Submissions

Author Guidelines

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

"Tutun/Tobacco" is published biannually (double issues). Since the publication is of an international character, all manuscripts should be submitted in English. All manuscripts must be proofread prior to submission. Language and style of the manuscripts are responsibility of the author.

The publication presents: original scientific papers, review articles, short reports, professional papers and other works related to tobacco science and practice.

Types of Contributions

Original scientific papers – should contain original scientific research results, previously unpublished. It must be presented in a manner enabling the experiment, i.e. research method, to be repeated and accuracy of the analysis, results and conclusions confirmed.

Review articles – should contain critical surveys of the accomplishments in the fields encompassed in the Journal, papers by an individual researcher or a group of researchers with the purpose to undertake, analyze, evaluate or synthesize previously published information. They should present the latest ideas and theories or new scientific achievements.

Preliminary communications – should contain new scientific conclusions whose character suggests quick publishing. They do not have to enable repetition of the experiment and examination of the presented results and can be used as a basis for further research. This part also contains Letters to the editor or short notes.

Professional papers – should present useful contributions from the field of an applied science whose problematic is not related to the original research. The aim of these papers is not to present new findings but to use already acquired knowledge and implement it into practice.

Other articles published in this journal will not be categorized.

Formatting Requirements

Papers must be written in a clear and concise manner using Times New Roman, 12pt font size, with single spacing. The complete manuscript should be no longer than 10 pages, A4 format, with margins of 2.5 cm on all sides. Text must be justified, without hyphenation, avoiding excess white space between words. The Abstract should be translated in Macedonian, using Times New Roman font with Macedonian support. There should be one empty row between titles/subtitles and the text. Ensure that each new paragraph is without TAB.

Manuscripts should follow the format: INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, for experimental research where events are presented in chronological order.

• Titles (INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS, RESULTS...) – centered, boldfaced, capital letters, 12pt
• Subtitles – initial capital letter, boldfaced, 12pt, centered

Arrangement of the Paper

• Title – capital letters, boldfaced, 12pt, centered
• Authors – capital initial letter, other letters small, 12pt, centered
• Institution name – for multiple authors from different institutions, each author's surname should be followed by an identifying superscript number associated with the appropriate institution
• Institution address – full postal address and e-mail of the corresponding author; italic, centered

ABSTRACT – at the beginning of the paper, both in English and Macedonian, should not exceed 150 words. It should mention the techniques used without going into methodological details and should summarize the most important results. Abstracts should not include citations. Font size 10, centered.

Key words – up to 7 essential words, in English and Macedonian.

For non-Macedonian authors, the Editorial board will provide translation of title, abstract and key words in Macedonian.

Section Guidelines

INTRODUCTION – should provide a brief statement of the subject, comprehensive survey of the relevant literature and objectives of the paper.

MATERIAL AND METHODS – should be short and concise. Well-known techniques and methods should be indicated by a reference; only new methods or relevant modifications should be described in sufficient detail to allow reproduction of the investigation by others.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION – should be presented in tables, graphs, diagrams and photographs, which must accurately describe the findings of the study, ordered sequentially as they appear in the text.

CONCLUSIONS – should provide a brief and clear summary of the study findings and their contribution in science and practice.

Tables

Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals according to their sequence in the text. The table title should always be above the table, centered, in 10pt font, with one empty row between the title and the table and another between the table and the text. Tables should be simple and should not duplicate the information given in figures.

Reference example: It could be seen from Table 1... or The nicotine content in tobacco is 0.98% (Table 4).

Figures

Figures include photographs and all graphical presentations (graphs, diagrams, schemes, drawings, etc.). Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals according to their sequence in the text. The title should always be below the figure, centered, in 10pt font.

All figures should be submitted with the text and saved as separate files:

• Graphs and diagrams – Excel files (XLS)
• Schemes, drawings and photographs – JPG or TIF, minimum 200–300 dpi

Citations

All citations in the text may be made directly or parenthetically:

• Single author: (Janeski, 2007) or Janeski (2007) demonstrated...
• Two authors: (Smith and Hansel, 2006)
• Three or more authors: (Werner et al., 2005)
• Multiple references: listed alphabetically then chronologically, e.g. (Aden, 1996a, 1996b; Allan and Jones, 1995)
• Website with known author and year: (Burja and Burja, 2008)
• Website with author but no date: (Smith, n.d.)
• Website with no author: cite organization, short document name and year, e.g. (CABI, H. armigera, 2021)
• Website with no author and no year: cite organization and short document name, e.g. (EPPO, Standards on PPP)

Nomenclature of genera and species names must agree with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, latest edition). Taxonomic affiliation should be presented in complete form at least once in the main text, abbreviated thereafter (e.g. Metasyrphus corollae Fabricius, 1794 as M. corollae).

Units – measurements should be given in SI units.

Reference List

Arranged alphabetically and numerated, in the following order: surname and initials of author(s), year of publication, title of the article, name of publication, volume number and page. References are cited in the language of the original paper. Use the International Serials Catalogue for abbreviation of journal names.

Journal:
Mickoski J., 1988. Ispituvanje na infektivnata sposobnost na peronosporata i pepelnicata na tutunot. Tutun/Tobacco 1-2, 21-40, Institut za tutun - Prilep.
Weybrew J.A., Wan Ismail W.A., Long R.C., 1983. The cultural management of flue-cured tobacco quality. Tob. Sci. 27, 56-61.

Book:
Russel E.W., 1973. Soil conditions and plant growth. 10th ed., Longman, London.

Symposia volume:
Clark T.A., Steward D., 1991. Wood and Environment, Proc. 6th Int. Symp. on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Melbourne, vol. 1, 493-498.

Patent:
Grant P., 1989. Device for Elementary Analyses. USA Patent, No. 123456.

Website (known author and year):
Burja C., Burja V., 2008. Adapting the Romanian rural economy to the European agricultural policy from the perspective of sustainable development, MPRA, Munich Personal RePEc Archive. On line at: http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7989/1/MPRA_paper_7989.pdf

Website (unknown author):
CABI, 2021. Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm). On line at: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.26757

Website (unknown author and year):
EPPO, Standards on plant protection products. https://gd.eppo.int/standards/PP1/

NOTE: Manuscripts that are not arranged and submitted according to the above instructions will not be taken into consideration for reviewing and publishing.

Editorial board, Тутун/Tobacco
E-mail: nit@uklo.edu.mk