Scientific Journal “Cryosphere”

For Authors
Guidelines for Preparing Articles Submitted for Publication in the “CRYOSPHERE” Journal of the State Scientific Institution “Cryosphere Research Center” of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan

The “CRYOSPHERE” journal of the State Scientific Institution “Cryosphere Research Center” of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan reflects the original and important results of scientific research in the fields of cryosphere, glaciology, climatology, meteorology, hydrology, ecology, and sanitation.

Article Format

The article must be concise, well-edited, and thoroughly checked. The manuscript should be submitted in Tajik, Russian, or English in MS Word format (.doc or .docx), with the standard font Times New Roman, font size 14, and line spacing of 1.5.
The maximum allowable length of the article is 14 pages or 40,000 characters, including spaces. When determining the article’s length, images are also taken into account (one image on a page equals 1,800 characters). The editorial board will determine the length of commissioned articles.
Lines within a paragraph should not be manually adjusted (no use of “soft” returns, line breaks, tables, etc.). The “Enter” key should only be pressed at the end of a paragraph.
There should not be more than one space between words, and no spaces should be used inside words. Line breaks should be made using paragraph breaks. Punctuation marks should not be separated from the preceding word by spaces. There should be no hyphens within words.

At the beginning of the article, in the original language of the manuscript, include the following on separate lines:

• UDC (Universal Decimal Classification) number
• Author’s name and patronymic (in UPPERCASE)
• Title of the article (in UPPERCASE)
• Name of the institution where the work was performed (by the first author)
• Abstract (150–250 words)
• Keywords (3–5 terms)
• At the end of the article, the information about the authors should be provided in both English and Tajik.

The article must include:

• A brief introduction (Abstract)
• Objective of the study
• Materials and methods
• Results of the study and their discussion
• Conclusions
• Full list of authors.

The file with the article text should include the following information about the author(s):

– Include a List of References in the form “Surname, First Name.”
– For each author, indicate (if applicable) their role in the research, position held, academic degree, and academic title.
– If authors work at different institutions, specify which author is responsible for correspondence.
– If all authors are from the same institution, it is not necessary to repeat the workplace for each author.
– Provide the e‑mail address of the corresponding author.

Figure Captions
– Format captions as follows (centered under the figure):

Fig. 1. Name of figure
Fig. 2. Name of figure (Times New Roman, 12 pt)

Tables and Formulas
– Create and format formulas, tables, and diagrams using your word‑processor’s standard tool panels.

Table Captions
– Place the table caption above the table, centered. For example:

Table 1. Title of table
Table 2. Title of table

– At the bottom of each table, include a reference to the original data source (if any).

References
The reference list must include only sources cited in the text; unpublished materials are not allowed. References in foreign languages remain in their original form. Citations in the text are given in square brackets, for example: [1], [1,3–5]. The reference list under the heading “References” is ordered by the sequence of citation in the text.

Book
Author’s surname and initials. Title of the book. – Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication. – Volume or edition number, total pages.

Journal Article
Author’s surname and initials. Title of article / Author(s) // Journal Title. – Year. – Vol. – No. – pp. first–last. – DOI (if available).

Examples:

1. Dolgushin, L. D., Osipova, G. B. Priroda Mira. Ledniki. – M.: Mysl, 1989. – 448 pp.
2. Kotlyakov, V. M., Desinov, L. V., Desinov, S. L., Rudakov, V. A. Glacier advances in the Pamirs during the first 20 years of the 21st century / V. M. Kotlyakov et al. // Doklady RAS. Earth Sciences. – 2020. – Vol. 495. – No. 1. – Pp. 64–68. – DOI 10.31857/S2686739720110080.

Editorial Board

Editor‐in‐Chief: Abdulhamid QAYUMOV – Academician of the International Academy of Life Safety, Academician of the Engineering Academy of the Republic of Tajikistan, Professor
Deputy Editor‐in‐Chief: Alisho SHOMAHMADOV – PhD in Physics and Mathematics

Editorial Board

• Abdufattokh RAHIMOV — Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor
• Kholnazar MUHABBATOV — Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor
• Uktam MURTAZOEВ — Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor
• Sadiriddin ABDURAHIMOV — Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences
• Sabur ABDULLOEV — Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Ahrorjon QALANDAROV — PhD in Geographical Sciences
• Amriddin SAMIEV — PhD in Geographical Sciences
• Muboraksho TABARUKOV — PhD in Geographical Sciences

International Editorial Board

• Martin HOWLSL — Professor (Switzerland)
• Michael ZEMP — Professor (Switzerland)
• Francesca PELLICCIOTTI — Professor (Switzerland)
• Vladimir KONOVALOV — Professor (Moscow, Russia)
• Shichang KANG — Professor (China)
• Kristine TOVMASYAN — PhD (Kazakhstan)
• Evan MILES — PhD (USA)
• Alexander EGOROV — PhD (Kazakhstan)
• Dmitry PETRAKOV — PhD (Moscow, Russia)
• Thomas SAX — PhD (Switzerland)