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Instructions for authors

The peer-reviewed scientific journal “MCU Journal of Historical Studies” publishes original research on specific historical, historiographical, and source-related topics that has not been published before, its content being in compliance with the subject areas 5.6.1 Otechestvennaya Istoriya (National History) and 5.6.2 Vseobshchaya Istoriya (Global History).

Materials for publication should be sent to: vestnik_hist@mgpu.ru

Manuscript Formatting

Recommended manuscript length: up to 40,000 printed characters with spaces, including figures, tables, graphs, and references (excluding metadata).        

Margins: 2.0 on all sides.

Font: Times New Roman, 14pt. 

Line spacing: 1.5.

Indentation: 1.25 (set automatically).

Paragraph breaks, automatic hyphenation, and automatic list numbering are not permitted.

Universal decimal classification index (UDС):  indicated in the upper-left corner (UDС – https://teacode.com/online/udc/).

The author’s/authors’ metadata:

  • In a manuscript in Russian, the author’s/authors’ metadata in Russian are given on the cover page, before the author’s/authors’ metadata in English. 
  • In a manuscript in English, the author’s/authors’ metadata in Russian are given after the author’s / authors’ metadata in English. 
  • In a manuscript in Russian, the author’s/authors’ surname, first name, patronymic are indicated in their full form (Иванов Иван Иванович).
  • In a manuscript in English, the author’s/authors’ first name, patronymic initial letter, surname are indicated (Ivan I. Ivanov).

Abstract – presented both in Russian and in English; informative (without general phrases); meaningful (summarizing the paper content and the research results); well-structured (following the logical description of the obtained results); concise (200-250 words).The abstract contains: goal, methodology and methods, main research results.

Keywords – the manuscript semantic core. They should correlate to the paper subject, include the main categories and concepts of the paper content. The number of keywords – 7-10.

On the cover page (over the keywords) there may be placed acknowledgements and the information about research funding (if available).

All the sections listed above are placed on a new line. Before the manuscript title there should be one-line space.

The manuscript section titles are placed before the section text, separated from the following text with a period, font – bold, no italics.  

Figures, schemes, tables, and graphs:

  • are executed in graphic editors that support vector and bitmap images (scanning is not permitted);
  • are sequentially numbered;
  • coloured figures and graphs are not permitted;
  • all images presented in the paper should be referred to;
  • figure captions are presented in font – 12pt;
  • figures in format jpeg are presented separately, image resolution being not less than 300 dpi. 

The sources and literature used in a manuscript must be indicated in footnotes (superscript references), formatted in compliance with GOST Р 7.0.100–2018 “Bibliographic record. Bibliographic description: General requirements and rules of compilation”.

The footnotes (superscript referencesto the materials used in the manuscript are automatic, numbering is through, font – 10pt, line spacing – 1.

In a manuscript text, a comma, semicolon, colon and period are placed after the superscript reference sign: …1, …1; …1: …1. Question or exclamation marks, ellipsis and quotation marks are placed before the superscript reference sign: …?1 …!1 …1 …»1

Examples of footnote formatting

  • Monographs

Avrekh A. Ya. Tsarism and the Third June system. M., 1966. P. 48.

  • Articles in journals

Smirnov I. I. The formation of parliamentarism // Bulletin of St. Petersburg University. History. 2008. Vol. 56. Issue 3. P. 330.

Davydov A. Yu. Free cooperation in Russia (before October 1917) // Issues of History. 1996. No. 1. P. 29.

  • Articles from collections

Lefort F. Ya. Domestic policy of the first Russian Emperor // The Romanovs: current research directions. Vol. 3. The formation of absolutism in Russia / ed. N. M. Zotov. SPb., 2012. P. 169.

  • Dissertations

Maximov K. V. The monarchist movement in Russia: 1905–1917 (Based on the materials of the Ufa province): dis. … Candidate of Historical Sciences. M., 2004. P. 131.

  • Abstracts of dissertations

Romov R. B. The Faction of the Right in the III State Duma (1907–1912): abstract. dis. … Candidate of Historical Sciences. M., 2003. 30 p.

  • Newspapers

Severnyj Kraj. 1907. March 23. № 54.

  • Archival materials

The State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF). F. 26. Op. 2. D. 1765. L. 1.

By referring to the materials of the archive that has been already mentioned, only its abbreviated name is given. 

Below the manuscript text there must be the sections “Literature” and “References”containing bibliographic descriptions of the scientific works used (monographs, dissertations, abstracts of dissertations and articles). These sections do not include sources, encyclopedias, reference books, electronic resources, works of art, etc.

The section “Literature” contains the titles in the original language (Russian, English, etc.), which are arranged alphabetically. Bibliographic descriptions in languages with different graphics are arranged in the following order: 1) Cyrillic; 2) Latin; 3) other types of graphics, transliteration (in Russian transcription).

In the “References” section, works written in Russian or other languages using Cyrillic are given in transliteration (the site for automatic transliteration is WWW.TRANSLIT.RU. The transliteration mode should be LC/Library of Congress). Their titles are duplicated with the English translation enclosed in square brackets. At the end of the bibliographic description for Cyrillic editions, the original language is indicated in brackets: (In Russian), (In Bulgarian), (In Ukrainian). If a Russian-language source has registered metadata in English, they are given in the “References” section (for example, Вестник МГПУ. Серия «Исторические науки». MCU Journal of Historical Studies.).

The literature written in English or other languages using the Latin alphabet is given in the original language. The order of works in the “References” section is the same as in the “Literature” section.

Examples of formatting the sections “Literature” and “References”

  • Monographs

Literature: Аврех А. Я. Царизм и третьеиюньская система. М.: Наука, 1966. 233 с. 

References: Avrekh A. Ya. Tsarizm i tret’eiyun’skaya sistema / Tsarizm i tret’eiiun’skaia sistema [Tsarism and the Third June system]. Moskva: Nauka, 1966. 233 s. (In Russ.)

  • Articles in journals

Literature: Смирнов И. И. Становление парламентаризма // Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. История. 2008. Т. 56. Вып. 3. С. 322–334.

References: Smirnov I. I. Stanovlenie parlamentarizma [The formation of parliamentarism] // Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History. 2008. T. 56. Vyp. 3. S. 322-334. (In Russ.) 

Literature: Давыдов А. Ю. Свободная кооперация в России (до октября 1917) // Вопросы истории. 1996. № 1. С. 24–40.

References: Davydov A. Yu. Svobodnaia kooperatsiia v Rossii (do oktiabria 1917) [Free cooperation in Russia (before October 1917)] // Voprosy istorii. 1996. № 1. S. 24–40. (In Russ.)

  • Articles from collections

Literature: Лефорт Ф. Я. Внутренняя политика первого русского императора // Романовы: актуальные направления исследований. Т. 3. Становление абсолютизма в России / отв. ред. Н. М. Зотов. СПб.: Нестор-История, 2012. С. 155–172.

References: Lefort F. Y. Vnutrenniaia politika pervogo russkogo imperatora [Domestic policy of the first Russian Emperor] // Romanovy: aktual’nye napravleniia issledovanii. T. 3. Stanovlenie absoliutizma v Rossii / Ed. by N. M. Zotov. St.-Peterburg: Nestor-Istoriia, 2012. S. 155–172. (In Russ.)

  • Dissertations

Literature: Максимов К. В. Монархическое движение в России: 1905–1917 гг. (На материалах Уфимской губернии): дис. … канд. ист. наук. М., 2004. 206 с.

References: Maksimov K. V. Monarkhicheskoe dvizhenie v Rossii: 1905–1917 gg. (Na materialakh Ufimskoi gubernii) [The Monarchist Movement in Russia: 1905–1917 (Based on the materials of the Ufa province)]: dis. … kand. ist. nauk. Moskva, 2004. 206 s. (In Russ.)

  • Abstracts of dissertations

Literature: Ромов Р. Б. Фракция правых в III Государственной Думе (1907–1912): автореф. дис. … канд. ист. наук. М., 2003. 30 с.

References: Romov R. B. Fraktsiia pravykh v III Gosudarstvennoi Dume (1907–1912) [The Fraction of the Right in the III State Duma (1907–1912)]: avtoref. dis. … kand. ist. nauk. Moskva, 2003. 30 s. (In Russ.)

Manuscript Structure

Manuscript Structure in Russian: 

  • Metadata in Russian (UDK index, the author’s/authors’ surname, first name, patronymic, academic degree, scientific title (if available), paper title, affiliation, e-mail, ORCID, abstract, keywords).
  • Metadata in English (UDK index, paper title, authors, ORCID, affiliation, e-mail, abstract, keywords)
  • Acknowledgements and information about research funding (if available)
  • Paper text:
  • Introduction
  • Discussion and results
  • Conclusion
  • References in Russian
  • References in English

Manuscript Structure in English:

  • Metadata in English (paper title, authors, ORCID, affiliation, e-mail, abstract, keywords)
  • Metadata in Russian (the author’s/authors’ surname, first name, patronymic, academic degree, scientific title (if available), ORCID, paper title, affiliation, e-mail, abstract, keywords)
  • Acknowledgements and information about research funding (if available)
  • Paper text:
  • Introduction
  • Discussion and results
  • Conclusion
  • References in English
  • References in Russian

Manuscript Sectioning

Inroduction:

  • setting the problem;
  • research novelty and relevance;
  • issue historiography;
  • research source base.

Discussion and results: should correlate to the research purpose and tasks, the results being presented in the most evidence-based form (including tables, graphs, diagrams, etc.).

Conclusion: contains the research results in a concise, systematized form; the author may reveal the prospects for continuing research and give recommendations for practical application of the obtained results.

Literature: the list should contain not less than 15 sources, including those published in foreign citation databases (Scopus, Web of Science) over the last 5 years (National History – not less than 1/4 of all the sources, Global History – not less than 1/3); DOI and URL of the national archive are indicated for all sources (if available).

All the authors mentioned in the paper text must be presented in the references, all the sources included in the references must be cited in the paper text.

The inconsistency of the sections “Literature” and “References” with the requirements (incomplete, unreliable and incorrect data) is one of the reasons for the manuscript rejection.

EXAMPLE OF MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING

UDK 94 (470)”1905

Ivanov Stepan Petrovich

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor

Kostroma State University

Kostroma, Russia.

e-mail: IvanovSP@mail.ruORCID:0000-0002-3654-1045

THE PICULIAR FEATURES OF THE SECOND DUMA ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN THE UPPER VOLGA PROVINCES 

Abstract. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text.

Key words: text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text.

Introduction. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text[1] text text text text text text text text text………….

Discussion and results. Text text[2] text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text[3] text text text text text text text text[4] text text text text text[5] text text text text text[6]text text text text text text text text text text text[7] text text text text text text text text text text[8] text text ………. 

Conclusion. Text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text……….

Literature

1. Лефорт Ф. Я. Внутренняя политика первого русского императора // Романовы: актуальные направления исследований. Т. 3. Становление абсолютизма в России / отв. ред. Н. М. Зотов. СПб.: Нестор-История, 2012. С. 155–172.

2. Максимов К. В. Монархическое движение в России: 1905–1917 гг. (На материалах Уфимской губернии): дис. … канд. ист. наук. М., 2004. 206 p.

3. Ромов. Р. Б. Фракция правых в III Государственной Думе (1907–

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References

1. Lefort F. Y. Vnutrenniaia politika pervogo russkogo imperatora [Domestic policy of the first Russian Emperor] // Romanovy: aktual’nye napravleniia issledovanii. T. 3. Stanovlenie absoliutizma v Rossii / Ed. by N. M. Zotov. St.-Peterburg: Nestor-Istoriia, 2012, S. 155–172. (In Russ.)  

2. Maksimov K. V. Monarkhicheskoe dvizhenie v Rossii: 1905–1917 gg. (Na materialakh Ufimskoi gubernii) [The Monarchist Movement in Russia: 1905–1917 (Based on the Materials of the Ufa Province)]: dis. … kand. ist. nauk. Moskva, 2004. 206 s. (In Russ.)

3. Romov R. B. Fraktsiia pravykh v III Gosudarstvennoi Dume (1907–1912) [The Fraction of the Right in the III State Duma (1907–1912)]: avtoref. dis. … kand. ist. nauk. Moskva, 2003. 30 s. (In Russ.)

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[1] Avrekh A. Ya. Tsarism and the Third June system. M., 1966. P. 48.

[2] Smirnov I. I. The formation of parliamentarism // Bulletin of St. Petersburg University. History. 2008. Vol. 56. Issue 3. P. 330.

[3] Davydov A. Yu. Free cooperation in Russia (before October 1917) // Issues of History. 1996. No. 1. P. 29.

[4] The State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF). F. 26. Op. 2. D. 1765. L. 1.

[5] GARF. F. 26. Op. 4. D. 49. L. 12, 12 vol.

[6] Maximov K. V. The monarchist movement in Russia: 1905–1917 (Based on the materials of the Ufa province): dis. … Candidate of Historical Sciences. M., 2004. P. 131.

[7] Severnyj Kraj. 1907. March 23. № 54.

[8] Romov R. B. The Faction of the Right in the III State Duma (1907–1912): abstract. dis. … Candidate of Historical Sciences. M., 2003. 30 p.