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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The article file has been prepared in accordance with the journal’s requirements and submitted in an acceptable file format.
  • The article includes the UDC index.
  • The article contains information about the author(s): first and last name, academic degree, academic title, affiliation, and ORCID.
  • The title, abstract, and keywords are provided in Ukrainian and English in accordance with the journal’s requirements.
  • The main text of the article is structured in accordance with the journal’s requirements and contains all mandatory elements of a scientific article.
  • In-text citations and the reference list have been prepared in accordance with the journal’s requirements. Where applicable, DOI and/or URL have been provided for the cited sources.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor has it been submitted for consideration to any other journal.
  • Figures, tables, diagrams, and formulae are numbered, captioned, and referred to in the text of the article.
  • The author confirms the accuracy of quotations, borrowed material, and all data presented in the manuscript, and bears responsibility for the content of the submission.
  • The author confirms that all submission metadata in OJS have been entered completely and correctly.
  • The manuscript file submitted for peer review does not contain any information that could identify the author(s).

Author Guidelines

Information for Authors

The Editorial Board of the collection of scientific papers “Ways to Improve Construction Efficiency” accepts original scientific articles in Ukrainian or English. Review articles and biographical materials are not accepted for publication.

Language of Submission

  • Authors may submit articles in Ukrainian or English.
  • Foreign authors shall submit articles in English only.

General Requirements for the Article

The article must be structured in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and must include the following mandatory elements:

  1. a general statement of the problem;
  2. an analysis of recent research and publications, with identification of previously unresolved aspects of the problem;
  3. the purpose of the study;
  4. the main body of the article, including a full substantiation of the scientific results obtained;
  5. conclusions and prospects for further research in the relevant field.

The article must be submitted together with information about the author(s), provided in the form of a publication application.

Article Length

The length of the article must not exceed 20,000 characters (0.5 printed sheets). Exceeding this limit may serve as grounds for rejection.

Structure of the Submitted Material

The article must be prepared in a text editor and arranged in the following order:

  1. UDC index in the upper left corner of the page;
  2. author’s (authors’) first and last name, academic degree, academic title, ORCID (mandatory), and the full name of the institution where the author studies or works;
  3. title of the article, centered;
  4. abstract in Ukrainian, in italics, with a minimum length of 1,800 characters;
  5. keywords in Ukrainian: 5-10 words and/or phrases;
  6. main text of the article with section headings;
  7. information block in the second language:
    • for an article in Ukrainian: in English;
    • for an article in English: in Ukrainian.
    This block must include the full list of authors, the title of the article, an abstract identical in content to the main abstract, and keywords.

References to sources in the text must be indicated in square brackets according to the reference list provided at the end of the article.

The list of references must be placed under the heading “References”.

Technical Formatting Requirements

  • page format: A4, portrait orientation;
  • margins: 2 cm on all sides;
  • font: Times New Roman, 14 pt;
  • line spacing: 1.5;
  • first-line indent: 1.25 cm;
  • text alignment: justified;
  • section headings must be highlighted in bold.

Requirements for Figures, Graphs, Diagrams, and Schemes

  • all illustrative materials must be clear, high-contrast, and legible;
  • the use of pale or overly light colours should be avoided;
  • given the possibility of black-and-white printing, it is advisable to use black-and-white design or shades of grey;
  • all symbols and abbreviations used in figures, graphs, and diagrams must be explained;
  • captions for figures, graphs, and diagrams must be placed below the relevant item on a separate line.

Requirements for Formulae

  • formulae must be prepared using MS Equation 3.0 or MathType;
  • it is not permitted to type part of a formula as plain text and another part using a formula editor;
  • font sizes in formulae must correspond to the standard settings of the formula editor;
  • stretching, compressing, or any other artificial scaling of formulae is not permitted;
  • formulae should not be placed in tables for alignment purposes;
  • all formulae must be numbered, with the number placed on the right in parentheses;
  • if a formula extends over several lines, its number must be indicated on the last line;
  • the text must first contain a reference to the formula, followed by the formula itself;
  • explanations of symbols and numerical coefficients must be given directly below the formula in the order in which they appear;
  • the first line of explanation must begin with the word “where” without a colon.

Diagrams, graphs, schemes, and formulae must not be placed in separate frames or overlaid on the text. The text must appear before and after them without text wrapping.

Formatting of the Reference List

Bibliographic descriptions and references must be provided in the original language in accordance with DSTU 8302:2015.

The reference list may be arranged in one of the following ways:

  • in the order in which sources are cited in the text;
  • in alphabetical order of the surnames of the first authors or the titles of the sources;
  • in chronological order.

Requirements for Sources

  • number of references: 13-30 sources;
  • sources must include a DOI, and where applicable, a URL;
  • most sources should be published after 2000;
  • no more than 20% self-citations are allowed.

Important

  • failure to comply with the formatting requirements may serve as grounds for rejection;
  • the Editorial Board informs the author of the decision regarding publication;
  • the Editorial Board does not re-review submitted materials, does not return manuscripts in the event of rejection, and does not engage in theoretical discussions with authors;
  • an author may not submit to other journals or publishers an article that has already been accepted for publication by the Editorial Board;
  • materials published under the authors’ names reflect their personal views, which may not coincide with the position of the Editorial Board;
  • the author is responsible for the accuracy of the data and quotations provided in the article.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright in their works and grant the journal the non-exclusive right of first publication of these works.
  • Published materials are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction, adaptation, and creation of derivative works, provided that proper credit is given to the authors of the original work and to its first publication in this journal.
  • Authors have the right to enter into separate additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the published version of the work, including depositing it in institutional repositories, posting it on personal websites, or including it in other scholarly works, provided that the first publication in this journal is properly acknowledged.
  • If the article contains materials for which copyright is held by third parties, the author is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions for their use. Such materials may not be covered by the CC BY 4.0 license unless this is explicitly indicated in the publication.

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Collection and Use of Personal Data

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Confidentiality of Peer Review

The editorial board guarantees the confidentiality of peer review. Information about manuscripts, authors, and reviewers is confidential and accessible only to authorized members of the editorial team. Reviewers are prohibited from sharing manuscripts or any part of them with third parties, including through artificial intelligence services, without the prior written permission of the editorial board.

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