4B. List of Abbreviations

• As a page heading, use LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS in block letters centered on the page.

• Provide a list of abbreviations if you have devised your own abbreviations instead of using commonly accepted ones to be found in the dictionary.

• Arrange the list alphabetically by the abbreviation itself, not by the spelled-out term.

• Start the spelled-out version of an abbreviation with a capital letter. Put no punctuation mark at the end of the spelled-out version of a term.

• Even when the paper includes a list of abbreviations, provide the spelled-out version of a term in the text of the paper, when the abbreviation first appears.

• Never begin a sentence with an abbreviation.

4C. Table of Contents

The table of contents always precedes the Introduction and lists all the parts of the paper; it shows the paper division into chapters, sub-chapters and subsub-chapters (if any). The subsub-chapter is set out if it is at least one page long.

• As a page heading, use TABLE OF CONTENTS in block letters centered on the page.

• Use block letters for the titles of the chapters and upper-case letters for all the meaningful words in the titles of subchapters and subsub-chapters.

• List page numbers in a column to the right of each chapter title; state only the first page of each chapter, not a range of page numbers, such as 7-21.

4d. Résumé

• As a page heading, use РЕЗЮМЕ in block letters centered on the page.

• The résumé must be written in Ukrainian and must not exceed 350 words, (i.e., one А4 page), font type Times New Roman, 14 point text size, 1.5 spacing.

• A list of up to, but no more than, 7 key words must follow the abstract.

• Do not give examples and quotations in the résumé.

4E. Appendices

• Appendices are optional and used for supplementary material. Place them after the reference section.

• All Appendix pages need to be numbered; page numbers are continued from the last page of the references section.

• All material must be within prescribed margins and be readable in size and legibility.

• As a page heading, use APPENDICES in block letters centered on the page. Leave this page blank.

• Appendix headings (Appendix designations and titles) should be all block letters. Appendix designations (e.g., APPENDIX A) are centered. Appendix titles are centered, all capital letters.

• The appendix designation (APPENDIX or APPENDIX A, etc.) is required in the Table of Contents.

5. Pagination

• The title page is counted but not numbered.

• Use continuous Arabic numbers (beginning with 1) in the same size font as the text, placed at the upper right-hand corner of the page starting with the List of Abbreviations.

• If there is more than one page, each page receives its own consecutive page number.

6. Integrating Lists

• Use your word processor’s automatic numbering facilities wherever possible, since it is much easier to amend a list if the numbers are automatically adjusted.

• For the list items themselves, take care that each is a grammatically correct continuation of the introduction to the list.

• Avoid running the sentence on after the list of points, either by incorporating the final phrase in the introductory sentence or by starting a new sentence.

The four basic types of listing are illustrated below.

Lists of short items (without main verbs) should be introduced by a full sentence and have the following features:

– introductory colon

– no initial capitals

– no punctuation (very short items) or comma after each item

• a full stop at the end.

Where each item completes the introductory sentence, you should:

– begin with the introductory colon;

– label each item with the appropriate bullet, number or letter;

– end each item with a semicolon;

– close with a full stop.

If all items are complete statements without a grammatical link to the introductory sentence, proceed as follows:

– introduce the list with a colon;

– label each item with the appropriate bullet, number or letter;

– start each item with a lowercase letter;

– end each one with a semicolon;

– put a full stop at the end.

If any of the items consists of several complete sentences, announce the list with a complete sentence and continue as indicated below:

– Introduce the list with a colon.

– Label each item with the appropriate bullet, number or letter.

– Begin each item with a capital letter.

– End each statement with a full stop. This allows several sentences to be included under a single item without throwing punctuation into confusion.