Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko
ISMA University of Applied Sciences
Сollective monograph
EARTH SCIENCES, GEOGRAPHY, AND CARTOGRAPHY:
REGIONAL STUDIES AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Deadline – April 18, 2025
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Researchers, professors, and postgraduate students interested in the relevant topic are invited to participate in the writing of the collective monograph.
The future publication will be a result of the activities of the authors’ team united
by a common idea to present achievements of their researches.
The monograph is published by the European publishing house “Izdevnieciba “Baltija Publishing” (Riga, Latvia) and recommended for printing by the institution’s academic council. Three reviewers, who are mentioned in the monograph’s output data, guarantee an independent review.
The monograph is awarded ISBN that permits authors to participate in developing the collective scientific paper published in the country of the EU.
DOI is assigned to every article included in the collective monograph that allows the authors to find their scientific work on the Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI) site, which was developed by specialists of the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine on behalf of the Collegium of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
The monograph will be available on the website of the European publisher “Izdevnieciba “Baltija Publishing” at the link.
The authors of the collective monograph’s section receive an electronic layout of the collective monograph (as of 2025) and a certificate.
Why is the publication of the monograph section valuable?
(for fulfilling the licensing conditions,
to obtain the degree of Doctor and Candidate of Sciences,
for awarding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), for young scientists)
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Djakons Romans – Dr.sc.ing., Professor, Academician, Chairman of the Board of ISMA University of Applied Sciences;
Kornus Anatolii Oleksandrovych – PhD in Geography, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer at the Department of General and Regional Geography, Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko;
Danylychenko Olena Serhiivna – PhD in Geography, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of General and Regional Geography, Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko;
Kornus Olesia Hryhorivna – PhD in Geography, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of General and Regional Geography, Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A. S. Makarenko.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The Organizing Committee guarantees high-quality anonymous peer-review of each monograph section. All monograph sections are subject to checking for plagiarism using StrikePlagiarism.com by the Polish company Plagiat.pl.
KEY DATES:
The submission of application forms and articles for publishing in the monograph: before June 20, 2025 (inclusively).
Feedback on papers acceptance: within 3–4 working days after papers receipt.
E-mail distribution of the monograph’s layout and the certificate: after October 3, 2025.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:
To publish contributions in the collective monograph, authors should act as follows:
- fill in an application form and send a manuscript to nature@cuesc.org.ua for peer-review before June 20, 2025;
- send a copy of the payment confirmation following the manuscript’s approval for publication.
Re: Monograph on Earth Sciences, Geography, and Cartography.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:
- History of Geographical and Geospatial Studies.
- Theoretical Foundations and Research Methods in Earth Sciences, Geography, and Cartography.
- Geological and Geomorphological Processes in Regional Systems.
- Landscape and Ecological Features of Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments.
- Climatic and Hydrological Changes at Regional and Global Levels.
- Socio-Geographical Aspects of Regional Development.
- Geospatial Planning and Resource Management.
- Cartography and Geoinformation Technologies in Regional Studies.
ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS
An article should be a holistic document of scientific content that involves the results of the author’s original researchers.
The volume of the monograph subsection should be at least 15–30 pages. A4 paper format, line space – 1,5; Times New Roman, 14 size; all margins – 20 mm.
3 people are a maximum number of authors.
Languages: Latvian, English and Ukrainian.
PROHIBITION TO REFER TO THE AGGRESSOR STATE’S SCHOLARLY PAPERS
We kindly note that the monograph languages are Ukrainian, English, and Latvian. It is prohibited citing and including in the reference list russian-language contributions published in any country, incl. papers written in other languages but published in russia and belarus.
ARTICLE GENERAL STRUCTURE
Monograph section name; author’s surname and initials in the publication’s language.
A paper should have the following structure: a short introduction (1–2 pages), 2–3 equally weighted sections and conclusion (1 page), summary: 7–10 sentences in the article’s language (to indicate a range of problems and research results).
The article must have per-page citations as well as References at the end. Citations should be indicated with a number without brackets and dots using Microsoft Word references.
To improve the quality level of scientific citations in the scientometric database Open Ukrainian Citation Index (OUCI), it is important to indicate DOI for every source which it has.
Attention! References are in a source language and executed taking into account the National Standard of Ukraine DSTU 8302: 2015 “Information and documentation. Bibliographic reference. General principles and rules of composition”.
Author’s full name and information: scientific degree and rank, post, affiliation; address of employment place (in English regardless of the publication’s language).
Attention! In case of submitting a non-English article, an author should additionally submit an English name of the section and its structural elements (subsections) (see a design sample).
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN UKRAINE
Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation (according to the signed international cooperation agreement with ISMA University of Applied Sciences)
Contact person: Rodik Lesia Mykolaivna – Monograph coordinator.
Telephone: +38 066 642 61 74
E-mail: nature@cuesc.org.ua
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