted ethical and scientific standards.
In “Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistics and Pedagogy”, errors or discrepancies in the design, conduct, interpretation or evaluation of research methods or results, or dishonest behavior not related to the scientific process are not considered to be "unscrupulous behavior”.
VI. Correction of errors and retraction of the article.
If errors in the text of the article affect its perception, but do not distort the stated results of the study, they can be corrected by replacing the pdf-file of the article and indicating the error in the article file itself and on the article page on the journal website.
If errors that distort the results of the study are found in the text of the article or in the case of plagiarism, the discovery of dishonest behavior of the author (authors) associated with falsification and / or fabrication of data, the article may be retracted. The initiator of the retraction of the article may be the editorial board, author, organization, individual.
The retracted article is marked with the sign "Article retracted", information about the reason for the retraction of the article is placed on the webpage of the article. Information about the retraction of the article is sent to the databases in which the journal is indexed.
