Author guidelines

Topics

We publish materials at the intersection of law and education. Indicative directions:

• Administrative-legal regulation of educational activity.
• Labour law in education (teaching and research-teaching staff).
• Digital rights of participants in the educational process, child online protection.
• Academic integrity, plagiarism, regulation of AI in academia.
• Inclusion and equal access to education.
• Regulation of non-formal education and private institutions.
• Transformation of education during and after wartime.

Material types

We accept several publication types with different expectations as to length and structure:

• Practice case — up to 3,500 words, one or two concrete examples with recommendations.
• Policy brief — up to 4,000 words, analysis of regulation with policy recommendations.
• Practitioner reflection — up to 2,500 words, personal experience with theoretical generalisation.
• Methodology review — up to 2,000 words, appraisal of a teaching or management methodology.
• Translation/adaptation — a relevant foreign item with context for the Ukrainian reader, with right-holder permission.
• Expert interview — up to 3,000 words, with structure: introduction, key theses, extended transcript.

Language

The primary languages of the journal are Ukrainian and English. An English-language abstract is mandatory for every publication, irrespective of the language of the main text. This secures visibility for the material in international indexes.

Manuscript format

We accept manuscripts in DOCX format. Requirements:

• Font: Times New Roman or Roboto, 12 pt, 1.5-line spacing.
• Citations — as footnotes at the bottom of the page, according to DSTU 8302:2015 or the Chicago Manual of Style.
• Tables and figures — directly in the text, with numbering and caption.
• Illustrations — in PNG or JPG, resolution of at least 150 dpi, with caption.
• Metadata — on a separate first page: title (uk+en), abstract (uk+en), keywords (uk+en), author(s), affiliation, ORCID, email.

Article structure

A clear structure helps both the reviewer and the reader. Recommended scheme:

• Introduction: context, problem statement, the question being addressed.
• Literature overview: brief, focused on what has already been done and which gap is being closed.
• Body: presentation of the argument, case or analysis.
• Conclusions: summary and practical recommendations.
• References.

Co-authorship and affiliation

Co-authors are all persons who made a substantial intellectual contribution to formulating the idea, collecting data, analysis or writing the text. Formal editing and financial support do not provide grounds for co-authorship — list them in the acknowledgements section.

Ethical requirements

For details see the Publication ethics section. Briefly:

• The manuscript is not concurrently submitted to other venues.
• Personal data of third parties is anonymised.
• Funding sources and conflicts of interest are disclosed.
• Use of generative AI models — disclose how and for what exactly.