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Author Guidelines

When accepting and formatting articles, the editorial board of the journal is guided by the requirements of the Order of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation dated 05/31/2023 No. 534 "On Approval of the Rules for the Formation of the List of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications...", as well as the "Methodological Recommendations for the Preparation and Design of Scientific Articles in Journals Indexed in International Scientometric Databases" developed by the same Ministry (ed. by O.V. Kirillova. Moscow, 2017; https://www.npi-tu.ru/upload/medialibrary/d50/d4ekewpeusj6axjb2wnb6lazdj279fon/Rekomendacii_130617.pdf). The legal basis for ensuring the publication ethics of the journal is made up of international standards - the provisions adopted at the 2nd World Conference on the Integrity of Scientific Research (Singapore, July 22–24, 2010), the provisions developed in 2011 by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as well as the norms of Chapter 70 "Copyright" of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Civil Code of the Russian Federation). Scientific articles, scientific reviews, scientific reviews, reviews in Russian and English are accepted for publication.

Free Access Policy. The journal provides direct open access to its content, based on the following principle – free open access to research results contributes to increasing the global exchange of knowledge (Budapest Open Access Initiative).

Articles prepared in Russian and English are accepted for publication, in accordance with the rules for authors posted on the journal's website (https://nbsprot.elpub.ru/jour). Preference in publication is given to works in scientific specialties:

6.2.1. Armament and military equipment (technical sciences).

6.2.10. Destructive effect of special types of weapons, means and methods of protection (chemical sciences, technical sciences, biological sciences).

6.3.3. Military history (historical sciences).

There is no fee for the publication of the article and the review of manuscripts, accelerated publication is not allowed. Proceedings of correspondence conferences are not published. No fees are paid. Promotional materials are not published. Articles are checked using the Anti-Plagiarism program. The journal is distributed in the legislative and executive authorities of the Russian Federation, in the central bodies of military administration, in research organizations and educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The position of the editorial board may not coincide with the point of view of the authors.

The Editorial Board adheres to the principle that peer review is the main mechanism for assessing the quality of research materials published in the journal. The decision to publish an article is made by the editor-in-chief (or the deputy editor-in-chief authorized by him) solely based on its scientific significance and taking into account the opinion of the reviewers (see "Procedure for reviewing articles in the journal "Journal of NBC Protection Corps"). If the article is prepared with gross violations of the "Rules for the preparation and submission of articles to the journal " Journal of NBC Protection Corps ", which do not allow to understand its essence or reproduce it in a typographic way (violation of the structure of the article, lack of an abstract, lack of images in separate files with the necessary resolution, etc.), then it is not sent to the reviewer and is not considered by the editorial board. In this case, the Editor-in-Chief (Deputy Editor-in-Chief) notifies the author(s) of the identified violations, recommends making the necessary changes and resubmitting the manuscript. Papers that do not correspond to the profile of the journal may also be rejected by the editorial board of the journal without peer review. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Submission of an article to the journal "Journal of NBC Protection Corps" implies that:

• the article has not been previously published in another publication;
• the article is not under consideration in another publication;
• all co-authors agree with the publication of the current version of the article

1. General requirements for articles. Articles are provided in the form of a paper version (in 1 copy) and an electronic version identical to the copy printed on paper. The electronic version is submitted in one of the MS Word formats (*.doc, *docx or *.rtf) on removable media or by e-mail, the address of which is indicated below. The article must have a referral from the institution in which it was executed. Organizations licensed by the FSB to carry out work with the use of information constituting a state secret must submit a conclusion on the absence of information constituting a state secret in the article.

The manuscript should be free of illegal borrowings (plagiarism). The originality of the text of the manuscript, according to the report in the Antiplagiat system, should be as follows: for original works (results of own research) – at least 80%, for review works – at least 70%. The number of references to one's own works (self-citation) should not exceed 20%. When using materials from the works of other authors (diagrams, figures, photographs, tables, fragments of text), the author must be guided by Article 1274 of Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, which allows the free use of the work for informational, scientific, educational or cultural purposes, but with the obligatory indication of the name of the author whose work is used, and the source of borrowing.

If the paper presents the results of their own research involving animals or humans as research subjects, the authors should indicate in the manuscript that all stages comply with the legislation and regulatory documents of research organizations, as well as approved by the relevant committees (indicating the title, number, and date of the document).

The titles of the documents referred to in the text should be given in full. For example, not the "Chemical Weapons Convention", but the "Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction".

For original articles (the results of the authors' own research), the journal adopts the IMRAD (introduction, methods, results, and discussion) format.

For review articles (the results of the analysis of literature on a particular problem), the editorial board recommends presenting the material in the following sequence:

an introduction that reflects the relevance of the study and ends with a statement of the purpose of the work and its objectives;

the main part, divided into subsections, if necessary, containing the results of the work and their discussion;

Conclusions (or conclusion).

The titles of the sections in the review manuscripts are determined by the author. An article that does not have a division into sections, typed in a continuous text without headings and without references to scientific sources, cannot be attributed to a scientific article.

BRIEF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AUTHORS ON THE PREPARATION AND DESIGN OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IN JOURNALS INDEXED IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTOMETRIC DATABASES

The requirements for the type of publication include the following formats:

An original scientific article is a detailed format for presenting the results of the authors' logically completed scientific research – about 40 thousand characters, 5–8 figures, 25–40 references;

A short report is a short format for presenting the individual results of a logically completed scientific study – no more than 2500 words, no more than two figures or tables, at least eight references.

review article – the main purpose of writing a review article for the journal "Journal of NBC Protection Corps " should be to discuss the accumulated material and present the author's new view on the previously described phenomena, rethink and search for new approaches to their interpretation and use. A simple enumeration of facts and a statement of the current state of the issue are not allowed. Five or more figures, 70 references. The size of the review article should be agreed with the editors.

Font Times New Roman, size 14. The text should be placed on one side of the sheet with one and a half lines spacing, with margins on the left side of the sheet (at least 3.5 cm) and on the right side of the sheet (at least 1 cm).

Abbreviations of words and abbreviations are allowed in the text of the article, if the full title is initially given. The names of foreign authors are given in the original transcription. Abbreviations of simple words are not allowed. Drug doses, units of measurement and other numerical values are indicated in the SI system.

In the upper left corner of the article, the UDC code is given. The article may be accompanied by a glossary of terms (unclear, which may cause difficulties for the reader to read); The dictionary is placed at the end of the article.

The Latin names of biological objects of research in the title of the article and in the text are written in compliance with the generally accepted rules of taxonomic nomenclature: binary species – in italics (Bacillus anthracis, Valeriana officinalis L.), taxa of higher rank – in straight font (genus Bacillus or family Bacillaceae). At the first mention in the text, generic and specific names are given without abbreviations, further in the text the generic name is indicated by one capital (first) letter, and the specific name is indicated in full (B. anthracis).

The names and symbols of genes are typed in italics, and the names of their products are capitalized in a straight font. For example, fos, c-myc, ATM genes; proteins Fos, c-Myc, ATM. Italics are used for mobile elements, such as the hobo element, as well as the first three letters of the names of restriction sites, such as HindIII. The names of phages and viruses are written in Latin transcription in a straight font.

In the text of the article and the abstract, it is necessary to avoid unnecessary introductory words and meaningless phrases such as "the author of the article considers...", "it is generally known...", "as it is known", "nowadays", "recently", "in accordance with the established procedure", "more and more attention", "can be said", "many studies show", "several", "slightly", "as can be seen", "absolutely", "significantly higher level...", "has a pronounced ability...", "the study is devoted to relevant issues...", "Overall, the results ...", "the effectiveness of... is quite low", "foreign scientists believe...", "data obtained abroad...", "according to foreign assessment", etc.

The title (title) of the article should be informative and not contain abbreviations, except for generally accepted ones. It should not begin with vague words, such as "some questions", "study", "research", etc., which obviously do not give an idea of what exactly the content of the work is about. The maximum length of the article title is 10-12 words.

Information about the authors includes their full names and affiliations (names of organizations that submitted the article, city), academic degree, title, and, if available, Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). When specifying an organization, it is necessary to provide its full postal address with the indication of the city code, street name, house number; For universities, the name of the faculty or institute. If the authors are from different organizations, then the same icons should be placed next to the author's name and the name of the corresponding organization. You don't have to specify the street, but you can enter the zip code. It is important for authors to adhere to the indication of one place of work.

Abstract and keywords – see p. 3.

Bibliographic description – a full bibliographic description of the article is provided, which facilitates its correct citation by other authors and the work of search engines indexing the journal – see p. 10.

The main provisions of the article (optional) reflect the key results of the study, the main content of the article, set out in a thesis and formatted in the form of 3-5 points of a bulleted list.

When working with the layout of an article sent by the editorial board to the authors for verification and approval, it is advisable to use the "Text Markup" tool of Foxit Reader for Windows (distributed free of charge) to make edits.

2. When preparing original articles, the following writing plan should be adhered to:

a) section "Introduction" – a brief assessment of the current state of the problem, justification of its relevance. The most well-known and authoritative publications on the topic under study are given, unsolved problems are identified. The goals and objectives of the work are formulated. The information in the "Introduction" should be organized according to the principle "from the general to the specific". The purpose of the work should correspond to the title of the article. The length of this section should not exceed 15% of the volume of the main text.

b) the section "Materials and Methods" should contain information about the research methods sufficient for reproduction. The author should briefly explain why these methods were chosen for research, what are their advantages over others for solving the same problem. It is necessary to specify the conditions and sequence of operations when setting up experiments. If a known method is described, it is sufficient to provide a reference to the relevant source of literature. It is necessary to indicate the qualification and origin of the reagents, the companies, and countries of manufacture of the instruments and equipment involved in the experiments. The name of the manufacturing companies should be indicated in the original transcription. The strains of microorganisms and cell culture lines used in the studies should be deposited in the national collection. The name of the collection and the registration number of the strain must be indicated. If macro or micro photography is performed, indicate the magnification and the name of the device with which it is taken. Statistical methods are given in such detail that the reader can verify the results presented in the article. Where possible, the data should be quantified and presented with appropriate measures of measurement error and uncertainty (such as confidence intervals). One should not rely solely on statistical testing of hypotheses, such as the use of p values that do not reflect the completeness of the information. The choice of experimental objects must be justified. Details of the randomization process and the methods used to ensure blind control should be provided. In describing statistical methods, reference should be made to well-known manuals and textbooks.

The review article section must contain the following information:

- Bibliographic databases used (e.g., PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, Chemical Abstracts, IEEE Xplore, etc.).

- Keywords and search queries (including Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT) used for the search.

- The time frame of the search.

- The use of manual searching in the reference lists of key articles.

- A definition of the types of publications included in the review (e.g., original research in English and Russian).

- Exclusion criteria (e.g., unreviewed conference abstracts, unverified media reports).

- A description of the selection stages (for clarity, the use of a PRISMA flow diagram is recommended: https://editverse.com/ru/простое-руководство-по-шагам-блок-схемы-Prisma/).

- A description of how the information was synthesized and structured (e.g., "The retrieved data was thematically grouped into the following areas: historical context of A-agent development, structural analysis, molecular mechanism of acetylcholinesterase inhibition, toxicological data").

- An explanation of why the selected sources were deemed credible (e.g., the use of sources from peer-reviewed journals, etc.).

- For articles intended for the sections "Historical Archive" and "Chemical and Biological Weapons in Wars and Conflicts", priority must be given to archival documents, materials from judicial proceedings, and reports by international commissions.

If artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the preparation of your manuscript, this must be explicitly disclosed in the "Materials and Methods" section. The disclosure should include:

- The specific AI tools used (e.g., Neuroassistant by NEICON, "Anti-Plagiarism" by NEICON, DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.).

- The specific tasks for which AI was employed(e.g., text generation, grammar checking, data visualization, formulating keywords, selecting a journal for publication, and other permissible tasks).

This policy ensures transparency and accountability in the scientific process. For full details, please refer to our "Policy on Artificial Intelligence" at: https://www.nbsprot.ru/jour/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2

c) "Results" section. This section should present the experimental or theoretical data obtained in the course of the study. The results are given in the processed version: in the form of tables, graphs, organizational or structural diagrams, equations, photographs, drawings. Only facts are given. Their interpretation and comparison with the data of other researchers should be placed in the "Discussion" section. If there are many similar dependencies presented in the form of graphs, only one typical graph is given, and the data on the quantitative differences between them are presented in a table. There are three ways to present the results: text (verbal representation); tables (semi-verbal representation); Drawings; charts, graphs, images (visual representation). All three ways of presenting the results of a quantitative study (text, tables, and figures) should complement each other, not repeat each other. Each graph, each table should be presented and described in the text. Their textual description also consists of three elements. The first one indicates what exactly is presented and where it can be found in the article. The second describes the most important features of this graph or table, and the third already comments. It is recommended that the results be presented in the past tense and in affirmative sentences.

d) the "Discussion" section contains the interpretation of the results of the study, assumptions about the facts obtained, comparison of the obtained results with the results of other authors. In the "Discussion" section, you should move from the specific information in the "Methods" and "Results" sections to a more general interpretation of the results.

e) Limitations of the Study

This section is a mandatory element of a scientific article intended for an objective and critical assessment of the methodological boundaries of the conducted work. Its purpose is not to diminish the value of the research but to demonstrate the authors' scientific integrity, enhance confidence in the obtained results, and outline directions for future research. A proper description of the limitations allows reviewers and readers to adequately interpret the findings and assess their applicability.

In this section, authors should clearly and specifically state the limitations that have affected or could potentially affect the study's results and conclusions. The limitations should be related to the research design, methodology, and data analysis.

To assist in preparing this section, you may use the following logical structure:

"This study has several limitations that should be considered when interpreting its results. First, [describe the first and most significant limitation, e.g., 'the non-randomized study design']. This could have led to [explain the potential consequence, e.g., 'the unaccounted influence of confounding factors'].Second [describe the second limitation, e.g., 'data were collected from a single center'], which may limit the generalizability (external validity) of our findings to other populations.Finally, [describe the third limitation, e.g., 'the use of self-reported questionnaires may have introduced social desirability bias']. To address these limitations in future research, it would be advisable to [suggest a path for future studies, e.g., 'conduct multicenter randomized controlled trials']."

e) the "Conclusion" section contains the main ideas of the main text of the article. This part of the section should be carefully edited so as not to repeat the wording given in the previous sections. It is desirable to compare the results obtained with those that were planned to be obtained, as well as to show their novelty and practical significance, to prescribe the limitations that arose in the course of the work. At the end of the section, conclusions and recommendations are given, and the main directions for further research are determined. Conclusions should be relevant to the purpose of the study and be based on the results obtained. The main conclusion should contain an answer to the question posed in the introductory part of the article. There should be no more than 3-5 conclusions. With a larger number, the significance of the main output(s) is lost.

The following sections should be formatted in Russian and English.

f) Acknowledgments

This section should acknowledge individuals who contributed to the work on the article but do not meet the criteria for authorship.

If artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the research or preparation of the manuscript, you may acknowledge the developers of the specific AI tool used for a particular task.

Example:The authors would like to thank the developers of the OpenAI GPT-4 large language model for their assistance in verifying the compliance of the Reference List with the Vancouver citation style.

g) section "Contribution of authors" – see clause 9.

h) section "Information on Conflicts of Interest". Authors should disclose financial or any other significant conflicts of interest that may be considered to have influenced the results of the study or their interpretation. Forms of third-party funding for the work (grants, subsidies, donations), if any, should be indicated. If there are no conflicts of interest, authors should state: "The authors state that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationship that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest “.

i) "Peer review information" section. The model of peer review (double-blind or open peer review), the number of reviewers, and the location of reviews are indicated. For example: An article has undergone a two-way anonymous "blind" peer review by two reviewers who are specialists in the field. The article has been double-blind peer reviewed by two experts in the respective field. Peer reviews are available from the Editorial Board and from Russian Science Citation Index database.

j) "Funding" section. It is indicated who financed this work (organization, state assignment, grant No. ...). For example:

"This work was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) (Grant No. 18-29-17069)".

"This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [NSFC 32170820, 31771661], and program for HUST Academic Frontier Youth Team".

There are no funding sources to declare.

3. Highlights, Abstract, and Keywords

Highlights are formatted before the abstract and separately from it, as a bulleted list (3–5 points). The purpose of this section is to present the reader with the 'tip of the iceberg' of the article – the most striking and important points. This helps them understand within seconds whether the article is of interest and worth reading the full abstract and text. This format is used, for example, by journals from publishers such as Nature, Elsevier (the "Highlights" section), Springer, and many others. It serves as a 'roadmap' for a quick overview of your article.

Possible structure for Highlights:

• The most important conclusion or achievement of the work.
• The key method or approach used.
• The most significant or unexpected result.
• The main practical or theoretical implication of the work.

Example:

• A novel hybrid catalyst based on palladium and nanocellulose was synthesized and characterized for the first time.
• The catalyst demonstrated record efficiency in the Suzuki reaction under mild conditions.
• The mechanism of the catalytic cycle was established using quantum chemical modeling.
• A practical pathway for scaling up the process for the pharmaceutical industry was proposed.

Abstract is a concise, yet formal and structured summary of the entire research, following the classic logic of "Relevance – Aim – Materials and Methods – Results – Conclusions – Practical Significance". For review articles, this pertains to the "Research Source Base".

• Clearly state the rationale and necessity for this research. One or two sentences.
• Formulate the main objective of the study in one sentence. What question did you investigate? What knowledge gap does the work aim to fill? Overall, the aim should reflect the article's title. Example: "The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a novel palladium-based catalyst in a cross-coupling reaction."
• Briefly describe the key experimental methods and study design, equipment used, methodology for result evaluation, and randomization. State what was done to achieve the aim. Example: "The reaction mixture composition was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography. The study involved the synthesis of a series of palladium (Pd)-based catalysts and their testing under standard cross-coupling conditions." For review articles ("Research Source Base"), briefly describe the methodology for searching, selecting, and analyzing scientific literature; specify the bibliographic databases used, the time period covered by the search, the number of sources analyzed, inclusion criteria, and exclusion methodology.
• Present the most important and objective results obtained during the study. Provide specific data (numbers, percentages, p-values) without interpretation. Example: "The Pd-NX-1 catalyst demonstrated a target product yield of 95% compared to 78% for the commercial analogue (p < 0.01). X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the formation of the target crystalline phase."
• Conclusions (for experimental work) or Conclusion (for review articles). Provide a brief interpretation of the results. What is the main conclusion? Answer the question formulated in the "Aim". Avoid repeating the results. This section replaces the "Discussion of Results and Conclusions". Discussion in the abstract should be minimized and merged with the conclusion. Example: "The obtained data indicate that the proposed catalyst outperforms existing analogues in efficiency, opening prospects for its industrial application."
• Practical Significance.We are introducing this section in the abstract starting in 2026. Briefly indicate how the results can be applied in practice, impact the industry, or guide further research. Example: "The developed catalyst can be used to simplify the synthesis of key intermediates in the production of anticancer drugs, reducing process costs."

The recommended abstract length is 200–250 words. References (footnotes) are not permitted in the abstract; abbreviations must be spelled out. The abstract must not contain general phrases about the article – such as: "The article is devoted to…", "The paper presents the results of a study on the evaluation of…", or "The possibility of obtaining working comparison samples with good preparative yields is shown…", etc. One proven format for the abstract is a brief repetition of the article's structure, including the introduction (relevance), aim and objectives, methods, results, and conclusion. Section headings within the abstract are highlighted in bold italic and start on a new line (without paragraph indentation). It is advisable to describe the method or methodology in detail in the abstract only if they are novel or represent a point of interest for the published work. Describe the results as precisely and informatively as possible. Present the main theoretical and experimental results, factual data, discovered relationships, and regularities. Preference should be given to new results and data of long-term significance; discoveries and conclusions that challenge existing theories; as well as data of practical value. Conclusions may be accompanied by recommendations, assessments, proposals, or hypotheses described in the article. The practical significance must be stated so that the reader immediately understands for which of their own works they can use the results of your article.

Keywords. Must reflect the discipline (scientific field of the article), topic, aim, and object of the study, and are intended for the reader's quick and prioritized discovery of the article by search engines in various electronic databases. They are provided in alphabetical order, separated by semicolons, which facilitates the classification of the work in computer search systems. Keywords can be single words or phrases in the singular and nominative case. Avoid using overly complex words, "words" in quotation marks, and abbreviations (except for commonly accepted ones: DNA, RNA, PCR, etc.). The number of keywords should not exceed 8.

For citation. See Section 10.

Financial Transparency. Authors must disclose any financial interest in the research outcomes (if applicable).

Conflict of Interest. A mandatory element of a scientific publication. Its goal is to ensure transparency and build trust in the research by disclosing any relationships (financial or non-financial) that could be perceived as potentially influencing the objectivity of the presented results. It contains a specific description of all potential conflicts.

• If a conflict exists: "Author A.B. Ivanov received consulting fees from Company N. Author V.G. Petrov is a shareholder in Company M. The remaining authors declare no competing interests."
• If no conflict exists: "The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest that could have influenced the results or conclusions of this study."

Use of Artificial Intelligence. Specify for what purpose AI was used in the preparation of the article. See "Artificial Intelligence Policy" – https://www.nbsprot.ru/jour/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2

Funding Sources. List the grant-awarding organizations, foundations, companies, or other institutions that provided financial support for this research (e.g., "This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant No. 18-29-17069).").

Example abstract structure: (https://www.nbsprot.ru/jour/article/view/420)

Epidemic control measures at NATO military base in Afghanistan during COVID-19 outbreak

Dmitriy I. Pavelyev, Tatiana E. Sizikova, Natalia A. Saifulina, Olga A. Ganina,

Natalia V. Karulina, Vitaliy N. Lebedev, Sergey V. Borisevich

48 Central Scientific Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Oktyabrskaya Street, 11, SergievPosad 141306, Russian Federation

e-mail: 48cnii_1@mil.ru

Highlights

The experience of American epidemiologists gained from the COVID-19 outbreak at NATO military base at Hamid Karzai international airport in Afghanistan can be quite useful. It can help to stop outbreaks of new unknown contagious diseases provoked by biological weapons.

Relevance.The contagious disease outbreaks at military forces location may tamper with their work. The newly appeared or unknown contagious diseases are the most dangerous ones in this sense, as their efficient detection, treatment and prevention tools have not been created yet.

Purpose of the study is to analyze epidemic control measures that were taken at NATO military base at Hamid Karzai international airport (as exemplified by the COVID-19 outbreak).

Study base sources. The authors have studied scientific journals in the English language available on the Internet (publication 2020–2021).

Method. Analytical.

Results. Large international airports are one of the main sources of contagious disease agents spreading to the nearest and farthest regions and countries. The American commanders took some quarantine measures at NATO military base at Hamid Karzai international airport to diminish the spreading of COVID-19 among the troops and reduce possible consequences. The comparison of values of the two group (quarantine and non-quarantine) detected that these groups were quite close in terms of parameter “Number of detected virus carriers (percentage)”. It means that these limitations are not enough to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.

Conclusions. The epidemic control measures taken at military bases and their subdivisions help to decrease contagious disease spreading, only if the contacts of the ill persons are traced. The military persons mostly fall ill with COVID-19 at their job sites.

Key words: COVID-19; detection; epidemic control measures; isolation; polymerase chain reaction; quarantine; SARS-CoV-2 virus

For citation: Pavelyev D.I., Sizikova T.E., Saifulina N.A., Ganina O.A., Karulina N.V., Lebedev V.N., Borisevich S.V. Epidemic control measures at NATO military base in Afghanistan during COVID-19 outbreak. Journal of NBC Protection Corps. 2025;9(3):205–213. EDN:yknbto.

https://doi.org/10.35825/2587-5728-2025-9-3-205-213

Financial disclosure: The authors have no financial interests in the submitted materials or methods.

Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no apparent or potential conflicts of interest related to the publication of this article.

AI use: The authors have not resorted to.

Funding:48 Central Scientific Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

4. English-language block. Follows the abstract in Russian. The title of the article, information on the affiliation of the authors, the abstract, keywords and the bibliographic description of the article are translated into English. For the organization(s), it is important that the official English version of the name be indicated. For example: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow Academy of Fine Chemical Technology, Vernadskogo Ave., 86, Moscow 119571, Russian Federation. The transliteration of the authors' names is carried out according to the BGN (Board of Geographic Names) system, see the http://www.translit.ru website). An abstract in English for an article in Russian language may be longer than an abstract in Russian language (see p. 3), since it is not followed by the full text in the same language. In the translation of annotations and keywords into English, there should be no transliterations from Russian, except for untranslatable names of proper names, devices and other objects that have their own names; Also, untranslatable slang known only to Russian-speaking specialists should not be used. English-language special terminology should be used. The use of terms that are a direct copy of Russian-language terms should be avoided. It is necessary to maintain the consistency of terminology within the resume. The text should be coherent, using the words "consequently", "further", "for example", "for example", "as a result", etc.). The provisions set forth should logically follow one from the other. It is necessary to use the active voice, not the passive voice, i.e. "The study tested", but not "It was tested in this study" (a common mistake in Russian annotations). The use of automatic translators is not recommended.
5. Table. They are placed in the text of the article after the first mention. Tables must have a number and a title. Do not put a period after the table heading. Headings are left-aligned. The table number is placed to the left of the heading.

Tables must be formed using the Word "table" option without a paragraph in the column. Abbreviations of words in tables are not allowed. The numbers in the tables must match the numbers in the text. In the text of the article, it is necessary to provide a link to the table. Tables should be compact, have a serial number; Columns and columns must be reconciled logically and graphically. Column names are shown in bold. Empty cells in the table are not allowed. The material of the tables (as well as figures) should be understandable and not duplicate the text of the article. If abbreviations need to be used, their explanation is given in the notes to the table. All data presented in the tables should correspond to those in the text of the manuscript.

6. Mathematical formulas and equations. It should be separated from the text in a separate line. At least one blank line must be left above and below each formula and equation. If the equation does not fit on one line, it must be moved after the equal sign (=) or after the plus (+) or minus (–) signs, multiplication (×) or division (:) or other mathematical signs, the sign at the beginning of the next line being repeated. When transferring a formula, the sign "×" is used on the sign symbolizing the multiplication operation. An explanation of the meanings of symbols and numerical coefficients should be given directly below the formula (equation) in the same sequence in which they are given in the formula (equation). Formulas and equations in the article are numbered sequentially within the article with Arabic numerals in parentheses and the rightmost position on the line. One formula (equation) is denoted by (1). References in the text to the ordinal numbers of formulas and equations are given in parentheses in Arabic numerals.
7. Drawings (graphs, photographs, screenshots, diagrams). Figures and photographs are placed in the text of the article after the first mention, there is no need to submit them on separate sheets. Drawings can be in black and white and in color. The number of symbols in a picture or photograph should be kept to a minimum, explanations should be given in the figure caption. Below the figure should be the title of the figure with the number of the figure and an explanatory sub-figure inscription. Captions and captions to illustrative material are given in the language of the text of the article and, as a rule, are repeated in English. Drawings and photographs must be submitted electronically. In the captions to the microphotographs, the magnification and the method of staining are indicated. Electronic versions of drawings and photographs should be at least 9–12 cm in size, 300 dots / inch, .tif format, CMYK color platform. It is advisable to present graphs in Microsoft Excel with digital data. Each chart in a separate file.
8. Academic degrees and titles. Provided in abbreviated form
9. Authors' contributions. It is necessary to indicate the contribution of each author of the published work. It is given in a separate paragraph in Russian and English immediately after the article before the information about the conflict of interest. The full names of the authors are indicated in full or in initials in bold. For example:

"All authors confirm that their authorship meets the ICMJE criteria. The largest contribution is distributed as follows: V.N. Fateenkov – formation of the concept of the article, writing the text of the manuscript; I.R. Ilyasov – correction of the manuscript text, revision of the text; A.V. Braun – editing the text of the manuscript; V.V. Olicheva – analysis of scientific literature data; All the authors confirm that they meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship. The most significant contributions were as follows. V.N. Fateenkov – conceptualized the study, drafted the manuscript; I.R. Ilyasov – corrected and revised manuscript; A.V. Braun – edited the manuscript; V.V. Olicheva – analysed scientific literature; A.D. Titova – prepared the pictures".

"FT and OY participated in the design of the study, contributed to data collection and data reduction/analysis of biochemical parameters, and interpreted the results; GAB participated in the physical and physiological measurements used in the study; SK and DÖ contributed to the determination of the polymorphism and interpretation of results. All authors contributed to the manuscript writing. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript, and agree with the order of presentation of the authors".

"Conceptualization, D.B. and V.T.; writing—original draft preparation, D.B.; writing—review and editing, V.T. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript".

"Conceptualization: M.S. and H.B.; methodology: C. Jeney and H.B.; formal analysis: C.Jeney and H.B.; investigation: J.G., C. Jakob, L.K.T., J.F., A.P., K.F., L.K., and H.B.; data curation: J.F. and A.P.; writing – original draft: H.B.; writing – review & editing: C. Jakob, M.S., and H.B.; visualization: H.B.; supervision: P.B., M.B., M.S., and H.B.; project administration: M.S. and H.B.; and funding acquisition: P.B., M.B., and M.S."

Other options for reporting authors' contributions: formation of the concept of the article, collection, analysis and systematization of information presented in the scientific literature, writing the text, editing the manuscript / elaboration of the concept of the paper; collection, analysis and systematization of scientific literature; writing and editing of the paper; revision of the text, approval of the final version of the paper for publication.

Etc.

10. List of sources (References). It is the focus of the reception of manuscripts. It is prepared in Russian and English. The list of sources allows you to:

• acknowledge and use the ideas of other authors, avoiding accusations of plagiarism;
• quickly find the sources of the materials to which the author refers, familiarize yourself with them and make sure of the reliability of the data from these sources;
• demonstrate the scope and depth of the study.

The list of sources includes only sources indexed in scientometric systems (articles from scientific journals and monographs). If the cited article has a unique identifier of the digital object DOI (Digital Object Identifier), it must be indicated after the description of the cited article in the form of an e-mail address on the Internet - https://doi.org/10.35825/2587-5728-2023-7-3-205-235. When analyzing a scientific problem, it is necessary to show familiarity with classical works, referring to the relevant sources in the work. If it is necessary to refer to an article in a socio-political newspaper, a text on a website or a blog, information about the source should be placed in a footnote. It is undesirable to include in bibliographic lists regulatory documents (resolutions, laws, instructions, GOSTs, etc.) and hard-to-reach sources that will never be indexed in scientometric systems. They should be cited in footnotes when first mentioned (see "Footnotes" below). It is also necessary to minimize the citation of textbooks, manuals, reference books, dictionaries, collections of articles, dissertations, and other small-circulation publications, which, on the one hand, cannot be the basis for serious scientific research, and on the other hand, may be inaccessible. They should also be cited in footnotes.

References in the text should be numbered in square brackets in the order in which they are cited. When citing sources, it is necessary to reflect the works of not only Russian, but also foreign colleagues. Do not resort to redundant (no more than three or four references for each statement) and false citations. The editorial board reserves the right to selectively check the correspondence of references to the cited information. If false citation is detected, the article is not published and the editorial board does not work with its author(s) in the future. For articles that consider promising areas of science development, the list of sources should contain at least 20 sources published in the last 3 years. Articles published in the Scopus and Web of Science databases are preferred.

In the list of sources, the titles of articles in Russian (from Russian-language sources) are translated into English. Authors' names and imprints of periodicals and non-periodicals are transliterated. The language of the article is indicated in parentheses (in Russian). If there are links to foreign publications in the list, they are left unchanged;

Bibliographic lists are compiled in accordance with the requirements of the Vancouver style, which is convenient for machine processing in scientometric databases. Its main features are:

- no dots are placed after initials;

- the conjunction and the & sign are not used when listing authors;

- If there are more than six authors, the names of the first six should be indicated and et al should be added.

Cariappa A, Chase C, Liu H, Coone B, Lu F, Chine A, Li J, et al. Naive recirculating B cells mature simultaneously in the spleen and bone marrow. Blood. 2007; 109(6):23–45;

- if the publication is edited, then it is necessary to use (ed. / eds.);

- if it is not the first edition, then 2nd ed., 3rd ed., 4th ed., etc. are indicated.

Lipu S, Williamson K, Lloyd A. (eds.) Exploring methods in information literacy research. London: Thomas Telford Publishing; 2007. P. 149–170;

- The titles of sections, articles and other materials are separated by periods, the "/" symbol is not used. Only proper nouns and the first words in names are capitalized;

- If a DOI is assigned to the source, it must be specified at the end.

Aghion P, Howitt P. A model of growth through creative distruction. econometrica. 1992; 60(2):323–51. https://doi.org/10.2307/2951599;

- If the source is assigned an EDN, it must be specified before the DOI.

Supotnitsky MV. Nuclear war is what it looks like. Bulletin of NBC Defense Troops. 2023; 7(3):205–35. EDN:zmoezf. https://doi.org/10.35825/2587-5728-2023-7-3-205-235;

- If necessary, the transliterated and translated versions of the name are not used, it is recommended to use the "=" sign.

Kanaev EA, Rodosskaya M. ASEAN as the «driving force» of RCEP: The Japanese factor. Perspektivnyye Issledovaniya i Materialy = Prospective Research and Materials. 2016; (33):10–27 (In Russ.).

Examples of formatting of cited sources

Surname and first name of the author(s) (no dot between initials) – period.

The title of the article is period.

The name of the source is a period.

A year is a semicolon.

A digit that indicates the volume of the log. The number in parentheses indicating the journal number is a colon.

The range of pages on which the article is located.

Journal article

Asmons NE, Eltaweil S. Impregnation of multiwall carbon nanotubes in alginate beads dramatically enhances their adsorptive ability to aqueous methylene blue. Advanced Materials and Technologies. 2020; 12(2):3–24.

An article in an electronic journal

Wang F, Maidment G, Missenden J, Tozer R. The novel use of phase change materials in refrigeration plant. Part 1: Experimental investigation. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2007; 27(17–18):2893–901. Available from: http://global.factiva.com/ [Accessed 18 June 2023].

Monograph

Simons NE, Menzies B, Matthews M. Chemistry, structures and advanced applications of nanocomposites. London: Thomas Telford Publishing; 2001. 500 p.

Monograph (electronic version)

Grech ED. Nanocomposites. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley blackwell; 2011. Available from: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/imperial/detail.action?docID=822522 [Accessed 6 July 2023].

Collection

Lipu S, Williamson K, Lloyd A. (eds.) Exploring methods in information literacy research. London: Thomas Telford Publishing; 2007. 500 p.

A section in the collection

Partridge H, Hallam G. Evidence-based practice and information literacy. In: Lipu S, Williamson K, Lloyd A. (eds.) Exploring methods in information literacy research. London: Thomas Telford Publishing; 2007. P. 149–170.

Proceedings of the Conferences

Wittke M. Design, construction, supervision and long-term behaviour of tunnels in swelling rock. In: Van Cotthem A, Charlier R, Thimus J-F, Tshibangu J-P. (eds.) Eurock 2006: multiphysics coupling and long term behaviour in rock mechanics: Proceedings of the International Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, EUROCK 2006, 9–12 May 2006, Liege, Belgium. London: Taylor & Francis; 2006. P. 211–216.

Internet resource

European Space Agency. Rosetta: rendezvous with a comet. Available from: http://rosetta.esa.int [Accessed 15 June 2023].

A correct description of the sources used in the "List of Sources" is a guarantee that the cited publication will be considered by the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) when assessing the scientific activities of its authors and the organizations where they work. References to unpublished works are not allowed. In references to articles that have been accepted for publication, but have not yet been published, it is necessary to indicate: "in print". Information from manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted for publication should be referred to in the text as "unpublished observations" (with the author's consent). Incomplete links, such as those that do not contain the title of the article, are not allowed. The DOI of the cited articles (if they were indicated by the authors) must be given.

Footnotes. Such sources as abstracts of dissertations, dissertations, preprints, regulatory documents (including pharmacopeial articles), GOSTs, SNiP, information from websites, statistical and scientific-technical documentation (including research reports) are not included in the List of Sources. Citations of these sources should be in the form of footnotes (MS Word tool "Insert footnote"). Along with non-indexed sources, the authors' comments on the text can be placed in footnotes.

Also, in the footnotes are references to archival documents used in historical articles. It is necessary to indicate the name of the archive (at the first mention its full name should be given, for example: Russian State Military Archive (RGVA)), the number of the fund, the number of the inventory, the number of the case and the number of the sheet or the number of the back of the sheet.

Example: RGVA. F. 4. Op. 25. fol. 4 rev.

Direct references to archival documents are indicated only if the author(s) have worked directly with the documents themselves in the archive and which have not been previously published.

If an archival document that has already been published in a printed or electronic publication, or placed in an electronic database, is cited, it is necessary, in addition to the archival link, to indicate the place of publication or placement.

Example: RGVA. F. 4. Op. 25. fol. 4 rev. Cit. along.:

11. Printed version of the article. It must be signed by all authors. The last name, first name, patronymic, place of work, phone number, postal and e-mail addresses of the author with whom the editorial board will correspond are indicated.
12. The signature of the author(s) under the article submitted to the editorial board implies that he/she:

guarantee that the publication of a scientific article in the journal "Journal of NBC Protection Corps" does not violate anyone's copyright;

The article contains all the references provided by the current copyright legislation to the cited authors and publications, as well as the results and facts used in the article obtained by other authors or organizations. The author(s) are responsible for the scientific content of the article and guarantee the originality of the submitted material;

the article does not include materials that are not subject to publication in the open press, in accordance with the applicable regulatory enactments;

the author(s) confirms that he/she has orally concluded an agreement with the founder of the journal on granting the right to use a scientific article in the journal "Journal of NBC Protection Corps" on the terms of a simple (non-exclusive) license (free of charge, for the entire duration of the exclusive right, throughout the world), in particular, for the use of a scientific article by reproducing it, the right to use a scientific article in whole or in part in combination with any text,  photographs or drawings, including by posting full-text online versions of numbers on Internet sites (Civil Code, Part IV, Article 1236);

the author(s) agree to the processing in accordance with Article 6 of the Federal Law "On Personal Data" dated 27.07.2006 No. 152-FZ of his/her personal data, namely: surname, first name, patronymic, academic degree, academic title, position, place (s) of work and/or study, contact information at the place of work and/or study, in order to publish the submitted article in the journal " Journal of NBC Protection Corps ";

the author(s) confirms that the submitted article has not been published anywhere before, has not been sent and will not be sent for publication to other scientific journals without notifying the editorial board of the journal " Journal of NBC Protection Corps ";

The author(s) of the scientific article are familiar with and agree with the rules for preparing the manuscript for publication, approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal " Journal of NBC Protection Corps ".

13. Glavred service. The editors recommend that authors check the syntax of sentences and remove "verbal garbage" from the text using the Glavred service (https://glvrd.ru).
14. Peer Review. Double-blind peer review is used. Completed reviews from authors are not accepted (see "Procedure for Reviewing Articles in the "Journal of NBC Protection Corps").
15. Corrections and edits. The Editorial Board reserves the right to shorten accepted manuscripts or make changes to them, without changing the meaning of the article. Articles sent to the authors for correction should be returned to the editorial office no later than two weeks after receipt. If the article is returned at a later date, the publication date is postponed.
16. Promotion of published articles. The Editorial Board welcomes the placement of articles already published in the journal on Internet sites, if their full bibliographic description is provided.
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Names and e-mail addresses entered on the website of this journal will be used solely for the purposes designated by this journal and will not be used for any other purpose or provided to other persons and organizations.

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