AUTHOR GUIDELINES

Articles must be no less than 6 pages in accordance with BΝS (11,000 characters), be original and unpublished research, be related to the thematic and geographical scope of the publication, and conform to the following layout:

 

Title

Degree, title, first name, last name, doctorate/postdoc

Workplace

Address for correspondence – electronic or postal

 

Abstract: between 900 and 1800 characters/ half to one page in accordance to BNS

 

Keywords: between 3 and 7 keywords

 

Text of the article

 

REFERENCES

 

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL ARTICLES BE IN ENGLISH

 

Bibliographic description and citation:

 

References in the article are indicated in the text in parentheses as follows:

Single author:

Romanized last name, year, p./pp. number of pages

(Petrov, 2009, p. 26)

(Petrov, 2009, pp. 26–29)

 

Two authors:

Romanized last name & last name, year, p./pp. number of pages

(Petrov & Ivanov, 2009, p. 26)

(Petrov & Ivanov, 2009, pp. 26–29)

 

Multiple authors:

Romanized last name of the first author, year, p./pp. number of pages

(Petrov et al., 2009, p. 26)

(Petrov et. al., 2009, pp. 26–29)

 

Formatting of the cited literature at the end of the text

REFERENCES

Publications are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author or editor

 

Formatting of articles and studies

 

In a periodical (journal)

Petrov, P. 2009. ‘Bulgarian History through centuries’, History 5, pp. 15–39.

 

In a collection

Petrov, P. 2009, ‘Bulgarian History through centuries’, in: Petrov, P. & Ivanov, G. (eds.), The Balkans, Mith Publishing, Sofia, pp. 15–39.

 

Cyrillic publications

Petrov, P. 2009, ‘Bulgarian History through centuries’, History 5, pp. 15–39. / [Петров, П. 2009, „Българската история през вековете“, История 5, с. 15–39.]

 

BULGARIAN TITLES ARE TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH. BEFORE DOING THE TRANSLATION YOURSELF, CHECK THE SUMMARY OF THE PUBLICATION, THERE MAY ALLREADY BE AN ESTABLISHED TRANSLATION.

 

Formatting of monographs

Petrov, P. 2009, Bulgarian History through centuries, Myth Publishing, Sofia.

 

And in Cyrillic

 

Petrov, P. 2009, Bulgarian History through centuries, Mith Publishing, Sofia. / [Петров, П. 2009, Българската история през вековете, Издателство Мит, София.]

 

Formatting of collections

Petrov, P. & Ivanov, G. (eds.) 2009, The Balkans, Mith Publishing, Sofia.

 

Formation of electronic sources

Petrov, P. 2009, Bulgarian History through centuries, <http://liternet.bg/publish/ngeorgiev/statii/ltz.htm>, 24.11.2023

 

Illustrations are numbered as ill. 1, ill. 2 etc. Images are to be submitted as individual files in JPEG or another similar format. THEY ARE NOT TO BE INSERTED INTO THE TEXT FILE. In a separate file, all illustrations are described according to the numbering in the publication. Each illustration must be accompanied by a brief description of what it represents (up to 10 words), the source from which it was taken, or the author if this is a first-time publication.

 

Diagrams are numbered as graph. 1, graph. 2 etc. They can be placed inside the text file of the manuscript, or can be submitted as a separate file. Diagrams should be accompanied by a brief description of what they represent (up to 10 words), the source from which they are taken, or the author if this is a first-time publication.

 

Tables are numbered as table 1, table 2 etc. They can be placed inside the text file of the manuscript, or can be submitted as a separate file. Tables should be accompanied by a brief description of what they represent (up to 10 words), the source from which they are taken, or the author if this is a first-time publication.

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