FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS

Prepare your article using word-processor Microsoft Word, Windows (versions 2, 6, 7, 8). The article should be submitted in electronic form via e-mail to: yanin@tpu.ru. 
The use of templates containing different styles and elements of the article accelerates the process of printing materials production and makes it easier. Formatting requirements are as follows.

1. Paper size and margins
Page format is A4, orientation portrait. 
Margin size: left – 2,0 sm.; right – 2,5 sm.; top – 2,7 sm.; bottom – 2,0 sm.
Turn on Mirror Margins option. The space from margin to header is 2,0 sm.; the space from margin to page footing is 1,0 sm. Text typing area without header/footer should be 2516,5 sm. 

2. Font
Please type main body text using Times New Roman 11 point, line spacing is “Minimum 11 pt.” It is accepted to insert the special symbols (using fonts Symbol and Wingdings), and also those of formula editor, tables and figures editor. 

3. Article structure
UDC: FONT SIZE – 9 PT., CAPITAL LETTERS, NOINDENT
AUTHORS: 9 PT., ITALICS, CAPITAL LETTERS. 
NOINDENT, CENTER ALIGNING, 
SPACE BEFORE 6 PT., WITHOUT HYPHENATION
HEADING level 1: 11 PT, BOLD, CAPITAL LETTERS, NOINDENT, CENTER ALIGNING, SPACE BEFORE 6 PT., SPACE AFTER – 9 PT., WITHOUT HYPHENATION
Abstract: 9 pt. Left indent – 1 sm., first-line indent – 0,8 sm., line spacing – “Minimum 10 pt.”. Space after – 9 pt.
HEADING level 2: 11 pt., bold. First-line indent – 0, center aligning. Space before – 9 pt., space after – 6 pt. Do not break paragraph, do not separate it from the other one, no hyphenation
Heading level 3: 11 pt., thinned out - 2 pt. First-line indent – 0, center aligning. Space before – 9 pt., after – 6 pt. Do not break paragraph, do not separate it from the other one, no hyphenation
Main text – Times New Roman (normal): 11 pt., line spacing – “Minimum 11 pt.” First-line indent – 0,8 sm., no widow lines. Latin letters should be written in italics, except for proper names, mathematical functions and chemical elements (Uпр, Фi, but Al2O3, cos ai, «BASF»). Vectors should be written in bold font. Greek letters are written in plain font.  
Formulae: first-line indent – 0, space before – 2 pt., space after – 2 pt. Tab setting – 8 sm., center aligning; 16,5 см, right alignment. 
{Tab}	Formulae {Tab}	(№)

Normal (regular) font, no indent is used after formulae, no first-line indent.
REFERENCE LIST-TITLE: 9 PT., CAPITAL LETTERS. FIRST-LINE INDENT – 0, CENTER ALIGNING, SPACE BEFORE – 6 PT., SPACE AFTER – 6 PT. SINGLE SPACING
1.	Reference list: 9 pt., hanging indent, first-line indent – 0,8 sm., single spacing. Numbered list with right alignment, space from number to the text – 0,2 sm.
Authors in reference list (the style of font, not paragraph!): 9 pt., thinned out by 2 pt.

Figure captions: 10 pt., no first-line indent, line spacing – “Minimum 10 pt.”

Equation editor
It is recommended to set the following parameters:

style	Greek letters (capital and small) and symbols – Symbol font, 
	the rest –  Times New Roman,
	variables – italics, matrix vector – bold italics;
spacing	120, 120, 100, 40, 25, 25, 100, 100, 35, 100, 1, 0,5, 0,25, 0,001, 100, 8, 2, 1,5, 45;
size	normal	11 pt.,
	large index	70%,
	small index	50%,
	large symbol	100%,
	small symbol	100%.

The offered way of placing the meanings in % allows easy setting of equation editor by changing only one number – the size of normal symbol.
Illustrations guidelines
1. Illustrations should be visible, graphically expressive, clear and obvious. 
Illustrations of different kinds should be adapted to the unique graphic style – same requirements for formatting, captions, accepted values. 
The number of illustrations should be no more than 6, as a rule. 
Common acceptable vector editors are: Word, CorelDraw, Excel, Visio, Origin.
Halftones are preferably black and white, resolution of 600 dpi. Gray-scale (photo) – 200 dpi. The following graphic formats are accepted: TIF, BMP, PCX;
JPEG format is UNWELCOMED. 
2. Illustration size depends on their informativeness: 
•	simple drawings (minimum information, i.e. 2–5 curves) must be  56 sm. (1);
•	complex (a lot of information) can be of a large size, considering that illustration and caption should be on the same page. Maximum illustration size in this case is 165 (width)  180 mm.
3. For vector graphics thickness of axes is 0,7–1 pt., thickness of curves – 1–1,5 pt. Halftone pictures with resolution of 600 dpi have thickness of axes of 5–8 pt., for curves – 8–12 pt.
4. If there are two axes with scales, frame is not necessary. Axes should end with arrowed lines. As a rule, there should not be a grid on the drawing. 
5. When the curves are crossing, use different styles of the lines: solid, dashed, dash-dotted lines or mark them with different signs – circles or triangles etc. Every element at the drawing should be marked with letter or number. Every mark is cleared out in the text. 
6. Captions should be written using Arial font, font size – 9-10 pt., in case the drawing is given in its actual size follow the sizes given below:
•	numeration of curves (letters or numbers) should be written in italics (e.g. 1, 2, …; a, b, …);
•	physical quantities on the axes should be defined as in the text: Latin – in italics; Greek – plain font, vectors – bold without arrowed endings, etc.;
•	units of measurement (with variables) should be put at the end of a scale instead of the last number. Physical quantity is separated from the variable with a “comma”, not the gaps (e.g. Т, К). Full name of the value when there is no short abbreviation (e.g. Polarization time, min.), or if it takes too much space (e.g. G  105, J/mol.), should be placed along the axes, written with first capital letter on a new line and should be separated from variables by a “comma”.

7. In case the drawing consists of several pictures, the letters e.g. a ,b ,c, ... (in italics) should be placed in the left low (upper) corner on the white background with a frame.  The scale should be written in the right low corner on a white background without a frame. 

8. Illustrations are always placed in the text right after their mentioning (after the reference).
There can be several variants of their placement:
•	if the references to drawings are close to each other, then the drawings are also placed near, but the captions are separate – single caption to every drawing; 
•	if the drawing consists of several parts (e.g. a, b, c) than the caption is placed below the whole drawing. 
9. When using illustration editor MS Word it is UNACCEPTABLE to create graphic objects in the text of the article. Before drawing you should add it by the following chain of commands:  Insert – Object – Microsoft Word illustration – and then draw. 
10. Captions are written separately from drawing, font size – 10 pt., with a first capital letter, no “point” in the end. 
For complex drawings (consisting of several parts) the description of the parts (a, b, c, …) should be given in the caption. Description of drawing elements (curves, details, etc.) is preferably placed in the text, except for the cases when the caption with description does not exceed 3-4 lines).