The scientific and practical journal “Educational Analytics of Ukraine” accepts for consideration research articles in Ukrainian or English prepared in accordance with the journal’s editorial requirements.
Submission, peer review, and publication of articles are free of charge (see Publication Fees section). Information on submission deadlines and publication details is available in the section Submission Schedule.
Authors are advised to carefully review the following sections of the journal before submitting a manuscript: aim and scope, editorial policy, publication ethics, and copyright and licensing.
Procedure for Manuscript Submission for Publication
Manuscripts must be submitted to the editorial office by the corresponding author via email to: edu.analytics@iea.gov.ua. The subject line of the email must include the surname of the corresponding author and the title of the journal section (e.g., Shevchenko_1. Educational Policy and Governance).
Main thematic sections of the journal:
1. Educational Policy and Governance
2. Educational Sciences and Pedagogical Research
3. Education Development by Levels (pre-school, general secondary, out-of-school, vocational, professional pre-higher, higher, adult education)
4. Inclusive Education
5. Educational Analytics and Statistics
6. Monitoring of Education Quality
7. Digital Transformation of Education and Innovative Educational Practices
8. Human Capital Development and Social Aspects of Education
9. International Educational Space and Comparative Studies
10. Scientific Events, Reviews, and Book Reviews
Additional sections may be included where appropriate, provided they are relevant to the content of the manuscript and comply with the journal’s editorial requirements.
The manuscript must be submitted in .doc or .docx format. The article file must not contain any identifying information about the author(s) (to ensure double-blind peer review). Information about the author(s) must be provided in a separate file. The relevant “Author Information” form can be downloaded from the journal’s website.
Note: File names must include the author’s surname (in the case of co-authorship, the surname of the corresponding author), for example:
- Shevchenko_article
- Shevchenko_author_information
If a manuscript is submitted in English, a Ukrainian translation must also be provided.
By submitting a manuscript to the journal, the author confirms compliance with all established requirements, namely:
- the manuscript must be original (the article has not been previously published and is not under consideration by another journal);
- the author bears responsibility for the novelty, reliability, and scientific validity of the research results;
- the author guarantees the accuracy of the list of co-authors who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the submitted article;
- in the case of using fragments of others’ works and/or borrowing statements from other scholars, the author must provide appropriate bibliographic references with mandatory indication of the author and the original source;
- the manuscript must not contain excessive borrowing or any form of plagiarism, including unattributed quotations, paraphrasing, or appropriation of others’ research results, which are considered unethical and unacceptable;
- the author guarantees the absence of any conflict of interest that could influence the research results or their interpretation;
- the author has read and agrees to the terms of the Copyright and Licensing section for the use of the work;
- all materials comply with the journal’s requirements in terms of format and content.
Structure of an Article
An article must include the following elements (in the order given):
In Ukrainian
Required for Ukrainian-language manuscripts. For foreign authors, the editorial office provides translation of the required metadata into Ukrainian.
1. The journal’s thematic section to which the article is submitted.
2. UDC index determined according to the Universal Decimal Classification.
3. Author(s) information, including:
- full surname, name, and patronymic (if applicable);
- academic degree, academic title, honorary title (if applicable);
- position and official name of the institution (company, organisation) at the primary place of employment; city, country; email address;
- ORCID ID of the author(s) (ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx).
4. Article title (concise, accurately reflecting the content of the article, without abbreviations and without using vague formulations such as “Some issues…”, “On the problem…”, “Study of the problem…”, etc.).
5. Abstract (200–250 words), which should contain a brief presentation of the purpose, methods, main results, and conclusions of the study.
6. Keywords (5–8 words/phrases).
7. The text of the article (with mandatory adherence to the structure, including the required sections: Introduction, Research Results, Conclusions – see “Mandatory Structural Components of the Main Text”).
8. List of references (for Ukrainian authors formatted in accordance with DSTU 8302:2015; the recommended number of sources is at least 10 scientific publications, including articles published in foreign journals with high citation indicators).
9. Line: “Received by the editorial office on ____ 202_”.
In English
10. Author(s) information, including:
• full name as used in international indexing databases (or as indicated in the passport);
• academic degree, academic title, honorary title (if applicable);
• official name of the institution (company, organisation) at the primary place of employment; city, country; email address;
• ORCID ID of the author(s) (ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx).
11. Article title.
12. Abstract (up to 250 words; for Ukrainian authors, provided as a translation of the Ukrainian abstract).
13. Keywords (for Ukrainian authors, provided as a translation of the Ukrainian keywords).
14. References (for Ukrainian authors, translated into English and formatted according to APA style).
Mandatory Structural Components of the Main Text
Introduction – should outline the problem statement, the relevance of the chosen topic, an analysis of recent research and publications, and the purpose and objectives of the article.
Research results (main body) – should highlight: the main provisions and results of the scientific research, personal ideas, points of view, established scientific facts, identified patterns, correlations, trends, methodology for obtaining and analysing the factual material, and the author’s personal contribution to the formulation and implementation of the conclusions.
Conclusions – should summarise the most important research findings, reflecting their scientific novelty, theoretical and/or practical significance, and presenting a synthesis of the scientific information accumulated in the main body of the article. This should be a consistent, clear and logical presentation of the author’s main findings and prospects for further research.
The above structural elements must be present in the text; they should be indicated as section headings.
Additional headings and subheadings may be used where appropriate, provided they are logically structured and consistent with the academic style of the article.
Formatting Guidelines
- The manuscript should not exceed 20 pages (A4 format)
- Font: Times New Roman, size 14
- Line spacing: 1.5
- Paragraph indentation: 1.25 cm (no spaces or tab key)
- Margins: 2 cm on all sides
- Page numbering: bottom-centre
The article should be clear, well-structured, and not overloaded with graphic materials, tables, or formulas. Authors should avoid repeating information in the text that is already presented in tables or figures. Instead, they should provide analytical commentary on such materials.
All statistical data, tables, figures and quotations must be accompanied by references in square brackets, indicating the source numbers from the reference list and the specific pages cited (e.g. [1, p. 25], [2, pp. 46-48], [3; 4]; [5–8]).
Citing outdated publications, textbooks, popular science literature, or excessive self-citation is discouraged (self-citation should be used only when necessary, and excessive self-citation should be avoided).
To ensure the scientific quality of the article, authors are encouraged to cite international scientific sources and peer-reviewed journals included in leading indexing databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, while avoiding unofficial sources (e.g. social media, Wikipedia, etc.).
It is not recommended to cite or include in bibliographies sources published in Russian, regardless of the country of publication. In addition, sources in other languages should not be cited if they were published in Russia or Belarus.
General Typing Rules
Please adhere to the following general rules when typing your manuscript:
Spacing
- There should be only one space between words (remove unnecessary spaces).
- There should be no spaces at the beginning of a paragraph.
Punctuation
- A full stop should be placed at the end of each sentence (especially in the References section).
- A hyphen (-) is used to connect parts of compound words (e.g., well-being, self-study) and should not have spaces before or after it.
- A dash (–) is a punctuation mark used for direct speech, pauses and explanations (in Ukrainian texts). It should be separated by spaces on both sides.
- The journal uses the en dash (–) (Alt+0150 on Windows).
Non-breaking spaces
A non-breaking space (Ctrl+Shift+Space) should be used to prevent unintended line breaks in the following cases:
- Between symbols/letters and numbers (e.g., Vol. 7, Part 23, § 5, para. 8, No. 34, pp. 28–30, 2022).
- Between numbers and measurement units (e.g., 150 UAH, 32 km, 6 million, 45 thousand, 3 %, 5 m², 36.6 °C).
- Between initials and surnames (e.g., T. H. Schevchenko).
- After abbreviations (e.g., etc.), before personal names (e.g., after V. Vynnychenko), and before geographical names (e.g., Chernivtsi city, Moryntsi village, Zolota Lypa river).
- The degree, minute and second symbols must not be separated from the preceding number (e.g., 25°; 5′; 30″).
Quotation marks
Use standard quotation marks (“__”) for quotations.
Apostrophe
- The correct apostrophe should be used: ’ (Alt+0146 on Windows).
Time and number ranges
- Time periods and number intervals should be written without spaces (e.g., July–August, 36–44).
Citations of other researchers
- When referring to the research of other scholars, citations must include: Initials first, followed by the surname, with a reference to the source in square brackets. Example:
“… in the works of such scholars as A. B. Melnyk [1], V. H. Polishchuk [2]…”.
Tables, Figures, Graphs and Formulas
All tables and figures must:
- Have a sequence number (e.g., Table 1, Figure 3). If only one table or figure is included in the text, it should not be numbered.
- Include a brief title that clearly reflects their contents.
- Indicate symbols and measurement units of all indicators.
- Provide a source reference if taken from an external source (or state that they were created by the author).
Figures and tables must not break sentences within paragraphs. They should be placed immediately after the paragraph where they are first referenced in the text.
Graphs and diagrams
- All graphs and diagrams must be created in Microsoft Excel.
- Corresponding Excel files must be included in the submission.
- The journal is printed in black and white, so graphical elements must be clear and distinguishable in greyscale.
- Different indicators should be represented by different shades of grey, not coloured backgrounds.
Formulas must be typed using:
- Equation Editor or MathType formula editors.
Simple formulas and formula indicators in the text should be typed using Word features such as the upper/lower index in the “Font” tab and “Insert” – “Symbol” (e.g.: х2, у3, Δf, α, ±, ≠, ≤, ≥, ÷, ×, β, γ, δ, ε, λ, π, φ, { }, Е = Δmc2; А = –(Еn2 – En1)).
List of used sources
It is provided at the end of the article and includes only the publications mentioned in the text, in the order in which references to them appear. All sources should be provided in the original language, without translation, and must include a full bibliographic description, formatted in accordance with the requirements of DSTU 8302:2015 “National Standard of Ukraine. Information and Documentation. Bibliographic Reference. General Provisions and Rules of Compilation”.
References to unpublished and unfinished works are not allowed.
When formatting a source, its electronic link must be provided (if available). If the source has a DOI, the DOI should be provided instead of a URL. Articles that cite sources with DOIs are considered to meet higher scholarly standards.
If citing an article from a website, it is necessary to indicate the author of the article or the resource where the article is published (if the author is not available).
A full stop must be placed at the end of each reference.
References
The References section should be formatted according to the international citation style for scholarly publications (APA style).
In the References list, the language of the original source should be indicated in square brackets at the end of each reference (e.g., [in Ukrainian], [in Polish]), except for sources published in English.