INFORMATION LETTER

DEAR COLLEAGUES,

The Republican Center for the Study of Public Opinion “Ijtimoiy Fikr” informs that within the framework of the Fourth “Sociological Readings named after Academician Rano Ubaydullayeva”, based on the international scientific and practical seminar “Topical Issues of Studying and Shaping Public Opinion in Uzbekistan: Methods, Theory, and Practice”, it is planned to publish a collection of scientific articles on the topic:
“Social Dynamics and Transformation of Social Processes in Uzbekistan under the Conditions of Globalization and Large-Scale Reforms.”

Main directions of scientific articles:

• Transformation of society: traditions, modernization, and prospects;
• Education as a factor of social transformations;
• The social role and potential of youth in the context of reforms.

Researchers, scientists, university faculty members, practitioners, research associates, doctoral students, PhD candidates, and master’s students are invited to contribute to the publication.

Requirements for submission and formatting:

The Organizing Committee accepts original scientific materials (not previously published), corresponding to the topic “Social Dynamics and Transformation of Social Processes in Uzbekistan under the Conditions of Globalization and Large-Scale Reforms”, in Uzbek, Russian, or English.

Materials should be submitted electronically in MS WORD format, A4 size; font – Times New Roman; font size – 14 pt; line spacing – 1.15; text alignment – justified; paragraph indent – 1.25 cm; all margins – 2 cm.
Pages should not be numbered.
The article volume should be no less than 5 and no more than 10 pages.

Each article must include:
аnnotation in Uzbek, Russian, and English (up to 50 words each);
keywords (up to 20 words);
introduction, main part, conclusion and recommendations, and a list of references.

Author information should be formatted as follows:

• Full name(s) of the author(s) in the language of the article (lowercase letters, bold font, right-aligned);
• Academic degree, title, and position (right-aligned);
• On the next line – the full name of the institution (e-mail:);
• Title of the article in the language of participation (uppercase letters, bold font, centered).

One line below, place the main text of the article.

Tables and figures must have titles and be numbered (in Arabic numerals).
Sources used in tables and figures should be indicated below them.

Example:
“Source: Table of the State Committee on Statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan, statistical collection ‘Demographic Situation of the Republic of Uzbekistan’. January–December 2024.” Tashkent, 2021. pp. 96–121.

References should be cited directly in the text in square brackets, for example: [2, p.25–26].
All sources should be listed at the end of the article in the order they appear in the text (not alphabetically).

Example:
Rashidov M.K. “Analysis of the Legal Framework for the Establishment of Free Economic Zones.” // Scientific and Practical Journal “Service”. – Tashkent, 2019. No. 2.

The materials must be carefully edited and comply with all formatting requirements.
Articles that do not meet the requirements or are submitted after the deadline will not be included in the collection and will not be returned to the authors.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to reject materials that do not meet the thematic or formatting requirements.

Submission deadline:
Articles (with the note “Sociological Readings”) should be sent by e-mail to info@ijtimoiyfikr.uz
or via Telegram at 94-915-19-84
no later than October 25, 2025.