Submission Guidelines and Manuscript Preparation

The manuscript shall be submitted to the Editorial Board of the Collection “Dorogi i Mosti” (Roads and Bridges) in electronic form to: roads_bridges@nidi.org.ua. If necessary, materials may also be submitted directly to the Editorial Board.

No more than one article by the same author or co-author may be published in one issue of the collection in accordance with the current Procedure for Forming the List of Scholarly Professional Publications of Ukraine.

The manuscript shall be accompanied by a cover letter in the prescribed form and information about the author or authors in Ukrainian and English.

The scientific quality of the manuscript shall be assessed through a double-blind peer review process in accordance with the editorial policy of the collection.

Manuscripts prepared in violation of the established requirements shall not be accepted for consideration.

Originality and Academic Integrity

Authors shall submit original scholarly materials that have not been previously published and are not simultaneously under consideration by other journals.

All submitted manuscripts are checked for textual similarity with other publications using the specialized software StrikePlagiarism, recommended by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for similarity assessment.

The journal does not accept materials containing signs of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or improper borrowing.

The acceptable level of textual similarity is determined by the Editorial Board in accordance with international standards and shall not exceed 20%.

If plagiarism is detected, the manuscript shall be rejected at any stage of the editorial review process. If such a violation is identified after publication, the article may be retracted.

Authors bear full responsibility for the originality of the submitted materials.

Detailed rules on editorial consideration of manuscripts, peer review, retraction, and the procedure for handling complaints regarding ethical violations are set out in the section “Peer Review Procedure and Editorial Ethics”.

Manuscript Preparation Requirements

Articles in Ukrainian or English are accepted for publication.

The recommended length of an article is 7 to 15 A4 pages.

The article shall contain the following structural elements: UDC, information about the author or authors, DOI, affiliation, article title, abstract and keywords in the language of the article, main text of the article, conclusions, list of sources, article title, information about the author or authors, abstract and keywords in the second language.

The main body of a research article shall include the problem statement, review of relevant studies and publications, purpose of the study, presentation of the main material, and conclusions.

Abstract and Keywords

The abstract and keywords shall be provided in Ukrainian and English. The length of the abstract shall be 150 to 250 words, excluding keywords.

The abstract shall be written as a coherent text without subheadings and shall concisely and consistently reflect the purpose of the study, the materials and methods used, the main results, the conclusions, and the practical significance of the findings.

The abstract shall not contain references, formulae, tables, or unexplained abbreviations and acronyms.

The title of the article and information about the author or authors shall also be provided in English. This information, together with the English abstract, shall be placed after the list of references.

General Formatting Requirements

The text of the article shall be submitted in .rtf, .doc, or .docx format.

The recommended font is Times New Roman, font size 11 pt, line spacing 1.0, and first-line indent 1.0 cm.

Page margins shall be as follows: top – 20 mm, bottom – 40 mm, inside – 30 mm, outside – 20 mm.

The UDC shall be placed on the left in bold type. The surname and initials of the author in Ukrainian, as well as the surname and given name in English, shall be provided in bold. The academic degree and ORCID shall be indicated in italics. The main affiliation shall be given on a new line. If the authors have different affiliations, appropriate indices shall be placed next to their names. The title of the article shall be centered and typed in capital letters. Subsection headings shall be in bold.

Figures, Tables, and Formulae

Figures shall be placed after the first reference to them in the text. They must be clear, suitable for printing, and accompanied by appropriate captions.

Where possible, source data files shall be provided for graphs and diagrams. If no source file is available, illustrations shall be submitted in JPG, TIFF, PNG, or other raster formats of adequate quality.

Figures shall be numbered consecutively throughout the article. If a figure consists of several parts, they shall be marked with letters. Figure captions shall be placed below the illustration.

Tables shall be prepared using MS Word tools and placed in the text after the first reference to them. Each table shall have a number and a title. If a table continues on the next page, this shall be indicated accordingly. Duplication of the same information in both tables and figures should be avoided.

Formulae shall be prepared using a formula editor. All symbols, values, and abbreviations appearing for the first time in the text or in formulae shall be explained. Formulae shall be numbered on the right. Explanations of symbols shall be provided after the formula.

In articles written in Ukrainian, a comma shall be used as the decimal separator; in English-language articles, a full stop shall be used.

List of Sources

The list of sources shall be placed at the end of the article. Citations in the text shall be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are mentioned. References to unpublished or incomplete works are not allowed. References to monographs, journal articles, conference proceedings, patents, dissertation abstracts, and electronic resources are allowed.

The list of sources shall consist of  “References.”

“References” shall be provided in English or transliterated into the Latin alphabet and formatted in accordance with an international citation style used for scholarly publications. If a source has a DOI, it shall also be included in the References section.

If a cited source has an official English title, including cases where an English title or abstract is available, that title shall be used in the References section.

If a cited source does not have an official English title, its title shall be transliterated into the Latin alphabet in the References section, followed by an English translation of the title in parentheses.

Titles of periodicals in the References section shall be given according to their official Latin spelling registered under ISSN. For the scientific collection “Roads and Bridges”, the following titles shall be used: “Dorogi i mosti” (Key Title) and “Dorogimosti” (Abbreviated Key Title).

Each source in the References section shall include an indication of the original language, for example [in Ukrainian].

Bibliographic descriptions in both parts of the list shall be complete and contain all required publication data.

Examples of how references should be listed

REFERENCES

Legislative acts:

1. Pro avtomobilni dorohy: Law of Ukraine of 08.09.2005 N 2862-IV, editorial office of 25.03.2018 N 2304-VIII // Database of Legislation of Ukraine / Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. URL: http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2862-15 (Last accessed: 15.10.2018). [in Ukrainian]

2. Pro publichni zakupivli: Law of Ukraine of 25.12.2015 N 922-VIII // Database of Legislation of Ukraine / Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. URL: http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/922-19 (Last accessed: 17.07.2018). [in Ukrainian]

3. Derzhavna prohrama pidvyshchennia rivnia bezpeky dorozhnoho rukhu v Ukraini na period do 2020 roku: Decree of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 25.04.2018 N 435 // Database of Legislation of Ukraine / Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. URL: http://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/435-2018-%D0%BF (Last accessed: 15.10.2018). [in Ukrainian]

4. Directive 2008/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on road infrastructure safety management // European union law. URL: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32008L0096 (Last accessed: 15.10.2018). [in Ukrainian]

Regulations documents:

1. State Building Norms (DBN V.2.3-6:2009) Sporudy transportu. Mosty ta truby. Obstezhennia i vyprobuvannia (Transport facilities. Bridges and pipes. Inspection and testing). Kyiv, 2010. 48 p. (Information and documentation) [in Ukrainian].

2. State Standard of Ukraine (DSTU 2587:2010) Bezpeka dorozhnogo ruhu. Rozmitka dorozhnya. Zagalni tehnichni vimogi. Metodi kontrolyuvannya. Pravila zastosuvannya. Kyiv, 2011. 59 p. (Information and documentation) [in Ukrainian].

3. Standard of organization of Ukraine (SOU 42.1-37641918-085:2012) Poriadok vyznachennia vartosti kapitalnoho remontu avtomobilnykh dorih zahalnoho korystuvannia (derzhavnoho ta mistsevoho znachennia). Kyiv, 2017. 44 p. (Information and documentation) [in Ukrainian].

4. Departmental Building Norms (GBN V.2.3-37641918-544:2014) Zastosuvannia heosyntetychnykh materialiv u dorozhnikh konstruktsiiakh. Osnovni vymohy (Application of geosynthetic materials in road constructions. Basic requirements). Kyiv, 2014. 147 p. (Information and documentation) [in Ukrainian].

Articles in magazines:

1. Tetyana Bondar, Liudmyla Nagrebelna, Alla Kononenko, Olga Belenchuk, Mariya Olhova, Olexiy Petrashenko. The rating of national roads network according to accidents in 2017. Dorogi і mosti. Kiev, 2017. 17. P. 89–96 [in Ukrainian].

2. Yefymenko R.V, Popovych N.I., Belenchuk O.V. Analiz prychyn vynyknennia DTP i rozroblennia zakhodiv iz pidvyshchennia bezpeky dorozhnoho rukhu. Avtošlâhovik Ukraïni. Kiev, 2015. 6 (238). Р. 34–35. [in Ukrainian].

3. Bezuhlyi A.O., Bibyk Yu.M., Belska O.L. Koshtorysne tsinoutvorennia v dorozhnomu hospodarstvi: vitchyzniana praktyka ta mizhnarodnyi dosvid. Dorozhnia haluz Ukrainy. Kiev, 2017. 4. P. 45–48. [in Ukrainian].

4. Hameliak I.P., Bernadskyi I.I., Dmytrenko L.A., Shatylo T.V. Vyznachennia teplostiikosti ta termostiikosti heogratok pry armuvanni asfaltobetonnykh pokryttiv (Determination of heat resistance and heat resistance of geogrids during reinforcement of asphalt concrete coatings). Avtomobìlʹnì dorogi ì dorožnê budìvnictvo. Kiev, 2014. 91. P. 41–51. [in Ukrainian].

Books:

1. Mozghovyi V.V., Doroshenko Yu.M., Onyshchenko A.M., Kuzminets M.P., Smolianets V.V., Zaichenko V.V. Budivelne materialoznavstvo v dorozhnomu budivnytstvi: Tutorial. Kiev, 2014. 415 с.

2. Mook, D. (2014). Classic experiments in psychology. Westport: Greenwood.

Williams, J. M. (Ed.). (2016). Applied sport psychology: peak performance (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

3. Lee-Chai, A. Y., & Bargh, J.A. (Eds.). (2011). The use and Multiple perspectives on the causes of corruption. Press.

Conferences materials:

1. Jodell, F., Russell, F., Tepper, K., Todd, P. & Zahora, T. (2016, July). Joined at the hip: partnerships between librarians advisers. Poster session presented at the International Medical Librarianship, Brisbane.

2. Gameliak I, Zhurba, G., Kostryckyy, V. & Dmitrenko, L. Determination of geosynthetic materials resistance to cyclic loading (Визначення стійкості геосинтетичних матеріалів до циклічного навантаження). Proceedings of the 9th Internet Conference on Geosynthetics. Guaruja, 2010. 3. P. 631–634. [in Brazil].

3. Daludina A.M., Kutas E.O., Vnukova N.V. Analiz ta otsinka shumovoho navantazhennia pry funktsionuvanni avtotransportnykh system. Zakhyst navkolyshnoho seredovyshcha. Zbalansovane pryrodokorystuvannia: a collection of materials of the 2nd International Student Congress (23–24 аpril 2015, Lviv). Lviv, 2015. Р. 31–32. [in Ukrainian].

Patents:

1. Patent of Ukraine N 39628. Kliuk B.O., Shymko R.Ya., Vecherik R.L., Khaetskyi Yu.B., Halii P.P., Hresko T.M., Prytula M.H., Pyanylo Ya.D., Prytula N.M. Method for determination of optimal operation of wells in combination with operation of other wells and, respectively, underground gas storage [in Ukrainian].

Dissertations and abstracts of dissertations:

1. Kashyna N.I. Proektuvannia viazannykh heoreshitok iz zadanymy ekspluatatsiinymy vlastyvostiamy (Designing knitted geogrids with given operational properties). PhD (Ing.). St. Petersburg, 2014. 172 p. [in Rusian].

2. Aksenov S.Y. (2016). The method of calculating durability of asphalt pavement on metal structures. PhD (Ing.) Kyiv. [in Ukrainian].

3. Bozeman, A. Jr. (2007). Age of onset as predictor of cognitive children with seizure disorders. (Doctoral dissertation). Proquest Dissertations and Theses. (UMI 3259752).

4. Imber, A. (2003). Applicant reactions to graduate recruitment. (Unpublished Doctoral dissertation). Monash University, Victoria, Australia.

Electronic resources of remote access:

1. Scientific publications and publishing activities of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. URL: http://www.nas.gov.ua/publications  (Last accessed: 19.03.2014). [in Ukrainian]