Please carefully read these instructions and prepare the article in accordance with the current requirements of the journal. Failure to comply with the formatting rules is grounds for rejection of the manuscript at the stage of initial editorial screening.
The Editorial Office accepts files created in Microsoft Word.
Recommended manuscript formatting: A4 page size; margins: 2 cm left and right, 2.5 cm top and bottom; main text font: Arial, 12 pt; line spacing: 1.5.
Recommended manuscript length: research articles – 5–20 pages; short communications may be shorter; review articles may be up to 40 pages. This includes all parts of the publication, in particular abstracts in two languages, Ukrainian and English, tables and figures, and the reference list.
Article Structure
A scientific manuscript must be structured, logically organized, and prepared in accordance with the journal’s requirements. Clear adherence to the article structure ensures complete presentation of research results, facilitates the peer review process, promotes correct indexing of the publication, and increases its accessibility to the scientific community.
The manuscript must include the following components:
Requirements for Manuscript Components
Title Page of the Article
The title page must include:
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UDC index;
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Article title;
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Author information.
Author information should include the surname and initials of each author; the affiliation where the work was performed, with the mandatory indication of the city and country. If there is more than one institution, each author must be linked to the corresponding institution using superscript letters a, b, c after the author’s surname and before the name of each institution. The email address of the corresponding author must also be provided.
- Abstract
The abstract must be a concise, informative, and comprehensive summary of the article content and must not exceed 2,000 characters.
The abstract must not contain: information that is not included in the main text of the article; references to literature; excessive abbreviations or acronyms. If abbreviations are necessary, they must be explained.
- Keywords
No more than six keywords should be provided. General expressions should be avoided. Complex grammatical constructions, plural forms, and abbreviations should not be used.
Main Body of the Article
The main body of the article must be organized according to the logic of scientific presentation.
For research articles, the following sections are mandatory:
- Introduction
A brief justification of the chosen topic, relevance of the study, analysis of previous research, statement of the problem, and formulation of the aim of the work.
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Materials and Methods
The Materials and Methods section must contain an accurate, consistent, and sufficiently detailed description of the conducted research, allowing other scientists to reproduce its results. Subheadings should be used to clearly present different stages of the work, methods, and procedures.
This section should provide a concise but sufficient description of the study design, research objects, experimental conditions, equipment, reagents, materials, and methods used. Ethical aspects of the study, particularly those related to the use of animals, as well as statistical analysis methods and software used, must also be specified. The description must be sufficient for evaluating the correctness of the methods, interpreting the results, and reproducing the study.
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Results and Discussion
This section provides a systematic presentation and in-depth analysis of the obtained results, their interpretation, comparison with data from other studies, and scientific justification of the conclusions.
When preparing the text, authors should avoid duplicating all data presented in tables or figures. Instead, the text should summarize the most significant findings and serve as an analytical commentary. The obtained data must not only be described but also thoroughly analyzed by comparison with current data from the international literature, which allows proper justification of the scientific novelty, interpretation, and conclusions of the study.
For review articles, the structure of the main body is flexible and depends on the topic and the author’s presentation.
Requirements for Tables and Figures
Tables and figures must be presented in the order in which they are mentioned in the text.
The text should not duplicate all data presented in tables; it is sufficient to refer to the relevant table.
Figures, photographs, graphs, diagrams, and drawings must be of appropriate quality. The figure caption must explain all elements and symbols. If figures are submitted as separate files, they may additionally be provided to the Editorial Office in a single ZIP archive.
For Ukrainian-language articles, all textual elements in tables and figures must be duplicated in English.
Abbreviations and specific acronyms in tables and figures are undesirable. If their use is necessary, they must be explained in the notes.
Language, Terminology, and Statistics Requirements
All units of measurement must be presented according to the SI system.
For living organisms, the Latin taxonomic name must be given in italics: at first mention – in full, for example, Staphylococcus aureus; in subsequent mentions – abbreviated, for example, S. aureus.
Numerical results may be presented as fold changes or percentages.
The significance of differences between indicators must be confirmed by statistical analysis with mandatory indication of the relevant parameters.
Reference
The reference list must be formatted alphabetically in Vancouver style.
All sources must be provided in English. If a source was published in Ukrainian or another language and does not have an official English-language version, the bibliographic description must be translated into English.
The reference list should include only:
- published works;
- materials accepted for publication;
- sources cited in the text of the article.
In the text, references are cited by sequential numbers in square brackets, for example: [1].
At the end of the bibliographic description, it is recommended to provide the DOI, PubMed ID, ISBN for books, or an electronic link to the resource where the publication is available.
Examples of Reference Formatting
Journal Article
Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Title of the article. J. Title. year; vol. (no.): pp. DOI: / Available at: https:// if available online. (in original language – not indicated for works in English)
Dovhaniuk VV, Rosalovsky VP, Salyha YT. State of the antioxidant system in Danio rerio fish due to chlorpyrifos intoxication. Bìol. Tvarin. 2021; 23 (4): 59–65. DOI: 10.15407/animbiol23.04.059. (in Ukrainian)
Book
Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Book Title. Book type, if applicable. City, Publishing House, year: p. ISBN, if available. (in original language – not indicated for works in English)
Petrovska IR, Salyha YT, Vudmaska IV. Statistical Methods in Biological Research. A monograph. Kyiv, Ahrarna Nauka, 2022: 168 p. (in Ukrainian)
Book Chapter
Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Chapter title. In: Author DD, Author EE. Book Title. Book type, if applicable. City, Publishing House, year: p. ISBN, if available. (in original language – not indicated for works in English)
Antonyak H, Iskra R, Panas N, Lysiuk R. Selenium. In: Malavolta M, Mocchegiani E, editors. Trace Elements and Minerals in Health and Longevity. Springer, 2018: 63–98. ISBN 978-3-030-03742-0. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03742-0.
Conference Proceedings
Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Title of the paper. Conference, date and place. J. Title, if available. year; vol. (no.): pp. DOI: / Available at: https:// if available online. (in original language – not indicated for works in English)
Sharan M, Murawski M. Introduction of modern biotechnological methods of sheep reproduction – successes of Ukrainian-Polish scientific cooperation. Proceedings of the 1st Ukrainian-Polish Scientific Forum AGROBIOPERSPECTIVES, 29–30 September 2021, Lviv, Ukraine. Bìol. Tvarin. 2021; 23 (3): 107.
Dissertation or Abstract of Dissertation
Author AA. Title. Abstract of dissertation / Dissertation. PhD / Dr. Sci., code and name of scientific field. City, affiliation, year: p. (in original language – not indicated for works in English)
Rosalovsky VP. Violation of the pro-oxidant-antioxidant balance and the functional state in the blood of rats under chlorpyrifos intoxication and its correction with a vitamin A and E complex. Diss. PhD biol. sci., 03.00.04 biochemistry. Lviv, The Institute of Animal Biology NAAS, 2018: 162 p. Available at: http://inenbiol.com/images/stories/dusert/2018/Rosalovsky/DIS_rosalovsky.pdf (in Ukrainian)
Patent
Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Patent title. Type of patent, country, patent number, date of release. Available at: https:// if available online. (in original language – not indicated for works in English)
Lesyk YV, Dychok-Niedzielska AZ, Salyha YT, Luchka IV, Grabovska OS, Denys HH. A method of increasing organism immunobiological reactivity and productivity of hybrid rabbits. Patent UA no. 151083 from 01.06.2022, bull. no. 22. Available at: https://base.uipv.org/searchINV/search.php?action=viewdetails&IdClaim=281725 (in Ukrainian)
Standard
Standard title. Type and code of standard. Available at: https:// if available online. (in original language – not indicated for works in English)
Prerequisite programmes on food safety – Part 1: Food manufacturing. ISO/TS 22002-1:2009. Available at: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:ts:22002:-1:ed-1:v1:en
Translation of the Article Title, Author Information, Abstract, and Keywords
For Ukrainian-language articles, these elements are provided in English; for English-language articles, they are provided in Ukrainian. The translated information must fully correspond to the data provided on the title page of the manuscript.
Acknowledgements and Funding Sources
In this section, authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, or organizations that contributed to the conduct of the study or preparation of the manuscript but do not meet the criteria for authorship. Sources of research funding, including grants, projects, programmes, or institutional support, must also be indicated.
ORCID, Author Contributions, and Ethical Declarations
This section must include:
- ORCID of each author, if available;
- contribution of each author to the preparation of the article.
An indicative list of contribution roles includes:
- conceptualization;
- project administration;
- financial reporting;
- search and analysis of source materials;
- scientific supervision;
- methodology;
- experimental setup;
- analysis of obtained data;
- visualization;
- writing of the original manuscript;
- manuscript editing.
Each author must perform at least one role.
In the case of studies involving vertebrate animals, authors are required to provide information on compliance with ethical standards for animal treatment, as well as the details of the decision, permit, or protocol of the relevant bioethics committee or other authorized organization.
