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General Provisions

• The journal publishes original and review articles in Russian on subjects according to the current RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) terminology.
• Submission of articles for publication in the journal is carried out on an ongoing basis.
• The publication dates of articles in the journal are determined by the editorial board based on the content of the upcoming issues of the journal and the readiness of articles for publication, considering revisions, addressing reviewers' comments, following the Editor-in-Chief's recommendations, and rectifying technical issues related to manuscript and illustrative material formatting.
• An article is considered received by the editorial office only after the complete set of documents (see below) is received. All materials should be submitted via email to networkjournal@rgatu.ru. Incomplete document sets will result in the non-consideration of the article.
• Only previously unpublished articles are accepted for publication in the journal. All articles undergo a check in the "Anti-Plagiarism" system. The journal's editorial office is not obligated to send the author a full report on the manuscript's "Anti-Plagiarism" check.
• If an article exhibits an unacceptably high level of borrowing (plagiarism) or if the manuscript's text has less than 74% originality with the condition of no unauthorized borrowing, the article will be rejected for publication.
• Self-citation should not exceed 20% in a single article.
• A maximum of 5 authors is allowed for one article.
• Publication of articles is free of charge.
• Access to full-text publications in the journal is free of charge.

Formatting Requirements for Articles

Articles should be formatted in accordance with the following requirements, which must be strictly adhered to. In case of non-compliance, the article will be returned to the author for revision or rejected for publication.
During manuscript preparation, authors should consider the following recommendations:
Language of the article - Russian.
The article is submitted to the editorial office in electronic format (in WORD), using Times New Roman font, with 2 cm margins on all sides, and no paragraph indentation. The article's length should be at least 7 pages.

• Page orientation - portrait;
• Format A4;
• Font size for the entire article, except for tables, is 14 pt;
• Font size for tables is 12 pt;
• Line spacing - 1.0;
• Alignment - justified.

Prohibited:

• Page numbering;
• Use of page breaks in the text;
• Use of automatic page links;
• Use of automatic hyphenation;
• Use of spaced or condensed letter spacing;
• Use of macros in article files;
• Text alignment using additional spaces;
• Insertion of section breaks;
• Use of abbreviations and acronyms without their first mention in the text (except for widely accepted abbreviations such as etc., et al.).

Tables should be created in MS Word and must have numbers and titles provided above the tables. Graphic materials (diagrams, drawings, schemes, photographs) should represent summarized research materials in high quality. If necessary, the editorial board may request materials to be provided in separate jpg files with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Titles and numbers of graphic materials should be placed below the images in 12 pt font. Any images, like textual materials, are subject to copyright protection.

Formulas and mathematical symbols should be created either in MS Word using the built-in formula editor or in MathType.

Article Structure:

1. The UDC section is placed in the upper left corner.

2. Author's last name, first name, patronymic (if applicable) in Russian.

3. Full name of the organization (in the nominative case), organization's address (in italics).

4. E-mail address for each author (in italics).

5. Title of the article in uppercase and bold (justified).

6. Abstract. The abstract should be 200-250 words in length but not exceed 2 000 characters with spaces. It should emphasize the problem and goal, methodology, results, and conclusion in italics. Breaking into paragraphs and the use of introductory words and phrases are not allowed.

7. Key words. The selection of key words should be based on their relevance to the document's content or for search purposes. The optimal number of key words is from 5 to 9, separated by commas.

8. Items 2-7 in English.

9. Article Text.

• Introduction;
• Materials and Research Methods;
• Research Results and Discussion;
• Conclusions or Summary.

10. The bibliography is compiled at the end of the article in accordance with GOST 7.1-2003 and GOST R 7.0.5-2008.

Procedure for Submitting and Reviewing Articles

Accompanying Documents for the Article

• Copyright Transfer Agreement
• Consent for Personal Data Processing

Procedure for Reviewing an Article Submitted to the Editorial Office and Its Approval

Authors should send their article, prepared and formatted in accordance with the formatting rules, along with the accompanying documents having scanned signatures, to the journal's editorial office for review and approval via email at networkjournal@rgatu.ru. If there are any comments, the article should be revised within 5 days.

In the event of the article's rejection for publication, the Editorial Board will inform the author. The Editorial Board does not engage in discussions with authors of rejected manuscripts and does not return materials sent to it.

Copyright

In accordance with international laws on the protection of copyright for electronic information resources, materials from the electronic journal's website cannot be reproduced in full or in part in any form (electronic or print) without the prior written consent of the authors. Readers are required to provide a reference to the electronic source when using articles. As part of the documents submitted by authors for the article publication, the authors include a statement requesting publication. The publisher formalizes a publication agreement with the authors (see the "Document Samples" section). Authors are fully responsible for the content of the materials they submit. The material provided must be original and not previously published in other print publications or submitted to other editorial offices.

The Author Guarantees:

• Providing accurate results of the work conducted;
• Recognition of the contributions of other individuals to the development of the research topic;
• Including bibliographic references to all sources of information used;
• Absence of self-plagiarism (duplication of previously published materials);
• Representation of all contributors who have made a significant contribution to the research and article writing as co-authors;
• Providing information to prevent gift authorship;
• Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest (providing information in the manuscript about grants received, other sources of research funding);
• In case of discovering omitted errors and violations after the publication of the article, immediate interaction with the editor for prompt error correction or removal of the publication.

Unacceptable Practices:

• Fabrication and/or falsification of scientific results;
• Providing false information about publication authorship (failure to list all individuals who participated in the development of the research topic and/or listing individuals who did not participate in the work);
• Plagiarism of data, ideas, or article segments;
• Self-plagiarism (duplicating previously published materials);
• Intentional or negligent misrepresentation of research methodology;
• Incorrect citation – distorting the meaning of the cited text, failure to provide a reference to the cited source, and so on;
• Conspiracies aimed at artificially increasing citation.

Materials may be returned to authors if they do not meet these requirements.

Article Review Procedure

All scientific articles submitted to the journal's editorial office are subject to mandatory peer review. Reviewers are recognized experts who have published articles in the relevant field within the last 3 years. Reviewers are informed that the manuscripts they receive are the property of the authors and contain information that should not be disclosed. The peer review process is conducted confidentially.

The review should include the following sections:

• Relevance of the chosen topic.
• Degree of topic development.
• Scientific novelty.
• Completeness in addressing the problem.
• Results of theoretical and practical testing.
• Clarity of conclusions. Connection of the text with the abstract, keywords, and the bibliography.
• Deficiencies in the work.
• Recommendations.
• Conclusion regarding the manuscript's eligibility for publication.

Reviewers provide well-founded critical comments regarding the relevance of the topic, its alignment with the journal's profile, novelty, and the credibility of the results. They assess the level and clarity of the presented material and express their opinion in the review according to the form approved by the journal's editorial office. A reviewer may recommend the article for publication, recommend it for publication after revisions based on the comments, or not recommend it for publication. In the last two cases, the reasons for this decision are stated.

The editorial office and reviewers do not engage in substantive discussions of the articles with the authors. The journal's editorial office does not retain articles that have not been accepted for publication. All articles received by the editorial office are not returned to the authors.

Privacy

Names and email addresses entered on the journal's website will be used exclusively for the purposes specified by this journal and will not be used for any other purposes or disclosed to other individuals and organizations.