Requirements to execution of the manuscripts submitted for publication in Saint Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics Journal “Transactions of Saint Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics” The manuscript of paper accepted for consideration in respect of publication in our journal should meet the requirements, as described below, to the content (clause 1) and execution (clause 2), and have a requisite set of accompanying documents (clause 3). 1. Requirements to the content of manuscript. 1.1. Content of the paper submitted to the Journal "Transactions of Saint Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics" should be original, not printed earlier elsewhere, and suitable for the journal’s subject orientation — one of the following lines (columns): economic theory; structural and institutional policy; production: factors, management; finances and banking; law and social sphere; philosophy and sociology; education; students’ research efforts; country and the world: statistics; academic life: plans, events, documents. 1.2. Manuscript should contain the following requisite elements: headline part of the article: а) heading of one of the columns as per clause 1.1, b) key words (up to five words or word combinations reflecting the basic content of the article that will be used by Internet retrieval systems), c) bibliographic index UDC, d) information on the author(s), e) title of the article, f) the author’s (authors’) opinion on topicality of the scientific problem studied and purpose of the article; the author’s (authors’) proposals on solution of the problem giving expository treatment to the ideas, views, approaches, and methods supported by calculations, facts, and statistics; summary of studies indicating the degree of novelty (what distinguishes the work done from earlier studies, including those carried out by other authors); list of references. 2. Requirements to execution of the manuscript. 2.1. In the scope, the manuscript may range from 0.4 to 1.2 author's sheet (1 author's sheet includes 40 000 signs, spaced, or 22–23 sheets as per clause The manuscript’s text should be executed by MS Word. In this case, set the following parameters: hereunder). 2.2. The manuscript’s text should be executed by MS Word. In this case, set the following parameters: paper size — А4; margins: left margin — 2.5 cm, the other margins — 2 cm each; font: Times New Roman, type size — 14; line-to-line spacing — double; paragraph indent — 0.9 cm, automatic text justification — by width; automatic hyphenation — “on”, pagination — below, right. 2.3. Illustrations (drawings, plots, plans, histograms, diagrams, photographs) in the text are called figures and must be executed as per clause 6.5, GOST 7.32-2001. Each illustration must be inserted in the text of article (directly after the first reference in the text), provided with the name of figure and its sequence number, and stored as a separate file attached to the text of article. In such cases: the file name should include: label Figure, a sequence number of figure and filename extension; histograms, diagrams and plots should be made by using MS Excel and stored under the names Figure_№___.xls; vector drawings should be made by using Corel DRAW, Visio, Adobe Illustrator (translate texts into curves; for possible proofreading, attach the type files used in drawing figures); save the scanned photos and raster drawings in tif (for gradations of grey — 300 dpi, for black-and-white — 600 dpi) under the names Figure _№.tif. The original picture size should be at least as the one published in the article; save the illustrations borrowed from Internet in the original format; the text should contain a reference to each figure, such as (Figure 5.) 2.4. Tables should be executed as per clause 6.6, GOST 7.32-2001. Simple tables can be compiled by using MS Word, and complex tables by using MS Excel. In the latter case, a separate file created in MS Excel should be attached to the article. Place above each table its heading, such as, Table 1 — Comparative Analysis. The text of article should contain a reference to each table. 2.5. Type formulae as per clause 6.8, GOST 7.32-2001. To type formulae, use MS Equation with the following settings: ordinary symbol size — 12 pt, large index — 10 pt, small index — 9 pt, large symbol— 18 pt, small symbol — 10 pt. Formulae in the article should be continuously numbered by Arabic numerals in parentheses in the extreme right position on the line.) References in the text to serial numbers of formulae should also be given in parentheses. 2.6. Footnotes (definition) should be typed in MS Word. In such cases, continuous numbering by Arabic numerals should be chosen. 2.7. Place at the end of the paper the list of references, indicating in the body of the text references to all sources included in the list. The list should contain bibliographic data on all publications mentioned in the paper, and should not contain references to papers that have not been mentioned in the text. Bibliographic data entered in the list, should comply with GOST 7.1-2003. Data on cited publications should be given as references appear in the text. A footnote should contain a serial number of the source in the list of references in square brackets. If necessary, indicate page numbers, e.g., [14, p. 112]. 2.8. The manuscript that generally includes all the elements mentioned in clauses The manuscript’s text should be executed by MS Word. In this case, set the following parameters:-Place at the end of the paper the list of references, indicating in the body of the text references to all sources included in the list. The list should contain bibliographic data on all publications mentioned in the paper, and should not contain references to papers that have not been mentioned in the text. Bibliographic data entered in the list, should comply with GOST 7.1-2003. Data on cited publications should be given as references appear in the text. A footnote should contain a serial number of the source in the list of references in square brackets. If necessary, indicate page numbers, e.g., [14, p. 112]., will submitted to the Publishers as a file under the title Test.doc, executed in MS Word. 3. Requirements to a set of documents submitted to the Publishers. 3.1. For each of the prospective articles, a set of electronic documents (files) should be submitted to the Publishers. These are: manuscript file (see clause 2.8); accompanying letter file (application letter for publication of manuscript) (Appendix 2); abstract file, 3–4 lines. In this case, the name (names) of the author (authors), title of the paper and content of abstract should be typed in the Russian and English languages; information on the author file (Appendix 3). In this case, if there are several authors, a separate file should be provided for each of the authors. The documents listed above should be sent by the author (one of the coauthors) to the Publishers’ site. 3.2. Along with electronic documents, the author(s) should send by traditional post: an application letter in hard-copy form signed by all authors (Appendix 1); a signed letter in hard-copy form providing information on the author. If there are several authors, information on each of the authors will be provided in a separate document. Notes: 1. Text of the article, illustrations, and accompanying documents shall be sent to the editorial office by e-mail: izdat-ime@yandex.ru 2. If the requirements stated above have not been carried out in full, an email showing the faults detected will be sent to the sender of electronic version of manuscript. If the faults are not corrected within a month, the article is removed from consideration and further correspondence on this matter ceases. 3. Manuscripts submitted to the editorial staff and accompanying documents will not be returned. 4. If you have any questions, please call by editorial office phone (812) 251-34-84, and on other matters — by phone (812) 251-30-38. *** Accompanying Documents Appendix 1 To Editor-in-Chief of the Journal "Transactions of Saint Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics" 190103, St. Petersburg, ul. Kurliandskaya, 5, room 422 Application Letter Please publish the paper ______________________________________ (indicate the title) _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ in the Journal "Transactions of Saint Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics." Date designated for defense of a dissertation — __________ .1 I (we) guarantee payment for publication in due time. Appendices: 1. 2. 3. 4. Text of the manuscript on ___ sheet(s). Information on the author(s) on 1 sheet, each copy — ___ sheet(s). Abstract on 1 ___ sheet. Photos and figures to be scanned, ___ sheet(s), in each copy. Copy 1 and 2. All Appendices — to the address only. Author(s) of the article: Position place of employment of the first author academic degree and rank Position place of employment of the second author academic degree and rank Position place of employment of the third author academic degree and rank Full name Full name Full name « __ » _________________ 200_ . Only for candidates whose dissertations were accepted for defense. Appendix 2 To Editor-in-Chief of the Journal " Transactions of Saint Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics" Application Letter Please publish the paper ______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ in the Journal "Transactions of Saint Petersburg Academy of Management and Economics." Date designated for defense of a dissertation — __________ . I (we) guarantee payment for publication in due time. Appendices: 1. Text of the manuscript, 1 file (Manuscript.doc). 2. Abstract, 1 file (Abstract .doc). 3. Information on the author(s), _____ file(s). (Author 1.doc, Author 2.doc, Author __.doc). 4. Source files of figures, _____ file(s). (Fig. 1.xls, Fig. 2.tif, Fig. 3.jpg, Fig. 4.gif, Fig. ___.___,). 5. Source files of tables, _____ file(s). (Table 1.xls, Table 2. xls, Table ___ . xls). All Appendices — to the address only. Author(s) of the article: Position place of employment of the first author academic degree and rank Position place of employment of the second author academic degree and rank Position place of employment of the third author academic degree and rank Full name Full name Full name « __ » _________________ 200_ . Appendix 3 Details of the Author 1. Family name _______________________________ 2. Name _______________ 3. Patronymic ____________________________ 4. Date of defense of a dissertation and the last date after which paper may not be published ____________________________________________________________ 5. Title of the paper _____________________________________________ 6. The author’s place of employment ________________________________ 7. Position __________________________________________________ 8. Academic degree ______________________________________________ 9. Academic rank _______________________________________________ 10. Personal address _____________________________________________ __________________________________ home phone _________________ 11. Business address ______________________________________________ __________________________________ office phone __________________ 12. Mobile phone ________________________________________________ 13. E-mail ____________________________________ Details of research manager or contact information (for VIP): Full name of research manager __________________________________ Position ____________________________________________________ Academic degree ________________________________________________ Academic rank _________________________________________________ Contact phone _____________________________________________ Postal address ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ E-mail ________________________________________ signature _____________________ « __ » _________________ 200_ .