Publication Standards and Recommendations: Updated Guidelines for Authors and Editors of MSUPE Scientific Journals (2025)

An updated edition of the methodological handbook "Guidelines for Preparing Publications in Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals" (2025) has been released by the Publishing House of the Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE).

The edition includes updated recommendations aimed at streamlining the preparation of scientific manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed periodicals and enhancing their compliance with contemporary international standards and publishing practices.

The publication is endorsed by the Russian Association of Science Editors and Publishers (ASEP).

Who is the Guidelines for?

The updated Guidelines are intended for a broad audience of specialists involved in scientific publishing activities. They will be particularly useful for:

• Authors of scientific articles who aim to publish their research findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals of MSUPE. The Guidelines assist authors in correctly formatting and submitting manuscripts, and clarify requirements related to metadata, abstracts, citations, and author contributions.
• Editors and reviewers who maintain the quality of publications and ensure manuscripts adhere to ethical standards and journal requirements. The Guidelines provide clear instructions for formatting, manuscript evaluation, and interactions with authors.
• Researchers and practitioners interested in enhancing their publication activities and those actively using scientific data to advance knowledge in their respective fields. The inclusion of new guidelines regarding data deposition and accessibility improves openness and the reproducibility of research.

What is new in the Guidelines?

Standardisation across journals. The updated Guidelines provide a unified approach to manuscript preparation across all 15 scientific journals published by MSUPE, simplifying and clarifying the submission process for authors.

Enhanced metadata and abstracts. Requirements for metadata, abstracts, and keywords have been refined, improving the visibility of articles in international databases and enhancing their accessibility to a wider scientific audience.

Revised referencing format. The format for textual references has been substantially updated, introducing new standards for citing multi-author works, clear guidelines for digital object identifiers (DOI), and standardised citation approaches for texts in Russian and English.

Multimedia and supplementary materials. Recommendations have been added regarding the inclusion of multimedia elements such as podcasts and video recordings, which enhance the presentation of scientific research.

CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) system. The introduction of the CRediT system for describing author contributions enables precise delineation of responsibilities among researchers, increasing transparency in authorship.

Ethics and conflicts of interest. Sections addressing ethical issues, conflicts of interest, and disclosure requirements have been expanded, strengthening scholarly integrity and trust in publications.

Research data openness. Detailed guidelines now address the ethical considerations and disclosure of conflicts of interest. Recommendations encourage depositing research data in repositories such as RusPsyData, enhancing openness, robustness of scientific conclusions, and promoting scientific advancement.

The updated edition represents a significant step towards improving the quality of scholarly publications.

The Guidelines are available in PDF and online format.

The online version of the Guidelines is available at the – MSUPE Journal Manuscript Submission.