General Requirements for All Submissions:

• Publication language: Ukrainian and/or English.
• Font: Times New Roman, size 14, line spacing 1.5, justified alignment, paragraph indentation 1.25 cm.
• Text must not contain hyphenation or macros.

When preparing articles, authors must adhere to the requirements outlined in the resolution of the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine, “On Increasing the Requirements for Professional Publications Included in the HAC Lists of Ukraine” dated 15 January 2003, No. 7-05/1, regarding the content of scholarly articles.

The information in the article should be presented in the following sequence:

1. Author Information:

• Right-aligned.
• Includes full name (in Ukrainian), academic degree (if applicable), academic title (if applicable), details of membership in the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine or the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, honorary titles, position, primary workplace, city, country, Researcher ID, ORCID ID, email.

2. UDC Index (Universal Decimal Classification):

• Left-aligned.
• UDC tables in Ukrainian can be accessed here.

3. Article Title:

• Bold, capitalised, centre-aligned, without abbreviations or acronyms.
• The title must reflect the study’s content, purpose, scientific results, and conclusions.

4. Co-authors:

• A maximum of four co-authors is permitted for a single article.

5. Abstracts:

• In Ukrainian and English, accompanied by the translation of the author’s name and article title in the respective language.
• Abstract length: 1,800–2,000 characters (300–350 words) without spaces.
• A separate English abstract is required in electronic form for publication on the journal’s website.

Requirements for the English abstract:

• Informative (avoiding generalised language).
• Original (not a direct translation from Ukrainian).
• Substantive (reflecting the main content and research results).
• Structured (following the logical sequence of the article’s content).
• Fluent English.
• Compact (150–250 words).

6. Word Count:

• 3,000–10,000 words (12–40 pages).
• Extensions may be granted upon editorial approval for justified cases.

Article Structure

1.Title: 

• Presented in both Ukrainian and English, bold, centre-aligned.

2. Abstract:

• Length: 300–350 words.
• Font: Italic, justified alignment.
• Presented in both Ukrainian and English.

3. Keywords:

• No more than eight words.
• Font: Italic, justified alignment.
• Presented in both Ukrainian and English.

4. Introduction:

• Length: 500–700 words.
• Must include problem statement, general overview of approaches to its study or resolution, and the article’s objectives and tasks.

5. Main Body:

• Length: 4,000–8,000 words.
• Should be divided into sections containing the presentation of material and the author’s proposed approaches to solving the problem.

6. Conclusion:

• Length: up to 500 words.
• Should summarise the key results of the research and outline prospects for further study in the given area.

7. List of References:

• In-text references: Should follow the formatting guidelines of DSTU 8302:2015 and OSCOLA.
• Numbering: Sequential throughout the text.
• References list: At the end of the text, formatted per OSCOLA requirements.
• Only the bibliography is included; legislative acts are referenced exclusively within the text.

In-text References:

• Footnote references must be used throughout the article.
• Footnotes should appear at the bottom of the page, separated from the main text by a horizontal line.
• Footnote markers must be linked to the relevant text using superscript numerals positioned after the text fragment (e.g., Text¹) and before the corresponding footnote (e.g., ¹Reference).

Numbering:

• Use continuous numbering of footnotes throughout the entire article in Arabic numerals.

Formatting Requirements:

• Footnotes must be created in MS Word, justified, in Times New Roman font, size 10 pt, with a single line spacing.

Bibliographic Standards:

• References must comply with DSTU 8302:2015 (“Information and Documentation. Bibliographic References. General Requirements and Rules of Compilation”) and the OSCOLA citation style (Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities).
• OSCOLA categorises references into primary sources (e.g., legislation, statutes, and cases) and secondary sources (e.g., books, book chapters, multi-volume works, journal articles, conference materials, websites, and blogs).

Source Division:

• Primary Sources: Format according to DSTU 8302:2015.
• Secondary Sources: Format using the OSCOLA citation style.

Bibliography Formatting:

• Bibliographies should be prepared according to both DSTU 8302:2015 and OSCOLA standards.
• Guidance for in-text citation formatting in OSCOLA is available in pages 77–93 of the Methodological Recommendations for International Citation and Referencing Styles in Scientific Works.

Additional Tools:

• For creating references in OSCOLA, authors may use the electronic bibliographic manager available at: OSCOLA Referencing Tool.
• If a referenced publication has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) according to ISO 26324:2012, it must be included in the reference and bibliography.

Transliteration and Translation:

• Titles, author names, journal names, conference titles, and publisher names in Cyrillic should be transliterated into Latin script and followed by an English translation in square brackets (e.g., a monograph title or scientific article title).
• Add the language of the original source in parentheses (e.g., (in Ukrainian) or (in English)).

Transliteration Standards:

• Use official transliteration rules for Ukrainian sources, as per the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 55 of 27 January 2010.
• Non-Cyrillic foreign sources should remain unchanged and be listed before translated Cyrillic references.

Special Instructions for Articles in English:

• When referencing foreign legal acts where the official language is not English, include the original language in parentheses after the English title.

Online Tools for Transliteration:

• For Ukrainian sources: Transliteration Tool.

Final List of References:

• The bibliography at the end of the text must be formatted in MS Word, justified, in Times New Roman, font size 12 pt, with a single line spacing.

The journal does not charge any publication fees; submission and publication of articles are free of charge for authors.

Authors are free to use the title, abstract, keywords, and full bibliographic description of the article, as well as the DOI reference published in the journal.

This right includes posting this data in any sources, including social media, author’s websites, university and library repositories, etc.

The author who submitted the materials is considered to agree to their further free placement in the library’s collections in accordance with the mandatory mailing list of professional publications, as well as on the websites of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, the Civil Law Platform, and the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University.

The journal’s article retraction procedure is available on the Publication Ethics page.

The policy for preventing, identifying, and resolving conflicts of interest is available on the Publication Ethics page.

The policy on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is available on the Publication Ethics page.