Publication guidelines

A scientific article must contain content organized into the following sections: Title; List of Authors; Abstract; Keywords; Introduction; Methodology; Results; Discussion and Conclusions; Bibliography.

The abstract should be a concise summary of all chapters of the article. It should not contain cross-references to tables, figures, or literature, so that it is understandable in bibliographic databases without consulting the full text. It briefly explains why the research was conducted (BACKGROUND), what question(s) were sought to answer (OBJECTIVES), how the research was conducted (METHODOLOGY), what findings were found (RESULTS: key data, relationships), and how these findings were interpreted and what conclusions were drawn from the research (CONCLUSIONS). The abstract must reflect the content of the article, as it is the primary source of information about the research for most readers. In an original publication (i.e., an article presenting previously unpublished research results), an informative abstract is used, containing specific results. Only review articles, meta-analyses, and other broad-based articles use descriptive abstracts, i.e., they list the most important topics discussed, without providing specific results. The abstract should be 150 to 250 words long.

Keywords: All keywords within the abstract should be included to facilitate future searches (between 3 and 10 keywords).

The Introduction should provide a general overview of the research topic and a detailed presentation of the issues analyzed in the article. It is essential to clearly state the purpose of the article. Furthermore, it should explain why the research was necessary and present its objectives or the questions it sought to answer. Starting with more general issues, the topic is gradually narrowed down to the specific research issues analyzed in the article. In the Introduction, the author cites research by other researchers. APA format is required.

The Methodology section provides a detailed description of how the research was conducted (e.g., study site, data collection methods used, criteria, source of the analyzed material, sample size, number of measurements, age and gender of the study participants, equipment, data analysis, statistical tests, and software, etc.). All factors that could have influenced the obtained results must be considered.

The Results section is where the author discusses the obtained research results. Previously published data should not be included in this chapter. All tables and figures should be listed in the main body of the article and numbered in the order in which they appear, and a reference to the figure or table should be included. Furthermore, the author should ensure that appropriate statistical analysis was used. Data should not be fabricated or distorted, and important data should not be omitted.

The Discussion section is where the author presents the answers to the research questions (listed at the end of the introduction) and compares their new results with previously published data, as objectively as possible. Possible limitations of the data should be considered and the most important findings should be highlighted. Any previous reports that contradict the presented conclusions should be considered. Your justification for your point of view should be based on methodologically sound research. At the end of the discussion or in a separate section (e.g., the Summary), highlight your most important conclusions and the practical implications of the presented research.

The Bibliography is the part of the publication where the author presents all the sources used in the publication. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the sources of all information drawn from other publications are cited