Derzhava i pravo (State and Law)
Institute of State and Law, V.M. Koretsky National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Publication requirements

The full text of the article, including abstracts in two languages (English and Ukrainian), appendices, tables, illustrations and the reference list, must not exceed 20,000 characters, including spaces and punctuation marks.

The author's original manuscript must be submitted in a format compatible with Microsoft Word (acceptable file extensions: rtf., doc., docx.); font: Times New Roman; font size: 14; line spacing: 1.5.

Files must be named using the Latin alphabet, based on the surname of the article's author (if there are several authors, then based on the surnames of the first three authors).

The following details must be provided in two languages (Ukrainian and English) before the main text of the article:

  • UDC index;
  • surname, first name and patronymic of the author(s), place and address of employment, position, academic degree, academic title, ORCID number, contact telephone number and email address of the author;
  • title of the article;
  • abstract with keywords.

The abstract in Ukrainian should consist of approximately 100 words that concisely reflect the main content, and 5–6 keywords. The abstract in English should consist of approximately 250 words that reflect the main content, and 5–6 keywords.

The main body of the article should be structured as follows:

  • Introduction (state the relevance of the topic, the aim and objectives of the article).
  • Current state of research on the topic and research methods (provide an overview of the literature and previous studies; specify the methods used).
  • Presentation of the main material.
  • Conclusions.
  • Bibliography (list in the order of citation, providing full details of the source).
  • References.

In the text of the article, references are indicated by a number in square brackets, followed by a comma and the page number (if available). The numbering of references corresponds to the order in which they are mentioned in the text of the article. If the author refers to several different sources at once, they should be separated by a semicolon: [1, p. 44; 2, p. 35].

The reference list must be presented in the order of citation in accordance with the requirements of DSTU 8302:2015 'Information and documentation. Bibliographic references' (Methodological recommendations https://akademperiodyka.org.ua/sites/default/files/manual_Radchenko_2017.pdf).

If the article contains a DOI, it must be indicated in the format https://doi.org/10.ххххх/ххххххх

References is the presentation of the list of references in the Roman alphabet in accordance with the requirements of the APA (American Psychological Association) style https://apastyle.apa.org/

The transliteration of the author's surname and first name, as well as the Cyrillic reference list, must be carried out in accordance with official requirements (Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 55 of 27 January 2010, https://www.slovnyk.ua/translit.php#pasp).

Articles should be sent to the Editorial office by email at polit@ln.ua, polit4211@gmail.com.

The Article Processing Charge is 1,200 UAH (for an electronic version of the article up to 12 pages in length). Authors will receive payment details once the article has been accepted for publication.

A single-authored article by a third-level higher education student enrolled in a state-funded programme is published free of charge.