The editorial office accepts abstracts of articles and essays until January 31. Following the acceptance of abstracts, the full texts of articles and essays, as well as other contributions, must be submitted by March 31.
Contributions must be submitted in electronic form in Word format (.docx) and must include the author’s contact details and a list of sources used. All materials should be sent to the editorial office’s email address (etnologicke.rozpravy@gmail.com). In the case of studies and essays, an abstract in English and 5–7 keywords in Slovak (or Czech) and in English must also be included. Texts are published in the language in which they were submitted for peer review.
Texts should be written in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing. Footnotes should be placed at the bottom of the page (Times New Roman, font size 10, single-spaced). The list of sources used should be placed at the end of the text in alphabetical order and titled References.
RUBRICS
ARTICLES
Theoretical, review, or empirical (material-based) articles must have an appropriate structure, including clearly formulated objectives, an overview of the current state of the issue, a description of methods and sources, arguments or specific theses, the presentation of data with their interpretation, and conclusions. The text must be between 27,000 and 45,000 characters (15–25 standard pages), including the bibliography, footnotes, and appendices. It must include an abstract in English of 200–300 words and 5–7 keywords both in the language of the text and in English. Articles are subject to a peer-review process.
ESSAYS
Essays address selected topics at a professional level in the form of an overview, summary, discussion, etc. The text must include clearly defined objectives, a description and presentation of the issue, relevant arguments or specific theses, and must make use of appropriate scholarly sources. Essays may also focus on the presentation of an important personality and their professional work in the academic sphere or in practical fields, as well as on an event, publication, project, and similar topics. The text must be between 9,000 and 36,000 characters (5–20 standard pages), including the list of references, footnotes, and appendices. It must include an abstract in English of 100–200 words and 5–7 keywords both in the language of the text and in English.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews with prominent figures may focus on their professional lives and work (usually on the occasion of a jubilee), or they may aim to present a specific project, publication, or issue related to the person in question.
REVIEWS
Reviews are intended to inform readers about new or otherwise significant publications in the fields of the social sciences and humanities, including exhibitions and expositions, and to provide a critical evaluation of their content. The length of a review is 3,600–9,000 characters (2–5 standard pages), including spaces and footnotes.
NEWS
These texts inform about important events concerning the the ethnological community, including professional and social events, anniversaries, and deaths. News items range from 1,800 to 7,200 characters (1–3 standard pages).