FOR AUTHORS

The editorial board of the journal "Constructive Geography and Rational Use of Natural Resources" accepts original and previously unpublished scientific articles. Articles covering the issues of theory, methodology of constructive geography and rational use of natural resources, spatial planning and regional development, protection of natural and cultural heritage, geographical local lore, geography of recreation and tourism, geographical education and related research are accepted for publication.
Articles submitted to the editorial board should not be considered at the same time in any other journal and should not be published in other publications in a similar or slightly modified form. The author has no right to transfer to other publications an article accepted by the editorial board and approved by the editorial board for publication.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTICLES

Language and scope of publication

Articles must be written in Ukrainian / English.
The Editorial Board reserves the right to carry out literary editing of submitted articles and to reject articles written in violation of the scientific style of presentation of the material, as well as numerous spelling and syntactic errors.
The volume of the article should be 6-18 pages.

Article title

(in Ukrainian / English).
Edited as follows - 14 pt, 1 line spacing, bold, centered, no paragraph.

List of authors / Name (s) of the author

initials and surname of the author / authors. Edited as follows - 12 pt, straight, 1 line spacing, non-bold, centered, no paragraph.

The affiliations and address (es) of the author (s), ORCID, the e-mail address

edited as follows - 11 pt, italics, 1 line spacing, non-bold, centered, non-paragraph

Abstract, Keywords

The abstract accompanying the articles must be submitted in English and Ukrainian.
If the article is submitted in Ukrainian, the English-language abstract must have a volume of at least 200 words (1800 characters with spaces), Ukrainian-language - at least 100 words (up to 1000 characters with spaces). In case of submission of the article in English - on the contrary.
The abstract identifies the content of the publication, should not be formal. The abstract on the article should be a brief description of what is contained in the table of contents. The abstract should contain the following structural elements: Introduction. Methods. Results. Conclusions. The structural elements should justify the purpose and relevance of the study, indicate the methods and main results, and express conclusions that highlight the novelty of the results obtained. The abstract does not repeat the title of the article, does not contain general phrases, does not duplicate the conclusions presented in the article. Keep in mind that the annotation to a scientific publication is the main source of information about the content of the article. Keywords are added to the abstract of the article (4-6 words).
Editing the abstract and keywords as follows - 12 pt, italics, 1 line space, non-bold, width alignment, without paragraph, bold only the words Abstract / Keywords.

The structure of the scientific article

The structural sections of the article should start on a new line without a paragraph:

Introduction

Contains the relevance of the issue, the characteristics of the research of the problem (at least for the last 5 years). object, purpose and objectives of the study.

Materials and methods

Relate to the description of the essential characteristics of the data used in the study, the main theories, concepts, empirical results on which the study is based with the characteristics of research methods and techniques.

Results and analysis

Focus on the evaluation of results in terms of the purpose and objectives of the study and analysis in the context of existing theories and concepts and existing research results on this or similar issues.

The conclusions

The conclusions reflect the most important results of the study, which contain scientific novelty and have a certain scientific value (fundamental or applied). Conclusions are about 5-10 sentences (1-3 paragraphs of text).

Acknowledgements

(optional) Information about the sources of funding for the study.

Hazards

(optional) If the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the author must clearly identify these in the manuscript.

Conflict of Interest Declaration

Authors must provide a clear Conflict of Interest Declaration as a separate section in their manuscript. If no conflicts exist, the authors should explicitly state: “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
If conflicts are present, authors must specify their nature, for example: “Author ________A received research funding from ________. Author __________B serves as a consultant for__________ . These relationships had no influence on the study results.”

Editors and reviewers are also obligated to disclose any conflicts that might affect their objectivity in evaluating a manuscript. In such cases, the Editorial Office will reassign the manuscript to ensure impartial review. All disclosed information will remain confidential and will be used solely for editorial decision-making. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

References (bibliographic sources)

Are arranged alphabetically, not in the order of mention in the text. All sources cited in the text of the article are present in the list of sources used.
Bibliographic description corresponds to the style of APA – American Psychological Association (5th ed.).

Edit the text of the publication as follows

General text formatting

The text of the article is submitted in a text editor Microsoft Word. Font “Times New Roman”, 12 pt, straight, 1 line spacing, bold, width alignment, non-paragraph, page margins - 2 cm each, paragraph - 1.25 cm, page orientation - portrait (exception is possible for some figures and landscape tables).
After the title of the article, author / authors, affiliation, abstracts, keywords (ukr / eng), the main text and before the bibliographic references there is an interval of 1 line.

Editing graphic illustrations

The article can contain no more than 4 figures. Illustrations (drawings) are made in raster form (extensions * .tif, * .jpg, * .gif, * .bmp) with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Authors can insert pictures into the text themselves, but be sure to submit separate files of illustrations, graphs, diagrams, etc. in electronic form. Numbering of drawings is continuous. The figures have a title and a reference to the sources. Captioning to shapes is also placed as a separate object. The signature is placed in the format of the figure, without a paragraph, (bold only for the word Fig. 1.) - 11 pt, straight, 1 line spacing, centered. Captions and markings inside the figure itself are performed in the same editor as the figure.

Editing tables

The article can contain no more than 3-4 tables. Tables are created by means of Microsoft Word. The table is not created as a figure. Tables do not go beyond the text. Tabular materials are placed in the text immediately after the first mention of them. Table numbering is continuous. The table has a title and a link to the sources. Tables are edited the same throughout the publication - fonts, rulers, headings, columns, line breaks, and more. Tabular materials are placed in the text immediately after the first mention of them. The word Table and table number is typed 11 pt, bold, straight, with 1 line spacing, left-aligned. After the word Table is the name of the table - 11 pt, bold, straight, 1 line spacing, left-aligned. Table text - 10 pt, 1 line spacing, non-bold, wide. If you need to divide the table page by page, then on each subsequent page you need to type "Continuation of table №" (11 pt, bold, italic, 1 line spacing, left alignment) and repeat the header of the table or digital column to it.

Editing formulas

Formulas are typed in the formula editor of the application for Word - "Microsoft Equation". Units of the International System of Measurements are used.
Formulas are unified by editing style: font type, use of indexes, etc. The number of the formula is located exactly in the middle of its line, at the end of the lines in semicircular brackets (in formulas united by a curly brace - against the tip of the bracket). The formula number is typed as the main text, not in the formula editor.

Making links to the text of the publication

Is given in parentheses as follows - (Surname, year) or (Surname, year; Surname, year). See more details APA – American Psychological Association (5th ed.).

Making a list of used sources – References

The list of references is given in alphabetical order, not in the order of mention in the text (ie sources are not numbered).
Editing References - 11 pt, 1 line spacing, bold, wide, no paragraph. It is necessary to include all authors in the description of the article, without reducing them by three or four. Ukrainian / Russian titles of publications are transliterated and translated into English. For automatic transliteration of Ukrainian / Russian sources use the site http://www.translit.ru The titles of publications are also translated. The language of the original in parentheses (In Ukrainian or In Russian) is also indicated for such references. Authors, year. The name of the source in the transliterated version. [Translation of the title of the article into English in square brackets]. The source data is marked in English or digital only.

Examples of editing references:

Dolishnij, M. I., Nudel'man, M. S., Tkachenko, K. V., 1984. Karpatskij rekreacionnyj kompleks [Carpathian recreation complex]. – K.: Naukova Dumka, 1984 (in Ukrainian).
Hodge, G., Gordon, D. L. A. (2008). Planning Canadian communities. 5th ed. Toronto: Thomson Nelson. 416 Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/0885412209332931
Recreation, Open Space and Greening Planning. 2014. Hong Kong planning standards and guidelines. Chap. 4. Department the government of the Hong Kong special administrative region. Retrieved from https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/hkpsg/full/pdf/ch4.pdf
Zorin, I.V., Preobrazhenskij, V.S., Vedenin, Ju.A. 1975. Raznoobrazie territorial'no rekreacionnyh sistem ta ih tipizacija //Teoreticheskie osnovy rekreacionnoj geografii. [Diversity of territorial recreational systems and their typification. in the book: Theoretical foundations of recreational geography]. M.,1975 (in Russian).
Bauer, N., Wallner A., Hunziker M., 2009. The change of European landscapes: Human-nature relationships, public attitudes towards rewilding, and the implications for landscape management in Switzerland. J. Environ. Manag. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.01.0213.
Shhur, Ju. V., Dmytruk, O. Ju., Romanchuk, S. P., 2002. Suchasna landshaftno-morfologichna struktura ta fizyko-geografichni procesy na terytorii' Kanivs'kogo zapovidnyka [Modern landscape-morphological structure and physical-geographical processes on the territory of the Kaniv reserve]
Zapovidna sprava v Ukrai'ni. Tom 8. Vypusk 1. (in Ukrainian)
Brook, I., 2013. Aesthetic appreciation of landscape. In: Howard, P., Thompson, I., Waterton, E. Eds., The Routledge Companion to Landscape Studies. Routledge, London. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315195063
Shevchyk, V.L., 2012. PZ Kanivs'kyj // Fitoriznomanittja zapovidnykiv i nac. pryrod. parkiv Ukrai'ny. Ch.1. Biosferni zapovidnyky. Pryrodni zapovidnyky // Za red. V.A. Onyshhenka i T.L. Andrijenko [Kaniv Nature Reserve // Phyto-diversity of nature reserves and national nature parks of Ukraine] – K.: Fitosociocentr (in Ukrainian)
Caves, R. 2005. Encyclopedia of the City. London: Routledge Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203484234.

Personal data of the author (s)

After the text of the article you need to add the personal data of the author (s) from a new page (sample):
1. Surname, name, patronymic
2. Position, academic degree, academic title
3. ORCID
4. Postal address
5. Contact phone
6. e-mail
7. The necessity of sending the collection in the mail – Yes, to the above address/No