Submissions

Author Guidelines

REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICLE FORMATTING

Articles submitted for publication must comply with the requirements of DSTU 7152:2020 Publications. Formatting of Publications in Journals and Collections:

• statement of the problem in general terms and its connection with important scientific or practical tasks;
• analysis of recent research and publications that initiated the solution to this problem and on which the author relies;
• identification of previously unresolved parts of the general problem to which the article is devoted;
• formulation of the purpose of the article (setting the task);
• presentation of the main research material with full justification of scientific results;
• conclusions from the study and prospects for further research in this direction.

To meet the above requirements, the following elements of the article should be highlighted in bold: Introduction, Analysis of Recent Research and Publications, Purpose, Presentation of the Main Research Material, Conclusions, and Prospects for Further Research.

Articles that do not meet the requirements for professional publications will not be accepted for publication. Articles are published in Ukrainian and English.

The approximate length of the article is at least 10 pages.
Margins: left – 20 mm, right – 20 mm, top – 20 mm, bottom – 20 mm.
Articles must be prepared using the Microsoft Word text editor.
Font: Times New Roman, line spacing – 1.0, font size – 14 pt.

The title of the publication should briefly reflect its content and be convenient for creating bibliographic descriptions, indexes, references, and bibliographic searches.

The abstract must be informative, structured, and meaningful. It should outline the relevance and purpose of the research, analysis methods, obtained results, practical value of the work, and conclusions. The text should not contain abbreviations, footnotes, or references. The abstract is submitted in Ukrainian and English. The abstract volume should be 1800–2000 characters.

Bibliographic References are compiled in accordance with the provisions of DSTU 8302:2015. References in the text should be provided only in square brackets, for example: [1], [1, 6]. References to specific pages should be indicated after the source number, followed by a comma, the lowercase letter "p." (for page), and the page number (e.g., [1, p. 5]). If another source follows, its number should be separated by a semicolon within the same brackets (e.g., [1, p. 5; 4, p. 8]). All quotations in the original language other than the article’s language must be provided in the language of the article and accompanied by a reference to the source and the specific page number. Footnotes should not be used. All references must be included directly in the text in parentheses. All figures and tables must be referred to in the text. Figures should be accompanied by captions, while tables must have titles.

Figures (diagrams, graphs, charts, etc.) and tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals and placed directly in the text according to their content placement. Explanatory captions should be provided for figures, and thematic titles for tables. Each figure or table must be referenced in the main text, indicating its sequential number, for example: (Fig. 1), (Table 2). If necessary, all figures should include legend symbols. Captions on figures must be created using text editing software. Figures should be submitted in the article text according to their content placement and as separate files in the following formats: .tiff, .png, or .jpg. Tables must be created using text editing software and placed in the text according to their content placement.

Formulas should be typed using the built-in equation editor of the software, in Times New Roman font, size 10 pt. Authors should adhere to the correct industry terminology, and terms must be consistent throughout the article. There should be a space between numbers and unit names (monetary, metric, etc.).

Abbreviations of Monetary and Metric Units. Abbreviations of monetary and metric units (UAH, t, q, m, km), as well as abbreviations such as mln and bln, should be written without a period. It is necessary to distinguish between the symbols "—" (em dash), "–" (en dash), and "-" (hyphen). The em dash is not used in manuscripts. If an abbreviation appears in the text, it should be presented in parentheses at its first mention.

The List of References is provided at the end of the publication and should include 10–20 sources. The references should be arranged in the order of their appearance in the text.

According to the rules that take into account the requirements of international citation systems, authors of non-English-language articles must provide the list of references in two formats:

1. List of References in the Original Language – compiled in accordance with the National Standard of Ukraine DSTU 8302:2015 “Information and Documentation. Bibliographic References. General Requirements and Rules for Compilation” .
2. References – a separate section with the same list of sources in the Latin alphabet, maintaining the same sequence of references, regardless of whether they are foreign or domestic sources. The References section should be formatted according to the APA (American Psychological Association) standard in English.

For non-English sources:

• The title of the work should be translated into English.
• Titles of journals, collections, conferences, publication locations, and publishers should be provided in transliterated Latin script, unless an official English name is available.

In English-language articles, only the References section is provided, where the list of sources is formatted in English.

Examples of correctly formatted References can be found.

At the end of the bibliographic reference, it is mandatory to indicate the unique DOI (Digital Object Identifier), if assigned to the corresponding publication, or the URL.

The following materials must be submitted to the editorial board:

• A file containing the article text (see Article Formatting Sample), named after the author’s surname (Article_Surname);
• A file with the English abstract (Abstract_Surname);
• If necessary, files with figures, graphs, etc.

It is mandatory to submit:

• A review by a Doctor of Sciences (for authors without an academic degree);
• Author information (see Author Information Form).

Before submitting the file, ensure that all editorial board requirements are met and that the submission includes the following components:

• Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) index;
• Author information: surname, name, academic degree, academic title, position, place of work, ORCID ID/Researcher ID, e-mail (in Ukrainian and English);
• Article title;
• Abstract (in Ukrainian and English);
• Keywords (up to 10 words) (in Ukrainian and English);
• Article text;
• Bibliographic references within the text;
• Post-article bibliographic lists (DSTU 8302:2015) and References (APA standard);
• The date of receipt of the author’s original submission by the editorial board.

Editorial Board Address:
Odesa State Agrarian University,
13 Panteleimonivska Street,
Odesa, 65012, Ukraine.

To submit an article for publication in the collection “Agrarian Bulletin of the Black Sea Littoral”, please send it to the following e-mail address: ymoshi@ukr.net.

Peer Review Process:
Scientific articles submitted to the editorial board are checked for plagiarism using the StrikePlagiarism.com software and are subject to mandatory double-blind peer review.

The editorial board determines whether the article meets the journal’s scope and formatting requirements. The technical editor notifies the authors of the results of the review by the editorial board and the reviewer regarding the electronic version of the article.

Within two weeks after receiving a review with comments, the author must revise the article, taking into account the comments, and return it to the editorial board. If the article is rejected, the editorial board sends the author a reasoned refusal. An article not recommended for publication by the reviewer will not be reconsidered. After the decision to publish the article is made, the technical editor informs the authors, specifying the publication date.

Publication of articles is free of charge.