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Author Guidelines

Preparing the manuscript, authors are kindly requested to adhere to the following guidelines. These guidelines are based on the requirements of Russian and international associations and organizations in accordance with COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines, recommendations of ORI (the Office of Research Integrity), CSE (Council of Science Editors), EASE (European Association of Science Editors),  ASEP (Association of Science Editors and Publishers), HAC (Higher Attestation Commission).

I. MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS 

We accept submissions through our online form. Please upload your manuscript as a Microsoft Office Word document (*.doc, *.docx and *.rtf formats).

1. 1. Length of the manuscript (original research, review articles) including tables and list of references should not exceed 40 000 characters with spaces, 20-25 pages. Please, consult the MS Word built-in statistics (File – Review – Word count) in order to find out the exact length of your manuscript. Should your manuscript exceed the limits and cannot be shortened, the editorial board will make the final decision on its publication considering the reviewer’s recommendations at a special session.
   2. Text formatting.The text is typed with the fonts included in Windows, and other fonts should be provided to the editor with the article. Lettering in Times New Roman is preferable (font size 14 pt, 1.5 line spacing, 2 cm margins). Kindly refrain from using underlining in your document (italicand bold formatting are acceptable). Please delete extra spaces and line breaks (using MS Word service “find and replace”).
   3. Please upload your manuscript as a single complete file with all figures, tables and any additional supplementary materials.

II. FILE STRUCTURE

Please organize your text according to the following template (the template can be changed according to the article type). The editorial board has the right to change the sequence of the components during page composition in case of changes in the layout.

2.1. Abstract in Russian.

• Article title. The title should fully reflect the article subject and its theme as well as the main objective (problem) of the article. The title should be original and concise.
• Authors. The surname should follow the first letters of the first and middle names (P.S. Ivanov, S.I. Petrov, I.P. Sidorov).
• Affiliated institutions. Please, give the official FULL name of the institution (without abbreviations). After the name of the institution, please, write the city and the country. If the authors of the article are from different institutions, please, put the uppercase numerical indexes before the names of the institutions and after the names of the authors to correlate the authors and their institutions.
• Abstract of an original study should be structured: relevance, aims, materials and methods, results, conclusion. The abstract should contain the main provisions of the research; present the author’s opinion on the scientific problem considering the material and results; show the novelty of the article (research or review) – why this article differs from similar articles. The abstract should contain 200-300 words.
• Keywords. 8 to 10 keywords helping find the article in search engines are preferable. Keywords in Russian should correlate to the keywords in English.

2.2. Abstract in English.

• Article title. The title in English should be in accordance with the title in Russian.
• Author names. Author names should be in accordance with the names in foreign passports or as in previously published articles in foreign journals. Authors who publish for the first time and do not have a foreign passport should use the BSI transliteration standard (see below).
• Affiliation. It is necessary to specify the OFFICIAL ENGLISH NAME of the institution. The list of institution names and their official English variants can be found on the RSCI website of the Scientific Electronic Library eLibrary.ru.
• Abstract. Abstract in English should correlate in meaning and structure (Aim, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion) to the abstract in Russian and include 200-300 words.
• Keywords. 8 to 10 keywords helping find the article in search engines are preferable. Keywords in Russian should correlate to the keywords in English.

2.3. The body of the text (in Russian, English) should be structured. The structure of the manuscript with the results of original research should correspond to IMRAD template and contain sections: introduction (justification), aim, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion.

Introduction: justifies the relevance of the article, indicates the problem, previously partially considered / not considered in linguistics. Its practical importance is indicated. The contribution of the article to science is defined. The review of literature on the considered problem (history of the question) is given, scientific sources are compared (not less than 20-30). The introduction is 1-2 pages.

Aim: the purpose of the research is defined.

Methods and materials: the methods and materials of the research are outlined and described, the organization of the experiment is proposed, the methodology of work. Methods and materials take 1-2 pages.

Results: the results of the study are evaluated and compared with the results of other article. Results take 1-2 pages.

Discussion: research is described in detail, examples are given, scientific novelty of the article in domestic and foreign science is indicated. The discussion takes 8-15 pages.

Conclusion: results of article are summed up and perspectives are defined. The conclusion takes 1 page.

References usually include 20-30 sources. The section should contain all scientific sources mentioned and cited in the text and completely represent the author’s knowledge of the results obtained by his predecessors in science, including foreign sources (references to foreign literature, indexed in international databases (e.g. Scopus, Web of Science).

2.4. Supplementary information may be presented in Russian, English or both languages.

Conflict of interests. Authors should clarify any potential or actual conflicts of interest. Conflict of interests can be any affiliation, financial relations, financial or political interests in the manuscript as a whole or in part, including employment and other liabilities that may result in withholding, deliberate corruption of data or adversely influenced interpretation. Concealment of potential and apparent conflicts of interest on the part of the authors, as revealed by the editorial board, may be a reason for refusing to review and publish a manuscript.

Funding. Authors should indicate funding of the article itself or the publishing process by a fund, commercial or governmental organization, private person, etc.). It is not necessary to indicate the amount of funding.

Acknowledgements.  Authors may express gratitude to people and organizations that contributed to the publication of the article in the journal, but are not its authors.

Information about each author contribution (and people listed in the "acknowledgements" section). Example: Authors' contribution: Ivanov I.I. - concept and design of the research; Petrov P.P. – data collecting and processing; Sidorov S.S. - analysis of the obtained data, preparing the text of the article.

2.5. References.

The sources in references should be sorted in alphabetical order and correspond to the references in the text of the article, where they should be given in parentheses in the format "(Author, date)". Two alphabetical lists are given in references (the first is the list in Cyrillic, the second is the list in Latin).

• Only published materials (including Internet resources) should be given in the reference list.
• Excessive self-citation should be avoided, except when it seems necessary (e.g., if there are no other sources of information, or the present work is based on or follows up cited studies). It is desirable to limit self-citation to 3 references to works directly connected to the published research.
• All sources in the reference list should be formatted in accordance with GOST R 7.0.5-2008.

Detailed rules for the references can be found in a special section "Bibliography formatting".

2.6. References.

• References in Latin alphabet should be given to meet the requirements of international databases.
• The list of sources in the References should fully correspond to that in the List of References. In contrast to the List of References, Russian-language sources in the References should be given in their Latin equivalent: they should be written in the letters of the Latin alphabet.
• For many article and book titles, English-language translations are now available. All major scientific journals (including “Russian language studies”) now provide English translations of article titles when they are published. It is preferable to use the existing English versions of the titles.
  
  • those original Russian-language sources (and parts of them) that have an official translation into English (or another language that uses the Roman alphabet) should be cited in this translation;
  • those sources (or certain parts of the bibliographic description, except for the name of the publisher and the name of the journal) for which no translation exists, should be translated into English.
• All sources in References should be in APA style. Detailed rules for bibliography formatting can be found in the special section "Bibliography Formatting".

2.7. The contact information of ALL AUTHORS should be listed consecutively. The section should contain the following data about each author:

• Surname, middle name, first name (in full);
• academic degree, academic rank, position, department, chair and full name of the organization (main place of work);
• postal working address (with an index and name of the country), e-mail address, telephone number (with a city code), mobile number (necessary for operative communication with the author, it will not be placed in the published version of the manuscript or transferred to third parties);
• ORCID identifier (details here: http://orcid.org/), eLibrary SPIN code (details here: http://elibrary.ru/projects/science_index/author_tutorial.asp), ResearcherID (if available), ScopusID (if available).

III. ENGLISH AND TRANSLITERATION

When publishing an article, part or all of the information must be duplicated in English or transliterated (written in Latin letters). It is recommended that the BSI standard (British Standard Institute, UK) is used for transliteration. To transliterate text according to the BSI standard, you can use the resource at https://antropophob.ru/translit-bsi.

IV.TABLES

They should be placed in the text of the article, they should have a numbered title and clearly marked columns easy to read and understand. These tables should correspond to the figures in the text, but should not duplicate the information of the text. References to tables in the text are mandatory.

Each table in the text, together with a numbered title, should be given twice - in Russian and English versions. First, the Russian-language version of the numbered title and table should be given. After that, the English version of the numbered heading and table should be placed, the heading number and data in the table (but not the text!) should coincide. When creating the English version of the table and the heading, do not use transliteration - you should give a full translation into English. The text of the English version of the table heading may not coincide exactly with the text of the Russian version, especially in those cases when it is advisable to give additional explanations of the table content in the heading.

Example:

Table 1. Analysis of publication activity

V. DRAWINDS

Reduce graphical material to minimum (unless the nature of your study dictates otherwise). Each figure must be accompanied by a numbered heading. References to figures in the text are mandatory.

The numbered heading should be given twice - in Russian and in English. Both headings should be placed below the image, the English version of the heading should follow the Russian version. The English version of the heading may, if necessary, contain a more detailed explanation of the illustrated data. Example:

Fig.1. Dynamics of indicators of the processes under study

If there is any text in the image (for example, in textual schemes), in addition to the original figure, a copy of its English version containing all Russian-language text should be inserted into the manuscript. If the image has few text elements (e.g., only units of measurement and axes headings), it is acceptable not to make a separate English-language copy of it, but to duplicate the text in English on the original image.

• Illustrations (graphs, diagrams, schemes, drawings) drawn with MS Office tools should be contrasting and clear. Illustrations should be made in a separate file and saved as an image (in *.jpeg, *.bmp, *.gif format), and then placed in the manuscript file as a fixed figure. It is unacceptable to put any elements (arrows, headings) over the figure inserted in the manuscript file due to the risk of their loss at the stages of editing and layout.
• Photographs, screenshots and other non-drawn illustrations should not only be inserted in the text of the manuscript, but also uploaded separately in a special section of the article submission form as *.jpeg, *.bmp, *.gif files (*.doc and *.docx in case of additional markings on the image). The resolution of the image should be >300 dpi. The image files should be given a name corresponding to the number of the figure in the text. In the description of the file the heading under the figure should be given separately. The heading should correspond to the heading of the figure, placed in the text. Example:

Fig. 1. Sechenov Ivan Mikhailovich.

If the manuscript contains figures previously published in other publications (even if their elements have been translated from foreign into Russian), the author must provide to the editorial board the permission of the copyright holder to publish this image in another journal (with the correct indication of the corresponding journal), otherwise it will be considered plagiarism (see "Ethical principles"). The source has to be indicated in the heading.

VI. ABBREVIATIONS

All abbreviations and symbols must be explained in the notes on the tables and figure headings, indicating the used statistical criteria (methods) and parameters of statistical variability (standard deviation, standard error of the mean, etc.). Statistical validity / unreliability of differences in the data presented in the tables is recommended to denote with superscript characters *, **, †, †††, ‡, ‡‡, etc.

VII. ETHICS STATEMENT

To publish the results of experimental research involving humans, it is necessary to indicate whether the research participants signed an informed consent. It is necessary to indicate whether the research protocol was approved by the ethics committee (giving the name of the relevant organization, its location, the protocol number and the date of the committee meeting). For details on the principles of publication ethics that guide the journal's editorial board, see the section "Ethical Principles".

VIII. COVER LETTER

When submitting a manuscript to the editorial board, please, upload files containing scanned images of the completed and certified accompanying documents (in *.pdf or *.jpg format). Sample Cover Letter.

Required documents include a cover letter signed by all authors of the article (or several letters together containing the signatures of all authors of the manuscript).

• In case when the authors work in different institutions, cities, countries, several cover letters can be submitted; in this case the journal editorial office should have the signatures of ALL the authors of the manuscript. 

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with each of the following items, and submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may be returned to the authors.

• No plagiarism in the text. The authors guarantee that this article in whole or in part has not been previously published, and is not under consideration or publication in another journal. If the manuscript has been previously submitted to other journals, but has not been accepted for publication, be sure to indicate this in the cover letter, otherwise the editorial board may misinterpret the results of the text check for ineligible borrowings and reject the manuscript.

• Proper Format. The manuscript is sent in Microsoft Word or RTF format - *.doc, *.docx, *.rtf. All the requirements of the editorial board for the design of the text have been complied with, the manuscript is formatted according to the guidelines of the official website of the journal.

Copyright Notice

The right of authorship belongs to the authors of articles. The authors transfer the rights to use the article (including the use and distribution of an article in the Open Access) to the publisher of the journal on a non-exclusive license (Publishing Agreement (Public Offer)). At the same time, authors remain full rightsholders.

Publishing Agreement (Public Offer) to Publish an Article in an Academic Periodical Journal
"Russian language studies"

The Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University), represented by the Vice-Rector for Scientific Work Andrey Aleksandrovich Kostin, acting under a Power of Attorney No 0036-03/21-163 dated 12.10.2021, hereinafter referred to as the Publisher, on the one hand, hereby offers to the public at large, hereinafter referred to as the Author, on the other hand, hereinafter collectively referred to as the Parties, to enter into this agreement, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement, regarding publication of scholarly materials, hereinafter referred to as the Article, in the Journal named 'Russian language stadies', hereinafter referred to as the Journal, under the following terms.

1. General Terms and Conditions

1.1. Pursuant to Clause 2 of the Article 437 of the Russian Federation Civil Code, this Agreement shall be recognized as the public offer, hereinafter referred to as the Offer. Subject to Article 438 of the Russian Federation Civil Code, this Offer shall be deemed to have been completely and irrevocably accepted after the Author had submitted his/her materials by uploading those onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the respective section of the Journal's site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions   on the Information and Communication Network known as the Internet, hereinafter referred to as the Internet.

1.2. Pursuant to the Russian Federation effective law as applicable to compliance with the copyright to electronic information resources, no materials from any site, electronic journal or project may be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form, either in a hard or soft copy, without a prior consent from the Journal's authors and editorial staff, which may be expressed by posting a respective consent (open license Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 CC BY-NC) in the relevant section of the Journal's site on the Internet.
Whenever any published materials are used within the context of other documents, a reference to the original source needs to be specified.

1.3. The Journal is registered by the Federal Oversight Service for Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (RosKomNadzor).

2. Terms Used in This Agreement

The Author is an individual (or individuals) whose creative labor has produced the Article.

The Offer Acceptance means a complete and irrevocable acceptance of the Offer under the terms specified in Clause 3 hereof (the Author accepts the Offer by submitting an application to the Publisher, i.e. by uploading the Article along with support materials onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the respective section of the Journal's site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions on the Internet).

The Journal means an academic periodical named "Rusian Language Studies".

The Application means an electronic request of the Author addressed to the Publisher for publishing the Article in the Journal by uploading the Article and support materials onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the relevant section of the Journal's site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions on the Internet).

The Publisher is the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba” (RUDN), being the Journal's founder and publisher.

The Article's Metadata means any materials in Russian and English intended to be included into the Science Citation database as per the original version of the Article such as the Article title; authors' details (full last name, first name, patronymic, present employer of each author with indication of the postal code, contact details (e-mail) of each author; abstract; keywords; bibliography (list of references).

The Offer means this document (offer to the Author) to publish an Article by uploading it onto the site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/about/submissions#copyrightNotice on the Internet.

The Publication means the act of publishing the Article in the Journal.

The Journal's Editorial Staff means a creative team engaged in preparing the Journal for publication.

The Editorial Board is an advisory body of the Journal's Editorial Office.

The Article means a result of fundamental and applied scholarly efforts in the form of a scholarly material, scientific review material, scientific message, bibliographical review on specific topics of the scholarly study, and background information on Russian and foreign scientists submitted by the Author for publication in the Journal.

The Parties mean the Author and the Publisher.

The Article Requirements mean requirements to the materials published in the Journal's section named "To Authors" of the Journal's site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/about/submissions#authorGuidelines on the Internet.

The Service means publication of the Article in the Journal as per the Author's application.

3. Subject Matter of the Agreement (Offer)

3.1. Subject to this Agreement, the Author shall provide the Publisher at no expense for the copyright duration as stated by the Russian Federation legislation with a non-exclusive license for use of the Author-created Article for the purpose of its publication in the Journal.

3.2. The rights to use this Article as assigned hereunder shall include but not limited to:

• reproduction of the Article or any part thereof, as well as its metadata in Russian and English in any material form whatsoever, including soft and hard copy forms, as an individual work product in periodicals and/or databases (whether local or web-based) owned by the Publisher and/or any other persons at the discretion of the Publisher;
• dissemination of the Article or any part thereof, as well as its metadata in Russian and English on any media as part of the Journal and/or databases owned by the Publisher or any other persons, at the discretion of the Publisher, or as an individual work product, worldwide via open access or by subscription without payment of any fee to the Author;
• making public the Article or any part thereof as well as its metadata in Russian and English so that any person could access the Article from any location and at any time of his/her choice (including via the Internet);
• issuing permissions to use the Article or any part thereof as well as its metadata in Russian and English to any third parties while notifying the Author by publishing the respective information on the Journal's site without payment of any fee to the Author;
• processing, including translation of the Article (including translation into foreign languages), and use of the processed (translated) Article in any manner specified above;
• any other rights, not expressly assigned to the Publisher hereunder, including patent rights to any processes, techniques or methods, and other means, described by the Author in the Article, as well as trademark rights, shall be retained by the Author.

3.3. No territorial restrictions will be applied to the use of rights to the Article.

3.4. This Agreement shall become effective from the time the Article is submitted to the Journal, i.e. uploaded along with support materials onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review available at the relevant section of the Journal's site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/author/submit/1 on the Internet, hereinafter referred to as the Article Upload.

3.5. The rights shall be assigned by the Author to the Publisher at no expense, and the Article publication in the Journal shall not result in any financial contribution to the Author.

3.6. If the Publisher decides to refuse to publish the Article in the Journal, this Agreement shall cease to be in force. A decision to refuse publication shall be sent to the Author via the e-mail address specified in the Application.

3.7. The Publisher undertakes, throughout the currency of this Agreement, to provide to the Author the services associated with publication of the Article on the Journal's site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/index  on the Internet.

4. General Terms of the Services Provision

4.1. The Publisher shall provide the services to the Author only if:

• the Author submits all materials compliant with the Offer requirements by way of the Article Upload;
• the Author Accepts the Offer.

4.2. The services shall be provided to the Author free of charge.

4.3. If any materials submitted by the Author are found in breach of rules and requirements of this Offer, the Publisher shall have a right to refuse to publish those.

4.4. The Publisher shall not be responsible for any third-party unauthorized use of the data provided by the Author during the currency of this Agreement.

5. Rights and Responsibilities of the Parties

5.1. The Author warrants that:

• he / she is the valid holder of exclusive rights to the Article; rights granted to the Publisher hereunder were not earlier assigned and will not be assigned to any third parties prior to publication of the Article by the Publisher in the Journal;
• the Article contains all the references to cited authors and/or sources (materials) that are required by the effective copyright law;
• the Author has obtained all required licenses to results, facts and other borrowed materials used in the Article where the Author is not a copyright holder;
• the Article does not contain any materials that may not be published in public sources in accordance with the effective Russian Federation statutory instruments, and the Article publication and dissemination will not involve any disclosure of classified (confidential) information, including state secrets;
• the Author has familiarized himself with the editorial policy and ethical principles published on the Journal website (http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/about/editorialPolicies) and the consequences of violating these principles, has advised other Co-authors of the terms of this Agreement and has received consents from all the Co-authors to conclude this Agreement under the terms hereunder.

5.2. The Author undertakes to:

• submit a manuscript of the Article as per the Requirements to articles (http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/about/submissions#authorGuidelines);
• avoid using the soft copy of the Article produced by the Publisher for commercial purposes and in other periodicals;
• while preparing the Article for publication, the Author undertakes to:
  
  • make edits specified by readers and approved by the Journal's Editorial Office in the text of the Article and/or revise the Article following the Publisher's request, where necessary;
  • proofread the Article within the timeframes specified in the Journal publication schedule;
  • make only such edits in the proof that are minimally required to correct errors made in the Article original and/or introduce factual and momentary changes.

5.3. The Author is entitled to:

• pass to any third party a soft copy of the published Article provided by the Publisher pursuant to Clause 5.4 hereof for the Article to be incorporated, in whole or in part, into a scientific information database or repository in order to promote academic or scholarly investigations or for informational and educational purposes subject to the Author, Journal and Publisher being properly referenced.

5.4. The Publisher undertakes to:

• publish the Author's Article, in soft or hard copy form, in the Journal in accordance with the terms hereof;
• provide the Author with the proof of the Article and make reasonable edits as requested by the Author, where required, following the Journal's Editorial resolution;
• provide the Author with the soft copy of the published Article by sending it to the Author's e-mail address within 15 business days of the Journal issue's publication;
• respect the Author's rights established by the effective law, protect those and use best endeavors to prevent any copyright infringements by third parties.

5.5. The Publisher is entitled to:

• carry out technical and literary editing of the Article such that its basic content would remain unchanged;
• review the Article and suggest appropriate changes to the Author, and elect not to publish the Article if the Author fails to introduce such changes;
• require from the Author and / or other persons that the Journal, Publisher, Author and any other copyright holder, as well as the title of the Article, Journal issue identification and a year of publication as specified in the Journal be properly referenced whenever the Journal and / or the Article, including any individual part or fragment thereof, are used by any of the above-mentioned individuals thereafter;
• publish preliminary and / or advertising information on the forthcoming publication of the Article in mass media and any other information sources;
• establish rules (conditions) for acceptance and publication of materials in the Journal. The Journal's Editorial Board, headed by the Editor-in-Chief, shall enjoy an exclusive right to accept and/or reject any materials submitted to the Journal's Editorial Office for publication purposes. No manuscript (tangible medium) submitted by the Author to the Journal's Editorial Office will be subject to return. The Journal's Editorial Staff will not enter into any correspondence regarding the rejection of the Article by the Journal's Editorial Board;
• suspend provision of services to the Author hereunder temporarily for technical, technological and other reasons preventing the services from being provided for the duration of remedial activities;
• suspend services hereunder in accordance with civil procedures if:
  
  • the Article does not correspond to the topics covered by the Journal or by any part thereof, or the submitted material is found insufficient for the individual publication, or the Article design is found at variance with the requirements imposed;
  • the Author is in breach of any other obligations assumed under the Offer arrangement;
• introduce changes to the Offer as per the procedure established by the Offer.

5.6. Unless otherwise provided or stated herein, the Parties shall refer to the effective legislation of the Russian Federation.

6. Offer Acceptance and Conclusion of the Agreement. The Term of the Agreement

6.1. This Agreement shall become effective when concluded, i.e. when the Author Accepts the Offer by sending an application to the Publisher, that is, by uploading the Article (Article Upload), and remain in effect for five years.

6.2. The Offer Acceptance constitutes an Agreement made in writing (Articles 438 and 1286.1 of the Russian Federation Civil Code) under the Offer terms.

6.3. Unless any of the Parties sends to the other Party a written notification of the Agreement termination no later than two months prior to the end of the specified five-year period, the duration of the Publisher's copyright to the Work shall be automatically extended by the similar period. The number of extensions is not limited.

6.4. The term of the Agreement may not exceed the duration of exclusive rights to the Article pursuant to the Russian Federation legislation.

6.5. Whenever the Author assigns (disposes of) its exclusive rights to the Work to any third party, this Agreement shall remain in effect.

7. Agreement Modification and Termination Procedure

7.1. The Publisher shall have a right to unilaterally modify the terms of this Agreement by giving a prior notice to the Author, at least ten (10) calendar days before such modifications become effective, to the Author's e-mail address specified in the Author's application or via the Journal's site. These modifications shall become effective from the date specified in the respective notice.

7.2. If the Author disagrees with any modification in the terms of this Agreement, the Author shall have a right to submit a written notice of his/her withdrawal from this Agreement by uploading it onto the network electronic system of the article acquisition for review, available at the relevant section of the Journal's site at URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/author/submit/1 on the Internet.

7.3. This Agreement may be terminated early:

• at any time by mutual agreement of the Parties; or
• otherwise as stipulated herein.

7.4. The Author shall have a right to cancel this Agreement unilaterally by sending the Publisher a respective notice in writing at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the intended date of the Author's Article publication in the Journal.

7.5. The termination of this Agreement for any reasons shall not release the Parties from responsibility for breach of any Agreement terms during the currency hereof.

8. Liability

8.1. A Party which has failed to perform its obligations under this Agreement, either in full or in part, shall be held liable pursuant to the Russian Federation legislation in force.

8.2. All the data provided by the Author shall be trustworthy. The Author shall be responsible for completeness and reliability of the data provided to the Publisher. The use of untrustworthy information obtained from the Author shall not entail any responsibility upon the Publisher for any adverse effects resulting from its actions based on such untrustworthy information.

8.3. The Author shall take full personal responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Russian Federation law on advertising, protection of copyright and related rights, protection of trademarks and service marks, and protection of consumer rights.
8.4. The Publisher shall not be held responsible hereunder for:

• any actions resulting directly or indirectly from the actions of the Author;
• any loss incurred by the Author whether or not the Publisher was in a position to predict such loss.

8.5. The Publisher shall be relieved from any responsibility for non-compliance with the terms of this Agreement if such non-compliance is a result of a force-majeure event such as an act of state authorities, including adoption of legal instruments, fire, flood, earthquake, other natural calamities, loss of power and/or computer network failure, strikes, civil commotions, riots, and any other similar events.

9. Dispute Resolution Procedure

9.1. Any disputes and disagreements shall be resolved by the Parties by negotiations, and if the Parties fail to reach an agreement, these shall be resolved in accordance with the effective law of the Russian Federation.

9.2. If any disagreements remain unresolved, the Parties shall settle those at the location of the Publisher in accordance with the effective law of the Russian Federation.

10. Miscellaneous

10.1. Any notifications, messages, requests etc., excluding documents which need to be forwarded in original form pursuant to the Russian Federation legislation, shall be deemed to have been received by the Author, if delivered (sent) by the Publisher via the Journal's site, including by publishing those, by fax or e-mail specified in the Application, or using other communication facilities. The Parties acknowledge validity of notifications, messages, requests etc. delivered (sent) using the above-listed methods.

10.2. Where the Publisher becomes subject to any claims related to non-compliance with an exclusive copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party during the writing of the Article or in connection with conclusion of this Agreement by the Author, the Author undertakes to:

• immediately upon receipt of a Publisher's notification, take measures to settle disputes with such third party, and, where necessary, join the litigation in favor of the Publisher and use its best endeavors to exclude the Publisher from the defendants;
• reimburse the legal cost, expenses and loss incurred by the Publisher as a result of application of a pre-award relief and measures for execution of a judgment, and damages paid by the Publisher to any third party for the infringement of exclusive copyright and/or other intellectual property rights, as well as other expenditures incurred by the Publisher as a result of infringement by the Author of any warranties provided hereunder.

10.3. Subject to Article 6 of the Federal Law On Personal Data No. 152-FZ dated July 27, 2006, for the period from the conclusion of this Agreement and until the discharge of Parties obligations hereunder, the Author expresses his / her consent to processing of the following personal data by the Publisher: last name, first name, patronymic; taxpayers identification number (TIN); place and date of birth; citizenship details; ID document details; registration and actual location address; e-mail address; mailing address with postal code; contact phone numbers; fax numbers; and details of the employers.

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10.5. Where permitted by the Russian Federation legislation, the Author is entitled to withdraw his/her consent to processing of personal data as listed in Clause 10.3 by forwarding a respective notice to the Publisher. Upon receipt of such notice, the Publisher has a right to suspend services.

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11. Registered Address and Particulars of the Publisher

Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba" (RUDN University)

Address: Mikluho-Maklaya st., 6, Moscow, 117198

TIN 7728073720, CRR 772801001, PSRN 1027739189323.

Vice Rector for Scientific Work                                                                       A.A. Kostin

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