Author Guidelines

Author guidelines (manuscript requirements)

Renaissance of Universal Mind welcomes transparent, reproducible and ethically complete scholarly manuscripts. Publisher: RUM PUBLISHING GROUP MCHJ. Languages: Uzbek, Russian, English. Frequency: monthly (12 issues per year). Published articles have OJS landing pages; cite only a complete valid DOI where available.

1. Scope and article types

The journal publishes original results in science, education, technology and innovation, including engineering; information technology; education; economics and management; natural sciences; chemistry, metallurgy and materials science; mathematics and applied modelling; interdisciplinary research.

  • Original research — new empirical or theoretical findings (main format)
  • Review — systematic or critical review (methods must be explicit)
  • Case study / applied — practice-oriented analysis or development
  • Short communication — brief report (with editorial agreement)

2. Journal requirements

  • The work is original, not previously published in full; simultaneous submission elsewhere is prohibited
  • Scientific novelty, a clear research question/hypothesis and a reproducible methodology are required
  • Conclusions must follow from the reported data; fabrication, falsification and salami publication are prohibited
  • All authors meet ICMJE criteria; gift/ghost/guest authorship is prohibited
  • ORCID iD is recommended for every author (mandatory for the corresponding author)
  • English title, abstract and keywords are mandatory for all submissions

3. Length and formatting

  • File: Microsoft Word (.docx)
  • Font: Times New Roman 12 pt; 1.5 line spacing; margins ≥ 2 cm; page numbers
  • Original research: typically 4,000–8,000 words (excluding abstract, captions and references); reviews 6,000–10,000; short communications ≤ 3,000
  • Tables + figures: usually ≤ 8
  • References: at least 15 sources (reviews usually ≥ 40); recent literature (last 5–7 years) is expected

4. Manuscript structure (IMRaD)

  1. Title — informative, ≤ 18–20 words
  2. Author details (separate title page): names, affiliations, emails, ORCIDs; corresponding author marked
  3. Abstract (250–300 words) — Background/Aim; Methods; Results; Conclusion
  4. Keywords — 4–7 items
  5. Introduction → Methods → Results → Discussion → Conclusion
  6. Funding, Conflict of interest, Author contributions (CRediT), Data availability, Generative AI disclosure (as applicable)
  7. References — APA 7th (one consistent style; mixed styles are rejected)

5. Abstract and keywords

Uzbek/Russian manuscripts must also provide an English title, abstract and keywords. The abstract must not contain citations, figure/table numbers or unexplained abbreviations.

6. Tables, figures and units

  • Each table/figure is numbered, captioned and cited in the text before first appearance
  • Figures ≥ 300 dpi (PNG/JPEG/TIFF); tables as editable Word tables, not images
  • Use SI units; third-party material requires permission and attribution

7. References

  • Every in-text citation appears in the list and vice versa
  • Provide DOIs where available (https://doi.org/...)
  • Unverifiable or AI-fabricated sources are prohibited
  • Excessive self-citation may lead to rejection

8. Anonymisation for double-blind review

Remove author names, affiliations, grant IDs and identifying acknowledgements from the main file. Upload a separate title page and clear Word document properties.

9. Ethics, data and AI

  • Studies involving humans/animals require ethics approval and consent details in Methods
  • Declare conflicts of interest (or none) and funding sources
  • Include a data-availability statement
  • Generative AI cannot be an author; disclose any use (AI policy)
  • Similarity screening applies: anti-plagiarism policy

10. Submission package (OJS)

  1. Anonymous manuscript (.docx)
  2. Title page (.docx)
  3. Cover letter confirming originality, scope fit and co-author approval
  4. Figures / supplementary files if needed

Submit only via OJS: Submissions. Email-only manuscripts are not placed in the official queue.

11. Review timing

No guaranteed acceptance date or universal review duration is promised. Ask the editorial office for a manuscript-specific update if delayed.

12. Publication, licence and fees

APC = 0 (diamond open access). Licence: CC BY 4.0. See APC, open access, licensing.

13. Pre-submission checklist

  1. Topic fits aims & scope; correct article type selected
  2. IMRaD structure complete; English title/abstract/keywords ready
  3. ORCID, CRediT, COI, Funding and Data availability completed
  4. Figures/tables adequate; references in APA 7th with DOIs where possible
  5. Anonymous file and title page separated
  6. AI disclosed if used; plagiarism self-check completed
  7. All co-authors approved the final text

14. Related policies

Contact: editorial office — editor@rum-journal.com, editor@rum-journal.com, tel. +99890-673-64-33.

Editorial screening, data and reproducibility

All submissions undergo mandatory editorial Milliy Antiplag screening and manual interpretation before scientific review. Similarity percentages do not determine acceptance automatically. Include a data-availability statement identifying an accessible dataset, a justified restriction, or that no new dataset was generated; do not promise data access that cannot be provided. Describe the methods, software, equations, units and statistical procedures sufficiently for evaluation. Label simulations and synthetic data and distinguish them from observations.

Related policies and information

Editorial office: editor@rum-journal.com.