Collection of the scientific papers
«REGIONAL PROBLEMS OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING»

  The Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture publishes the collection of scientific papers "Regional Problems of Architecture and Urban Planning" once a year for specialists in the field of construction, architecture and urban planning, employees of research organizations, students, teachers, postgraduates and doctoral students, which received a certificate of state registration KV No. 12614-1498R dated 22.05.2007.

Previously unpublished scientific articles are accepted for publication in the professional collection of scientific papers, corresponding to the following subject areas:

1. Urban Planning.
2. Architecture of Buildings and Structures.
3. Theory of Architecture. Restoration of Monuments.
4. Design of the Architectural Environment.
5. Architectural and Artistic Education.

The article must correspond to the scope of the collected volume, be published for the first time, and include the following elements:

• relevance and formulation of the problem in a general form, and its connection with important scientific or practical tasks;
• analysis of recent studies and publications in which solutions to this problem are presented and on which the author relies; identification of previously unresolved parts of the overall problem addressed in this article;
• formulation of the purpose of the article (statement of the task);
• presentation of the main research material with full justification of the obtained scientific results;
• conclusions of the study and prospects for further development in this field;
• list of references.

General requirements for text formatting

Articles must be submitted electronically as a Word 97–2003 file in .doc format. The file name should contain the number of the publication topic and the surname of the first author (for example, 5 Ivanov.doc).

Articles are submitted in Ukrainian or English and are published in the original language.

The text of the article should be typed on A4 pages using Times New Roman, 12 pt font, single-spaced, justified alignment, with 2 cm margins on all sides, and a paragraph indent of 1.0 cm. The length of the article should be 7–16 full pages, including abstracts.

Structure of the Article:

− UDC index (left-aligned, without paragraph indentation, in uppercase letters, bold);

− Title of the article (centered, all capital letters, bold; hyphenation is not allowed);

− Surnames and initials of all authors, academic degree, academic title (right-aligned; surname in bold; degree and title in lowercase);

− Full name of the higher education institution or organization (italic, right-aligned; if the authors are from different institutions, each author should be listed on a separate line);

− Email address (right-aligned) and the corresponding unique ORCID number;

− Abstracts (with paragraph indentation, title in bold; abstracts must be written in two languages: Ukrainian and English).

Text of the first abstract:
- written in the language of the main text of the article;
- justified alignment and 8–10 lines in length.

Text of the second abstract:
- justified alignment and at least 1,800 characters, including keywords;
- should briefly follow the structure of the article, including introduction, aims and objectives, methods, results, and conclusions;
- machine translation is not allowed.

− Keywords (no additional line spacing, with paragraph indentation, title in bold; the list of keywords should contain no more than 6–8 words).

The article title, surnames and initials, academic degree, academic title, place of work, abstract, and keywords must be repeated in Ukrainian and English.

Single spacing is used between the lines containing the UDC index, article title, authors’ names, abstract, main text, and references. Two single line spaces are used between the Ukrainian and English versions of the article title and abstracts.

− Main body of the article:

The structure of the main text must comply with the Resolution of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) of Ukraine No. 7-05/1 dated January 15, 2003 (Bulletin of the VAK of Ukraine, 2003, No. 1) and must include the following mandatory elements (the titles of structural elements in the text should be highlighted in bold):

• Introduction (formulation of the problem in general terms and its connection with important scientific or practical tasks);
• Analysis of recent studies and publications in which solutions to the problem have been initiated (preferably including analysis of recent publications in specialized journals) and on which the author relies;
• Identification of previously unresolved parts of the overall problem addressed in the article;
• Statement of the task (formulation of the aim and research methods used to investigate the problem discussed in the article);
• Main material and results (presentation of the main research material with full justification of the obtained scientific results);
• Conclusions (scientific novelty, scientific and practical significance of the research results, prospects for further scientific development);

− Literature (centered, bold; in-text references are given in square brackets [2]; according to the requirements of the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 40 dated 12.01.2017 “On Approval of the Requirements for Dissertation Formatting,” the list of literature must be formatted using IEEE STYLE according to the methodological guidelines “International Citation and Referencing Styles in Scientific Papers,” Kyiv, 2016, and listed in a column; titles such as “Sources of Information” or “List of Literature” are not allowed). The bibliographic list must be in the original language and transliterated.

− Bibliographic list (References). For reproducing Ukrainian proper names in English translations, transliteration should be used. Names of organizations and institutions that are not translated into English should also be transliterated. Transliterations of authors’ surnames are done depending on the original language of the source, in accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 55 dated 27.01.2010 “On Standardization of Transliteration of the Ukrainian Alphabet into Latin.” The bibliographic list must be formatted using IEEE STYLE according to the methodological guidelines “International Citation and Referencing Styles in Scientific Papers,” Kyiv, 2016.

  Tables must be created in Word without shading. Each table should be included after the first reference to it, with an appropriate caption and numbering. Table width must not exceed the page margins. The font used in tables must match the font of the article.

  Equations must be created using Equation Editor 3.0, using only standard fonts (Times New Roman; Symbol). Each equation should be treated as a single object. Equations must be numbered with Arabic numerals in parentheses, right-aligned, and aligned with the page width.

  Figures (charts, photos) must be submitted in color after the first reference to them; should be grouped into a single graphical object; include a number and a caption, centered below the figure. Caption font size must be Times New Roman, 12 pt.

Along with the article, the following must be submitted:

− author information (author’s note): full name, academic title, academic degree, position, affiliation; contact addresses and phone numbers, postal address to which a copy of the collection should be sent;

− review of the article,

− Ukrainian version of the English abstract to check translation quality.

Articles that do not meet the above requirements will not be considered.

Submitted materials are subject to additional review by the editorial board or leading specialists in the relevant scientific fields and may be returned to the authors for revision.

The final decision on publication is made by the editorial board.

Rejected manuscripts will not be returned.

Payment is required only after the article is confirmed for publication.
The publication fee is 1,000 UAH.

Fee exemption: Articles authored solely by third-cycle higher education students (PhD candidates) in full-time budget-supported programs (one author only, without co-authors) are exempt from the publication fee. To qualify for exemption, the author must submit a certificate or other official document confirming their student status.

The collection is published once a year (December). Articles must be submitted by November 1, but the submission period may close earlier if the required number of pages is reached.

Submit materials to:

Editorial Office of the collection “Regional Problems of Architecture and Urban Planning”
Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture,
4 Didrikhsona St.,
Odesa, 65029, Ukraine

Contact persons:
Natalia Yuriivna Kolesnikova
mob. tel. +380 (73) 061-84-66
Anzhelika Valeriivna Dunaievska
mob. tel. +380 (68) 124 82 30
tel. +380 (48) 729-86-19

е-mail: axi.pnam@gmail.com

Collection website: www.axi-pnam.com.ua

Academy website: odaba.edu.ua

Payment details:

The payment method should be clarified with the editorial office.
Payment purpose: “Regional Problems of Architecture and Urban Planning, OSACEA, [Full Name of First Author]”

After submitting your materials, please make sure to call or contact via email to confirm the receipt of your materials and the editorial board’s decision regarding the publication of your article.