The submission and rewiew ogf the articles is conducted online. Please send materials to info [@] palityka.org

The articles sent to the editorial committee undergo anonymous peer review. The topics of submitted articles may be different from the main issue topic.

The articles may not contain plagiarism. The editorial committee reserves the right to publicly announce plagiarism if found in the work submitted for consideration.

Only original texts, which have been never published as a separate article or a part of a monograph, (including electronic publications) can be submitted for consideration.

The main text cannot contain the author’s name or other references to the author.

Subsequent publications of the texts that are published in the Journal must reference the original publication. This also pertains to the use of the published articles in subsequent monographs or online publications.

The editorial committee of Political Sphere must be notified about the reuse of the text in monographs or other publications.

Main guidelines:

1. The minimal article length is 35,000 characters; the maximum length is 55,000 characters (including references and bibliography).

2. In addition to the text of the article, the author must provide: (a) biographical information (b) abstracts of the article (c) a list of keywords for the article.

3. Biographical information. Biographical information must include the author’s discipline, academic and administrative status, and other important information. Size: 2-3 sentences.

4. Abstracts. Abstracts must reflect the main ideas of the article. Size: no more than 120 words (optimal size is 70-80 words). The abstracts must be provided in the article’s language as well as in English.

5. A list of keywords: 4-5 keywords.

The abstracts, the list of keywords, and biographical information must be submitted as a separate file.

All submitted papers must adhere to the American Political Science Association Style (see http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPSA.html).