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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.
  • The work is original and does not contain plagiarism, unethical borrowing, or self-plagiarism.
  • Sources and data used in the manuscript are properly documented and referenced. The reference list is provided in the order in which sources appear in the text.
  • The manuscript has been approved by all co-authors and does not contain any undisclosed conflict of interest. Co-authors confirm their agreement with the journal’s publication policies.
  • Required co-author information has been prepared for metadata: full name, affiliation, and email address.
  • The source file of the manuscript is prepared in DOC/DOCX (Microsoft Word), ODT (OpenOffice), or TEX (LaTeX — recommended for manuscripts with a large number of formulas).
  • The manuscript is anonymized: it does not contain explicit references to the authors’ names, affiliations, or any other information that could reveal their identity.
  • A PDF file has been prepared: the manuscript has been exported to PDF for convenient review. This file must be uploaded in addition to the source manuscript file.
  • Required illustrations are prepared as separate files in sufficient resolution for publication. These files must be uploaded in addition to the source manuscript.
  • The use of artificial intelligence tools, if applied during the research or manuscript preparation, is clearly stated in the article or supplementary materials.

Author Guidelines

General Provisions

The journal publishes scholarly, methodological, analytical, and practice-oriented materials related to the teaching and popularization of astronomy, as well as the development of astronomy education at all levels. Journal Sections →

Manuscripts are submitted through the journal’s online editorial system. All further communication with the editorial team after submission is carried out via the author’s personal account and email notifications.

Publication in the journal is always free of charge.

Editorial Policy

The manuscript must be original, must not contain plagiarism, unethical borrowing, or self-plagiarism, and must not be under review or published in another journal.

All co-authors must give their consent to submit the manuscript to the editorial office. Any conflicts of interest must be disclosed.

The editorial team may request data or materials used in the preparation of the manuscript if there are concerns about their reliability. Authors may also provide such materials voluntarily at the time of submission.

If artificial intelligence tools (e.g., automated translators, text-generation systems, or data-analysis tools) were used in preparing the manuscript, this must be explicitly stated in the article or in the accompanying materials.

Manuscript Structure

For research articles, the following structure is recommended:

  • title, abstract, keywords;
  • introduction (research question or problem, the study’s place within the existing academic and methodological discourse, literature review);
  • methodology and data description;
  • research results;
  • discussion and conclusions;
  • additional sections (e.g., acknowledgments);
  • reference list.

Methodological, practical, review, and other types of materials may follow a flexible structure appropriate to their genre.

Manuscript Formatting

Accepted formats: DOC/DOCX (Microsoft Word), ODT (OpenOffice), TEX (LaTeX). The use of LaTeX is recommended for manuscripts containing a large number of formulas.

Figures, graphs, and tables must be placed within the text after their first mention, numbered, and accompanied by captions. Each visual element must be referenced in the text.

All sources cited in the text must be included in the reference list. The list should follow a consistent style.

Submission Requirements

The following files must be uploaded to the system:

  • the source manuscript file;
  • a PDF version of the manuscript for convenient review;
  • image files in high resolution (at least 300 dpi);
  • other supplementary files, if desired by the author.

Peer Review

After an initial editorial assessment for relevance and compliance with journal requirements, the manuscript undergoes double-blind peer review. The standard review period is up to one month.

If reviewers recommend revisions, the author receives comments and suggestions. Editors may also provide additional feedback. The expected response time for revisions or answers to reviewer comments is up to one month.

Authors receive notifications of every status change of the submission.

Publication Decision

Manuscripts accepted for publication undergo literary and technical editing in accordance with the journal’s standards. Substantial editorial changes are agreed upon with the authors before publication.

The final decision on publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief. Issues of the journal are typically compiled as materials become ready and according to the order of acceptance.

Journal Sections

Events, Reviews, and Commentary

This section includes materials on current events in astronomy and astronomy education, analytical reviews, expert commentary, and thematic notes that reflect the state and development trends of the field.

Astronomy and School Education

This section publishes articles on the teaching of astronomy in schools, including integration into the physics curriculum, introductory and preparatory courses, extracurricular activities, supplementary education programs, methodological approaches, and practical resources for teachers.

Astronomical Etudes

This section contains instructional and methodological notes, as well as lecture-style materials that explore specific astronomical concepts and phenomena, as well as methodological ideas.

Student Research Activity

This section features articles and materials on project-based and research activities of school and university students. Submissions may include descriptions of educational projects, methodologies for organizing them, project outcomes, and high-quality examples of student research at various levels.

Astronomy Olympiads

This section publishes materials on the system of astronomy olympiads, methodologies for conducting and evaluating them, analytical overviews, interesting problems and their solutions, as well as methodological recommendations for organizers, teachers, and participants.

Professional Education

This section is dedicated to issues of higher and continuing professional education, including teacher training, university programs, professional development and retraining, as well as modern approaches to instruction and the design of educational pathways.

Education and Technologies

This section features materials on technologies used in astronomy education, including digital learning resources, electronic educational environments, planetarium tools, software solutions, artificial intelligence, and innovative methodological approaches.

Copyright Notice

Materials are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

You are free to:

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.

  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.

Under the following terms:

  • Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.

  • ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

Privacy Statement

Personal data of users of the Astronomical Education journal website are processed under the applicable laws of the Russian Federation, including Federal Law No. 152-FZ “On Personal Data”. By providing data during registration or when submitting materials, the user confirms their consent to its processing. The processed data may include the user’s name, email address, workplace information, and other data necessary for supporting the editorial and publishing workflow, which the user (author, reviewer, or editor) provides voluntarily.

Personal data are used solely for the purposes of operating the Journal: registering users, facilitating communication between authors, reviewers, and the editorial team, sending notifications, and ensuring the functionality of the user account. The editorial office takes the necessary measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access and prevents its misuse. The collected data are not shared with third parties, except in cases directly required by law or by the purposes listed above.

Users have the right to request information about their personal data, to demand its correction, updating, restriction of processing, or deletion, as well as to withdraw their consent by contacting the editorial office using the contact details provided on the website.