Article Preparing
The submitted paper file must contain all the information required for publication.
The paper must include:
- UDC index;
- paper title in Russian and English;
- surname and initials of the author(s) in Russian and English, including academic degree and title;
- full name of the institution (place of study or work);
- ORCHID ID of each author;
- abstract in Russian and English (100-150 words);
- keywords in Russian and English for indexing the paper;
- main body, including graphs and other visual material (if applicable);
- references in Russian and English;
- list of accepted notations and abbreviations (if applicable).
PAPER LENGTH
must contain at least 14,000 characters and must not exceed 10 pages..
The number of words can be checked through the Word menu (“File” – “View document properties”). If the paper exceeds the standard volume and the author considers this justified and the text cannot be reduced, the editorial board will make the final decision on publication based on the reviewer's recommendation.
The paper may contain up to 6 figures or photographs. Figures or photographs labeled with letters (a, b, c, etc.) are considered as one item.
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
PAGE MARGINS
Top – 30 mm, Bottom – 20 mm, Left – 20 mm, Right – 20 mm.
PAPER TITLE (in Russian and English)
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 pt, uppercase
Style - bold
Alignment - centred
Line spacing - single
AUTHOR INFORMATION (in Russian and English)
Initials and Surname:
Font - Times New Roman
Fize - 10 pt, uppercase
Style - bold
Alignment - centred
Line spacing - single
The English spelling of the name must match the author’s international passport or previously published papers. Authors without a passport or prior publications should use the BGN/PCGN transliteration standard.
Academic Degree and Title:
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 pt, uppercase
Style - bold italic
Alignment - centred
Line spacing - single
Full Official Name of the Institution (in parentheses, without abbreviations):
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 pt, uppercase
Style - bold italics
Alignment - centred
Line spacing - single
The official English name of the institution can be found on eLibrary.ru.
If the paper is written by authors from different institutions, it is necessary to put the name of the author next to the corresponding institution.
ABSTRACT (in Russian and English)
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 pt, sentence case
Style - italics
Indentation - 10 mm
Line spacing - single
The content of the abstract must be identical in both English and Russian languages.
KEY WORDS (in Russian and English)
Volume - up to 10 words that help index the paper in search engines.
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 pt, sentence case
Style - italics
Indentation - 10 mm
Line spacing - single
Formatting Example:
UDC 657.2: 336.645.3(043.3))
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALANCED SCORECARD SYSTEM TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PALACE OF CULTURE OF OJSC “NAFTAN” FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL REPORTING
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor E. MALEY
(Polotsk State University)
О. KOVALEVA
(OJSC “Naftan”, Novopolotsk)
The paper justifies the use of the balanced scorecard (BSC) as the most appropriate basis for compiling a social report of cultural institutions. A system of key performance indicators has been developed in accordance with the principles and standards of corporate social responsibility, as well as a comprehensive performance evaluation methodology for the Palace of Culture of OJSC “Naftan”. The indicators are grouped according to the BSC model into four categories, each reflecting a different aspect of the institution’s performance: indicators of social effectiveness; indicators of economic effectiveness (external and internal); indicators of organizational effectiveness; and indicators of technological effectiveness, based on two factors — human resources and material and technical support.
Key words: corporate social responsibility (CSR), social sector, balanced scorecard, performance indicators.
MAIN BODY
The main body should be structured into the following sections:
- introduction (relevance of the topic, research goal and objectives);
- main part (literature review; methodology – description of research tools, data collection procedures, data analysis methods, and sample description);
- conclusion (the most significant results and their interpretation, conclusions).
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 пт
Style - italic
Indentation - 10 mm
Line spacing - single
FORMULAS must be created in MathType compatible with MS Word.
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 пт
Style - italic
Indentation - 10 mm
Line spacing - single
Additional line spacing before the formula line - 6-10 pt.
Formulas should be numbered using Arabic numerals in parentheses, aligned to the right.
PHYSICAL QUANTITIES must comply with the International System of Units (SI).
AGREED NOTATIONS must be explained directly in the text. Abbreviations, except for commonly accepted ones (e.g., i.e., etc.), are not allowed.
TABLES should be placed after their first mention in the text or on the following page. The information in tables should differ from that presented in graphs.
Table Headings
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 pt
Style - regular
Alignment - left
Hyphenation - not allowed
Line spacing - single
Table Data
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 9 pt
Style - regular
Alignment - left or centered
Line spacing - single
If the table is taken from a published source, a reference in square brackets should follow the title.
Notes should be placed below the table on a new line, starting with the word “Note” (in italic), followed by a dash and the text of the note (uppercase, 10 pt).
Table Formatting Example:
ILLUSTRATIONS should be placed after their first mention in the text or on the following page. Each illustration must have a caption including all structural elements marked with numbers, letters, or other symbols.
Explication (if applicable) should be placed one line above the caption, centred, without indentation. No colon should be used at the end of the title. Symbols must be explained in order and separated by semicolons.
If the illustration is taken from a published source, a reference in square brackets should follow the title. Line breaks in captions and symbol explanations are not allowed.
All illustrations are printed in black and white.
Caption
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 9 pt
Style - bold
Line breaks - not allowed
Line spacing - single
Figures must be created using the built-in MS Word graphic editor.
Graphs and diagrams are presented as illustrations and crated in graphics editor compatible with MS Word. Axis titles and measurement units must be set in Times New Roman, 9 pt, normal.
Photographs must be high-contrast in black and white. They must be submitted electronically in one of the following formats: JPG, Tiff, BMP, PCX (resolution at least 300 dpi), or in vector EMF format.
Illustration Formatting Example:
REFERENCES
Font - Times New Roman
Size - 10 pt
Style - regular
Indentation - none
Line spacing - single
The reference list must be numbered automatically and formatted without paragraph indentation. Sources must be listed in the order of their appearance in the text. Citations in the main text must be given in square brackets, for example: [1, p. 12] or [1]. When several sources are cited, the following format should be used: [1, p. 12; 5. pp. 89-90] or [1-8].
In accordance with international publication ethics, authors are recommended to keep the self-citation rate below 10% (within the whole reference list).
Only peer-reviewed sources should be included.
The Reference List must be formatted according to GOST 7.32-2017. Sources must be given in the original language. Reference formatting examples (.pdf).
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
References to journal papers must include a DOI. The DOI can be checked on the CrossRef website (https://www.crossref.org/guestquery). by entering the paper title in English. The official English title of the Russian-language paper can be found on the Scientific Electronic Library ELIBRARY.RU website (https://www.elibrary.ru/querybox.asp). If an paper does not have a DOI, the URL (link to the full text of the referenced source) must be provided instead.
The bibliographic list of the whole publication can be verified by using a special Simple Text Query Form: http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery.
Step 1: complete a free registration.
Step 2: enter the registered email address and paste the reference list into the corresponding fields.
Please note that not all publications have DOIs, A DOI is assigned only to electronic documents. For example, printed books without electronic versions are not assigned a DOI.
FOOTNOTES
Footnotes are used for citing abstracts, dissertations, standards, websites, statistical reports, papers in socio-political newspapers, normative and legislative acts, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference books, reports, and archival documents. Footnotes should appear at the bottom of the page, be numbered consecutively, and be formatted as notes in accordance with Section 6 of STB 7.208-2008. “SIBID. Bibliographic Reference. General Requirements and Guidelines”. The connection between the footnote and the main text should be indicated by a superscript reference mark placed on the upper line of the font. The “References – Footnotes” menu of Microsoft Word should be used to format footnotes. Sources cited exclusively in footnotes should not be included in the reference list.
Examples:
1National Register of Legal Acts of the Republic of Belarus. 2006. №5/22645.
When citing a remote access resource, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) should be provided:
2URL: http://nihe.bsu.by/index.php/ru/norm-doc (if the text contains identifying information about the electronic resource)
3Information on the Debt Capital Market of the CIS countries. 2014. URL: http://www.loans.cbonds.info
1Official Periodicals: Electronic Guide / Russian National Library, Centre for Legal Information. [St. Petersburg], 2005-2007. URL: http://www.nlr.ru/lawcenter/izd/index.html
When citing statistics from databases, the name of the database and a direct hyperlink to the source must be indicated.
4National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2020. URL: https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnayastatistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index13322
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS
When submitting a manuscript to the editorial office, the following accompanying documents must be provided:
- an expert review of the paper (signed by the expert commission of the organization and confirming that the paper does not contain any information prohibited from publication)
- author(s) information, including the signatures of all co-authors and the indication of the journal series for publication
The accompanying documents must be submitted together with the paper.
THE EDITORIAL BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE EDITORIAL CORRECTIONS AND ABRIDGEMENTS THAT DO NOT ALTER THE MAIN CONTENT OF THE PAPER.