Requirements for Supplementary Materials

To describe your studies better, the article can be supplemented with various additional files (audio, video, presentations in various formats, tables, and illustrations) provided that the author reserves the right for these supplementary materials that has not been granted to others or the author has written permission to use these materials for the purpose of publication in the journal. Supplementary materials are published online only.

The article should be self-contained. Supplementary materials should not include information that is critical for understanding the article.

Supplementary materials are published as provided by the authors. The publisher will not make changes to them.

All files should be named consecutively: «ESM_1.mpg», «ESM_2.pdf», «ESM_3.xls», etc.

Supplementary materials are a part of the article, and they are subject to all the requirements for the article by the applicable law. Supplementary materials are eligible for copyright protection and the author must sign the respective copyright transfer agreement that covers the respective sup-plementary materials.

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FAQs

What is time from submission of the article to its publication?

The average period from submission to first decision in last year was 30 days, and that from first decision to acceptance was 40 days. The rejection rate for submitted manuscripts in last year was 15%.

Must the original files of illustrations be submitted along with the manuscript?

Yes, by all means. The original of an illustration is the file of illustration in its original format. Photographs should best be submitted in tiff format with the resolution at least 300 dpi.

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