Guidelines for Calculating Length

These simple guidelines are used to determine the lengths of Reviews and Articles in Moscow University Physics Bulletin

WORD COUNT LIMITS

Review	Article
7500 words	3000 words

WORD COUNT PROCEDURE

Text

Include:

Any text in the body of the article
Any text in a figure caption or table caption
Any text in a footnote or an endnote
References

Exclude:

Title
Author and affiliation listing
Abstract
Receipt date, published date, and other publication history
PACS or/and Keywords
Acknowledgments

Displayed Math

The word equivalent for displayed math is 16 words per row for single-column equations. Two-column equations count as 32 words per row.

Figures

Estimating the word equivalent for figures can be simplified by using the aspect ratio (width / height) of the figure.

The estimates would be [(150 / aspect ratio) + 20 words] for single-column figures, and {[200 / (0.5 * aspect ratio)] + 40 words} for double column figures.

Tables

The word equivalent for tables is 15 words per line for single-column tables. Two-column tables count as 30 words per line.

Total Word Count = Text count + Displayed math + Figures + Tables