Scientific Journal
ISSN 2223-0564

Rules for Authors /
Правила для авторов

Background Information

The Problems of Oriental Studies journal publishes articles based on the results of yet unpublished studies (the author guarantees this point).

The essential feature required of materials for publication is their compliance with the scientific criteria such as the topicality of a problem, academic novelty, etc.

The editorial board members reserve the right to select material for publication.

For publication manuscripts are subject to anonymous peer-review by the editorial board members or subject experts.

Minor corrections (stylistic or formal ones) are introduced into the article without securing the author’s approval; papers that require serious modifications should be returned for revision.

Honorarium or fees are not provided.

Submission

Submissions should represent an article with Russian and English summaries and keywords (not exceeding 10 words), having two hard copies and an electronic version. The hard copies of a paper should be signed by all authors. Pages must be numbered consecutively including those containing tables, figures, diagrams, references, etc. Illustrations and photographs should have good contrast ratio.

Manuscript Should Meet the Following Technical Requirements:

• Page setup: page size is A4 (210x297 mm); portrait orientation; margins are 2 cm;
• 14-point Times New Roman, spacing is 1.5, and indentation is 0.75 cm;
• The title is typed in capital letters;
• The center justification of a title, the full justification of the text of a paper;
• Special characters are set in Symbol font;
• The volume amount of a paper is 12 to 15 pages (including illustrations, photographs, diagrams, maps, tables, etc.), that of a report and a chronicle is 6 to 8 pages;
• The initials of given names are placed before a surname in the text, and after a surname in the list of references;
• All abbreviations should be explained;
• The number of a reference should be mentioned in square brackets in the text, for example [1], if you specify the page number, you should give it after its reference number, followed by a comma: [1, p. 330];
• Footnotes should be superscript and be numbered consecutively throughout the text;
• In the bibliography list a source is indicated once (a number assigned to it is used throughout the text);
• In the list of references you should indicate referring to:
• A book: authors (listed surname first, followed by initials of given names), the title, the place of publication, an issuing body, the total number of pages;
• Articles from a collection: authors (listed surname first, followed by initials of given names), the title of a collection, the place of publication;
• Articles from journals: the author, the title of a journal, its publication date, issue, the number of pages;
• Conference abstracts: the authors (listed surname first, followed by initials of given names), the title of the proceedings and conference, conference venue and the date held, the place of publication, the number of pages;
• Theses: authors (listed surname first, followed by initials of given names), the title, the defense venue and date, the number of pages;
• You may not use the gloss “Ibid”;
• The author is responsible for the content, accuracy of evidence in the paper, as well as that in the reference list;
• Authors should submit the following information: the full name, academic degree and rank, work place, position held, contact information (office phone, mobile, fax and e-mail).

Language

The journal is published in the Russian and Bashkir languages with English summaries. If a manuscript is in the Bashkir language, the author must submit an electronic version typed in Helver Bashkir 10% or BT Times NR fonts. If the text contains a fragment in other Eastern languages ​​(Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Kazakh, etc.), the author should submit its original, being transliterated in the Cyrillic alphabet and translated into Russian, as well as the corresponding fonts.

The paper should have the UDC code as well as Russian and English summaries containing 200 to 250 words.

Recommended Paper Presentation

The style of the articles should meet the general requirements of the leading scientific periodicals. It is desirable that the paper should have:

• An introduction,
• An analytical survey,
• The discussion of an experimental part (if necessary), and research results,
• A conclusion.

The abstract should include goals and objectives, the subject, results, and conclusions of research.

References should be listed according to the all-Union State Standard 7.1-2003 (Moscow, 2006), all authors being indicated. The list of bibliography is given being transliterated in the Roman alphabet; all titles of works are translated into English.

For example, 1. Гарбузов Н. Зонная природа музыкального слуха. – М.; Л., 1948.

1. Nikolay Garbuzov. Zonnaya priroda muzykalnogo slukha [Zonal Nature of Musical Hearing]. Moscow; Leningrad, 1948.

Papers should be sent to the address: Room 215a, 15 Kirov St., Ufa, the Republic of Bashkortostan, 450077. Tel.: (347) 272-79-46; e-mail: pvanrb@mail.ru

The procedure for reviewing materials received

Reviewing is made for the purposes of high-level scientific and practical significance of the materials published in the scientific journal The Problems of Oriental Studies as well as strict adherence to copyrights. The review shall be conducted confidentially.

The editors will accept articles from authors written in accordance with the requirements for scientific articles submitted for publication in the journal. After registration in the editor’s office the executive secretary forward the article to the editorial board members (a specialist in the article’s matter) or to an independent expert (in some cases) on the recommendation of the editorial board.

The reviewer is usually, a Ph. D., professor, but the person could be a MS, being a qualified professional with profound knowledge and experience in a particular field.

The reviewer within three weeks is to confirm the possibility of publishing the material or to give recommendations for its improvement, or for a reasoned refusal.

The article originals are kept in the editorial office for 5 (five) years from the date of the publication of articles and presented to a advisory council on request.

The review shall be conducted confidentially (breach of confidentiality is only possible in the case of plagiarism detected by the reviewer and falsification of materials contained in the article).

Reviewer fills in a form answering the questions "yes" / "no" when necessary writing a detailed review. The author is sent a copy of the review.

If the article has undergone considerable transformation by the author, a second review is done by the same reviewer.

In the event of defects in the article left after comments of the editors the latter reserve the right to reject it.

A decision on whether publication of the material submitted is possible or one concerning its motivated rejection is adopted at a meeting of the editorial board, and then communicated to the author.