The editorial boards of the Publisher’s journals accept original, complete scientific works for publication, which may be in various genres (Section 4. Manuscript Structure).
The submission of a manuscript to the journal assumes that the manuscript adheres to the editorial policy of the journal and includes the following:
- The manuscript has not been previously published in another journal;
- The manuscript is not under review in another journal;
- All authors agree to the publication of the current version of the text.
Until the manuscript has been reviewed by the editorial board of MSUPE, the author cannot submit it to any other periodical. The author may submit the manuscript to another periodical only after receiving a rejection from the journal or withdrawing the manuscript independently, notifying the editorial board accordingly. The manuscript may only be withdrawn before receiving an offer from the editorial board to sign the Publishing License Agreement.
The list of documents to be submitted with a manuscript (hereinafter referred to as the List) for consideration by the editorial board of MSUPE journals includes:
- A cover letter (mandatory);
- An electronic version of the manuscript text (mandatory);
- Illustrative material and appendices (if available);
- A photograph (or photographs) of the author(s) (mandatory if there are no restrictions on public dissemination);
- A translation of the manuscript text (if requested by the journal’s editorial board or at the author’s discretion).
2.1. Cover Letter
In the cover letter to the journal’s editorial board, the author should justify why the manuscript is suitable for the journal and highlight the key findings of the research. The author should also notify the editorial board of any conflict of interest that might affect the decision to publish the manuscript.
The cover letter should follow the format of a standard business letter. It is recommended to begin with a paragraph stating the title of the manuscript and the names of the authors. The author should also specify the type of manuscript, provide a justification for the research and its main results, refer to any previous published works on the topic, and describe the strengths of the manuscript.
The author is advised to explain why the manuscript is appropriate for the chosen journal, based on its declared mission, goals, objectives, and scientific focus.
In the cover letter, the author should:
- State that the manuscript is original;
- Confirm that no part of the manuscript has been published previously and that no part is being considered for publication elsewhere;
- Declare the absence of any conflict of interest;
- Provide, if possible, a list of experts in the relevant field (at least three).
Sample Cover Letter
[Your Name]
[Your Institution]
[Your Address]
[Date]
Dear [Name or Editorial Board],
I am pleased to submit for your consideration the original research article entitled [Title of Manuscript] for publication in [Journal Name].
I confirm that this work is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not currently under consideration for publication by any other publisher.
In this manuscript, I/we present [list some key findings].
[Explain in your own words the significance and novelty of the work, the problem it addresses, and why the manuscript may be of interest to the journal. Do not include the abstract in the cover letter. Briefly describe your research and why it is important, and why you believe it will be of interest to the journal's readership.]
We hope that you will consider publishing this manuscript in [Journal Name] because it aligns with the journal’s mission and objectives.
We have no conflicts of interest to disclose [if there are competing and/or conflicting interests, their nature should be disclosed, e.g., financial or personal relationships, academic competition, etc.].
In our view, experts in the field who may be suitable reviewers include: [list at least three specialists with full names and affiliations].
Please address all correspondence regarding this manuscript to me, as the designated corresponding author, at the following email address: [email address].
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
A style file template for the cover letter is available on the PsyJournals.ru portal.
2.2. Manuscript Text and Metadata
The electronic version of the manuscript text must be formatted according to the style file of the chosen journal. The style file is a Microsoft Word document containing a sample manuscript format. Each MSUPE journal has its own style file, which differs from other journals in terms of its bibliographic data. The full names of the authors and the title of the manuscript should be included in the citation blocks ("For citation:"). The citation block for English translation uses the phrase "For citation:."
For online journals, the full names of the authors and the manuscript title are entered in the headers on the second page of the style file and in the citation blocks.
When formatting the manuscript in the style file, the sample text should be replaced with the actual text relevant to the manuscript, preserving the formatting of all elements.
2.3. Illustrative Material
Figures and graphs must be original and not previously used in any published work. If previously published illustrative material is included, written consent from the copyright holder must be provided (references in the text to the original source are not sufficient).
Figures and graphs included in the manuscript text must be provided as separate files in the format in which they were originally created.
Tables, diagrams, and graphs should be submitted in MS Word, MS Excel, or other compatible formats. The author must provide the original file containing editable tables, diagrams, and graphs (Section 5.11 "Table Formatting," Section 5.12 "Figure Formatting").
2.4. Author's Photograph
The author's photograph—portrait style—should be provided in JPEG or PNG format. The minimum dimensions of the photograph are 500 pixels in both width and height.
2.5. Translation of Title, Abstract, Keywords
If the original manuscript is in Russian, the author must provide a translation of the title, abstract, keywords, and author information in English. The translation should be included in the manuscript text (Oveshkova, 2023).
The quality of the English translation can be checked using online language assessment tools, such as AJE Grammar Check (recommended language quality score—7.5 and above) and GrammarCheck.
2.6. Additional Materials
2.6.1. Data Availability
MSUPE journals encourage the submission of data supporting the research findings presented in the manuscript.
The availability of data should be indicated in the "Supplementary Data" section of the manuscript in the form of a statement on data availability. In English, the term "Supplemental Data" is used.
The data availability statement should specify where the data supporting the research results can be found. If the data is unavailable, this section should be left blank.
Types of data availability statements:
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Datasets available online [provide a permanent web link to the datasets].
Examples:
Datasets available at: https://______
Datasets available from https://______
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Datasets available upon request from the author (Full Name).
Examples:
Datasets can be requested from the author (I.I. Ivanov)
Datasets can be requested from the author (I.I. Ivanov)
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Datasets available upon request from the organization [official name of the organization].
Examples:
Datasets can be requested from the organization FGBOU VO "South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University."
Datasets can be requested from the South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University.
If the data is available online, a bibliographic citation for the dataset should be included in the manuscript’s list of references. This is particularly recommended when the datasets have Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs).
The editorial boards of MSUPE journals recommend the Russian repository for data (datasets) storage: RusPsyDATA. Datasets uploaded to this repository are assigned a DOI. Bibliographic references for datasets in the RusPsyDATA repository are included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI).
Instructions for uploading data to the RusPsyDATA repository are available on the PsyJournals.ru portal in the "Data Repositories and Research Materials" section and on the RusPsyDATA repository portal.
Examples of international research data repositories with public access: Mendeley Data, FigShare, The Open Science Framework.
Rules for formatting bibliographic references to datasets are provided in Section 4. Manuscript Structure (Table 2) and Section 5.13.3. Bibliographic References to Sources (Table 6).
2.6.2. Media Materials
The editorial boards of the Publisher’s journals recommend submitting additional media materials with the manuscript, such as an audio recording. The content of the audio recording should be an author’s narrative describing the research or practice presented, highlighting interesting facts not included in the manuscript, and discussing future prospects for the work.
The audio recording should be 3 to 15 minutes long and in mp3 format. The audio file should be accompanied by an updated portrait photo of the author, sized 1440 pixels in both width and height, in JPEG or PNG format. This photo will be used as an illustration for the podcast episode. The audio recording and portrait photograph should be sent together to the editorial email address.
The audio recording will be published as a PsyJournals Live podcast episode and on the journal's publication page.
The PsyJournals Live podcast is published on the following platforms:
- In the Podcast section of the PsyJournals.ru portal;
- On the Podster.fm service's podcast channel;
- On Yandex Music;
- On iTunes, under the "Science and Medicine" category;
- On the PsyJournals video channels (VK Video, Rutube, YouTube).
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