GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICLE FORMATTING

The journal Kraieznavstvo publishes:

Research articles: Original scholarly articles are accepted for publication, presenting the results of completed theoretical or empirical studies in the field of historical sciences (specializations: regional history of Ukraine, microhistory, local history), museology, and heritage studies. Articles must contain a clearly formulated research problem, appropriate methodology, well-grounded conclusions, and be relevant to the thematic scope of the journal. An important selection criterion is scientific novelty, practical significance, and contribution to the development of the respective discipline. Submitted articles must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration by other journals.

Reviews of scholarly works should summarize the current state of research in the field of historical sciences (specializations: regional history of Ukraine, microhistory, local history), museology, and heritage studies; analyze key theoretical approaches and development trends; identify gaps in existing research; and propose перспективи for further scholarly inquiry. Authors are expected to provide critical analysis of the literature, systematize previous research findings, and formulate new research questions. Reviews must be objective, well-structured, and based on relevant and representative sources.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

  • submission to the editorial board via email: bazhanclio@ukr.net
  • preliminary review of the article (up to 7 days): checking the manuscript for relevance to the journal’s scope, plagiarism detection and use of AI tools (using Unicheck or StrikePlagiarism), and compliance with publication formatting requirements;
  • assignment of reviewers: selection of two independent reviewers, sending them invitations and an anonymized version of the article;
  • peer review (2–4 weeks);
  • decision of the editorial board;
  • revision by the author (2 weeks), if comments are provided;
  • final decision: based on the recommendations of reviewers and editorial board members, the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision on acceptance of the article for publication.

Timeframes:

  • total period from submission to approval for publication: 4 to 8 weeks;
  • revision period: 14 days;
  • re-review period: 10–14 days.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICLE FORMATTING

  • Submission format: file in .docx format
  • Page format: A4, portrait orientation
  • Text editor: not lower than Microsoft Office 2003
  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Font size: 14; line spacing: 1.5; margins: 2 cm on all sides; paragraph indent: 1.27 cm
  • References: automatic footnotes (at the bottom of the page)
  • Recommended length: from 0.3 to 1.0 publisher’s sheets
  • Articles are accepted in English and Ukrainian

The text should be typed without hyphenation. Paragraph indents must be formatted directly in the text without using spaces or tabs.

Tables must be created automatically using the appropriate menu tool and numbered consecutively. References to tables in the text are mandatory (“see Table …”).

Illustrations must be submitted as separate .jpeg files. References to illustrations in the text are mandatory (“see Fig. …”).

When typing the text, the following general rules should be observed:

  • use one space between words
  • distinguish between dash (–) and hyphen (-)
  • percentage, degree, minute, and second symbols are not separated from numbers (77%, 25°, 5', 30'')
  • standard units of measurement are separated by a non-breaking space (45 poods, 150 UAH, 32 km, 6 million, 45 thousand)
  • quotation marks should be paired («…»), including nested quotation marks («… "…" …»)
  • the apostrophe should be a single closing quotation mark (’)
  • dates are written using a dash without spaces

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE ARTICLE

UDC – provided on a separate line, left-aligned, before author information.

Author information – placed right-aligned above the title, including: first and last name; academic degree and title (on the next line); position, full name of institution; city (in parentheses), country, e-mail; ORCID. All information is given in the nominative case. The author’s name is highlighted in bold italics.

Title of the publication – written in uppercase letters, bold, centered. If the publication appears in parts across several issues, the title must remain unchanged. A footnote should indicate continuation or completion.

Abstract – placed before the main text after the title. Minimum length: 2000 characters (with spaces), without paragraph breaks. Recommended elements:

  • purpose / objectives
  • methodology / methods / approaches
  • main results
  • prospects for further research
  • practical significance
  • originality

Keywords (6–8) – provided after the abstract.

References – a list of cited literature and published sources in alphabetical order, transliterated into Latin script. Archival references are not included. The list is placed after the main text.

References must be formatted according to APA Style.

APA citation formatting can be generated automatically at:
http://www.bibme.org/apa/book-citation/manual

For Cyrillic sources, transliteration is required for:

  • author names
  • publication titles
  • article titles (or use the author’s English version if available)

Recommended transliteration tools:

Author surnames must be transliterated according to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 55 (January 27, 2010).

Titles of periodicals must follow their official ISSN registration.

At the end of each reference, indicate the language of publication in square brackets: [in Ukrainian], [in English], [in Russian], etc.

Notes (comments, clarifications) are formatted automatically as footnotes.

REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES

Bibliographical references are placed as automatic footnotes on each page. The footnote marker is placed before punctuation marks.

A bibliographical reference must include:

  • author’s surname and initials
  • title of the work
  • responsibility information (editors, translators, compilers, etc.)
  • publication data (place, year)
  • series information (journal issue, volume, etc.)
  • page number or total number of pages

Author surnames are italicized and precede initials, separated by a non-breaking space.

All references are given in the original language. Repeated references use abbreviated forms (author, first words of title, ellipsis, page). Immediate repetition is replaced with “Ibid.” or equivalent.

Multiple references in one note are listed alphabetically and separated by semicolons. Repeated authors are replaced with “Idem” or equivalents.

Archival references are given in the original language depending on the archive location. The first mention includes the full name and abbreviation; subsequent mentions use only the abbreviation.

The editorial office requires submission of an electronic version of the article and one printed copy. Materials that do not meet these requirements will not be considered. The editorial board reserves the right to edit and shorten submitted texts. The author is responsible for the content, accuracy of facts, quotations, dates, etc.

Examples of Formatting the Reference List

 

REFERENCES

should be formatted according to the international standards APA

(American Psychological Association (APA) Style)

 

BOOKS

ARA Style Design Template:

Author. (year of publication). The name of the book is transliterated. City (full): Publisher. [in Ukrainian (in English, in Russian, etc.)].

NOTE: use onlydirect inverted commas (")

 

One author:

Chornovol, I. (2015). Komparatyvnifrontyry: svitovyi ivitchyznianyi vymir. Kyiv: Krytyka. [inUkrainian].

 

De Ribas, A. (1913). Staraya Odessa. Istoricheskieocherkiivospominaniya. Odessa. [inRussian].

 

Twoauthors:

Bazhan, O. H., &Danyliuk, Yu. Z. (2000). Opozytsiia v Ukraini (druhapolovyna 50-kh – 80-ti rr. XX st.). Kyiv: Ridnyikrai. [inUkrainian].

 

From three to six authors:

Shust, R. M., Kryzhanivskyi, A. L., Tseluiko, O. P., Shvets, V. Ye., Vovchak, O. D., &Komarynska, Z. M. (2011). HroshiUkrainy. Kyiv: UBS NBU; Kharkiv: Folio. [inUkrainian].

 

If there are more than six authors, the seventh and subsequent authors are denotedet al.

Multi-volume edition:

Smolii, V. A. (Ed.). (2011). EkonomichnaistoriiaUkrainy: Istoryko-ekonomichnedoslidzhennia (2 vols.). Kyiv: Nika-Tsentr. [inUkrainian].

 

Smolii, V. A. (Ed.). (2011). EkonomichnaistoriiaUkrainy: Istoryko-ekonomichnedoslidzhennia (Vol. 1). Kyiv: Nika-Tsentr. [inUkrainian].

 

Nechui-Levyts'kyi, I. S. (1968). Zibrannia tvoriv u desiaty tomakh (Vol. 10: Biohrafichnimaterialy. Statti ta retsenzii. Fol'klornizapysy. Lysty). Kyiv: Naukovadumka. [in Ukrainian].

 

Editor (without the author):

Kulchytskyi, S. V. (Ed.). (2005). Orhanizatsiiaukrains'kykhnatsionalistiviUkrains'kapovstans'kaarmiia: Istorychninarysy. Kyiv: Naukovadumka. [inUkrainian].

 

Stanko, V. N. (Ed.). (2002). IstoriiaOdesy. Odesa: Druk. [inUkrainian].

 

Editor and head of the author team:

Smolii, V. A. (Ed.). (2012). Natsional'nepytannia v UkrainiХХ – pochatkuХХI st.: istorychninarysy. Kyiv: Nika-Tsentr. [inUkrainian].

 

Without author (or editorial board)

Smolii, V. A. (Ed.). (2011). Narysyistoriiukrains'koirevoliutsii 1917–1921 rokiv (Vol. 1). Kyiv: Naukovadumka. [inUkrainian].

 

Compilers:

Bezpalko V. V., Vysotin M. B., Voronchuk I. O., Kucheruk M. M., &Chubyk Yu. I. (Comps.). (2014). Ukrains'kepovsiakdenniarann'omodernoidoby: zbirnykdokumentiv (Vol. 1: Volyn' XVI st., Seriiadokumental'nykhdzherel). Kyiv: Feniks. [inUkrainian].

 

Holko, O., Tuchak, O., &Khalak, N. (Comps.). (2014). Ukrains'kizhertvyVolyni 1938-1944 pp. u kartakhitablytsiakh. Volodymyr-Volyns'kyi raion. Lviv. [inUkrainian].

 

Authorandtranslator:

Zombart, V. (2003). Evreii khozyajstvennayazhizn': avtoriz. per. s nem. (G. Grosman, Trans.). Kyiv: MAUP. [inRussian].

 

Reissue:

Boiko, O. D. (2014). IstoriiaUkrainy: Navchal'nyi posibnyk (5th ed.). Kyiv: Akademvydav. [inUkrainian].

 

Part of the book:

Shevchenko, V. V. (2011). Rozvytokhaluzeipromyslovosti. In V. A. Smolii (Ed.), EkonomichnaistoriiaUkrainy: Istoryko-ekonomichnedoslidzhennia (Vol. 1, pp. 626–632). Kyiv: Nika-Tsentr. [inUkrainian].

 

Encyclopediaentry:

Hruzin , D. V., &Udod, O. A. (2008). KulishPanteleimonOleksandrovych. In Entsyklopediia istorii Ukrainy (Vol. 5, pp. 468–472). Kyiv: Naukovadumka. [inUkrainian].

 

Foreword, afterword:

Udod, O. A. (2004). Yuvileiiakvikhanatvorchomushliakhu [Foreword]. In H. K. Shvyd'ko (Author), Mynule u promeniakh pam'iati (pp. 3–4). Kyiv: Heneza. [inUkrainian].

 

Reient, O. P., & Shevchenko, V. V. (2013). Pisliamova [Afterword]. In Velykaviina 1914–1918 rr. iUkraina (pp. 708–710). Kyiv: Klio. [inUkrainian].

 

Periodicals, continued publications, proceedings from a conference

 APA Style Design Template:

Author. (Year of publication). The title of the publication is transliterated [Title of the publication is in English (if available)]. The title of  the edition is transliterated–The title of the edition in English, Volume (Issue) or (Issue), Pages

Article in series:

Berezhok, E. V. (2013). Turisticheskieputevoditelikontsa XVIII–XIX vv. (pomaterialamStroganovskogofondaNauchnojbibliotekiOdesskogonatsional'nogouniversitetaimeni I. I. Mechnikova. Vіsnyk ONU, 18 (2 (10)), Bіblіotekoznavstvo, bіblіohrafoznavstvo, knyhoznavstvo, 81–101. [in Russian].

Article in journal:

Donik, O. M. (2005). Blahodiinist v Ukraini (XIX – pochatok XX st.). Ukrains'kyi istorychnyi zhurnal – UkrainianHistoricalJournal, 4, 159–177. [inUkrainian].

 

Article in collection:

Borovoi, S. Ya. (1982). Osoblyvostiformuvannianaselennia mist PivdennoiUkrainy v doreformenyi period. Istoriianarodnohohospodarstva ta ekonomichnoidumkyUkrains'koi RSR, (16), 63–68. [in Ukrainian].

 

Sylka, O. Z. (2014). Sil's'kividdilenniaRosiis'kohotovarystvaChervonohoKhresta v LivoberezhniiUkraini [Rural branches of Russian Red Cross Society in Left-Bank Ukraine] (O. P. Reient, Ed.). Problemy istoriiUkrainy XIX – pochatku XX st. – Problems of the history of Ukraine of XIX – beginning XX cc., (23), 234–246. [inUkrainian].

 

Article in newspaper:

Udod, O. A. (2001, May 8). Pro kontseptual'nizasadysuchasnoiistorychnoiosvity v Ukraini. OsvitaUkrainy, p. 2. [inUkrainian].

 

Interview in newspaper:

Udod, O. A. (2013, June 21). Dyskusiia pro pidruchnykistorii – tema, yakuporushuvatymut' vichno [Interview]. Uriadovyi kur'ier, p. 1. [inUkrainian].

 

Conference proceedings:

Terent'eva, N. A. (1995). Grecheskiekuptsy v Odesse (XІX stoletie). Abstracts of Papers '95: Ukraina – Hretsiia: Istoriia ta suchasnist (pp. 125–128). Kyiv. [inRussian].

 

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

APA Style Design Template:

Author. (year, (month and number, if any) of publication). The title of the publication is transliterated. [title of the publication in English (if available)]. Source Name - Source name in English, Volume (issue, edition) - if they are available, Pages. Retrieved (date of issue), from the site address

Gubar', O. (n. d.). Odessa – kakpamyatnikpatriarkhal'nymmenyalam. Retrieved from http://www.migdal.ru/article-times.php?artid=5673&print=1 [in Russian].

 

Kotys, S. (n. d.). Vid hasu do natriiu: istoriialuts'koholikhtaria. Retrieved June 7, 2017, from http://www.volynpost.com/articles/293-vid-gasu-do-natriyu-istoriia-lucko... [inUkrainian].

 

Landau, Yu. O., Sihal, I. Ya., &Dubovskoi, S. V. (Eds.). (2013). Enerhetyka: istoriia, suchasnistimaibutnie (Vol. 2: Piznanniaidosvid – shliakh do suchasnoienerhetyky). Kyiv. Retrieved June 7, 2017, from http://energetika.in.ua/ua/books/book-2/part-3/section-15/15-2 [in Ukrainian].

 

Donik, O. M. (2005). Blahodiinist v Ukraini (XIX – pochatok XX st.). Ukrains'kyi istorychnyi zhurnal – Ukrainian Historical Journal, 4, 159–177. Retrieved from http://history.org.ua/JournALL/journal/2005/4/8.pdf [in Ukrainian].

 

Yesiunin, S. (2011, October 21). Vulychnymlikhtariampodil's'kykh mist – 160. Retrieved June 7, 2017, from https://ye.ua/istiriya/6995_Vulichnim_lihtaryam_podilskih_mist___160.html [in Ukrainian].

 

1880 rik: pochatokvulychnohoosvitlennia u Vinnytsi. (September 28). Retrieved June 7, 2017, from http://urban.vn.ua/1880-rik-pochatok-vuly-chnogo-osvitlennya-u-v/87 [in Ukrainian].

THESES

Bielikov, Yu. A. (2003). KupetstvoKharkivs'koihubernii (druhapolovyna XIX – pochatok XX st.) [Merchants of Kharkiv province (the second half of 19th – beginning of 20th century)] (Candidate’s thesis). Kharkiv. [in Ukrainian].

 

EXTENDED THESIS ABSTRACTS

Volonyts, V. S. (2007). Torhovel'no-komertsiinadiial'nist' hrekiv-kuptsiv v Ukraini (seredyna XVII–XIX st.) [Trade and Commerce of the Greek Merchants in Ukraine (middle of XVII–XIX)] (Extended abstract of Candidate’s thesis). Donetsk. [in Ukrainian].
 

 

 

Writing the Compulsory Elements of the References List

inEnglish

 

Автор

Author

Редактор / редактори

Ed. / Eds.

Упорядник / упорядники

Comp. / Comps.

Перекладач

Trans.

Вступ

Introduction

Передмова

Foreword

Післямова

Afterword

Тезидоповідей

AbstractsofPapers

Матеріали (праці) конференції

Proceedings of the Conference Title

Матеріали II Всеукраїнськоїконференції

Proceedings of the 2nd All-Ukrainian Conference

Матеріали V Всеукраїнськоїнауково-практичноїконференції

Proceedings of the 5th All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference

Матеріали III Міжнародноїконференції

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference

Дис. ... канд. наук

Candidate’sthesis

Дис. ... д-ра наук

Doctor’sthesis

Автореф. дис. ... канд. наук

Extended abstract of Candidate’s thesis

Автореф. дис. ... д-ра наук

Extended abstract of Doctor’s thesis
 

 

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