Rules for the design of articles

The editorial board of the journal of «Herald of the Pedagogical University. Series of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences» accepts scientific articles on topics corresponding to the journal's for publication profile. During preparing and submitting articles, authors should pay attention to the following:

1. Articles are submitted to the editorial board of the journal in electronic and printed form.

2. The article should be typed in the text editor WinWord (A4 format) in Times New Roman font, with margins of 2 cm, font size 14 and line spacing 1.0.

3. The optimal volume of the article jointly with the abstract and list of references is from 10 to 16 pages.

4. The UDC index is placed on the left side of the page at the beginning of the article.

5. Information about the author(s), the title of the article, the abstract text and keywords are given in 3 languages - Tajik, Russian and English.

6. The author's(s) surname, first name and patronymic (in full), academic title, academic degree, position, place of work and its address, e-mail and phone number are written on separate lines.

7. The abstract should contain 100-200 words and should outline the content of the article and the results of the research. The use of general phrases and insignificant details of the topic is not advisable.

8. Keywords, separated by commas, should contain 5-10 words and main phrases of the topic.

9. The text of the article must contain references to the used sources. The reference to the source is given after the quoted text with the indication of the serial number of the source and the page in square brackets, for example: [5, p. 24].

10. The list of references is given after the text of the article in alphabetical order in the form of a bibliographic list. The bibliographic list is drawn up in accordance with the requirements of GOST; it first lists literature in Cyrillic, then in Latin.

11. During describing a monograph, dictionary, abstract and other types of books in the list of references, it is necessary to indicate the place (city, publisher) and year of publication, the total number of pages, and for an article, abstract, chapter or section of a book, etc. - their pages.

12. The list of references should contain at least 10 scientific research sources, at least 30% of them should be scientific papers published in the country. The author's bibliography should not exceed 25% of the list of references in the article.

13. It is recommended to use research on the topic of the article, previously published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, especially in the journal «Herald of the Pedagogical University. Series of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences». Priority is given to articles that refer to research from recent years and authoritative sources.

14. Scientific articles with more than two co-authors (except for experimental research) will not be published in the journal.

15. Articles of postgraduate students, applicants and PhD students are accepted for publication on the recommendation of the scientific supervisor, and articles of master's students - in co-authorship with a candidate of sciences or doctor of sciences.

16. Articles previously published in other publications or submitted for publication are not accepted. The editorial board has the right to shorten or edit the scientific article.

17. The text of the submitted material is the final version, it must be proofread and free of errors. The author(s) is responsible for the accuracy of the facts, figures and content of the articles.

18. In case of non-observance of the above requirements, the editorial board of the journal has the right not to review such articles.

Review process for scientific articles

All scientific articles submitted to the editorial board of the «Herald of the Pedagogical University. Series of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences» are necessarily reviewed by specialists in the field.

The manuscript of a scientific article submitted to the editorial board of the journal is first checked by the executive secretary for compliance with the journal's subject matter and the established requirements for the design of scientific articles (“Rules for the design of articles”). If the manuscript of the article does not meet the requirements, it will be returned to the author before being sent for review to eliminate the existing remarks. After preliminary verification, the manuscripts of the articles are sent for review.

For the review, members of the editorial board of the journal are involved, and if necessary, other scientists and specialists who have published in the subject area of the reviewed article within the last 3 years. The review period for submitted articles is from two weeks to one month. The volume of the review is at least one sheet.

The review should contain an analysis of the content of the article and its objective assessment, including relevance, scientific novelty, and practical significance. The reviewer submits to the editorial board of the journal a motivated conclusion about the advisability of publishing the manuscript without changes, with revision, or rejection of the article. In case of a positive review, the article is considered accepted for publication.

If the review contains a recommendation for revision of the manuscript of the article, it will be returned to the author with the reviewer's comments. The author must eliminate all remarks in the final version of the manuscript or partially or completely reject them with arguments, submitting to the editorial board of the journal the corrected text with an indication of the edits and additions along with its original version. After revision, the article is reviewed again, and the editorial board of the journal makes a decision on its publication.

The order of publication of articles is determined by the date of receipt of their final version. Articles devoted to current scientific problems, as well as containing fundamentally new information, may be published out of turn by decision of the editorial board.

The review of manuscripts is confidential. Reviewers are not allowed to copy manuscripts for their own needs. Reviewers and employees of the journal editorial board do not have the right to use the information contained in them in their personal interests until the manuscripts are published.

Upon written request, the author of an article will be provided with a review, which will not include the reviewer's signature or name. Authors of articles that are not recommended for publication by reviewers are notified about this within 10 days after receiving a negative review. The journal's editorial board will send the author a reasoned rejection, along with the reviews, without disclosing the reviewers' names. Articles rejected on the recommendation of reviewers will not be reconsidered.

Reviews are kept in the editorial office of the journal for 5 years. Upon receipt of a corresponding request, the editorial board of the journal undertakes to submit copies of reviews to the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan or the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

Journal's topical focus

The journal «Herald of the Pedagogical University. Series of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences» is dedicated to the publication of original scientific research in the field of pedagogical and psychological sciences.

Main topics:

Pedagogical sciences: general pedagogy, history of pedagogy and education, theory and methodology of training and education, methodology and technology of vocational education.

Psychological sciences: general psychology, personality psychology, history of psychology, educational psychology, developmental psychology.