Submissions

Author Guidelines

Scientific journal "Biology and Ecology" publishes original materials (experimental, theoretical and methodological articles, as well as short reports and reviews) based on research in various fields of biology and ecology (botany, human and animal biology, microbiology, general ecology, nature conservation, history of biological sciences).

The languages of the magazine are Ukrainian, English, German, Polish.

The order of placing of manuscript materials:

• in the upper left corner

(left-aligned, each line item in a new line without spaces):

1) UDC stamp;

2) initials and surnames of the author (s);

3) the full name of the institution where the study was performed;

4) address for correspondence;

5) email address (style - italic);

6) 16-digit ORCID of a resercher.

• through a space bar:

7) title of the article (in capital letters in the center, style - bold);

8) abstract and keywords (5-7) in Ukrainian (for a Ukrainian language article) or in English (for a language other than Ukrainian)

(style - italic, width-aligned);

9) the main text of the article (the language of the text is Ukrainian, English, German, Polish);

10) a list of used literature (for the article in Ukrainian) or References (for the article in languages other than Ukrainian);

11) an abstract in English (or in the Ukrainian language if the main text of the article is in English, German or Polish), with the following elements:

• title of the article (in capital letters in the center, style - bold);

• authors' initials and surnames (center alignment, register - start with capital letters);

• name of the institution where the study was performed (center alignment, register - start with capital letters);

• text of an abstract and keywords that are completely identical to that alternative language before the article text (width alignment).

12) References (for the article in Ukrainian);

13) in a separate file - information about the authors.

The structure of the article. The text of the article should include the following sections (required for methodical and experimental articles).

Introduction. Formulation of the problem in general and its relevance to important practical tasks, as well as subsequent research and publications. Highlighting previously unresolved parts of a common problem. Formulation of the purpose of the study.

Materials and methods. Brief description of ways and means of obtaining scientific results.

Results and Discussion. Outline of the main research material with justification of scientific results.

Conclusions. A brief summary of the results obtained. Scientific novelty, theoretical and practical importance, possible implementation, prospects of scientific development in this direction.

Requirements for the article:

• MicroSoft Word text editor without automatic and manual distribution of transfers;

• font - Times new Roman;

• size - 14;

• 1.5 line spacing;

• format - A4;

• fields from all edges - 2 cm each;

• paragraph indent - 1.25 cm;

• text alignment - width;

• the volume of the publication (together with tables, figures, references and abstracts) should not exceed 15 pages – for the experimental article or 20 pages – for the review article; larger manuscripts are accepted only after prior agreement with the editorial board.

Large tables are submitted on separate pages, small ones are placed in the text, separated by a space. The text in the tables is typed in 12 size in one interval, the titles of the tables are half-bold. If necessary, explanations or notes are added to the tables.

Graphic objects are submitted in *.eps format (CMYK, GRAYSCALE), photos, charts and graphs are in *.jpeg (300 dpi) format. Pictures are done in shades of gray, charts and graphs are recommended to use multicolored fillings based on black and white colors, borders and background fill are not allowed. Charts and graphs are also additionally provided in the files of the programs in which they were created (*.doc, *.xls, etc.).

The numbering of tables and graphical objects (Table 1, Figure 1) and their references by text (Table 1, Figure 1) are required. Table and graphic titles are typed in 14 size and are half-bold.

Names of species and genera in the text should be given in Latin and in italics. Authors of species and genera are given only at the first mention of the species and are not italicized.

Formulas should be typed in Microsoft Equation editor, the size of the characters should be commensurate with the font of the main body of the article.

Physical quantities are given in SI units. The physical value and the unit of measure (except % and ºC) must be separated by a space, using the "indivisible space" - a combination of <Ctrl + Shift + space> (2 m, 15.5 kg).

Only use quotation marks: «».

The character «’» (shortcut <Alt + 0146>) must be used to indicate the apostrophe.

Dashes and hyphens should be distinguished. Only "short dashes" are to be used, including when marking ranges: P. 25-32; in November-December; in 2012–2014; in the table 1-2, etc. When specifying the range, no spaces are used between numbers and dashes; in other cases, one space must be inserted before and after the dash.

Decimals should use a comma, not a dot. Multiplication is not allowed to be replaced by the letter "x", but should be indicated by the symbol "×".

The abstract should reflect the obtained results and the main conclusions of the article and convey to the reader its main essence. Minimal text size of annotation is 1800 characters (including keywords). The summary in all languages should be identical.

Organization of the list of used sources. Each source cited in the publication should be listed in the list of used sources.

The quoted material should be listed in alphabetical order by the author's name (editor / compiler, if there is no author) and is not numbered!

If the material does not have an author, it should be listed by the first letter of the title.

If the bibliographic description indicates several works of the same author, editor or complier, then references are arranged in chronological order by year of publication in ascending order.

Each bibliographic description of the source begins with a new line with width-indented alignment.

If the bibliographic description of the source is more than one line, then the first line of the description is justified without indentation and the next line is 1.25 cm indented.

The list of used sources should be arranged in accordance with the requirements of DSTU 8302: 2015 «Information and documentation. Bibliographic reference. General requirements and rules of drafting» http://lib.pnpu.edu.ua/files/dstu-8302-2015.pdf or DSTU GOST 7.1: 2006« System of standards for information, library and publishing. Bibliographic record. Bibliographic description. General requirements and rules of arrangement» http://www.nbuv.gov.ua/node/933.

References - a list of used sources in English - is compiled in accordance with the requirements of the International Bibliographic Standard of the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org/), where all Cyrillic titles of articles and books are transliterated into Latin and translated into English.

More information on APA Citation Style is available at: https://www.library.cornell.edu/research/citation and in the Guidelines «International Citation Styles and Links in Scientific Papers. Kyiv, 2016»: http://www.kspu.edu/FileDownload.ashx/International%20style%20citations_2017.pdf?id=d1b22a28-96eb-4ca4-9ac7-8e29a393b9fb.

REFERENCES should be completely separate by repeating the list of used sources in the Ukrainian language, regardless of whether it contains foreign sources or not. If there are links to foreign publications in the list, they are repeated in the list given in Latin, but slightly modified.

To translate authors' names, article titles, books, publishers, it is advisable to use online converters separately for Ukrainian and Russian languages, the links to which are given below.

Online transliteration converter:

• from Ukrainian http://translit.kh.ua/?passport

• from Russian http://english-letter.ru/Sistema_transliterazii.html

Below are examples for describing sources in the Cyrillic alphabet by different types of materials. Latin sources use the same scheme, but they do not have a transliterated name.

Article from the periodical journal

Boreyko, V.E. (2002). O neobkhodimosti sozdaniya natsional'noy sistemy territo-riy dikoy prirody v Ukraine [On the necessity of creating a national system of wildlife areas in Ukraine]. Zapovidna Sprava v Ukrajini, 8, 14–17 (in Russian).

Book

Shelyag-Sosonko, Y.R., Stoyko, S.M., Didukh, Y.P., Dubyna, D.V., Andrienko, T.L., Tkachenko, V.S., & Sypailova, L.M. (1987). Zelenaya kniga Ukrainskoy SSR. Redkie,  ischezayuschie i tipichnyie, nuzhdayuschiesya v ohrane rastitelnyie soobschestva [The Green  Book of the Ukrainian SSR. Rare, disappearing and typical, needing protection plant communities]. M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany. Naukova Dumka, Kiev
(in Russian).

Content of the book (section, article)

Klokov, M.V. (1946). Tragopogon L. In: Flora URSR. AN URSR, Kyiv. Vol. 12.
pp. 217–246, 561–567 (in Ukrainian).

Dissertation and abstract of dissertation

Kazarinova, H.O. (2016). Syntaksonomija, antropoghenna dynamika ta okhorona vyshhoji vodnoji roslynnosti dolyny r. Siversjkyj Donecj [Syntaxonomy, antropogenic dynamics and conservation of higher aquatic vegetation of the Siversky Donets River Valley]. (Extended abstract of PhD dissertation). Kyiv [in Ukrainian].

After the reference in parentheses, you must specify the language of the original literature source (in Ukrainian) or (in Russian). DOIs must be specified for all cited sources for which they exist.

Submissions are sent to the editorial email address as a *.doc or *.rtf text file (no page numbering!).

Manuscript with grammatical and factual errors is not accepted. Materials made in violation of the above rules are not accepted. The editorial board has the right to edit the text of articles, drawings and captions, agree the edited version with the author, and reject the manuscripts if they do not meet the requirements of the journal.

Data about authors is submitted in a separate file in the form:

If there are several authors, the form is filled in individually.

Payment for publishing an article is 40 UAH per page. A scanned copy of the payment receipt for the publication should be sent to the editor by e-mail after notification of the paper's acceptance.

Details for payment:

Recipient: Poltava National Pedagogical University named after V.G. Korolenko

Account: 31258270105954

EDRP code: 31035253

MFO: 820172

Service code: 25010100

Beneficiary Bank: State Treasury Service of Ukraine, Kyiv

Payment Purpose: For publishing an article in the Biology and Ecology journal.