Instructions for authors

Manuscripts submitted for publication may be written in Romanian, English, or Russian.  Regardless of the language in which they are written, the title, abstract and keywords (5-7 words) of the articles must be in English. Manuscripts should be submitted by email in MS Word (.doc or .docx) format to the following address: slovo@lls.unibuc.ro. Authors are kindly requested to carefully read and strictly adhere to the style guide available in the Instructions for Authors document, accessible here: Instrucțiuni pentru autori (RO); Instructions for Authors (EN). Please also consult the template for proper manuscript formatting: Template_SLOVO.

Upon receiving the acceptance for publication, authors are kindly requested to complete and sign the Publication agreement, which should be sent by email in PDF format to the editors: slovo@lls.unibuc.ro. The Publication agreement may be accessed here (RO), and here (EN).

The publication of articles in Slovo is free of charge.

Minimum requirements for acceptance for publication in SLOVO journal 

The article should follow a logical and clear structure (Abstract, Introduction + Working Hypothesis, Conceptual Framework, Demonstration, Conclusions). Below is a more detailed example:

  1. The abstract of each paper should refer to:
    1. the type of paper (theoretical synthesis/ analysis/ comparative study/ case study, etc.);
    2. the central theme of the paper;
    3. the purpose of the research/ synthesis/ case study and the main hypothesis/ starting point;
    4. fundamental conclusions.
  2. Introduction:
    1. a paragraph presenting the problem/theme of the article, the general directions of the studied topic;
    2. the introduction will (also) refer to: the novelty of the topic, the general objectives of the research, the methodology used;
    3. working hypothesis – what is the paper aiming to prove.
  3. Conceptual framework;
  4. The actual demonstration/analysis;
  5. Concrete conclusions that may include personal opinions on the results obtained in the paper, as well as potential future research directions related to the topic; 
  6. Bibliographical references.

Works that have not been cited at least once in the course of the paper should not be listed as bibliographical sources!