Submissions

Author Guidelines

Submission Guidelines and Deadlines

Authors are responsible for the content of their submissions and declare that the work is their own and that the results have not been previously published. The editorial board of the online academic journal *State Building* is not responsible for the content of the articles and may not share the author’s views.

All submitted articles undergo a plagiarism check. This check takes place prior to peer review and before a decision to publish is made.

Languages of publication: Ukrainian or English.

Submission of an article to the scientific journal “State Building” automatically constitutes the author’s agreement with

the journal’s current editorial policy,
the ethical principles of article review and editing,
the open access policy,
and the university’s copyright and confidentiality provisions.

The average time for reviewing an article for compliance with requirements and checking for plagiarism is 15 calendar days.

The average review period is 30 calendar days.

The publication timeframe for accepted articles is typically up to 190 days (the journal is published twice a year).

Deadlines for article submission: April 30 and November 30 of each year.

Articles are automatically rejected if they do not fit the journal’s scope or if their formatting does not meet the requirements.

Sample Article Format

UDC 35.316

Vasyl Petrovych Ivanenko, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Economic Policy and Management, Institute of Public Administration, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 4 Maidan Svobody, Kharkiv, 61022, Ukraine

ORCID ID (https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000).

Contact phone number +38 ____, email ____

EXPERIENCE OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN ORGANIZING LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT AT THE BASIC LEVEL

Abstract (Ukrainian). An analysis is conducted of the specifics of how local self-government bodies function in European countries at the grassroots level… (at least 1,800 characters; outline the main content and results, structured as an article).

Keywords: local self-government; administrative-territorial unit; council; powers; relations.

Statement of the Problem (a general statement of the problem and its connection to important scientific or practical issues).

Analysis of Recent Studies and Publications (an analysis of recent studies and publications that have begun to address this problem and on which the author relies; identification of previously unresolved aspects of the general problem addressed in this article; up to 2 pages) … … … …..

Purpose of the article (formulation of one clear objective of the article and, if necessary, 2–3 research tasks to achieve this objective) … … … …..

Methodology and Methods Used (a brief presentation of the key or author-developed methodology or research approach used, as well as a brief overview of the general and specific research methods employed that helped fulfill 2–3 research tasks and, overall, achieve the main objective of the article; information regarding the organization, qualitative, and quantitative characteristics of the study may also be included (total length: up to 0.5 pages)

Presentation of the Main Content (a presentation of the main content of the study, including a full justification of the scientific results obtained; this section must comprise at least 75% of the article’s total length, excluding the references and abstracts) … 

Conclusions from this study and prospects for further research (the most important and concise research results that are novel or have practical significance; presented briefly in the form of a synthesis of the scientific information accumulated in the main body of the article. It is recommended to number the conclusions) … … … …..

List of References (presented in alphabetical order, with sources originally published in Cyrillic listed first, followed by those in Latin script) … … … …..

References (English)

Metadata in English

Ivanenko V.P., postgraduate student in the Department of Economic Policy and Management, Educational and Scientific Institute “Institute of Public Administration,” V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 4 Svobody Square, Kharkiv, 61022, Ukraine

EXPERIENCE OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT THE BASIC LEVEL

Extended abstract (English). An analysis of the specific features of how local government institutions function in European countries has been conducted … (at least 1,800 characters; outline the main content and results, structured as an article).

Keywords: local governance; administrative-territorial unit; local council; full powers; networking.