Submissions

Author Guidelines

Original submissions that fall within the journal’s aims and scholarly priorities are considered for publication in “Агора. Журнал соціальних наук / Agora. Social Sciences Journal”. A manuscript must not be under consideration by another journal at the same time. If related material has previously been made available as a preprint, conference abstract, or in another form, the authors must inform the editorial office when submitting the manuscript.

The journal accepts submissions in Ukrainian, English, and Polish. The recommended length is 4,000–8,000 words for a research article and 500–1,500 words for a review, contribution to a scholarly discussion, or report on an academic event. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. No fees are charged for submission, peer review, or publication.

A research article should include an introduction stating the problem, a literature review, the aim and objectives, a description of the methods and data, the research findings, and conclusions. It should demonstrate scholarly novelty and engage with recent research on the subject.

Authors must prepare two separate files for submission:

1. Title page — information about all authors in Ukrainian and English: first and last name, ORCID iD, academic degree, academic title, primary institutional affiliation and its address, position, and contact details.
2. Manuscript — the text intended for double-anonymous peer review. It must include the article title in Ukrainian and English and its Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) number. It must not contain the authors’ names, affiliations, biographical details, or other information that could reveal their identities.

Files must be submitted in Microsoft Word or RTF format. The main text must use 12-point type and 1.5 line spacing. An abstract of at least 1,800 characters including spaces and 3–5 keywords must be provided in both Ukrainian and English. Illustrations, graphs, and tables should appear at the relevant points in the text; supplementary or extensive materials may be placed at the end of the document. Materials created in Excel must also be supplied as separate files. Figures created outside Microsoft Office must be supplied separately at a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Mathematical equations must be created using Microsoft Word Equation Editor.

In-text citations and the unnumbered, alphabetically ordered reference list must follow APA 7. Example of an in-text citation: (Симончук, 2020, с. 68). If the list contains sources in Cyrillic, a References section must follow it: Cyrillic entries must be transliterated into the Latin alphabet, with English translations of titles in square brackets. Online references must include complete and accurate URLs. Detailed rules and examples are provided in the formatting requirements.

Authors are responsible for the manuscript’s content, the accuracy of the data, proper citation, adherence to academic integrity, obtaining permission to use third-party materials, and meeting applicable research ethics requirements. An article may have no more than five authors; the list of authors may not be changed after the manuscript has been submitted to the editorial office. If the authors of an article do not hold an academic degree, the submission must be accompanied by a review from a Doctor of Sciences in the relevant field or an extract from the minutes of a departmental meeting recommending the article for publication. Rules concerning unacceptable sources for citation are set out in the submission procedure.

Manuscripts undergo an initial editorial check and double-anonymous peer review. Following review, a submission may be accepted, returned for revision, or rejected. When revisions are requested, authors must submit a revised manuscript and reasoned responses to the comments. The editorial office may make stylistic and technical edits without changing the scholarly content; substantive changes are agreed with the authors.

Materials may be submitted through the journal’s online submission system or emailed to agora@oa.edu.ua. By submitting material, authors confirm that they have read and agree to the journal’s editorial policies, including those on peer review, publication ethics, open access, copyright, and privacy.