Guideline

Article Formatting Guideline

Page Setup: Use A4 format with 1.15 line spacing, font size 11, and 2.54 cm margins on all sides.

File Submission: The article must be submitted in electronic format as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) in both Georgian and English, using the Sylfaen font. The file name should include the author’s last name, first name initial, and the year (e.g., Berdzenishvili.2024.doc).

The following requirements are mandatory for both the Georgian and English versions of the article:

Articles must be between 5 pages (10,000 characters) and 20 pages (40,000 characters), including references and appendices.

Author Information: Below the article's title (aligned right), include the author’s full name, academic title, position, institution, email, and ORCID address.

Article Structure

The article must include the following sections:

  1. Abstract
  2. Keywords
  3. Introduction
  4. Methods
  5. Discussion
  6. Conclusions
  7. References

Abstract: The abstract should be up to 250 words, summarizing the article's content and key findings.

Keywords: Provide a minimum of 3 keywords, separated by semicolons.

Introduction: The introduction should outline the research problem, objectives, significance, and, if necessary, a brief review of related studies.

Methods: Describe the methods used in the research and analysis process.

Discussion: Present a detailed discussion of the research topic.

Conclusions: Clearly and concisely summarize the main findings of the study.

References

When citing different types of sources (book; article in periodicals or scientific journals; conference proceedings, etc.) in the text, it is necessary to programmatically enter the APA system and fill in the relevant fields accurately, which should then be generated first in the text and later in the bibliography at the end of the text. Instruction link:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-bibliography-citations-and-references-17686589-4824-4940-9c69-342c289fa2a5

Sources and literature in REFERENCES are listed in the same order as in the references used. For languages ​​with a non-Latin script, Sources and literature are indicated in Latin transliteration. Georgian literature and sources should be transcribed on the "Georgian National System of Romanization" (see http://gnc.gov.ge/gnc/page?page-id=gnc-transliteration). It is recommended to translate Georgian text programmatically (https://translit.net/ge/). Besides, in REFERENCES, literature and sources that do not use the Latin font (eg Greek, Russian, Armenian, Arabic, etc.) should be presented in a transliterated form.

REFERENCES For languages ​​that do not have a Latin font, it should be formed according to the following rules: Author (s) (transliteration). (Year). Article title in transliterated version [translation of the article title into English in square brackets], book title (transliteration) [translation of the book title into English], place of publication, publishing house and other data in English.