Requirements for Article Formatting
Bulletin of Lviv National Environmental University. Series «Agroengineering Research»

The deadline for submission of articles is June 30, 2026.

The scientific article must be accompanied by a report (in PDF format) on the results of the manuscript verification conducted using the Strikeplagiarism.com system or another anti-plagiarism system. The similarity coefficients must comply with the established limits (K1 < 50% and K2 < 20%).

Publication in the journal is FREE.

File parameters. The article file must be in MS Word format (doc or docx file).

Page parameters. Page format A4 (210 × 297 mm). Margins: top – 2 cm, left – 1.8 cm, bottom – 2.7 cm, right – 2.5 cm.

Mandatory article elements:

– UDC classification code.

– ARTICLE TITLE (TITLE) – all letters in uppercase, single line spacing (1.0), text aligned to the center of the page. The title should be concise and clearly correspond to the content of the article (no more than 12 words).

– Author information (Authors) – Author’s (authors’) first name and surname; single line spacing (1.0). In the next line, indicate the name of the educational or research institution in italics, Times New Roman font, single line spacing (1.0); postal address, e-mail. All information should be centered on the page. (see sample *).

 

* sample

UDC 631.362.3

 

STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SEPARATING PERENNIAL RYEGRASS SEEDS ON FLAT SCREENS WITH RECTANGULAR HOLES

 

Oleksii Shvets¹, PhD in Technical Sciences, Mykhailo Baranovskyi²

¹ Lviv National Agrarian University

1 Volodymyra Velykoho Street, Dubliany, Zhovkva District, Lviv Region, Ukraine,

е-mail: opshvets@yahoo.com

²Lviv Branch of the L. Pogorilyy Ukrainian Research Institute for Forecasting and Testing of Machinery and Technologies for Agricultural Production

15 L. Martovycha Street, Maheriv settlement, Zhovkva District, Lviv Region, Ukraine,

е-mail: lfilia@ukr. net

 

Abstract (Summary) – The abstract should be no less than 200 words. When preparing the abstract, it should be considered that it is a concise and accurate summary of the article’s content, including the main factual information. The text of the abstract must be clear and concise, free of secondary information, and should provide an understanding of the main content of the article.

Font: Times New Roman; font size – 9.5 pt; no first-line indentation; line spacing – 1.1; text alignment – justified. Paragraph spacing before – 6 pt. References to literature sources should not be included in the abstract.

Keywords: 4 to 8 words; separated by commas.

 

Main Text

The main text of the article should be formatted in a single column: Times New Roman font, font size 10.5 pt, first-line indentation – 1 cm, line spacing – 1.1, text alignment – justified. Page format A4 (210 × 297 mm).

The article file must be prepared in MS Word format (doc or docx file). Standard fonts should be used in the document. Special fonts, such as those for East Asian languages (Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc.), may cause difficulties when processing the manuscript. The number of pages in the article must be even.

The article should include the following sections:

• Problem Statement.
• Analysis of Recent Research and Publications.
• Objective of the Study.
• Presentation of the Main Material.
• Conclusions.
• References.

The manuscript should be arranged in the following order: UDC, title, authors, affiliation, abstract, keywords, main text (including figures and tables), acknowledgements (if applicable), references, appendices (if applicable).

 

Headings

Section headings are embedded in the text, justified alignment with a 1 cm indent. The font is bold, capitalized, and numbered sequentially. Paragraph spacing before the heading – 12 pt. Subsection headings are formatted in the same way as section headings. Numbering is sequential, e.g., 1.1, 1.2, etc.

 

Tables

All tables must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. Each table must have a title placed above the table, aligned to the left margin of the table, with font size 10.5 pt. Spacing before the table title – 6 pt, and after the title – 4 pt. The table title must be provided in both Ukrainian and English.

Spacing before the paragraph following the table – 12 pt. The table must be embedded within the text and not placed separately. Font size within the table – 10 pt.

 

Table 1. Page margins

Назва параметра	Значення
Поле усередині, мм	18
Поле ззовні, мм	25
Поле зверху, мм	20
Поле знизу, мм	27

 

Formulas

Formulas and equations should be created using Microsoft Equation 3.0 or the built-in equation editor in MS Word 2007 or later versions. They should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses, aligned to the right side of the page (if referenced in the text).

Font sizes in formulas should be as follows: normal – 10 pt; large subscript – 6 pt; small subscript – 5 pt; large symbol – 16 pt; small symbol – 10 pt. Spacing before and after each formula – 12 pt.

When referring to variables or coefficients in the text of the article, Microsoft Equation 3.0 or the built-in MS Word equation editor should not be used. Instead, use superscript/subscript tools and the symbol table.

Ensure that all variables used in formulas are explained either before the formula or immediately after it:                                                       (1)

where Д_н is the duration of delayed performance of operations, days; Д_ад is the agronomically allowable duration of operations, days; t_д is the duration of work per day, hours; U_k is the potential crop yield, c/ha; K_д is the coefficient of daily yield losses.

Figures

All figures must be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. Each figure must have a caption. All photographs, schemes, graphs, and diagrams must be referenced in the text as figures. Line drawings should be produced by direct electronic output or high-quality scanning. Low-quality scanned images must not be used. Figures must be embedded within the text and not placed separately. Recommended file formats for figures include PNG, JPEG, GIF, etc. The resolution of figures should be 300 DPI. Electronic versions of articles in PDF format will be published with color figures, while the printed journal will contain figures in grayscale. All variables and symbols used in a figure must be defined either in the caption or in the legend as part of the figure. Figures should be placed as close as possible to their first citation in the text. For example, see Fig. 1.

Fig. 1. Algorithm for implementing the target function of the biotechnical system of animal breeding production

 

Figures created using MS Word tools must be grouped. The figure number and caption must be placed below the figure, centered, with a font size of 10 pt. The spacing before the figure – 12 pt. The spacing before the figure caption – 9 pt, and after the caption – 9 pt. The figure title must be provided in both Ukrainian and English languages.

 

References

The list of references should be placed at the end of the article. Do not start the reference list on a new page unless absolutely necessary. Authors must ensure that every citation mentioned in the text appears in the reference list and vice versa. Citations in the text should be indicated as [1] or [2], [3]. Do not use expressions such as “ref. [3]” or “reference [3]”. Font size for the reference list – 9.5 pt.

 

Conclusions. The conclusions of the article may be accompanied by recommendations, evaluations, proposals, hypotheses, and identification of new research directions, among others. Individual key points of the conclusions should be numbered.

 

REFERENCES

The bibliography must include no fewer than 15 references (authors are advised to carefully analyze works published in previous issues of the “Bulletin of LNAU”, series “Agroengineering Research”). The reference list should contain a sufficient number of up-to-date sources (published within the last ten years) relevant to the research topic. Self-citation of the authors’ own works is permitted, but it must not exceed 25% of the total number of references.

The bibliographic list is compiled in alphabetical order. If the article is written in Ukrainian or Russian, the reference list must be formatted in accordance with DSTU 8302:2015 requirements (see): http://aphd.ua/pryklady-oformlennia-bibliohrafichnoho-opysu-vidpovidno-do-dstu-83022015/  

1. Грицишин М. І. Методологічні основи комплектування МТП аграрних підприємств в умовах обмеженого ресурсного забезпечення. Механізація та електрифікація сільського господарства: міжвідом. темат. наук. зб. Глеваха, 2014. Вип. 99, т. 1. С. 392-400.
2. Гуков Я. С. Механіко-технологічне обґрун­тування енергозберігаючих засобів механізації обро­бітку ґрунту в умовах України: автореф. … дис. д-ра техн. наук. Глеваха, 1998. 33с.
3. Гуков Я. С. Обробіток ґрунту. Технологія і техніка. Київ: Нора-прінт, 1999. 280 с.
4. 4. Днесь В. І., Кудринецький Р. Б., Крупич С. О., Скібчик В. І. Ефективність застосування різних технологій вирощування сільськогосподарських культур. Меха­нізація та електрифікація сільського госпо­дарства: загальнодерж. зб. ННЦ «ІМЕСГ». Глеваха, 2019. Вип. 9 (108). С. 195-200

IMPORTANT! For articles submitted in Ukrainian, the following must also be provided in English:

1. TITLE;
2. Іnformation about the author(s);
3. Extended abstract (Summary) of at least 1,800 characters (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 15.01.2018 No. 32, subparagraph 4 of paragraph 6).

The extended abstract in English must not be a translation of the Ukrainian-language abstract.

4. Key words.
5. REFERENCES. The reference list in English must be formatted according to the APA (American Psychological Association) style requirements:

https://www.apastyle.org/ http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/http://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_examples.cfm

If the reference list contains articles in languages other than English, their titles must be transliterated. In accordance with Order No. 32 of January 15, 2018 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, “On Approval of the Procedure for Forming the List of Scientific Professional Publications of Ukraine,” there is a clear REQUIREMENT to additionally provide a transliterated reference list for each article published in professional journals.

We recommend using the following resource:

-  transliteration of text (from Ukrainian):  http://ukrlit.org/transliteratsiia

For example:

1. Antoniv, S. F. (2005). Nasinnytstvo zlakovykh trav. Selektsiia i nasinnytstvo, 11, 7-18.
2. Arnold, A. E., Kamenir, E. A., & Likhachev, B. S. (1987). Obosnovanie tekhnologicheskoi skhemy razdeleniia semian ovsa. Mekhanizatsiia i elektrifikatsiia selskogo haziaistva, 12, 10-12.
3. Vasilenko, P. M. (1960). Teoriia dvizheniya chastits po sherokhovatym poverkhnostiam selskokhoiaistvennykh mashin. Kiev: UASHN.

The formatting requirements for additional information in English are identical to the formatting requirements for the corresponding parts of the article.

PLEASE NAME THE ARTICLE FILE USING THE SURNAME OF ONE OF THE AUTHORS.