Instructions for Authors and Formatting Rules

Article Format	A4, portrait orientation, materials saved and prepared in Microsoft Word format (*.doc or *.docx)
Margins	all sides – 25 mm
Main Font	Times New Roman Arial and Courier New for specific text fragments
Font size (Main text)	14 pt Smaller font (10 pt) is allowed for supplementary text sections
Line spacing	1.5
Text alignment	Justified
Paragraph indent	1.25 cm
Page numbering	None
Figures and Tables	Must be placed directly after the first mention in the text or on the next page. Table font size is usually 2 points smaller than the main text. Numerical data is presented in a table with a sequence number, right-aligned (e.g., Table 1), and a title (centered above the table in bold, font Times New Roman, size 12, spacing 1). Figures must be a single grouped graphic object. Below tables and figures, indicate the source (e.g., [1, p. 34], author's development; compiled by the author based on [2, p. 45; 3, p. 76], etc.). Illustrations must be numbered and have titles placed outside the grouped object (e.g., Fig. 1. Dynamics of Higher Education Institutions in Ukraine). Format: portrait.
Formulas	Must be typed using the internal formula editor in Microsoft Word.
Literature Citations	In-text citations must be in square brackets, e.g., [3, p. 35; 8, pp. 56-59], where the first digit is the source number and the second is the page; sources are separated by a semicolon. A bibliographic list is provided at the end of the article (for each source with a link, the access date must be specified as: date of access: 11.06.2023).
Article Length	10 to 35 pages.

Structural Elements of the Article

1. Specialization under which the article is submitted. (Upper right corner of the page, font Times New Roman, size 14).

2. UDC Index (upper left corner of the page, font Times New Roman, size 14).

3. Information about the authors.

Full name of the first author in Ukrainian; next line: academic degree, academic title, position; next line: place of work (full official name of the institution), city, country, email, ORCID (if available). You can create an ORCID at https://orcid.org/. – (right corner, Times New Roman, size 14, bold).

After a line break: repeat the above information in English (Full Name; degree, title, position; institution, city, country, email, ORCID).

If there are two or more authors, the above information must be filled in for each author in both Ukrainian and English.

5. Article Title – in two languages (Ukrainian and English) (centered, Times New Roman, size 14, bold, ALL CAPS, up to ten words).

6. Abstract:

• If writing in English:

The English abstract is provided after the article title (max 1800 characters). The next line should contain keywords (4–7 units). The next line: expanded abstract in Ukrainian (min 1800 characters) plus keywords (4–7 units).

• If writing in Ukrainian:

The Ukrainian abstract is provided after the title (max 1800 characters) plus keywords (3–7 units). The next line: expanded abstract in English (min 1800 characters) plus keywords (3–7 units). Keywords in English must be an accurate translation of the Ukrainian ones and follow the same sequence.

7. Main text. The article must contain (with highlighting in the text) the following elements:

• problem statement and its connection with important scientific or practical tasks;
• analysis of recent research and publications on which the author relies; identification of previously unresolved parts of the general problem (references are mandatory);
• formulation of the article's goals (task setting);
• presentation of the main research material with full justification of scientific results;
• conclusions and future prospects in this direction;
• references (according to National Standard DSTU 8302:2015);
• References (in Roman alphabet/Latin script). Authors must provide the list in two versions: original language and a separate block in the Roman alphabet (Harvard Reference System).

Online converter for Ukrainian transliteration: http://ukrlit.org/transliteratsiia