Instructions for author

 

Author Guidelines Main Requirements

  1. Only previously unpublished articles are accepted for publication in the journal.
  2. Articles prepared in accordance with the requirements undergo double-blind peer review (for the review procedure, see the "Review Procedure" section on the journal's website). An article is accepted for publication only after two positive blind reviews.
  3. Articles in Ukrainian and English are accepted.
  4. The main text of the article (excluding abstracts and references) must be 12 to 25 pages.
  5. Articles by students are accepted exclusively in co-authorship with a research supervisor or a person holding an academic degree in psychology. The research supervisor submits a cover letter to the editorial office recommending co-authorship, using the provided template.
  6. An article may have no more than 5 co-authors.
  7. No more than one article by the same author (co-author) may be published in a single issue of the journal.

General Article Structure

  • UDC code
  • Author name(s)
  • Article title
  • Abstract in Ukrainian
  • Abstract in English
  • Main text
  • References (Cyrillic)
  • References (transliterated)
  • Author information

Structure of the Main Text

The article must include the following components:

  • Introduction (relevance of the problem and its connection to significant scientific or practical tasks; analysis of previous research and publications that initiated the resolution of this problem and upon which the author draws; identification of previously unresolved aspects of the general problem addressed by the article).
  • Research objective.
  • Research tasks.
  • Methods and organization of the research.
  • Research results and discussion (the main material is presented so that the essence of the theoretical and/or empirical research is clear; discussion of the issues covered).
  • Conclusions (generalization of results).
  • Prospects for further research.

Technical Formatting Requirements

Margins: bottom, top — 2 cm; right — 1.5 cm; left — 3 cm. Editor: MS Word. Font: Times New Roman, size 14, line spacing — 1.5. Text is set without hyphenation.

Abstract Requirements

  • Abstract length: 600–700 characters without spaces (70–90 words).
  • The abstract must contain the following required subsections (in bold): Introduction. Objective. Methods. Results. Conclusions.
  • Keywords: 5–10 words/phrases (no more than 250 characters with spaces), separated by commas; no period after the last keyword.
  • Abstract sentences are presented in the form of conclusions, using phrases such as: Analyzed… Investigated… Clarified… Established… Demonstrated… Proved…
  • The content of the Ukrainian and English abstracts must be identical.

Author Information Formatting

Author information is provided in both Ukrainian and English. The following must be indicated: last name, first name; degree, academic rank, position, place of work (higher education institution), city, country, ORCID, e-mail, phone number.

References, Citations, and In-Text Citations

The reference list is formatted according to the APA international bibliographic standard (7th edition) and consists of two parts:

  • a) references in Cyrillic script;
  • b) references in Latin script.

For APA (7th ed.) formatting examples, see: https://www.grafiati.com/uk/info/apa-7/examples/

Citations and in-text references follow APA style, e.g.: (Ivanenko, 2010; Ivanenko & Petrenko, 2016; Baron, Thompson & Hopkins, 2017); when a page number is indicated, it follows a colon: (Ivanenko, 2010: 56). References are given in the original language of the source.

When mentioning scholars' names in the article body, the year(s) of the works discussed must be indicated and the corresponding sources included in the reference list. For example: In S. Novosenko's study (2001), it was established… (Novosenko, 2001).

All names cited in the text must have corresponding entries in the reference list, and vice versa.

Illustration Formatting Requirements

The total number of illustrations (figures and tables) must not exceed six, of which no more than four may be tables. Tables spanning more than one page are not recommended. All illustrations must be numbered and titled: table titles are placed above the illustration, figure titles below it. Illustrations are placed in the text after their first mention.

Text elements within illustrations should be set in Times New Roman. Formulas are created using the built-in MS Equation editor and numbered on the right.

Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files together with the manuscript.

Article Formatting Example

UDC 159.923

Petrenko Inna

PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF…

Author name(s) (in Ukrainian). Article title (in Ukrainian). Abstract in Ukrainian.

Author name(s) (in English). Article title (in English). Abstract in English.

Article text: Introduction. Research Objective. Research Tasks. Methods and Organization of the Research. Research Results and Discussion. Conclusions. Prospects for Further Research.

Conflict of Interest

Funding

References / References

Author Information

For detailed information on formatting and submission requirements, please visit the journal's website or contact the editorial office at: mpp-journal@kispp.com