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.

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!