Rules for authors

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Journal «Acta Naturae» publishes experimental research papers and reviews, and also discussion papers, mini-reviews, short communications, which are related to most topical problems of the fundamental and practical life sciences and biotechnologies. Journal is published by Park Media Publishing Company in Russian and English languages. Edition board of the journal «Acta Naturae» would like to ask authors to follow the following rules. Manuscripts, which are not consistent with those rules, will be sent back to authors without consideration. The maximal size of review together with tables and references should not be more than 60 000 character (it is about 40 pages of А4 format and with 1.5 lines interval, Times New Roman, size 12), and 16 figures. The size of experimental research paper should not exceed 30 000 characters, (20 pages of A4 format, including tables and references). The number of figures should not exceed 10. Papers of larger size could be accepted only in case of preliminary agreement with the editors. Short communication should include task design, experimental data and conclusions. The size of short communication should not exceed 12 000 characters (8 pages of А4 format, including tables and references, no more than 12 references). Number of figures should not exceed 4. Manuscript should be presented as a set of files: main test, summary, list of references, comments to figures, tables must be in Microsoft Word 2003 for Windows format, figures must be in JPG or TIF format, each figure should represented as a separate file. Manuscript should be sent to editor board as an electronic version; it is possible to do it on a CDROM.