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Author Guidelines

The journal aims to publish new interdisciplinary research on various issues related to Indigenous languages of the North and the Arctic. It welcomes original, high-quality articles from researchers, faculty members, graduate students and established scholars worldwide.

The article, including illustrative material and the References section, should be 8–30 pages.

Manuscript Formatting Requirements

• The manuscript should be submitted in Microsoft Word 97-2003 (*.doc) or Word (*.docx) format.
• Author information must be attached as a separate file. Additional files with illustrations may also be included.

Text Formatting

• Editor: MS Word
• Page size: A4, portrait orientation
• Margins:
  • Top: 2.0 cm
  • Bottom: 3.0 cm
  • Left & Right: 2.5 cm
• Paragraph indentation: 1.25 cm (set via the ruler or Paragraph settings; do not use spaces for indentation).
• Line spacing: 1.5
• Font:
  • Main text: 14 pt, Times New Roman
  • Abstract: 12 pt, Times New Roman

Language & Transliteration

• The journal publishes articles in Russian and English.
• Words in other languages should first be transliterated into Cyrillic, then followed by the original form in parentheses.
  • Example: юрюнг (үрүҥ), кысыл (кыhыл), бёрё (бөрө), etc.
• All examples in other languages must include a Russian translation.
  • Format: Original text in italics [in-text citation], followed by the translation in ‘single quotation marks’ [in-text citation].
  • If the translation is the author’s own, indicate: [trans. by the author].

Special Terms & Abbreviations

• All cultural terms (e.g., хонуу, таас, баттах, үрүйэ) should be italicized and, if necessary, defined in parentheses upon first mention.
• All abbreviations must be expanded in a separate Abbreviations section after the main text.

Footnotes

• Footnotes may be used for:

1. Citations of non-scientific sources.
2. Definitions of terms, concepts, or words.
3. Additional information that does not fit into the main text.

• Format: Arabic numerals, restarting numbering on each page.

Tables

• Must include titles and continuous numbering (e.g., Table 1).
• Font size: 12 pt.
• In-text reference: abbreviated (Table 1).
• Placement:
  • Table number: right-aligned.
  • Title: centered, bold, on the next line.
• Tables and their titles must be translated into English and Russian.
• For the template see Appendix 1.

Illustrations (Figures)

• Includes graphs, maps, diagrams, and photos.
• Labeled as Рис. 1 (Fig. 1 in English), bold, centered, 12 pt font.
• In-text reference: mandatory (e.g., Fig. 1).
• Size: Minimum 40×50 mm, maximum 120×170 mm.
• Color images are allowed.
• Figure captions must be translated into English.

References (Bibliography)

• Articles with sources only in English should include one list of References (References/Литература). Articles with sources in Russian should include two lists, in Russian (Литература) and in English (References).
• Citation style: Vancouver (in-text citations in square brackets, e.g., [5, p. 67]).
  • Single page: [5, p. 67]
  • Multiple pages: [3, pp. 12-56]
  • Multiple sources: [1; 2; 3]
  • Multiple sources with pages: [1, p. 34; 2, p. 45]
• References should primarily include peer-reviewed sources (e.g., journal articles).
• Recommended:
  • 15-25 sources, preferably from the last 5 years.
  • Include DOIs where available.
  • Self-citations should not exceed 20% of total references.

Article Structure

Copyright Notice

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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