NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF ARMENIA

EDITORIAL BOARD 

 EDITORIAL BOARD 

Scientific Papers Of NUACA

Article template_“NUACAScientific Papers”

Requirements on Article Format and the List of Accompanying Documents 

1. The articles can be presented in Armenian, Russian, and English languages (page limit of 3-10).

Required electronic documents that should be sent to the following e-mail:  scientificpapers@nuaca.am

• the article (in * .doc format, the pictures in * .jpg, *. jpеg format), the template of which is
  posted in Armenian, Russian, and English in the author’s guide section of the scientific
  periodicals in nuaca.am.
• The recommendation of the paper from a scientist in that particular sphere (confirmed with the signature and in *pdf format)

• Structure Requirements for the Article

The article should be prepared in accordance with the following structure:

The Title of the Article

The title should briefly (with the word limit of 10) and precisely reflect the subject, purpose and novelty of the research. It is desirable to reflect in the title the uniqueness of the author’s scientific paper.

Abstract

The Abstract should include the following brief information on the presented article (word limit of 150):

• 1. The description of the research object, the purpose, the objective, the topicality, the novelty as well as the practical significance of the research.
  2. Methods or methodology (if possible).
  3. The scientific results obtained (practical and experimental results, facts, mutual relations and regularity in patterns found)
  4. Recommendations, evaluations and advice.

Keywords

Keywords are a tool to search scientific articles:  scientific articles can be found in all international databases with the help of keywords. Thus, they should reflect the main research terminology. It is required to include 5-8 keywords.

Introduction

The purpose of the introduction is the review of the current situation of the observed research objectives and the presentation of the scientific objective and topicality.

The introduction should include Armenian and foreign modern scientific achievements related to the discussed object, research, and results on which the presented paper (literature review) is based. The literature review should emphasize the topicality and novelty of the observed research questions based on which the purposes and objectives of the particular paper are presented and described. The literature sources of the article should be listed in citation order in numeric format and be noted as [1], [2]….

The introduction should include information which will give the reader an opportunity to comprehend and estimate the novelty and topicality of the research results presented in the article.

Materials and Methods

This section should clearly indicate the research methodology. The measurements of the physical quantities should be presented via the International System of Units and Italic. Formulas and mathematical expressions should be presented via Microsoft Equation or MathType, Italic, 11 pt. Formulas should be shown in the middle of a separate line and main formulas should be numbered in the right and inserted in parentheses (1), (2)….

Results and Discussion

In this section of the article systematic analytical and statistical materials of the author should be presented. The obtained results should appear in a way that the reader could follow its phases and estimate the reliability of the conclusions done by the author. The core purpose of this section is to prove the paper hypothesis (hypotheses) with the help of analyzing, summarizing and clarifying the data. If necessary, the results should be confirmed by tables, figures, and images presenting evidence. It is advised to compare the results of the article with the previous papers of the author and other researchers. Such a complementary comparison would reveal the novelty of the work done increasing the level of objectivity.

Conclusion

The conclusion includes a brief description of the Materials and Methods section as well as a brief formation of the results of the research. This section summarizes the main ideas of the Results and Discussion section. It is important to match the obtained results with the purpose defined at the beginning of the paper. The conclusion should summarize the meaning of the topic, draw conclusions, generalizations, and recommendations regarding the paper as well as emphasize its practical significance. It is desirable to include the development prospects of the research in the final part of the article. 

Acknowledgements (if applicable)

In this section, the names of the people who assisted the author to prepare the particular article and the organizations which financially supported should be noted.

References

In addition to the references of normative documents and links, the References should include 10 to 30 sources (excessive self-references should be avoided). It is not recommended to cite links, which do not include scientific information, textbooks, teaching, and methodological manuals. It is known that the level of the publication is determined by the completeness and representation of the sources, therefore it is recommended as a priority to refer the articles published in indexed scientific journals on international databases (Web of Science /Scopus). The sources should be up to date (the use of original sources published in the last 10 years is required). 

The sources included in the references should be created according to the “Numbered style” of Elsevier scientific publishing company.

Examples of the Sources Included in the References:

Periodical articles 

[1] Տ.Լ. Դադայան, Խ.Գ. Վարդանյան, Բազմահարկ երկաթբետոնե շրջանակակապայինշենքերում սեյսմամեկուսիչների կիրառման արդյունավետությունը, ԵՃՇՊՀ գիտ. աշխ. 50(2013) 114-120։

[2] M.Nikolopoulou, N.Baker, K.Steemers, Thermal comfortin outdoor urban spaces:  Understanding the humanparameter, Solar Energy 70 (2001)227-235. 

[3] В.И.Теличенко, «Зеленые» технологии среды жизнедеятельности, Вестник МГСУ 103 (2017) 364-372.

Books

[1] Y.S. Touloukian, P.E. Livey, S.C. Saxena, Thermal Conductivity: Nonmetallic Solids, IFI/Plenum press, New York, 1970.

[2] T.P. Hough (Ed.), Recent Developments in Solar Energy, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2006.

Conference materials

[1] T.E. Chaddock, Gastric emptying of a nutritionally balanced liquid diet, in: E.E. Daniel (Ed.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Gastrointestinal Motility, ISGM4, 4–8 September 1973, Seattle, WA, Mitchell Press, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1974, pp. 83–92.

[2] N. Yasuda, S.-i. Takagi, A. Toriumi, Spectral shape analysis of infrared absorption of thermally grown silicon dioxide films, in: T. Hattori, K. Wada, A. Hiraki (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Control of Semiconductor Interfaces, ISCSI-2, Karuizawa, Japan, October 28–November 1, 1997, Appl. Surf. Sci. 117–118 (June (II)) (1997) 216–220.

Information about Author(s)

One line below from the References, details about author/authors should be given (Armenian, English, Russian), first name, father’s name, last name, academic degree, title, the name of the organization, where s/he works, position, phone number(s), e-mail address. 

The editorial office provides the review of all papers.

The review is implemented by single-blind system. The standard review period is 2 weeks.

The reviewer must complete the following form and submit to the editorial office.

NUACA, 105 Teryan Street, Yerevan 0009, Republic of Armenia

Room 2216, 2rd floor, 2nd building

Tel. (+374) 10 58-05-41. 6-55

E-mail: scientificpapers@nuaca.am