Technical drafting requirements
TECHNO EDITING REQUIREMENTS
of scientific articles presented for
JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE
The scientific article must have a high level of generalization, contain original results, not addressed before, with the mention of the opportunity to study the respective problem.
The scientific article can have one or more authors, but no more than 3 authors.
The volume of the article (5-12 pages) must be written clearly, without corrections and contain the date of presentation.
The material collected on the computer in the editor Word (at interval 1.5, body – 12, using A4 format with margins: left – 3 cm, right – 1.5 cm, top and bottom – 2.5 cm) is presented in electronic format together with a printed copy (with good contrast), signed by all authors.
For additional relations, the full contact address of the corresponding author is indicated (contact numbers, e-mail).
The authors grant Journal of the National Institute of Justice the exclusive right of publication.
The structural components of the scientific article:
- Title
- Name and surname of the author(s)
- Summary
- Keywords
- Exposure of basic content
- The results and their interpretation
- ConCluSIonS
- Bibliographic references.
The scientific article can include figures, photographs and tables. They are placed immediately after the respective reference in the text or, if the authors do not have the necessary technical means, on separate sheets, indicating the place of their placement in the text.
The order number and the corresponding legend are indicated under the figure or photo.
Tables are numbered and must be accompanied by a title.
THE TITLE (collect with capital letters BOLD CAPS, centered) is indicated in the language of the article and in English.
Example:
in Romanian - ABUSE OF POWER OR ABUSE OF OFFICE: THE DELIMITATION OF ILLICIT CRIMINAL AND CONTROVERSIAL
in English - ABUSE OF POWER OR ABUSE OF SERVICE: DEMARCATION OF CRIMINAL AND ILLEGAL CONTRAVENTION
The title of the scientific article must include the minimum content of the work, having a summative, conclusive character, containing exact notions, which leave no room for ambiguities. Scientific articles with titles such as "General considerations on...", "Some aspects...", will be rejected.
"Observations on...", "Some considerations on...", "Problems on...", "Research on..." because they denote lack of accuracy. The title must show what aspects, what kind of considerations, what problems are addressed. It is recommended to avoid redundancies (surplus information compared to what is strictly necessary):
"Experimental study on....", "Theoretical-practical approaches regarding..." .
NAME AND FIRST NAME OF THE AUTHOR(S) (collected in capital letters) must be accompanied by the affiliation (institution in which he works) and, as the case may be, by the scientific and didactic titles of the author.
Summary (in Romanian and English)* it is written clearly, in the active diathesis, in the present tense (the past tense is used only when describing the way variables are manipulated), containing around 75-100 words or 20 lines.
Key words (in Romanian and English)* aim for 7-10 words.
BASIC CONTENT of the article is presented in such a way as to highlight the introductory, retrospective and interpretative-creative parts.
conclusions of the article expose the essence of the subject addressed, the applicability of the results and the openings of perspective in the targeted field.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES
In the text, the references are numbered by numbers enclosed in square brackets. If certain parts of the source are cited, the page or paragraph/article is indicated after the bibliographic index (for example: in the case of a publication [2, p. 7]; in the case of ECtHR decisions [3, §55]; in the case of legislative acts [6, art.21]) and is presented at the end of the article in a separate list in alphabetical order, with the division according to origin (Romanian, Russian, English, etc.) while keeping the unique numbering.
The bibliographic sources are presented as follows:
- Legislative acts
Civil Code of the Republic of Moldova. No. 1107 of June 6, 2002. In: The Official Monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2002, no. 82-86/661. Effective June 12, 2003.
The Law of the Republic of Moldova on the rights and responsibilities of the patient. No. 263 of 27.10.2005. In: The Official Monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2005, no. 176-181/867. In force from 30.06.2006.
- Jurisprudence / Explanatory decisions of the Plenary of the CSJ of the Republic of Moldova
Decision of the Criminal Section of the Supreme Court of Romania, no. 467 of March 6, 1980. In: Collection of Decisions of the Supreme Court for the year 1980. Bucharest: Scientific Publishing House, 1982. 375 p.
Decision of the Criminal Board of the Supreme Court of Justice of February 26, 2014. File no. 1ra- 436/2014. http://jurisprudenta.csj.md/search_col_penal.php?id=1610 (visited 24.09.2015).
Case of Seliverstov v. Russia. ECHR, 25 December 2008, final 25 April 2008.
http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-88480 (visited 06.01.2016).
Affaire Gorodnitchev v. Russia. ECHR, 24.05.2007. http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/ search.aspx?i=001-80611 (visited 13.06.2015).
brokenbacked Angelova and Iliev v. Bulgaria, the decision of 26.07.2007, final from 26.10.2007. http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/pages/search.aspx?i=001-81906 (visited on 25.04.2015).
Decision of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Moldova "regarding the court sentence", no. 5 of 19.06.2006. In: Bulletin of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, 2007, no. 1, p. 14-16.
- Printed books (textbooks, course notes, university courses, etc.) and monographic publications
- with one author: Popov R. The subject of the crimes provided for in chapters XV and XVI of the Criminal Code: Methodological-didactic material. Chisinau: CEP USM, 2012. 315 p.
- cu two authors: Copețchi S., Hadârca I. Classification of crimes: Course notes. Chisinau:
Tipografia Centrală, 2015. 352 p.
- with three authors: Rakhmetov S.M., Krementsov S.A., Kolkobaev M.O. Prestupleniya against the foundations of the constitutional structure and security of the state. Almaty: ТОО «Баспа», 1998. 80 c.
- with more than three authors: Barbăneagra A. s.a. The Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova: Commentary. (Law no. 985-XVI of 18.04.2002. With all the changes made until the republication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Moldova no. 72-79/195 of 14.04.2009. Annotated with the jurisprudence of the ECHR and national courts). Chisinau: Sarmis, 2009. 860 p.
- Magazine articles
Bujorean D. The principle of legality of criminalization in the context of crimes against dignity. In: Themis, 2010, no. 2-3, p. 40-52.
- Articles in materials/theses of communications at conferences, symposia, congresses
Osmochescu N. Application of the association agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union in the internal legal order of the Republic of Moldova: Theoretical-practical aspects. In: Materials of the international scientific conference with the generic title "The role of science and education in the implementation of the Association Agreement with the European Union", event dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the academician Valeriu Canţer: Chişinău, February 5, 2015. Iasi: Vasiliana '98, 2015, p.73-79.
- Contributions in methodological recommendations, methodological indications, etc.
Eșanu A. Legal-criminal analysis of the crimes of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. In: Methodological recommendations for the effective investigation of crimes of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment: (for internal use). Chisinau: Imprint Star, 2014, p.29-48.
- Electronic sources
Civil and Political Rights, Including The Questions of Torture And Detention Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Manfred Nowak, 23 December 2005. http://www.refworld.org/docid/441181ed6.html (visited 14.06.2015).
- Doctoral theses
Shepherd O. Theoretical-practical foundations in customs control / Self-reference of the Doctor of Law thesis. Chisinau, 2015.
Poalelungi M. The positive and negative obligations of the state through the lens of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms / Self-reference of the doctoral thesis in law. Chisinau, 2015.
The list of references must be within reasonable limits.
References to works that have not yet been printed are not accepted.
*If the writing language of the article is not Romanian or English, then the author will present 3 summaries accompanied by the keywords: in Romanian, English and the language of writing the article.