Design of manuscripts.Articles are presented in a standard font (12 pt) typed on a computer. Manuscript pages, as well as tables and figures, must be numbered separately.

On the title page of the manuscript are printed: the title of the article, the initials and surname of all co-authors (separated by commas), the full name of the institution where the work was carried out, a brief abstract (∼150−200 words) in Russian and key words. At the bottom of the page, the email address of one of the authors is indicated (for communication), and an asterisk is placed next to his last name. If the study was carried out in different institutions, after the name of each co-author a reference is given in the form of a number indicating the institution where he works. A list of institutions is given after the names of all co-authors. It is advisable to use the names of sections of the annual subject index of the journal (published in No. 1) as keywords.
The English translation of the title of the article, the initials and surnames of all co-authors, and the names of institutions is provided on a separate sheet. It is also advisable to provide translations of special terms and the names of the authors of the effects and methods discussed. The main text should begin on the second page of the manuscript. It is recommended to divide the article into sections, starting it with an Introduction, outlining the statement of the problem, and ending with a Conclusion with a list of the main results of the work (it is advisable to avoid section numbering).

The text of the article must be carefully edited.

The dimension of quantities should be indicated, as a rule, using a slash (for example, cm/s, g/cm3, but the dimension of concentration should be written cm−3, not 1/cm3). The fractional part of the number is separated from the integer by a dot (for example, 3.1416). In scientific notation, such numbers are written as 1.3×10−2, not 1.3E-2. Approximate equality is denoted by the sign ≈ or ≃, equality in order of magnitude is denoted by the sign ∼ (usually used in the text), proportionality is denoted by the sign ∝. Only “quote marks” are used, not “quote marks”. The letter “e” is replaced with “e” everywhere, except for surnames and special cases.

Electronic version of the article.

The main text of the manuscript in LaTeX, TeX or TextOnly format with the attachment of separate files with drawings can be sent after the article has been accepted for publication. The style file is available on the journal's home page (hea.iki.rssi.ru/pazh) or on the publisher's website (http://pleiades.online/ru/authors/guidlines/prepareelectonic-version/tex-latex/). In some cases, it is possible to present the text in Microsoft Word for Windows format, if possible using the latest versions or the publisher's style file (http://pleiades.online/ru/authors/guidlines/prepare-electonic-version/style/). Requirements for additional materials files published in the electronic version of the journal are given at http://pleiades.online/ ru/authors/guidlines/prepare-electonic-version/supplementary-materials/ Prepared files must be sent to the editorial office at pazh@pleiadesonline.com.

Drawings.The article should not be overloaded with pictures. If there are several interconnected drawings, they should be rationally and economically arranged. It is necessary to draw scales on the coordinate axes, indicate what physical quantity is plotted on them, and its dimension. Reproduction of previously published drawings for illustrative purposes is not recommended.

When presenting observational data on graphs, it is advisable to show the magnitude of observation errors with dashes. Laconic captions are required for drawings. The figure itself should contain a minimum number of verbal symbols; explanations should be included in the captions or in the text of the article. Do not add a grid or gray background to the background of graphs and diagrams. The inscriptions on the illustration should not come into contact with any parts of it. The font size of the symbols should correspond to the expected final size of the drawing.

Illustration files should be named in such a way that it is clear which article they belong to and what order they are arranged in the text. Each file must contain one drawing.

Requirements for illustration files.

1. Illustrations must not have a resolution lower than 150 dpi. Recommended Resolution:
1.1. Halftones (color or grayscale) - 225–300 dpi.
1.2. Bitmap - 600–1200 dpi.
2. Illustrations should not be narrower than 8 cm (one column) or 17 cm (two columns).
3. Line thickness in illustrations should not be less than 0.5 pt.
4. It is advisable to prepare graphs, diagrams, diagrams in vector graphics editors (CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator) and provide them in the format of the program in which they were made (*.cdr, *.ai), or in *.eps format. Convert text to curves whenever possible.
5. For other illustrations, *.tiff, *.jpeg formats are desirable.
6. It is advisable to provide photographs in 2 versions. The first one corresponds to the original with all inscriptions and designations; the second is clean (no text, symbols, etc.). The desired file format is *.tiff, *.jpeg. The gray gradation in the photograph is allowed from 9 to 93%.
7. We do not recommend transmitting illustrations in DOC format. If this is still necessary, all illustrations in this format should be collected in one file.
8. It is prohibited to use spot shading in vector graphics programs, such as “Noise”, “Black&white noise”, “Top noise”.

Literature.References in the text to the cited literature are given in the form of the author's surname (for foreign authors in Russian transcription) and the year of publication of the work, with the addition of a letter when referring to several publications of a given author in the same year. If there are two authors, both surnames are indicated separated by a comma; if there are three or more co-authors, only the first surname is indicated with the addition of “etc.” It is advisable to include surnames in the text of the phrase; in cases where this is not possible, give them in parentheses.

The cited literature is listed under the heading “Bibliography” at the end of the article in alphabetical order of the first author’s surname in Russian. In the reference, the surnames and initials of eight authors are indicated, separated by commas, with the addition of “etc.” For authors of foreign publications, after the Russian transcription of one or two surnames or the surname of the first co-author with the addition of “etc.” The surnames and initials of eight authors are indicated in parentheses in the original spelling with the addition of “et al.”. After this, separated by a comma, the abbreviated name of the journal is given in the system of abbreviations used in “Letters to AJ”, volume, first page, year of publication. For books, indicate the surname and initials of the author (authors) or the editor, if it is a collection, the full title of the book, then in brackets the city and name of the publisher and the year of publication (for foreign books translated into Russian, information about the Russian edition should be provided). In references to articles published in conference proceedings, you must indicate the name of the conference, then in parentheses the editors, city, publisher, year of publication and the first page of the publication.

The following examples illustrate the above rules for citing literature:

1. Vikhlinin, Forman (A. Vikhlinin and W. Forman), Astrophys. J. 455, 109 (1995).
2. Gnedin O.Yu., Yakovlev D.G., Letters to Astron. magazine19, 280 (1993) [O.Yu. Gnedin, D. G. Yakovlev, Astron. Lett.19, 104 (1993)].
3. Canizares, BaftT (C.R. Canizares and J.L. White), Active Galactic Nuclei, IAU Symp. 134 (Ed. D. Osterbrock, J. Miller, Dordrecht: Kluwer Acad. Publ., 1989), p. 161.
4. N. Lund, C. Budtz-J?rgensen, N.J. Westergaard, S. Brandt, I.L. Rasmussen, A. Hornstrup, C.A. Oxborrow, J. Chenevez, et al., Astron. Astrophys.411, L231 (2003).
5. Shapiro S., Tyukolski S., Black holes, white dwarfs and neutron stars (M.: Mir, 1985), vol. 1, p. 100.

Tables.Since 1997, the journal has published large-volume tables (more than three typewritten pages) only in electronic form, and small-volume tables in both regular and electronic form. Access to electronic versions of the tables is provided through the Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center/CDS. B CDS tables are stored as files. They are available via the WWW interface:

http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat
http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR

If tables containing observational or calculated data occupy a significant place in the article, the authors must prepare their electronic versions (in ASCII codes) and submit them to CDS at: cdsarc.ustrasbg.fr/doc/submit.htx. When submitting an article, in any case, you must attach one copy of the tables in printed form for review.

Detailed instructions for preparing tables in the format accepted in CDS can be found on the journal’s website.

General instructions for preparing tables can also be obtained directly from CDS.

Working with electronic proofreading.Authors are sent a PDF file of the article layout by email. The files can be read and edited using Adobe Reader (version 9 and higher), which can be downloaded free of charge via the Internet: get.adobe.com/reader/

Comments should be made directly into the article's PDF file using the Comments and Markups toolbar in Adobe Reader. Do not use other programs to edit PDF files, otherwise the author's comments may be lost during automatic processing of responses. You cannot change the title of the PDF file of the article and the subject of the e-mail message for the same reason.

Guidelines for making corrections to a PDF file:

1. Open the pdf file of the article using Adobe Reader.
2. If the “Comments and Markups” toolbar is not present on the screen, you can call it up for quick access:
2.1. In the “Tools” menu, select “Customize toolbars...”. In the window that opens, you need to check the “Comments and Markups” toolbar, and also check the tools that you are going to use. Click “OK”.
3. To use text editing tools, you need to select the desired piece of text in the file and click the button for the corresponding tool:
3.1. Delete text: Cross out text tool (red).
3.2. Replace text: Replace selected text tool (blue color).
3.3. Insert text: The “Insert text at cursor” tool.
4. To use the drawing and note-taking tools, you must first select the tool and then select a location in the text.
5. If you need to insert or replace text with complex formatting or a specific font, type it into MS Wird, copy and paste it into a note, or use the Leader tool. Characters that lose their formatting when inserted in this way can be copied with the Snapshot tool and pasted using the Stamp tool, drawn with the Pencil tool, or described in words.
6. When editing complex formulas and drawings, refer to the original, use the Pencil tool, or copy with the Snapshot tool and paste using the Stamp tool.
7. The edit must be clear and visible when viewing the page visually. Do not paste objects on top of existing text.
8. In exceptional cases, when it is impossible to make an edit to the PDF file of the article (for example, replacing a picture), you can attach the required file to the letter in the appropriate place using the “Attach File” tool. A comment should be placed next to it, explaining what and why for what reason does it change?
9. For recurring corrections, use search (Ctrl + F).

Journal Code of Ethics

Astronomy Letters strives to maintain integrity and ethics in its published content to the greatest extent possible.

Astronomy Letters has a conflict of interest policy and work published in the journal follows international, national and/or institutional standards for working with humans and animals and uses informed consent practices where appropriate.

Astronomy Letters is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and agrees to its principles on how to deal with incidents of misconduct, thereby committing to investigating allegations of misconduct to ensure ethical research.

Astronomy Letters may use plagiarism detection software when checking submitted manuscripts. If plagiarism is identified, the journal will follow the COPE principles and guidelines regarding
plagiarism. Work published in Astronomy Letters is peer-reviewed.

Author Guidelines

General requirements.The entire length of the manuscript (including tables and figures) should not exceed 25 typewritten pages. It can be increased only in exceptional cases by decision of the editorial board. The text of the article, regardless of its length, must be presented with the utmost brevity consistent with clarity of presentation, and carefully edited. The abstract should contain the main results, and not a list of issues discussed in the article, and should not repeat its title.

The article should give a clear idea of ​​the research objectives, methodology and results obtained. Slang expressions, terms and abbreviations used only by a narrow group of specialists should be avoided. In particular, proprietary alphanumeric designations of telescopes, instruments, and projects should be avoided, and, if necessary, their full name and main characteristics should be given. Overloading articles with formulas, as well as duplicating results in tables and figures, is not allowed. Large tables (more than three typewritten pages) can only be published in electronic form (see below). It is also possible to publish other additional materials for the article only in the electronic version of the journal (Supplementary Materials).

Submission of manuscripts.The author can submit a manuscript through the portal of the editorial and publishing system https://publish.scincejournals.ru or send the article in the form of a PDF file to the editorial email address pazh@pleiadesonline.com.

By sending an article to the editor, the authors transfer to the founders, editorial board and publishers of the journal (“ICC “ACADEMKNIGA” and “Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.”) the right to publish it in Russian and translated into English, while retaining all other rights ownership of this article.

In this regard, we ask authors to send along with the article:

1. Agreement on the transfer of copyright for the use of materials in English (the agreement form can be downloaded from www.pleiades.online).
2. Agreement on the transfer of copyright for the publication of the Russian version (the agreement form can be downloaded on the journal’s website or on the website www.sciencejournals.ru).

Contracts require the signatures of all co-authors.

It is necessary to provide the address, surname, first name and patronymic of the author responsible for communication with the editors, his telephone number (office, mobile, home), and email address. It is advisable to submit articles based on work performed in institutions with a referral from these institutions and, if necessary, with an examination certificate.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the Publisher exclusive license to first publication.
2. Authors are able to distribute the manuscript and/or the article in accordance with Self-Archiving policy of the journal (see details).
3. The manuscript can be accepted for publication only by decision of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial board of the journal in accordance with the Manuscript stelection policy of the journal (see details).
4. Published Article will be distributed in print and electronic version and will be available online by Subscription or in Open Access at the discretion of the Publisher. 

An exclusive license for publication granted by authors allows the publisher to use the article in the following ways:

• the reproduction of the Article, as well as the metadata of the Article, in any material form, including on paper and/or electronic media as a separate work and/or as part of the Journal, and/or as part of the Licensee's and/or other parties' databases, at the Licensee's discretion;
• the dissemination of copies of the Article, as well as the metadata of the Article, or any other disposal of its original or copies, including on paper and/or electronic media as a separate work and/or as part of the Journal, and/or as part of the Licensee's and/or any other parties' databases, at the Licensee's discretion, including distributing or otherwise using the Article or portions (excerpts) thereof for publication in scientific, educational, technical or professional journals or other periodicals and derivative works; in printed and electronic versions of such journals, periodicals and derivative works in all media and formats now existing and which may arise in the future;
• making the Article available to the public in a way that any person may gain access to the Article from any place and at any time out of preference;
• reprocessing of the Article by translating it into any languages at the Licensee's option, and using the reprocessed (translated) Article in the above ways.

Other rights not directly transferred to the publisher under this License Agreement, including patent rights to any process, method etc., described by the Authors in the manuscript, as well as trademark rights, are reserved for the Authors.

All the Copyright statements for authors are present in the Standart Publishing Agreement to Publish an Article. The Agreement filled in and signed by authors should be upload to the Publisher within the all other files accompainged a manuscript when submitting.

Privacy Statement

The editorial Board of the journal and the administration of the website of the journal do not transfer personal information in any way specified by the users when working with the website of the journal to third parties, except for those cases and to the extent specified in the terms of the copyright agreement.

The affiliation work and e-mail address of the authors of the manuscript accepted for publication will be published in the section "information about the authors" of the printed version of the journal and in the section "about the authors" on the page of the article on the website of the journal.

The phone number of the corresponding author will be known only to the editorial Board Secretariat and will only be used in cases of emergency.

Peer Review Process

Articles submitted to the journal are usually sent to two reviewers for review; in some cases, additional reviewing is necessary. If the authors receive feedback from reviewers indicating the need to refine the article, the response must be received by the editors within a month. Otherwise, the article is considered to be taken back by the author. The response should contain not only a revised version of the article, but also a covering letter explaining what corrections were made and what comments from the reviewers the authors disagree with and why. In case of rejection, the editors retain one copy of the article.

Astronomy Letters is a peer-reviewed journal. We use a one-way “blind” review form. The reviewers include over 100 internal and external experts (80% of them are external). The average time from the moment the manuscript was received by the editor until the first decision was made was 14 days in 2017; the time from the first decision to the acceptance of the manuscript for publication is 40 days. The number of rejected manuscripts was 41% in 2017. The final decision on publication of the manuscript is made by the editorial board.

Any invited reviewer who feels they lack the necessary qualifications or is unable to review a manuscript due to a conflict of interest should promptly inform the editor and decline the review offer. Reviewers should formulate their statements in a clear, reasoned and logical manner so that the authors can use them to improve the manuscript. It is necessary to completely exclude criticism aimed at the personalities of the authors. Reviewers should indicate in their review (i) any work that is relevant to the manuscript but has not been cited by the authors; (ii) anything that was reported in earlier publications but was not properly cited or identified in the work; (iii) any significant similarity or overlap with other (published or unpublished) manuscripts of which the reviewer is aware.

Publication Fee

No fee is charged to authors and no royalties are paid for publication in the Russian version of the journal.

The fee is paid for publication in the English version of the journal.

Authors receive reprints of the Russian and English versions of the article in PDF form.

Design of manuscripts.Articles are presented in a standard font (12 pt) typed on a computer. Manuscript pages, as well as tables and figures, must be numbered separately.

On the title page of the manuscript are printed: the title of the article, the initials and surname of all co-authors (separated by commas), the full name of the institution where the work was carried out, a brief abstract (∼150−200 words) in Russian and key words. At the bottom of the page, the email address of one of the authors is indicated (for communication), and an asterisk is placed next to his last name. If the study was carried out in different institutions, after the name of each co-author a reference is given in the form of a number indicating the institution where he works. A list of institutions is given after the names of all co-authors. It is advisable to use the names of sections of the annual subject index of the journal (published in No. 1) as keywords.
The English translation of the title of the article, the initials and surnames of all co-authors, and the names of institutions is provided on a separate sheet. It is also advisable to provide translations of special terms and the names of the authors of the effects and methods discussed. The main text should begin on the second page of the manuscript. It is recommended to divide the article into sections, starting it with an Introduction, outlining the statement of the problem, and ending with a Conclusion with a list of the main results of the work (it is advisable to avoid section numbering).

The text of the article must be carefully edited.

The dimension of quantities should be indicated, as a rule, using a slash (for example, cm/s, g/cm3, but the dimension of concentration should be written cm−3, not 1/cm3). The fractional part of the number is separated from the integer by a dot (for example, 3.1416). In scientific notation, such numbers are written as 1.3×10−2, not 1.3E-2. Approximate equality is denoted by the sign ≈ or ≃, equality in order of magnitude is denoted by the sign ∼ (usually used in the text), proportionality is denoted by the sign ∝. Only “quote marks” are used, not “quote marks”. The letter “e” is replaced with “e” everywhere, except for surnames and special cases.

Electronic version of the article.

The main text of the manuscript in LaTeX, TeX or TextOnly format with the attachment of separate files with drawings can be sent after the article has been accepted for publication. The style file is available on the journal's home page (hea.iki.rssi.ru/pazh) or on the publisher's website (http://pleiades.online/ru/authors/guidlines/prepareelectonic-version/tex-latex/). In some cases, it is possible to present the text in Microsoft Word for Windows format, if possible using the latest versions or the publisher's style file (http://pleiades.online/ru/authors/guidlines/prepare-electonic-version/style/). Requirements for additional materials files published in the electronic version of the journal are given at http://pleiades.online/ ru/authors/guidlines/prepare-electonic-version/supplementary-materials/ Prepared files must be sent to the editorial office at pazh@pleiadesonline.com.

Drawings.The article should not be overloaded with pictures. If there are several interconnected drawings, they should be rationally and economically arranged. It is necessary to draw scales on the coordinate axes, indicate what physical quantity is plotted on them, and its dimension. Reproduction of previously published drawings for illustrative purposes is not recommended.

When presenting observational data on graphs, it is advisable to show the magnitude of observation errors with dashes. Laconic captions are required for drawings. The figure itself should contain a minimum number of verbal symbols; explanations should be included in the captions or in the text of the article. Do not add a grid or gray background to the background of graphs and diagrams. The inscriptions on the illustration should not come into contact with any parts of it. The font size of the symbols should correspond to the expected final size of the drawing.

Illustration files should be named in such a way that it is clear which article they belong to and what order they are arranged in the text. Each file must contain one drawing.

Requirements for illustration files.

1. Illustrations must not have a resolution lower than 150 dpi. Recommended Resolution:
1.1. Halftones (color or grayscale) - 225–300 dpi.
1.2. Bitmap - 600–1200 dpi.
2. Illustrations should not be narrower than 8 cm (one column) or 17 cm (two columns).
3. Line thickness in illustrations should not be less than 0.5 pt.
4. It is advisable to prepare graphs, diagrams, diagrams in vector graphics editors (CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator) and provide them in the format of the program in which they were made (*.cdr, *.ai), or in *.eps format. Convert text to curves whenever possible.
5. For other illustrations, *.tiff, *.jpeg formats are desirable.
6. It is advisable to provide photographs in 2 versions. The first one corresponds to the original with all inscriptions and designations; the second is clean (no text, symbols, etc.). The desired file format is *.tiff, *.jpeg. The gray gradation in the photograph is allowed from 9 to 93%.
7. We do not recommend transmitting illustrations in DOC format. If this is still necessary, all illustrations in this format should be collected in one file.
8. It is prohibited to use spot shading in vector graphics programs, such as “Noise”, “Black&white noise”, “Top noise”.

Literature.References in the text to the cited literature are given in the form of the author's surname (for foreign authors in Russian transcription) and the year of publication of the work, with the addition of a letter when referring to several publications of a given author in the same year. If there are two authors, both surnames are indicated separated by a comma; if there are three or more co-authors, only the first surname is indicated with the addition of “etc.” It is advisable to include surnames in the text of the phrase; in cases where this is not possible, give them in parentheses.

The cited literature is listed under the heading “Bibliography” at the end of the article in alphabetical order of the first author’s surname in Russian. In the reference, the surnames and initials of eight authors are indicated, separated by commas, with the addition of “etc.” For authors of foreign publications, after the Russian transcription of one or two surnames or the surname of the first co-author with the addition of “etc.” The surnames and initials of eight authors are indicated in parentheses in the original spelling with the addition of “et al.”. After this, separated by a comma, the abbreviated name of the journal is given in the system of abbreviations used in “Letters to AJ”, volume, first page, year of publication. For books, indicate the surname and initials of the author (authors) or the editor, if it is a collection, the full title of the book, then in brackets the city and name of the publisher and the year of publication (for foreign books translated into Russian, information about the Russian edition should be provided). In references to articles published in conference proceedings, you must indicate the name of the conference, then in parentheses the editors, city, publisher, year of publication and the first page of the publication.

The following examples illustrate the above rules for citing literature:

1. Vikhlinin, Forman (A. Vikhlinin and W. Forman), Astrophys. J. 455, 109 (1995).
2. Gnedin O.Yu., Yakovlev D.G., Letters to Astron. magazine19, 280 (1993) [O.Yu. Gnedin, D. G. Yakovlev, Astron. Lett.19, 104 (1993)].
3. Canizares, BaftT (C.R. Canizares and J.L. White), Active Galactic Nuclei, IAU Symp. 134 (Ed. D. Osterbrock, J. Miller, Dordrecht: Kluwer Acad. Publ., 1989), p. 161.
4. N. Lund, C. Budtz-J?rgensen, N.J. Westergaard, S. Brandt, I.L. Rasmussen, A. Hornstrup, C.A. Oxborrow, J. Chenevez, et al., Astron. Astrophys.411, L231 (2003).
5. Shapiro S., Tyukolski S., Black holes, white dwarfs and neutron stars (M.: Mir, 1985), vol. 1, p. 100.

Tables.Since 1997, the journal has published large-volume tables (more than three typewritten pages) only in electronic form, and small-volume tables in both regular and electronic form. Access to electronic versions of the tables is provided through the Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center/CDS. B CDS tables are stored as files. They are available via the WWW interface:

http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat
http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR

If tables containing observational or calculated data occupy a significant place in the article, the authors must prepare their electronic versions (in ASCII codes) and submit them to CDS at: cdsarc.ustrasbg.fr/doc/submit.htx. When submitting an article, in any case, you must attach one copy of the tables in printed form for review.

Detailed instructions for preparing tables in the format accepted in CDS can be found on the journal’s website.

General instructions for preparing tables can also be obtained directly from CDS.

Working with electronic proofreading.Authors are sent a PDF file of the article layout by email. The files can be read and edited using Adobe Reader (version 9 and higher), which can be downloaded free of charge via the Internet: get.adobe.com/reader/

Comments should be made directly into the article's PDF file using the Comments and Markups toolbar in Adobe Reader. Do not use other programs to edit PDF files, otherwise the author's comments may be lost during automatic processing of responses. You cannot change the title of the PDF file of the article and the subject of the e-mail message for the same reason.

Guidelines for making corrections to a PDF file:

1. Open the pdf file of the article using Adobe Reader.
2. If the “Comments and Markups” toolbar is not present on the screen, you can call it up for quick access:
2.1. In the “Tools” menu, select “Customize toolbars...”. In the window that opens, you need to check the “Comments and Markups” toolbar, and also check the tools that you are going to use. Click “OK”.
3. To use text editing tools, you need to select the desired piece of text in the file and click the button for the corresponding tool:
3.1. Delete text: Cross out text tool (red).
3.2. Replace text: Replace selected text tool (blue color).
3.3. Insert text: The “Insert text at cursor” tool.
4. To use the drawing and note-taking tools, you must first select the tool and then select a location in the text.
5. If you need to insert or replace text with complex formatting or a specific font, type it into MS Wird, copy and paste it into a note, or use the Leader tool. Characters that lose their formatting when inserted in this way can be copied with the Snapshot tool and pasted using the Stamp tool, drawn with the Pencil tool, or described in words.
6. When editing complex formulas and drawings, refer to the original, use the Pencil tool, or copy with the Snapshot tool and paste using the Stamp tool.
7. The edit must be clear and visible when viewing the page visually. Do not paste objects on top of existing text.
8. In exceptional cases, when it is impossible to make an edit to the PDF file of the article (for example, replacing a picture), you can attach the required file to the letter in the appropriate place using the “Attach File” tool. A comment should be placed next to it, explaining what and why for what reason does it change?
9. For recurring corrections, use search (Ctrl + F).

Journal Code of Ethics

Astronomy Letters strives to maintain integrity and ethics in its published content to the greatest extent possible.

Astronomy Letters has a conflict of interest policy and work published in the journal follows international, national and/or institutional standards for working with humans and animals and uses informed consent practices where appropriate.

Astronomy Letters is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and agrees to its principles on how to deal with incidents of misconduct, thereby committing to investigating allegations of misconduct to ensure ethical research.

Astronomy Letters may use plagiarism detection software when checking submitted manuscripts. If plagiarism is identified, the journal will follow the COPE principles and guidelines regarding
plagiarism. Work published in Astronomy Letters is peer-reviewed.

Author Guidelines

General requirements.The entire length of the manuscript (including tables and figures) should not exceed 25 typewritten pages. It can be increased only in exceptional cases by decision of the editorial board. The text of the article, regardless of its length, must be presented with the utmost brevity consistent with clarity of presentation, and carefully edited. The abstract should contain the main results, and not a list of issues discussed in the article, and should not repeat its title.

The article should give a clear idea of ​​the research objectives, methodology and results obtained. Slang expressions, terms and abbreviations used only by a narrow group of specialists should be avoided. In particular, proprietary alphanumeric designations of telescopes, instruments, and projects should be avoided, and, if necessary, their full name and main characteristics should be given. Overloading articles with formulas, as well as duplicating results in tables and figures, is not allowed. Large tables (more than three typewritten pages) can only be published in electronic form (see below). It is also possible to publish other additional materials for the article only in the electronic version of the journal (Supplementary Materials).

Submission of manuscripts.The author can submit a manuscript through the portal of the editorial and publishing system https://publish.scincejournals.ru or send the article in the form of a PDF file to the editorial email address pazh@pleiadesonline.com.

By sending an article to the editor, the authors transfer to the founders, editorial board and publishers of the journal (“ICC “ACADEMKNIGA” and “Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.”) the right to publish it in Russian and translated into English, while retaining all other rights ownership of this article.

In this regard, we ask authors to send along with the article:

1. Agreement on the transfer of copyright for the use of materials in English (the agreement form can be downloaded from www.pleiades.online).
2. Agreement on the transfer of copyright for the publication of the Russian version (the agreement form can be downloaded on the journal’s website or on the website www.sciencejournals.ru).

Contracts require the signatures of all co-authors.

It is necessary to provide the address, surname, first name and patronymic of the author responsible for communication with the editors, his telephone number (office, mobile, home), and email address. It is advisable to submit articles based on work performed in institutions with a referral from these institutions and, if necessary, with an examination certificate.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the Publisher exclusive license to first publication.
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The affiliation work and e-mail address of the authors of the manuscript accepted for publication will be published in the section "information about the authors" of the printed version of the journal and in the section "about the authors" on the page of the article on the website of the journal.

The phone number of the corresponding author will be known only to the editorial Board Secretariat and will only be used in cases of emergency.

Peer Review Process

Articles submitted to the journal are usually sent to two reviewers for review; in some cases, additional reviewing is necessary. If the authors receive feedback from reviewers indicating the need to refine the article, the response must be received by the editors within a month. Otherwise, the article is considered to be taken back by the author. The response should contain not only a revised version of the article, but also a covering letter explaining what corrections were made and what comments from the reviewers the authors disagree with and why. In case of rejection, the editors retain one copy of the article.

Astronomy Letters is a peer-reviewed journal. We use a one-way “blind” review form. The reviewers include over 100 internal and external experts (80% of them are external). The average time from the moment the manuscript was received by the editor until the first decision was made was 14 days in 2017; the time from the first decision to the acceptance of the manuscript for publication is 40 days. The number of rejected manuscripts was 41% in 2017. The final decision on publication of the manuscript is made by the editorial board.

Any invited reviewer who feels they lack the necessary qualifications or is unable to review a manuscript due to a conflict of interest should promptly inform the editor and decline the review offer. Reviewers should formulate their statements in a clear, reasoned and logical manner so that the authors can use them to improve the manuscript. It is necessary to completely exclude criticism aimed at the personalities of the authors. Reviewers should indicate in their review (i) any work that is relevant to the manuscript but has not been cited by the authors; (ii) anything that was reported in earlier publications but was not properly cited or identified in the work; (iii) any significant similarity or overlap with other (published or unpublished) manuscripts of which the reviewer is aware.

Publication Fee

No fee is charged to authors and no royalties are paid for publication in the Russian version of the journal.

The fee is paid for publication in the English version of the journal.

Authors receive reprints of the Russian and English versions of the article in PDF form.

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