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Author Guidelines

RULES FOR AUTHORS OF THE JOURNAL

"SOUTH RUSSIA: ECOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT"

http://ecodag.elpub.ru/index.php/ugro/index

The scientific and public reviewed journal "South of Russia: ecology, development" covers fundamental and applied regional, national and international researches and provides a platform for the publication of the full-size original works and the relevant reports in the following areas: biology, ecology, earth sciences, sustainable development, education for sustainable development, religion and Ecology, agricultural Sciences.

The scientific concept of the journal involves publication of articles aimed at a profound study of the structural and functional organization and the sustainability of ecosystems in connection with changes in environmental conditions and forms of human impacts in the south of Russia and the Caspian region, as well as the latest achievements in relevant scientific fields.

"South of Russia: ecology, development" is a part of Web Of  Science (Zoological Records), an international scientific citation database.

Publications in "South of Russia: ecology, development" are recognized by the Higher Attestation Commission (ВАК) for the completion of master's and doctoral theses. The journal is included in the Russian citation database, in accessible repositories of scientific information: Cyberleninka, Google Scholar, Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), Research Papers in Economics (RePEc), OCLC WorldCat, Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR), EBSCO A-to-Z, Socionet, Open Access Infrastructure for Research in Europe (OpenAIRE) . The editors provide DOI- Digital Object Identifier.

Section Policies:

- General problems;

- Methods of environmental studies;

- Plant ecology;

- Animal ecology;

- Ecology of microorganisms;

- Geoecology;

- Landscape ecology;

- Agricultural ecology;

- Medical ecology;

- Ecological toxicology;

- Ecological tourism and recreation;

- Religion and Ecology;

- Education for sustainable development;

- Brief reports;

- Letters.

Editorial Board asks the authors to stick to the following rules in writing the papers, otherwise they may be rejected.

Submitting the manuscripts for the review.

Submitting the article for publication in the journal "South of Russia: ecology, development" includes:  the paper has not been previously published; it is not being considered for publication in another publishing house; its publication has been approved by all authors and interlinked organizations in which this work was carried out; in case of the approval for publication the paper will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or any other language, including electronic form.

Submission form (application) for the publication of an article in a journal, filled up in accordance with the rules, should be sent to the following address: Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala, 21 Dakhadaeva street, postal code: 367001 and the electronic version of the paper with an attached manuscript file to an e-mail address dagecolog@rambler.ru . Should specify the name of the first author of the article in the subject.

The electronic version of the paper should include: a file containing the text of the article, illustrations, tables and charts. If the text of the article contains illustrations in a single file, you must also provide separate files with illustrations.

If there are several authors, you must specify contact details of the authors to whom correspondence shall be addressed: address, phone / fax numbers and e-mail addresses.

Online application form is also available. The author can use the official website of the journal by completing registration at http://ecodag.elpub.ru/index.php/ugro/user/register.

All articles received by the editorial board of the journal "South of Russia: ecology, development", are subject to mandatory unilateral anonymous ("blind") review (the authors do not know the names of reviewers of the manuscript, and will receive a letter with comments, signed by the chief editor).

After passing the review procedure and the approval of an article for publication, the authors' names and their listed order cannot be changed (addition, deletion, rearrangement). When submitting the final version of the article, please make sure that the list of authors is a complete and listed in a proper order.

NOTA BENE: The author is solely responsible for the accuracy and originality of the information provided in the article. All manuscripts are checked for the presence of borrowings using "Antiplagiat" system. All manuscripts are tested with ANTIPLAGIAT for testing electronic documents for originality and reveal plagiarisms. The manuscript must comprise at least 80% of originality; otherwise the manuscript will be returned without the right to be published. Upon detection of copyright infringement or plagiarism in already published articles, they will be invalidated in accordance with the rules of COPE.

Requirements for structure of the paper

Articles in the journal "South of Russia: ecology, development" are published in Russian with English summary. In agreement with the editors, the publication may be done entirely in English.

By agreement, the editors accept publication of the article in English.

Full article (tables, text, footnotes, headers, inserts in a foreign language, references, captions, etc..) must be typed on a computer: font name Times New Roman, size 11 pt, single-spaced with margins of 3 cm.

The volume of the article, including references and captions must not exceed: for work of a common significance: from 5 to 20 pages, for news reports to 3 pages.

The manuscript should be structured to the following plan:

¾    Type of article (original article, review article, short message or letter);

¾    UDC (Universal Decimal classification);

¾    DOI - numeric identifier (provided by the editors available for an extra fee);

¾    Full title of the article;

¾    The initials and surname of the author (s);

¾    First name (full), patronymic name (initials) and surname (full) of the author (s);

¾    Name of the department (for a university) / laboratory (for Scientific Research Institute), the full name of the workplace, city, country (e-mail for correspondence);

¾    Structured  resume;

¾    Keywords;

¾    For reference (indicated by editors);

¾    Structured text of the article;

¾    Thanks / acknowledgements;

¾    List of resources used (bibliography);

¾    Information about the authors;

¾    Contribution;

¾    Conflict of interest.

The English version of the article title, first name, patronymic initial and last name of the authors, the full names of all workplaces, structured summaries and keywords must be given below a resume and keywords in Russian.

The editors reserve the right to correct the translation. It is recommended to take the help of a professional translator to avoid mistakes in compiling the English version of resume.

REQUIREMENTS TO THE CONTENT

1. I.              THE TITLE PAGE INCLUDES:

1. Title of the article. Title of work should be as short as possible (no more than 120 characters), and should accurately reflect its content. It is important to avoid titles in the form of interrogative sentences, as well as titles with an ambiguous meaning. Must use only standard abbreviations (acronyms).Must not use acronyms in the title. Full term should precede the first use of the acronym in the text.

2. First name (full), patronymic (initial) and surname (full) of author (s).

You must also specify a contact person with an asterisk *

For example: *Aleksey D. Ivanov, Magomed A. Gasanov

3. Full name of all organizations to which the authors are related. If the authors work in different institutions, the relationship of each author with his organization should be shown by using uppercase numbers, for example:

Example: Department (Laboratory), University (scientific research institute), city, country.

Экология растений / Ecology of plants

Оригинальная статья / Original article

УДК  581.9 (470.67)

DOI:

ACCUMULATION OF RADIONUCLIDES  IN WOODY VEGETATION OF INDUSTRIAL REGION OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS FEDERAL DISTRICT

¹Aleksey D. Ivanov*, ² Magomed A. Gasanov

¹ Department of ecology and geography of  the Institute for Ecology and Sustainable

Development of the Dagestan State University, Makhachkala, Russia, ivanov@mail.ru

²  Mountain Botanical Garden of DSC RAS, Makhachkala, Russia

4. Summary (abstract). It should be brief, but at the same time the most informative content of a scientific publication. Volume of the summary should be between 150 and 200 words, and fully comply with the content of the work. Summary for original research should have a structured form: the aim, methods, results, conclusions.

5. Keywords. Summary is followed by the title "Keywords" which contains from 5 to 10 keywords that reflect the major problems contributing to research and articles indexed in the search engines. Keywords must match pairs in Russian and English languages. We recommend you to search the keywords in the following databases: PubMed, GeoRef, AGRIS.

6. The English version of the summary of the article should fully comply with the meaning and structure of the Russian-language version and must be competent in terms of the English language.

An example of a translated summary and key words in English:

Abstract.Aim. The Mediterranean Basin (MB) is a species-rich biogeographical region with many endemic taxa. We analysed the historical patterns of temporal and geographical diversification of Mediterranean Blaps (Tenebrionidae), a diverse group of flightless beetles, estimated their date of origin and colonization of the MB, and tracked temporal changes in diversification rates. Methods. We reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships of Mediterranean Blaps using four mitochondrial genes and 47 morphological characters. Divergence-time estimates were investigated with a Bayesian relaxed clock approach that was calibrated with both fossil and geological constraints. Biogeographical analyses were performed using the dispersal–extinction–cladogenesis likelihood model associated with a stratified palaeogeographical scenario. Diversification rate analyses allowed the investigation of diversity dynamics through time as well as rate shifts during major Cenozoic climate events. Results. The Bayesian relaxed clock analysis suggests that Blaps first appeared in the MB about 28 Ma. The most likely scenario is that Mediterranean Blaps originated in the Arabian and north-east African regions and then dispersed progressively westwards and northwards, using temporary land bridges to colonize the northern shores of the MB. Island endemics are more likely to be the products of recent dispersals than of old vicariance events. Birth–death analyses suggest that diversification rates in the Miocene and Pliocene are consistent with a ‘museum model’, in which most of the extant diversity is best explained by a steady accumulation of lineages under constant diversification rates. Although major Cenozoic climatic events do not seem to have influenced the diversification of Mediterranean Blaps, a decrease in diversification rates was detected during the Pleistocene. Main conclusions. Our results suggest that Mediterranean Blaps lineages diversified between the Oligocene and the Pliocene, with current distribution patterns mostly accounted for by early vicariance and late dispersal events. Diversification rates were relatively constant through time, but decreased during Pleistocene glaciation cycles. This scenario may be applicable to other Mediterranean terrestrial animal taxa.

Keywords: Angiosperm domination, conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, global diversity patterns, elevational distribution, gnetophytes, latitudinal distribution, latitudinal diversity gradient.

II. THE MAIN TEXT (BODY) OF THE ARTICLE

The manuscripts of original research are submitted under the standard international scheme (IMRAD format - Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) and article should reflect the following headings:

Introduction - outlines the current state of the problem and the urgency of the study. It is necessary to give a critical assessment of the literature related to the issue. This assessment differentiates outstanding issues. Clear defined goals and objectives must be determined, explaining further research in a particular area;

Materials and methods - a fairly detailed description of the work is given. Previously published methods should be accompanied by a reference note: the author describes the changes related to the subject.

The results and discussion - the results should be clear and concise. Give a convincing explanation of the results and their significance so as the reader can not only independently assess the methodological advantages and disadvantages of the study, but also replicate if necessary.

Conclusion summarizes the main results of the research. The author gives recommendations and guidance on possible areas of further research.

The name and contents of figures and tables (rows and columns) should be given as in both Russian and English languages.

Рис. 1. Сравнительный анализ ответов учащихся 9-11 классов школ

района

Fig. 1.Comparative analysis of the answers of pupils of 9-11 grades in the

districtschools

Таблица 1

Характеристика выборки по полу и возрасту при исследовании

качества жизни населения района

Table 1

Characteristics of sampling by gender and age in the study of the quality of life of the population of district

1. III.          ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

(when available - in Russian and English). The author should list persons, organizations, foundations, etc., who contributed help for a research, work and so on.  (E.g. financial aid, language (linguistic) aid assistance in writing articles or editing proofreading , etc.)

IV. REFERENCES

Cited bibliography must contain at least 10 sources. Self-citations are allowed no more than 20 percent. At least 50 percent of the sources from the bibliography should be published in the last five years, including in the journals indexed in databases WOS, Scopus, Science Index. Only in case of need the references to earlier works are allowed. The bibliography does not include textbooks, regulatory and archival materials, statistical collections, newspaper notes without the author’s name, monographs, abstracts and theses. In the cited literature, it is desirable to specify the sources with  DOI.

Bibliography (list of resources) is presented in two ways:

1. Russian along with foreign sources in accordance with GOST 7.0.5-2008 (All Union State standard).

2. Transliterated in the Latin alphabet with the translation of source publications into English for the international identification system.

Style of links (references):

In the article, the number of a link is enclosed in square brackets and placed in line with the text. You can give the names of the authors, but the number(s) of the references must always be present. The reference numbers (numbers in brackets) shall be in the reference list in the order in which they appear in text.

Example:

     «... as shown [3; 6] or Barnaby and Jones [8] obtained a different result ... "

The author is solely responsible for the accuracy of bibliographic sources, including the English translation.

1. Russian version - in accordance with GOST R 7.0.5-2008.

References in the Russian version of the article are given in the original language. If there are several works by one author(s) - links are arranged by year in ascending order, from early works to the later. Works of the same author(s) and the same year should be marked in alphabetical order with the Latin letter before publishing year, without a space after specified year, for example: 2007b.

All references should be made uniformly: only a dot (full stop) without dashes between the parts of description. Symbols № and & are not used; for a number you should use Latin letter N with no point after it; double slash separates the description of a larger document, which refers to the fragment. You should not put dot (full stop) before the double slash // but spaces before and after the double slash // are required.

2. The English (REFERENCES) - in accordance with Harvard standard:

References in English are primarily necessary to track cited authors and journals. The correct description of the sources used in reference lists is the guarantee that the quoted publication will be taken into account when assessing the scientific work of its authors, and thus the organization, region and country. Quoting a journal determines its scientific level, the credibility, the effectiveness of its Editorial Board, etc.

The names of sources and works are specified in full, without abbreviations. The titles of monographs, collections of articles and conferences are transliterated into Latin alphabet, followed by an English translation in brackets. The website http://www.translit.ru/ can be used for free transliteration of Russian text in Latin letters (version of BSI).

In the bibliography (English version), it is not allowed to use separating characters «//», «–» and «№»

Examples:

 Description of articles from the journal:

In Russian

Чащин В. П., Гудков А. Б., Попова О. Н., Одланд И. О., Ковшов А. А. Характеристика основных факторов риска нарушений здоровья населения, проживающего на территориях активного природопользования в Арктике // Экология человека. 2014. N1. С. 3-12.

In English

            Chashchin V. P., Gudkov А. B., Popova О. N., Odland J. Ö., Kovshov А. А. Description of Main Health Deterioration Risk Factorsfor Population Living on Territories of Active Natural Management in the Arctic. Ekologiya cheloveka [Human Ecology]. 2014, no. 1, рр. 3-12. (in Russian)

Description of articles from the journal:

In Russian

Конторович А. Э., Коржубаев А. Г., Эдер Л. В. Прогноз глобального энергообеспечения: методология, количественные оценки, практические выводы // Минеральные ресурсы России. Экономика и управление: сетевой журн. 2006. N5. URL: http://www.vipstd.ru/gim/content/view/90/278/ (дата обращения: 22.05.2012).

In English

Kontorovich A.E., Korzhubaev A.G., Eder L.V. [Forecast of global energysupply: Techniques, quantitative assessments, and practical conclusions]. Mineral'nye resursy Rossii. Ekonomika i upravlenie, 2006, no. 5. (In Russian) Availableat: http://www.vipstd.ru/gim/content/view/90/278/). (accessed 22.05.2012)

Descriptionofarticle (DOI):

In Russian

Раскина Т. А., Пирогова О. А., Зобнина О. В., Пинтова Г. А. Показатели системы остеокластогенеза у мужчин с различными клиническими вариантами анкилозирующего спондилита // Современная ревматология. 2015. Т. 9, N2. С. 23-27. doi: 10.14412/1996-7012-2015-2-23-27

In English

Raskina T.A., Pirogova O.A., Zobnina O.V., Pintova G.A. Indicators of the osteoclastogenesis system in men with different clinical types of ankylosing spondylitis. Modern Rheumatology Journal, 2015, vol. 9, no. 2, pp.23-27. doi: 10.14412/1996-7012-2015-2-23-27(in Russian)

Description of the conference proceedings:

In Russian

            Терещенко Ю. В. Трактовка основных показателей вариабельности ритма сердца // Материалы межрегиональной конференции «Новые медицинские технологии на службе первичного звена здравоохранения», Омск, 10–11 апреля, 2010. С. 3–11.

In English

Tereshchenko Yu. V. Traktovka osnovnykh pokazatelei variabel'nosti ritma serdtsa [Interpretation of main indices of heart rate variability]. Materialy mezhregional'noi konferentsii «Novye meditsinskie tekhnologii na sluzhbe pervichnogo zvena zdravookhraneniya», Omsk, 10-11 aprelya 2010 [Proceedings of Interregional Conference “The New Medical Technology at Initial Stage of Public Care”, Omsk, 10-11 April 2010].Omsk, 2010, pp. 3-11. (in Russian)

Description of the books and monographs:

In Russian

            Абдурахманов Г.М., Лопатин И.К. Основы зоологии и зоогеографии. Москва: Академия, 2001. 496 с.

На английском

            Abdurakhmanov G.M., Lopatin I.K. Osnovyzoologii i zoogeografii [Basics of Zoology and Zoogeography].Moscow, Akademiya Publ., 2001, 496 p.

Description of the internet source:

In Russian

Иванова А. Е. Проблемы смертности в регионах Центрального федерального округа // Социальные аспекты здоровья населения. 2008. № 2. URL: http://vestnik.mednet.ru/content/view54/30/ (дата обращения: 15.08.2008).

In English

Kondrat'ev V.B. Global'naya farmatsevticheskaya promyshlennost' [The global pharmaceuticalindustry]. Availableat: http://perspektivy.info/rus/ekob/globalnaja_farmacevticheskaja_promyshlennost_2011-07-18.html. (accessed 23.06.2013)

Description of GOST:

In Russian

            ГОСТ8.586.5–2005. Государственная система обеспечения единства измерений. Измерение расхода и количества жидкостей и газов с помощью стандартных сужающих устройств. М. :Стандартинформ, 2007.143 c.

In English

GOST 8.586.5–2005.Method of measurement. Measurement of flow rate and volume of liquids and gases by means of orifice devices. Moscow, Standartinform Publ., 2007. 10 p. (In Russian)

Instead of references to materials of theses and abstracts, it is recommended to include references to the original articles on the subject of the thesis, as the theses themselves are viewed as the manuscripts and are not printed sources.

V. INFORMATION ABOUT AUTHORS

Information about the authors is given in the following order: name, surname, patronymic; positions, academic degrees and titles of authors; telephone number (landline with area code); complete mailing address and postal code; e-mail address information is provided both in  Russian and English languages.

Example of structured information about the authors (Both English and Russian versions are required):

Affiliations:

Aleksey D. Ivanov - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor , Department of ecology and geography of  the Institute for Ecology and Sustainable Development of the Dagestan State University, tel.+7(8722) 56-21-40Address: 367000, Russian Federation, Makhachkala, 21 Dakhadaeva st., ivanov@mail.ru

Magomed A. Gasanov - Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor , Mountain Botanical Garden of DSC RAS, Address: 367000, Russian Federation, Makhachkala, 45 M. Gadjiev St.

Contribution:

Aleksey D. Ivanov carried out the collection and analysis of actual and literary material.

Magomed A. Gasanov the author of manuscript and is responsible for plagiarism.

Conflict of interest:

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Explanation:

The criteria for authorship (the contribution of each author) / Contribution. Before bibliography (References) in both languages, you must specify the list of responsibilities of each author: 1. Name of the author responsible for detection of plagiarism or other unethical issues. 2. Name of the author largely involved in research, building up its concept and the scientific design, searching sources, making analysis and interpretation. 3. Name of the author responsible for corrections of the manuscript prior to submission to the editor.

Conflict of interest. Authors must inform about potential causes for the conflict of interest, including financial or personal relationships or other relationship with other people or organizations that may arise in the course of three years from the date of submitting the article and negatively affect the process. The authors declare no conflict of interest. It is necessary to specify that there is no conflict of interests of the authors. Information must be provided both in Russian and English languages.

VI. BASIC ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

Articles accepted for publication in the journal "South of Russia: ecology, development" must reveal the most significant, complete and previously unpublished research results.

To learn more on publication ethics and ethical standards for publication in the journal "South of Russia: ecology, development" please visit the  website.: http://ecodag.elpub.ru/index.php/ugro/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2

VII. AUTHOR'S RIGHTS

As an author, you (or your employer or organization) have rights to reuse your work. For more information, please visit the website http://ecodag.elpub.ru/index.php/ugro/index

The journal editorial adheres to the policy pursued by the Association of science editors and publishers (ASEP).

Information on the publication fees can be found in the journal. A unique numeric identifier publications (DOI) is assigned by the editors for an additional fee. Also, Editorial Board provides paid services of professional translation of extended summaries and keywords into English.

VIII. CONTACT INFORMATION

scientific and public journal "South Russia: ecology, development"

If you have any questions, please contact the editorial office:

Nadira Guseynova Ordzhonikidzevna, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor,

e-mail: dagecolog@rambler.ru , nadira_guseynova@mail.ru

tel. +79285375323

Yuliya Ivanushenko Yurevna, master of ecology

e-mail: dagecolog@rambler.ru , yuliya.ivanushenko@mail.ru

tel. +79894778519

Editorial address:

367001, Russia, Makhachkala, 21 Dakhadaeva st.

tel. / fax: +7 (8722) 56-21-40

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The manuscripts are accepted if has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
2. The materials should be prepared in a format OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or World Perfect.

3. Internet links are provided as a complete URL. 

4. Text should be typed with an interval of one line spacing, font Times New Roman, 12 pt; to highlight the accents it is recommended to use italics rather than underlining (except Internet links). All images, graphics and tables are placed within the text according to the meaning of the particular part of text  (and not at the end of the document).

5. Text should follow the stylistic and bibliography requirements as stated in  Regulations  located in the Part "About Us." 

6. Please, remove the authors' names from the title of the article and other parts of the document to ensure the  anonymity of reviewing.

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Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

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