Author Guidelines

REGULATIONS ON REVIEWING THE SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL

1.    Rules for Articles

1.1. The manuscript should be submitted in electronic format and uploaded to the journal website http://sitito.cs.msu.ru through personal account.
1.2. The volume of scientific articles - from 6 to 15 pages. Abstracts will not be accepted for publication (Templates for MS Word: ARTICLE TEMPLATE).
1.3. Articles are accepted in English and Russian.
1.4. A manuscript must include the following:
           •   The article and the list of references;
           •   Information about the authors: each author’s complete name and institutional affiliation(s), full name of institution and department, authors’ contact information (phone, e-mail, address);
           •   Article title and authors’ names in English;
           •   Abstract and key words in Russian and English.
Sequence and the rules of setting up of the main elements of the article:
1.4.1. In the upper left corner of the sheet UDC is to be put down, which should reflect the theme of the article in some detail (see.: http://teacode.com/online/udc/);
1.4.2. This is followed by the surnames and initials of the authors, separated by commas: in the first line should be the surname, then the initials;
1.4.3. The information about the organization: first the name of the organization and its location are specified, then the name of the country;
1.4.4. The title of the article (in English);
1.4.5. Abstract  contains of 1 500-2 000 signs (from 200-250 words) (in English);
1.4.6. Keywords (in English): are separated by the symbol ",";
1.4.7. Next comes the surnames and initials of the authors, separated by commas (in Russian): in the first line should be the name, then the initials;
1.4.8. Next comes the information about the organization (in Russian): first the name of the organization and its location are specified, then the name of the country;
1.4.9. Next comes the title of the article (in Russian);
1.4.10. Abstract  contains of 1 500-2 000 signs (from 200-250 words) (in Russian);
1.4.11. Keywords (in Russian): are separated by the symbol ",";
1.4.12. Next comes the main text of the article, it must contain structural elements such as: the introduction, the purpose of the study, body of text, the results obtained, the conclusion;
1.4.13. Further information: persons who supported scientific research, scientific advisor, Head of Research and so on;
1.4.14. List of bibliography in Russian and in English. References (at least 25 scholarly sources). It is different than a bibliography in which you list all your sources. A literature cited section includes only those materials that were cited in the paper that contributed to the knowledge of the paper. This is the standard format for References. The References Section should contain references to the works of domestic and foreign authors (to the papers published in scientific journals indexed in Global Science Citation Indices).
1.4.15. Information about each author individually in Russian: Name (in full), academic degree and title, place of work and position, Post Code, address (in full), digital identifier ORСID ID, e-mail;
1.4.16. Information about each author individually in English: Name (in full), academic degree and title, place of work and position, Post Code, address (in full), digital identifier ORСID ID, e-mail;
1.5. We accept files in .doc, .docx, .odt.
1.6. The article will be rejected by the Editorial Board in case of violation of the requirements for registration of articles and in case of the absence of contact information for communication with the author.
1.7. It is recommended to simplify article styling. In order to make an article use only "Basic" or "Normal" styles. Please do not use any heading styles.
1.8. In a text document, all margins - of 2 cm. Page numbers are not put down! The typeface is Times New Roman, font size 10 pt, single line spacing, justified, the break line- 1.25 cm.
1.9. Captions must be located under illustrations. Captions for tables should be placed before the tables. All figures, tables, charts should be numbered and have a title. Do not use an auto-numbering of figures, illustrations, tables.
1.10. Figures and tables should be performed qualitatively (graphic processing figures in the editorial office is not intended). The editorial board may request drawings in separate files in order to improve the quality of the article layout.
1.11. The cited literature should be given in the numbered (not in alphabetical order but in the order listed in the text) list at the end of the article. In the text the reference to the works cited should be put at the end of the sentence. Each reference number should be enclosed in square brackets and indicate the number of the source, for example: ... in the development of psevdokulturnyh trends [1]. Quotes are enclosed in quotation marks, for example: "...need to be generated in students by the end of the course" [1 : 45]. In brackets the number of the source is given first, and after the colon is given the page number from which the quote is taken. If reference is made to multiple sources, they should be listed in ascending order of numbers separated by commas, for example: [3, 5, 8]. Sources in the list of references are to be given in accordance with GOST 7.0.5 - 2008 "Bibliography link» http://library.fa.ru/files/gost-ssylka.pdf. Examples of correct references: http://elibrary.ru/projects/events/conf_vak_rinc/icons/Regl.pdf.
1.12. References to unpublished documents are not allowed.
1.13. TYPOGRAPHY OF THE NUMBERED LIST: each element of a numbered list which comes after the point should begin with a lower case letter, and at the end the symbol "semicolon" must be put. EXAMPLE: The application consists of two Web pages:
           •   Home. The functional part of the application;
           •   reference. Contains quick start guide and a list of computing functions allowed to be used.
1.14. TYPOGRAPHY OF THE BULLETED LIST: Each element of a bulleted list which comes after the point should begin with a capital letter, and at the end the symbol "semicolon" must be placed. EXAMPLE: The application consists of two web pages:
1. Home. The functional part of the application;
2. Help. Contains quick start guide and a list of computing functions allowed to be used.
1.15. Notes as the author's comments on the text are drawn up as follows: endnotes are made, indexes are indicated by an asterisk or the numbers in the end of a sentence, for example: ... the implementation experience is summarized in guidance and study manuals of the author.. * Text notes are placed at the bottom of the page under a horizontal line starting with the superscript.
1.16. In the case when abbreviations were used (except for well-known), acronyms, names of organizations, tests, questionnaires, etc., the abbreviation expansion are to be given in the notes.
1.17. The editors reserve the right to amend the text of the article.
1.18. Support documentation for the scientific article:
           •   post-graduate full-time students: graduate student status must be confirmed by a certificate of postgraduate study, certified by the signature of head of organization and the stamp (in scanned form). Fee for the publication of manuscripts from graduate students is not charged.
1.19. All publications are freely available on the website http://sitito.cs.msu.ru.
Telephone, FAX number (495) 939-38-69
Deputy chief editor Zubareva Elena Vasilievna
Executive Secretary Posypkin Mihail Anatolievich
E-mail: SITITO@yandex.ru

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS. We recommend that you read the instructions for authors of the journal to which you are submitting your manuscript.

Article processing / submission charges

Publication in International scientific journal «Modern Information Technologies and IT-Education» is free of charge for all the authors. 
The journal doesn't have any Arcticle processing charges.
The journal doesn't have any Article submission charges.
Any money transfers to the account of the Fund "League of online media" from foreign organizations and foreign individuals are not accepted.

2.    Review process for papers

2.1. All the received manuscripts corresponding to the remit of our journal are peer reviewed and appraised.
2.1.1. A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of the journal «Modern Information Technology and IT-education». This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer.
2.2. The editorial board of journal «Modern Information Technology and IT-education», organizes review for every article submitted for publishing.
2.3. Review can be conducted by either members of editorial board or highly qualified specialists with deep professional knowledge and work experience in a specific research area. Сo-author or a scientific consultant can’t conduct the review.
2.4. All our reviewers are acknowledged experts in corresponding scientific fields and have published papers in the area of reviewed paper within the last three years.
2.5. While giving the assessment of work the reviewer should answer the following questions:
         •   Whether the material of the article corresponds the achievements of the modern science and technology;
         •   Whether the article contains new facts or their new interpretations, synthesis or criticism of the existing points of view, theories, methodological developments; substantiated hypotheses, theoretical or methodological approaches;
         •   Whether the manuscript qualifies the requirements of a scientific discipline;
         •   Whether there are conceptual severity, facts, approaches and interpretations validity, clarity and compact presentation;
         •   Whether the article is logically structured, containing a clear statement of the problem, purpose of the research, necessary arguments and justifications, and exact and clear results and conclusions.
2.6. The reviewer should assess the correctness and accuracy of definitions, formulations, their accordance to common terminology in the considered sphere of science, literary style.
2.7. The reviewer expounds in a free form his opinion on actuality of the work, validity of formulated scientific positions, their reliability and novelty, conformity of the theme of the article to the magazine. The reviewer gives a conclusion on the practicability of publication: recommend for publishing, refine or rewrite, reject the manuscript.
2.8. Reviewer has an option to abnegate the assessment should any conflict of interests arise that may affect perception or interpretation of the manuscript. Upon the scrutiny, the reviewer is expected to present the editorial board with one of the following recommendations:
         •   to accept the paper in its present state; 
         •   to invited the author to revise their manuscript to address specific concerns before final decision is reached;
         •   that final decision be reached following further reviewing by another specialist;
         •   to reject the manuscript outright.
2.9. If the reviewer has recommended any refinements, the editorial staff would suggest the author either to implement the corrections, or to dispute them reasonably. Authors are kindly required to limit their revision to 3 months and resubmit the adapted manuscript within this period for final evaluation.
2.10. We politely request that the editor be notified verbally or in writing should the author decide to refuse from publishing the manuscript. In case the author fails to do so within 3 months since receiving a copy of the initial review, the editorial board takes the manuscript off the register and notifies the author accordingly.
2.11. If author and reviewers meet insoluble contradictions regarding revision of the manuscript, the editor-in-chief resolves the conflict by his own authority.
2.12. The editorial board reaches final decision to reject a manuscript on the hearing according to reviewers’ recommendations, and duly notifies the authors of their decision via e-mail. The board does not accept previously rejected manuscripts for re-evaluation.
2.13. Upon the decision to accept the manuscript for publishing, the editorial staff notifies the authors of the scheduled date of publication.
2.14. Kindly note that positive review does not guarantee the acceptance, as final decision on adoption and publishing the article is made on the editorial board meeting and being put in the record. By his authority, editor-in-chief rules final solution of every conflict.
2.15. All reviews remain deposited in the editorial archive for 5 years.
2.16. Authors of submitted manuscripts receive from our Editorial Board a copy of peer review or substantiated refusal. If requested Editorial Board shall send copies of reviews to Minister of Education and Science of Russian Federation.  

A policy of screening for plagiarism

Editorial Board takes the necessary measures to examine the incoming papers on their originality, reliability of contained information and correct use of citations.
Only original works are acceptable for publication in journal. The journal does not allow any forms of plagiarism.
If the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
The journal is using "ANTIPLAGIAT" software for plagiarism detection in all Russian-language manuscripts. The Google Scholar is used for English-language manuscripts. Papers will be rejected from any stage of the publication process (even if the article was published already) if plagiarism will be fined. 

Privacy Statement

Information about the authors (surname, name, family name, affiliation, e-mail, contact number), which is provided by them for publication in the journal, is becoming available for indefinite range of persons, for which the authors give their permission by providing his article in the online system on the website of the journal.
The following data is published for the convenience of the authors with the aim of the full and correct account of publications and their citation by the corresponding bibliography companies and providing the possibility of contacting the authors ans the scientific society.
Personal information provided by the authors in addition to the enumerated below include additional e-mails and phones. These will be used only for contacting the authors in the process of preparing the publication. The Editorial Board may not transmit this information to the third party, who can use in for some other purposes.