RULES FOR THE AUTHORS

of the Scientific Journal “Water Resources, Energy and Ecology” of the Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower and Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan

  Scientific articles submitted for publication in the journal must meet the following requirements: a) the scientific article must be prepared in accordance with the requirements established by the journal; b) the article must be the result of scientific research; c) the topic of the article must correspond to one of the scientific directions of the journal. Articles in the text of which materials of other authors are used without citation will not be submitted for further consideration and such articles will not be allowed for publication in the journal. Requirements for the design of the scientific articles: The text of the article should be prepared in Microsoft Word format, in Times New Roman font for Russian and English text and Times New Roman Tj for Tajik text, size – 12, fields – 2.5 cm from all directions, interval – 1.5. Formulas, symbols and letter designations of quantities must be typed in the formula editor Microsoft Equation or Math Type (font 12). Only those formulas to which there are references are numbered. Tables, diagrams, diagrams and figures must be grouped and numbered, and also, they must have a name. The volume of the article (including annotation and bibliography) should be in the range of 10 to 15 pages of A4 format.

The article should have the following structure:

1. UDC index per article;

2. Title (I - Briefly and accurately reflects the essence of the research; II - Sometimes includes key terms);

3. Surname and initials of the author;

4. The name of the organization in which the author (s) of the article work, the postal address of the organization, the city, and the country;

5. Email of the author correspondent;

6. Abstract (I - A brief summary of the article's content (100–250 words); II - States the purpose, methods, main results, and conclusions; III - Written in a concise and informative style);

7. Keywords (I - 4–8 words or phrases that reflect the main content of the article; II - Help in indexing and searching in databases);

8. Introduction (I - Justifies the relevance of the topic; II - States the scientific problem; III - Literature review (previous research); IV - Research aim and objectives; V - Hypothesis (if applicable); VI - Brief mention of methods; 

9. Materials and Methods (I - Detailed description of the methods, instruments, and approaches used; II - Describes experimental or theoretical approaches; III - Should provide enough detail for replication by other researchers; 

10. Results (I - Presentation of the obtained data; II - Often accompanied by tables, graphs, or figures; III - Descriptive, without deep interpretation); 

11. Discussion (I - Interpretation of the results; II - Comparison with other studies; III - Explanation of possible causes of observed effects; IV - Study limitations);

12. Conclusion (I - Summary of key findings; II - What was established or proven; III - Prospects for future research);

13. Acknowledgements (optional) (I - Mentions of organizations, grants, or individuals who provided assistance);

14. References (I - No less than 10 and no more than 25 titles of scientific literature; II - All sources cited by the author; III - Formatted according to a specific citation style (APA, MLA, Chicago, GOST, etc.);

15. Title of the article, abstract and keywords (if the article is in Tajik, the abstract and keywords are drawn up in Russian and English; if the article is in Russian, the abstract and keywords are made out in Tajik and English; if the article is in English, abstract and keywords are drawn up in Tajik and Russian); 16. At the end of the article, in two languages (Russian and English), information about the author (s) in the following order: full name of the author (s), academic degree and academic title (if any), name of the organization in which the author (s) works, position, phone, e-mail.

When citing specific material, links are indicated in square brackets []. Sample: [7], that is, the literature No.7.

The author (s) are responsible for the accuracy of the information.