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Author Guidelines

(updated 28.01.2025)

Authors should submit the following documents to the Editorial Board of the “Journal of the Russian Universities. Radioelectronics (Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii Rossii. Radioelektronika)”:

• Electronic copy of the article manuscript (1 copy, pdf) signed by all authors (the length of an original article should comprise not less than 8 pages; a review article should not exceed 20 pages);
• Electronic copy of the article manuscript (1 copy, docx);
• A separate file for each figure and table in the format of those editing programs in which they were prepared. Please not that the placing of a figure in the electronic copy of the manuscript does not exempt it from the requirement to present it as a separate file;
• Information about the authors incl. electronic copy (1 copy, docx);
• Departmental (unit) recommendation for publication (on official letterhead) (1 copy);
• Cover letter (1 copy).

Articles are accepted for publication in Russian and English.

Articles will not be accepted for publication if they (and the materials submitted with them) do not meet the stated requirements.

The acticle can not be accepted for publication if the author used AI technologies to create the article.

Publishing agreement

Article Structure

Authors are recommended to adhere to the following article structure:

• Header section:

- Article title;

- Authors. The list of authors is made up of the given name(s) of the author(s). Initials are preceded by surnames, each initial being followed by a period and a space. Initials should not be separated from the surname by a line break. If there are several authors, the given names of each are separated by commas); if there are more than 3 authors, it is necessary to indicate the specific contribution made by each author at the end of the article;

- Author affiliation (place of work). If the authors belong to different organisations, then the name of each organisation should be given following the designation of all the authors who are affiliated with it. This is then followed by a list of authors related to the second organisation, the name of the second organisation, etc.;

- Abstract describing the content of the article (200–250 words);

- Keywords – consisting of 5–7 words and / or phrases reflecting the content of the article, separated by commas; the list of keywords should not be terminated by a period (full stop);

- Source of funding – (grants, joint projects, etc.). Abbreviations of institutes and sponsoring organisations should be avoided;

- Acknowledgments. This section expresses gratitude to colleagues who assisted in the study or provided critical feedback concerning the content of the article. Before expressing gratitude, it is necessary to obtain the consent of those whom you plan to thank;

- Conflict of interest – the authors declare the absence of ostensible or potential conflicts of interest related to the publication of the article. For example, “The authors declare no conflict of interest.” If there is a possible conflict of interest, it is necessary to provide a clarification (see  https://publicationethics.org  ).

• Article text;
• Appendices (if any);
• Contribution of authors. If there are more than three authors, it is necessary to indicate the specific contribution of each author to the writing of the article;
• References;
• Information about authors.

The title of the article should be informative, using the basic terms that characterise the topic of the article and clearly reflect its content. A well-formulated title ensures that the work will attract the interest of readers. It should be kept in mind that the title of the article will be read by a great many more people than the main part.

The question of authorship and the relevant place in the list of authors shall be agreed between all contributors. In the case of approximately equal author contributions, an alphabetical order is recommended.

The Abstract consists of a brief description of the contents of the text. This should reflect the relevance of the research and provide a clear statement of the problem, approaches taken to solving it, as well as any obtained results and conclusions drawn therefrom. It is recommended that the content of the abstract be presented in a structured form as follows:

 Introduction. Presents a general description of the studied area and / or phenomenon. Constructions such as “The article is devoted to ...”, “The purpose of this article is ...” should be avoided, since here it is necessary to state the need for the study due to a gap in scientific knowledge and why the study was carried out (brief description).

 Aim of the study. The research aim should be clearly expressed (the aim can be substituted by instead stating a hypothesis or research questions).

 Materials and methods. Designation of the methodology used, i.e. methods, procedures, where, how and when the study was conducted, etc.

 Results. A brief statement of the main results, emphasising those considered to be most significant and attractive to the reader / scientific community.

 Conclusion. Comparison with other studies, description of the contribution to science made by the research.

The abstract should avoid mentioning the sources used in the work or repeating the contents of individual sections.

When writing abstracts, it is necessary to observe a particular presentation style, avoiding long and complex sentences and expressing thoughts as briefly and clearly as possible. Propositions should be expressed only in the present tense and using third person constructions.

The recommended volume of the abstract is 200–250 words.

Keywords – a comma-separated list of words reflecting the content of the text in terms of the object, the scientific sector and research methods. The recommended number of keywords / phrases is between five and seven; the number of words comprising a keyword phrase should not exceed three.

The text of an article is to be presented according to a particular sequence. It is recommended that authors adhere to the IMRAD format (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion):

Introduction. In this section, the subject matter, problems and current state of research on the topic of the article is introduced. Here it is necessary to refer to all prior sources from which information is derived. In formulating the goals and objectives of the study, the author(s) should identify “research gaps”, i.e. what has not yet been done.

Footnotes numbered using Arabic numerals may be used in the text. Footnotes can include: links to anonymous sources on the Internet, links to textbooks, published standards, author's notes and dissertations (if there is no way to cite articles published on the results of a dissertation study).

Methods. Here it is necessary to describe the theoretical or experimental research methods, equipment used, etc., in such a way that the study can be evaluated and / or reproduced. The method or methodology of the study should be described in detail to the extent that it contains any novel elements.

A scientific article should indicate not only the selected tools and any results obtained, but also the logic of the study itself and / or the sequence of reasoning, on which basis any theoretical conclusions are drawn. The different stages and phases of experiments should be described in terms of the results of experimental studies.

Results. This section presents the experimental or theoretical data obtained during the study. The results should be given in processed form, i.e. tables, graphs, diagrams, equations, photographs, drawings, etc. This section should consist of factual information only. No explanations should be given in the description of the results; instead, this content should be kept for the Discussion section.

Discussion (Conclusion and Implications for Future Research). In this part of the article, the authors interpret the results in accordance with the objectives of the study, comparing their own results with those obtained by other authors. It is necessary to demonstrate here that the article solves a scientific problem or serves as an increment of new knowledge. The results may be interpreted on the basis of the author's own experience and basic knowledge, giving several possible explanations if necessary. Here directions for future research may also be proposed.

The References section contains literary sources of information cited, considered or referred to in the text of the article. The references should only include peer-reviewed sources (i.e. articles from scientific journals and monographs) mentioned in the text of the article.

The References should include at least 15 sources (of which, if available, no more than 20% should be the authors' own works) that have the status of scientific publications. References to contemporary English-language publications are strongly encouraged (the requirements of the international scientometric database Scopus states that 80% of quoted sources should be in the English language).

References to unpublished works are not permitted. References to textbooks, manuals, reference books, dictionaries, dissertations and other small-circulation publications should not be included in the References.

If the publication described has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), it must be indicated at the very end of the bibliographic reference in the format “doi: ...”. You can check for the presence of a DOI in an article at the following sites:  http://search.crossref.org  or  https://www.citethisforme.com .

Links to sources that are over 10-15 years old are undesirable; conversely, links to contemporary sources having a doi identifier are positively encouraged.

Authors are liable for the accuracy and correctness of the presented bibliographic data including the right to publication.

Therefore, the text of the abstract should be coherent and informative. When writing abstracts, it is recommended that you use the present simple tense throughout. If necessary, the present perfect tense may also be used. The recommended volume of the abstract is 200–250 words.

Typical examples of descriptions given in References

The journal has adopted the Vancouver style of presenting the list of references (https://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subject-guides/med/setref-vancouver.htm#journals).

Monographs:

Author A. A., Author B. B., Author C. C. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher; 2005: 280.

 Authors (transliteration or as recorded in international databases), italicised title of the book in the transliterated version [translation of the title of the article into English] (presentation in the References of only the transliterated, i.e. without translation, description is unacceptable), city, name of the publisher (transliteration), year of publication, number of pages.

Journal article:

Author A. A., Author B. B., Author C. C. Title of article. Title of Journal. Year; Volume Number (Issue Number): Page Numbers. DOI:

It is undesirable to make arbitrary abbreviations of the titles of sources in links. If the article has a DOI, then this must be indicated after the page numbers.

Conference proceedings:

Author A. A., Author B. B., Author C. C. Title. Title of Conference. Year vol. (no.): 9–13. DOI:

Patent:

Author A. A., Title of patent. Patent. Year.

Internet resource:

Author A. A., Title. Year. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of first publication [Date of last update; cited date]. Available at: URL (date accessed).

Information about the authors

For each author should be included the last name, first name, middle name or patronymic (full), scientific or academic degree, academic title (with dates of assignment and award), honorary titles (with dates of assignment and award), a brief scientific biography, number of publications and field of scientific interests (no more than 5-6 lines), name of organisation, position, email address. If there are no scientific and / or academic degrees and titles, then the place of receipt of higher education qualification, year of graduation and speciality should be indicated. It is also necessary here to include the ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) researcher identification number, taking the form: http://orcid.org/xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. It is important that the author’s ORCID record be filled with the relevant information about his or her education, career and other publications. Use of the ORCID “no public information” access option is not permitted. The information should indicate the corresponding author to whom has been delegated the responsibility for conveying the article to the editorial office.

Guidance for the preparation of texts

The article text should be prepared in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx). Paper size – A4. Page setup: margins – top, bottom – 2.5 cm, right,left – 2,25 cm; headers and footers – top 1,5 cm, bottom 2,5 cm. The limited use of bold and italic fonts is acceptable when necessary.

Additional explanatory texts should be given in the form of a footnote; in the case of an extended explanation, the text should be appended to the article in the form of an appendix. References to formulas and tables are given in round brackets, while references to sources (literature) are given in square brackets.

All information, including the main text of the article should be presented in the Times New Roman typeface; 11 pt font size (the main body of the text); 10 pt font size (metadata); full justification; 0.6 cm indent; “Multiple 1.1” line spacing; automatic hyphenation.

References

1. Each numbered reference is given in a separate paragraph. When providing references to conference materials, an indication of the date and place of the conference is mandatory; when referring to articles in collections of articles, be sure to provide the relevant page numbers referring to this material.

When linking to materials posted on electronic media, the full URL address to the specific material must be specified (i.e., including the segment ending with an extension corresponding to the text document), as well as the date accessed or the full publishing number (ISBN) of a CD or DVD. If a linked item is absent at a specified address at the time of processing of the article, the editors reserve the right to require a replacement reference from the author.

When linking to translated literature, a separate link to the original must be provided (for References).

Layout of formulas

Formulas should be prepared in the MathType equation editor; only those formulas that are referenced in the text should be numbered; the use of letters or other characters is not permitted when enumerating equations.

Formulas, as a rule, are broken out in a separate line; only one-line formulas that are not referenced should be included in the text (superscript and subscript characters in such formulas are allowed).

Formulas broken out in a separate line are aligned to the middle of that line with their respective numbers in parentheses and right-aligned.

The following formula editor settings should be used. Font size: “full” 11 pt, “inferior” 9.5 pt, “sub-inferior” 8 pt, “symbol” 14.5 pt, “sub-symbol” 12.5 pt. Styles: text, function, number, Cyrillic alphabet – font “Times New Roman”, matrix vector – “Times New Roman”, bold; Greek lower case, Greek upper case, symbol – font “Symbol”, regular; variable – “Times New Roman”, italics. Indices, consisting of words, shortened forms of words or abbreviations, are typed only in direct form using the Roman script.

Brackets and signs for mathematical operations should be entered using MathType formula editor templates.

Font symbols used in formulas must be identical to those used in the main text. All symbols occurring in the formula for the first time must be decoded immediately after the formula. Following a symbol, a comma is inserted, with all designations given on the next line without indentation and following the word “where”, as well as, following a dash, their evaluation. The list should be compiled in the order in which the symbols appear in the formula; in multi-line formulas, the numerator should be fully described first, followed by the denominator. A change in the index shall also be considered as a new symbol requiring a separate evaluation.

If the evaluation includes a designation, which in turn requires a formulaic notation and evaluation, then it is treated as a separate formula, but with the evaluated form placed in parentheses.

Layout of Figures

Drawings, consisting of graphs, charts, etc. should be prepared in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel editors. The use of bitmap formats (.bmp, .jpeg, .tif) is only permissible for graphics whose presentation is not possible in abovementioned formats (photos, screenshots, etc.). The resolution of drawings and photographs should be at least 300 dpi.

Only the figure itself, along with any necessary designations, should be placed in the figure field. Under each figure, a numbered thematic title should be placed. The lines(s) containing the figure caption(s) should be centered relative to the figure. Words appearing in figure captions should not be hyphenated.

A description of the figure itself should be given in the main text of the article, along with any designations introduced with it.

Each figure should be placed along with the relevant caption in a text field or object field (in Microsoft Word terms).

The horizontal dimension of the figure should be equal to 16.5 or 7.9 cm (in the first case, the drawing will be inserted out of line with the text, while in the second case, it will be set to runaround).

The letter designations of separate figure elements (font “Times New Roman”, italics, 9 pt) should be placed under the fragment before the numerical caption; in the text, a link to the element should be placed after the numerical caption separated by a comma (for example, Fig. 1, a).

The figure should be inserted in the nearest possible position following the first mention of it or an element thereof in the text. The first reference to the figure is given, for example, as (Fig. 3), the next ones as (see Fig. 3).

The main lines in the figures (block boundaries and connecting lines in diagrams or graph lines) should have a weight of 1 pt; auxiliary lines (footnotes, axes, dimension lines) should be 0.6 pt.

Figures taking the form of dependency graphs should avoid using a dimensional grid; instead tick marks, corresponding to certain numerical values, should be provided on the axes.

If the axes in the figures are digitised, then they shall terminate at the position of the next tick; in the place of numerical values, a variable shall be denoted and the unit of measurement given (separated by commas). If the axes are not digitised, then they should be terminated with arrows, next to which are given the designation of variables without units of measurement.

The lengths and pitch of the ticks should be established in such a way that there are no empty areas in the figure, i.e., each tick must digitise at least some points of one of the given curves.

All text fragments and designations in the figure are given in Times New Roman font size 9 pt with single line spacing; numerical designations, letter designations of elements and numerical captions are emphasised in italics.

If necessary, symbols and texts created in the formula editor can be placed in separate text fields in the figure. The following editor settings should be used: sizes – “full” 9 pt, “subindex” 7 pt, “sub-subindex” 5.5 pt, “symbol” 13 pt, “subsymbol” 11 pt.

References to a figure legend in the main text are given in the same style (direct or italic) as in the figure, but with a font size of 10.5 pt corresponding to the size of the main text.

Layout of Tables

Text in tables should be reproduced in single-spaced “Times New Roman”: body text – 9 pt; indices – 7 pt, sub-indices – 5.5 pt.

The table shall consist of a numerical title; header part, including column headings (clarifying data in the columns); side heading (first column on the left) and table body (other columns of the table).

The numeric heading should contain the word “Table” and its number in Arabic numerals (without the sign of the number in front of them; this should be aligned in the centre of the table and highlighted in italics). A thematic heading shall be given on the next line (aligned with the centre field of the table, direct font, with no period placed after it). The reference to a table in the text is given similarly to the link to the figure. Table numbering should be continuous throughout the article. If there is only one table, no numbered heading is given and the reference in the text takes the form “see table”.

Above the continuation of a table on a new page, a heading “Continuation of Table 5” (if the table does not end on this page) or “End of Table 5” (if the table on this page ends) should be given in Russian and English. If the table continues on one or several subsequent pages, then its heading should be repeated on each page.

No table element should be left empty.

Headings are written in the nominative case of the singular or plural without any abbreviation of words (only generally accepted abbreviations of are acceptable: graphic abbreviations, letter abbreviations and compound words). The plural form should only be used only when the indexes of a column are in plural form.

In a one-lined heading sections, all headings should be written in upper case. In two- and multiple-line heading sections, the headings of the upper tier are capitalised, while the headings of the second, third, etc. tiers should be written in upper case if they are not grammatically subordinate to the heading of the upper tier standing above them, and with a lower case if they are grammatically subordinate to it.

List of the main sections of the journal

 “Radio Engineering and Communications”:

• Radio Electronic Facilities for Signal Transmission, Reception and Processing;
• Engineering Design and Technologies of Radio Electronic Facilities;
• Television and Image Processing;
• Electrodynamics, Microwave Engineering, Antennas;
• Telecommunication Systems, Networks and Devices;
• Radar and Navigation;

“Electronics”:

• Micro- and Nanoelectronics.
• Quantum, Solid-state, Plasma and Vacuum Electronics;
• Microwave Photonics;
• SHF Electronics.

“Instrument Making, Metrology and Information-measuring Devices and Systems”:

• Measuring Systems and Instruments Based on Acoustic, Optical and Radio Waves;
• Metrology, Information and Measuring Devices and Systems;
• Medical Devices, Environment, Substances, Material and Product .

Address of the Editorial Board: editors of the “Journal of the Russian Universities. Radioelectronics”, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”,  5F  Prof. Popova Str., St. Petersburg 197022, Russia

Technical issues can be clarified at  radioelectronic@yandex.ru   

Journal-author communication

The editors of the journal will correspond with the responsible (corresponding) author.

All articles submitted to the journal are preliminarily checked by the responsible secretary of the journal for their compliance with formal requirements. At this stage, articles can be returned to the author(s) for revision with a request to eliminate errors or add missing data. The article may also at this stage be rejected due to inconsistency with the purposes of the journal, lack of originality or low scientific value.

An article that meets the requirements of the journal by the editorial staff will submitted for peer review indicating the time period (mostly 1 month).

If the editorial staff cannot immediately find a reviewer, the staff reserve the right to delay the review for some time.

In borderline cases, the editor may involve additional specialists in the review process, as well as the editor-in-chief.

With a positive conclusion of the reviewer, the article will be transferred to the editor in preparation for press.

When making a decision on the completion of an article, any comments and remarks of the reviewer will be transmitted to the author. The author is allocated 2 months to resolve issues raised in comments. If during 2 weeks the author has not notified the editorial board about his or her proposed actions, the article will be removed from the publication queue.

Should a decision be taken to refuse publication of an article, the appropriate decision will be sent to the corresponding author.

The final (authoritative) version of the layout is then sent to the responsible (corresponding) author of the article accepted for publication, who is obliged to verify it. A response is expected from the authors within a period of 2 days. Should no response be received from the author, the article is considered to have been approved.

Procedure for reviewing the decisions of the editor / reviewer

If the author does not agree with the opinion of the reviewer and / or individual comments, he or she has the right to challenge the decision. In order to do this, the author must:

- correct the manuscript of the article according to the justified comments of reviewers and editors;

- clearly state their position regarding the issue under consideration.

The editors will facilitate the re-submission of manuscripts that could potentially be accepted, but were rejected due to the need to make significant changes or to collect additional data, and are ready to explain in detail what needs to be corrected in the manuscript in order for it to be accepted for publication.

Editorial actions in case of detecting plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data

In case of detection of scientific misconduct, i.e. plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data on the part of the author, the editors shall be guided by COPE rules.

By “misconduct”, “Journal of the Russian Universities. Radioelectronics” refers to any actions taken by individual scientists, including improper handling of objects of study or intentional manipulation of scientific information whereby it ceases to reflect the observed studies, as well as scientific behaviour that does not correspond to accepted ethical and scientific standards.

The journal does not define as “misconduct” honest errors or discrepancies in the interpretation of material or in evaluating research methods or results or misconduct unrelated to the scientific process.

Correction of errors and recalling of articles

If errors are found in the text that affect its perception but do not distort the stated results of the study, they can be corrected by replacing the pdf file of the article and pointing out the error in the article file and on the article page on the journal's website.

If an error is found in the text that distorts the results of the research, or if plagiarism or misconduct is detected on the part of the author(s) that relates to the falsification and / or fabrication of data, the article may be withdrawn. Those initiating the withdrawal of the manuscript can include editorial staff, authors, organisations or private individuals.

A withdrawn manuscript will be marked with the sign “Manuscript withdrawn” and the article page will include information on the reason for withdrawing the article. Information about the withdrawal of articles will be sent to the databases in which the journal is indexed.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. This article has not previously been published, nor has it been submitted for consideration and publication in another journal (or an adequate explanation is given in the Comments for the Editor).

2. The file for the submitted article is presented in the format of a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).

3. DOI or the full Internet addresses (URLs) are provided for links wherever possible.

4. The text is presented with a line spacing of 1.1; a font size of 11 points is used; a separate file is given for each figure and each table in the format of those editors in which they were prepared.

5. The text complies with the stylistic and bibliographic requirements described in the Guide for Authors, located on the About Journal page.

6. All the necessary documents are attached as specified in the order of submission of the manuscript.

7. I have read and agree to the terms of the Publishing Agreement

Copyright Notice

Any authors publishing their work in this journal agree to the following:

1. The authors reserve the copyright to the work and grant the journal the right of first publication of the work under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows others to distribute this work with the obligatory preservation of references to the authors of the original work and the original publication in this journal.
2. The authors reserve the right to conclude separate contractual arrangements regarding the non-exclusive distribution of the work version in the form published here (for example, posting it in the respective institute’s repository, publication in a book), with reference to its original publication in this journal.
3. Authors have the right to post their work on the Internet (for example, in the institute’s repository or personal website) before and during the process of reviewing it by this journal, as this can lead to a productive discussion and more references to this work (See The Effect of Open Access ).

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered on the website of this journal will be used solely for the purposes indicated by this journal and will not be used for any other purposes or provided to other persons and organisations.