Recommendations for references compilation and formating

For an article containing new scientific results obtained by the author (s), in the INTRODUCTION section, an overview of the world's scientific publications is presented. It confirms the absence of a solution to the problem in literary sources and indicates predecessors on whose studies the work is based. The literature review should be a critical analysis of scientific publications. It must justify (motivate) the need for research done by the author of the article. From the literature review, the formulation of the study's relevance follows. This section describes the research subject and lists its parameters in numerical and/or logical values. The aim and objectives of the research are formulated.

For the review article, use indexed (with rare exceptions) by Scopus or Web of Science publications in an amount not less than 90.

A representative list of literature characterizes the relevance and qualitative level of research conducted by the author. These recommendations are compiled in accordance with global trends and contribute to greater openness of scientific publications as well as improve the performance of articles and their authors in databases.

1. Volume. It is recommended to include in the list of references scientific articles, monographs, conference proceedings, electronic resources with a date of reference. The list of references should include at least 25 scientific publications available to a wide range of English-speaking readers.
   Available publications are:
   1.1. Scientific publications indexed in Scopus or Web of Science databases. Such publications should be at least 12.
   1.2. Open access scientific publications in English in peer-reviewed scientific sources.
   1.3. Open access scientific publications and patents in a language other than English in peer-reviewed scientific sources and have English-language metadata (source name, title of the article, author's data, abstract, key words, list of references) links to the publication.
   1.4. Interstate or normative English-language documents used in many states.
   It is strongly recommended not to include textbooks, teaching aids, lecture notes, and other educational literature in the article.
2. Relevance. For a representative review of the literature, it is necessary that the sources were relevant. We recommend having in the list of literature at least 8 articles from scientific journals not older than 10 years, 6 of them not older than 3 years.
3. Geography. According to the requirements of the journal, the literature review should confirm the lack of a solution to the stated goal in the world literature, and therefore recommend that you have in the references not only your country but also foreign publications. The recommended volume is not less than half of the total number of sources in the literature list. Foreign sources are publications published in a foreign journal (not your country). The language of publication in this case is irrelevant.
4. Self-citation. Within the limits of self-citation, it is not recommended to have more than 5 sources, the authors or co-authors of which are the authors of the article.

Guidelines for Formatting a Bibliography and Working with Mendeley Cite

References are provided as a single, consolidated list at the end of the article, ordered according to their first appearance in the text. Each reference is indicated in the text by a number enclosed in square brackets (e.g., [9], [11], [12], [16]–[20]). Every source included in the reference list must be cited within the body of the article; sources that are not cited in the text should not be included in the list.

To prepare the list of references, a single English-language format must be used. Russian-language sources that lack official English-language metadata should be transliterated according to the Library of Congress (ALA-LC) system. If a Russian-language publication has official, corresponding English-language metadata (such as author surnames, article titles, or the names of journals or collections), these official English-language data should be used instead of independent translation or transliteration.

Software

For managing references, it is recommended to use the current version of Mendeley Reference Manager along with the Mendeley Cite add-in for Microsoft Word. The classic Mendeley Desktop is no longer the primary platform; Mendeley advises transitioning to Reference Manager, which supports the synchronization of your existing library and integration with Mendeley Cite.

You need to install:

1. Mendeley Reference Manager — for creating and maintaining a library of sources: https://www.mendeley.com/download-desktop/.mendeley
2. Mendeley Cite — an add-in for Microsoft Word, which can be installed via Microsoft AppSource or directly from within Word: Insert → Get Add-ins → Mendeley Cite.
3. Mendeley Web Importer — a browser extension that allows you to import sources directly from publisher websites, DOIs, Google Scholar, and databases.

Installing the Springer – SocPsych (numeric, brackets)

The journal uses the Springer – SocPsych (numeric, brackets). This style employs numerical referencing, where sources are numbered in the order in which they first appear in the text, with the numbers enclosed in square brackets.

To install a style in Mendeley Cite:

1. Open a Microsoft Word document.
2. On the References tab, click Mendeley Cite and sign in to your Mendeley account.
3. In the side panel, select Citation Settings.
4. Click Change citation style.
5. In the search box, enter: Springer – SocPsych (numeric, brackets).
6. Select the style from the results and click Update citation style.

If a style does not appear in the list, you can add it via Mendeley Reference Manager: Settings → Citation Styles → Add style, and then paste the link to the CSL style:

https://csl.mendeley.com/styleInfo/?styleId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zotero.org%2Fstyles%2Fspringer-socpsych-brackets

Once the style is installed, all references and the bibliography will be automatically formatted according to the journal's requirements.

Inserting links into the article text

References must be inserted exclusively using Mendeley Cite. Manually typing numbers in square brackets is not permitted, as the numbering will not update automatically when sources are added, removed, or rearranged.

Procedure:

1. Place the cursor in the text where you want to insert a citation—typically before a period: “…confirmed experimentally.”
2. Open the Mendeley Cite panel via the References tab.
3. In the search bar, enter the author’s surname, part of the article title, the year, the DOI, or keywords.
4. Select the desired source by checking the box next to it.
5. Click Insert citation.
6. A citation (in the format []) will appear in the text, and the source will be automatically added to the bibliography.

For multiple sources at once:

1. Place the cursor at the desired location in the text.
2. In the Mendeley Cite panel, find and select all the required sources.
3. Click Insert citations.
4. Mendeley will automatically sort the references in ascending numerical order: [1], [2].

When re-citing a source, you must reinsert it via Mendeley Cite. The program will automatically assign it the same number. For example, if an article is first cited as [2], when cited again it will also be cited as [2].

Compiling a bibliography

1. Place your cursor at the end of the manuscript, after the main text.
2. In the Mendeley Cite panel, open the "More" (…) menu.
3. Select "Insert bibliography."
4. Mendeley will automatically generate a list containing only the sources cited in the text.
5. If you modify the text or add or remove references, the bibliography and the numbering will update automatically.

Manual editing of the numbering, the order of sources, or the content of an automatically generated list is not permitted. All corrections must be made within the bibliographic entry in Mendeley Reference Manager, after which the document should be updated.

Examples of how to format sources

Books

Hancke, B., Rhodes, M., & Thatcher, M. (Eds.). (2007). Beyond varieties of capitalism: Conflict, contradiction, and complementarities in the European economy. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199206483.001.0001

Borges, J. L. (1999). Selected non-fictions (E. Allen, S. J. Levine, & E. Weinberger, Trans., E. Weinberger, Ed.) (3rd ed., Vols. 1–3, Vol. 1). New York: Viking.

Articles in journals

Campbell, J. L., & Pedersen, O. K. (2007). The varieties of capitalism and hybrid success. Comparative Political Studies, 40(3), 307–332. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414006286542

Publication in a conference proceedings volume

Khasanov, B., Vatin, N., Mirzaev, T., Suyunov, A., & Radjabov, M. (2021). Physicochemical fundamentals of modifying concrete mix and concrete. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, IOP Publishing, 1030, 012022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1030/1/012022

Electronic reference

CSL search by example. (2012). Citation Style Editor. Citation Style Language. Retrieved December 15, 2012, from http://editor.citationstyles.org/searchByExample/