A monograph is a scientific work written in the form of a book. In this case, one or several topics closely related to each other are subject to in-depth study. The monograph itself belongs to the genre of scientific prose. It summarizes and analyzes the selected literature on the topics being studied. When writing a monograph, as a rule, new hypotheses, concepts, and theories are put forward. All of them are aimed at the development of science. Also, the creation of scientific work is often accompanied by an extensive list of revised library literature. In this case, the entire list of used publications is indicated. The text of the monograph may contain various notes that explain its contents or refer to the primary sources from which the information was taken.
Russian standardsA monograph is a scientific creation, the author of which can be not one person, but a whole team. The name itself indicates a narrow focus of the work and characterizes the specifics of the written. According to the State Standard, which controls publishing (and this is GOST 7.60-2003, clause 3.2.4.3.1.1), a monograph is a popular science or scientific publication that contains a comprehensive and complete study of one topic or problem belonging to one author or several. At the same time, the number of man-made pages is not regulated in any way, since the book is a scientific work. But the traditional size, which is considered classic, is the text size of about 120 A4 pages, which is written in 14 fonts called Times New Roman using one and a half spacing. Thus, the approximate volume of the monograph is about five printed pages. Before a manuscript is published in the form of a book, this scientific work is undergoing a review process.
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Review of the monograph is carried out by employees whose specialization profile coincides with the subject of the written work. It is also mandatory that candidates have a candidate degree. At the same time, information about the experts who were involved in the review is indicated in the final output of the publication.
It is believed that a review of a monograph should be prepared by several specialists. Moreover, if the names of its reviewers are not indicated in the publication, it cannot be considered a scientific work. Among modern scientists, absolutely any work on the study of some specialized topic, which has been conducted for a fairly long time, is accepted, to be completed by writing such a work.
In this case, the monograph of a book or other publication contains a detailed description regarding research methods. It also sets out the results of the work carried out and their interpretation. In some cases, a monograph is an annex to a dissertation that is used to defend a degree.
In scientific circles, such works are highly appreciated. A monograph of a book is a non-serial publication, which consists of one or several volumes. The number of sections is limited. This distinguishes the monograph from other serial publications, such as magazines or newspapers.