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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
"Tutun/Tobacco" is published biannually (double issues).

Since the publication is of an international character, all manuscripts should be submitted in English.
Authors whose native language is not English should have their papers checked by research workers from
the related fields who have good proficiency in the English language. 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.
Original scientific papers - should contain original scientific research results, previously unpublished.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.
Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editorial Board in typescript and/or electronically, on CD or via
E-mail (tobacco_institute_prilep@yahoo.com). Papers must be written in a clear and concise manner
using Times New Roman and 12 pt font size, with single spacing. The complete manuscript should be no
longer than 10 pages, A4 format, with margins 2.5 cm for 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.
Manuscripts should follow the format INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS, RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION, for experimental research where events are presented in
chronological order.
Titles in the text (INTRODUCTION, MATERIAL AND METHODS, RESULTS…) should be centered,
boldfaced, written with capital letters, font size 12;
Subtitles should be written with initial capital letter, boldfaced, 12-point font size, aligned to the center;
Arrangement of the paper:
Title - in capital letters, boldfaced, 12-point font size, aligned to the center;
Full name and surname of the authors - capital initial letter, other letters small, font size 12, centered;
Name of the institution - for multiple authors from different institutions, each author's surname
should be followed by identifying superscript number associated with the appropriate institution.
Address of the institution - full postal address of the institution, as well as the 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 to references. 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.
INTRODUCTION should provide a brief statement of the subject, comprehensive survey of the relevant
lietrature 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, figures, diagrams and photographs, which
must accurately describe the findings of the study, ordered sequentially as they appear in the text;
Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals according to their sequence in the text. The table title
should be always above the table, centered, in 10 pt font, with one empty row between the title and the
table and another one between the table and the text. Tables should be simple and should not duplicate the
information given in figures.
Reference to the Table, example: It could be seen from Table 1…., or: The nicotine content in tobacco is
0.98% (Table 4).
Illustrations should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals, with centered titles below each of
them.
All graphical presentations (including graphs, schemes, drawings, photographs etc) should be submitted
on CD together with the text and saved as separate files (graphs should be prepared as Excel files - XLS
extension, and schemes, drawings and images should be submitted as .JPG or .TIF files). Minimum
resolution for images is 200 - 300 dots per inch.
References in the text should be indicated by Arabic numbers in brackets, to correspond to the Reference
list at the end of the paper. When other be presented in a list of references following the text of the
manuscript. Cited publications are referred to in the text by giving the author's surname and the year of
publication. E.g.: Filiposki (2000), Dimeska et al. (2007), Tso et al. (1990), (Adamu 1989, Campbell
2000).
Nomenclature of genera and species names must agree with the International Code of Zoological
Nomenclature (ICZN, latest edition). Taxonomic affiliation, followed by author(s) and year of
description, should be presented in complete form at least once in the main text (usually when first
mentioned), and in subsequent appearances only the abbreviated form is presented (Metasyrphus corollae
Fabricius, 1794 as M. corollae).
Units - measurements should be given in SI units.
CONCLUSIONS should provide a brief and clear summary of the study findings and their contribution
in science and practice.
REFERENCE LIST - is arranged alphabetically, in the following order: surname and initial of author(s)
first name, year of publication, title of the article, name of publication, volume number and page. For
books, author's name, complete title, publisher and date of publishing should be listed.
For journals:
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.
For books:
Russel E. W., 1973. Soil conditions and plant growth. 10th ed., Longman, London.
References are cited on the language of original papers. In literature references, use the International
Serials Catalogue for abbreviation of journal names.
NOTE: Manuscripts that are not arranged and submitted according to the above instructions, will
not be taken in consideration for reviewing and publishing.
Тутун/Tobacco
Tobacco Institute 7500 Prilep
Kicevska bb
Republic of Macedonia
E-mail: tobacco_institute_prilep@yahoo.com

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