Articles are submitted to the Collection in accordance with the scientific profile of the publication (Mechanical Engineering and Machine-Building cluster, covering specialties G8 Materials Science, G9 Applied Mechanics, G10 Metallurgy, G11 Industrial Engineering, and G12 Aviation, Rocket, and Space Technology) in both paper and electronic form (formats .doc, .docx).

The article must be a completely original work, not previously published, and free of plagiarism.

Authors must adhere to the rules of citation and referencing (using square brackets in the text).

Articles in Ukrainian or English are accepted for publication in the Collection. Articles are accepted throughout the year.

Authors must provide the following:

1. An article that meets the formatting requirements, submitted to the Deputy Editor-in-Chief or sent to the Editorial Office of the Collection by email at StMa@yuzhnoye.com.
2. Information about the authors, including:

• Last name, first name, and patronymic (in Ukrainian and English).
• Academic degrees and academic titles.
• ORCID (if any).
• Position and place of work (in Ukrainian and English).
• Email address and contact phone number.

3. Authorization documents confirming the absence of restricted-access information in the article (protocol and/or act, declaration, etc.). This rule does not apply to foreign citizens.
4. Decision of the session of the Scientific and Technical Council, recommending the article for publication in the Collection (if any).
5. Declaration on the submission and publication of a scientific article (here).

The article must contain the following elements (in both Ukrainian and English):

• Title (not more than 12 words).
• UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) number.
• Abstract (length: at least 1,800 characters including spaces).
• Keywords (five to eight words or phrases).

The structure of the article should consist of the following main parts:

• Introduction.
• Problem statement.
• Main body.
• Results and discussion.
• Conclusions.

Detailed requirements for the structure and content of articles are set out in the Guidelines for Writing Scientific Articles (here).

The length of the article should be no fewer than five pages of A4 format (210 × 297 mm). The margins are 25 mm top, 15 mm bottom, 15 mm right, and 25 mm left. The article should be typed in Microsoft Word, using Times New Roman font, 14 pt for the title and 12 pt for the body of the article. Detailed requirements are provided in the Requirements for the Formatting of Articles (see here).

The list of references for the article is compiled in accordance with DSTU 8302:2015, Information and Documentation. Bibliographic Reference: General Provisions and Rules of Compilation. An example of the reference list formatting is provided here.