Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

The manuscript represents original work. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
All authors confirm this manuscript is devoid of plagiarism of any form (i.e., direct plagiarism, self-plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism, or accidental plagiarism) with respect to ideas, data, words, graphic materials or other forms of communication and understand that this manuscript will be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin anti-plagiarism software.
All authors have seen and approved the manuscript being submitted. Common agreement has been reached before submission. The corresponding author is responsible for the submission, on behalf of all co-authors. No additional authors might be added post submission, unless editors receive detailed explanation.
The submission files are prepared for upload: the manuscript (in Microsoft Word file format) and the declarations file.
The text is written in a comprehensible language and adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines. For the articles written in languages other than English, the authors must provide the title of the article in English, also the abstract and keywords.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

Author Guidelines

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Studia UBB Philologia publishes original and innovative research in philology that has not been previously published elsewhere, either partially or in full, in the original language or in translation. Additionally, the manuscripts should not be or have been submitted for consideration to any other journal.

Manuscript submission:
The manuscripts should be sent by email to philologia.studia@ubbcluj.ro, respecting the deadline for each issue, as specified below. If the calls for themed sections set different deadlines or submission procedures, potential contributors will respect the provisions specified thereby. Submissions that do not comply with the recommendations below will be returned to the author for the necessary adjustments.

Manuscripts for the Miscellanea section can be submitted throughout the year. In case the revised version of a manuscript, following peer review, is not received by the journal in time for publication in the issue for which it was originally submitted, it can be considered for inclusion in a future issue.

All submissions will go through an initial evaluation done by the editors. The editorial board will reject those papers that do not meet the standards of the journal. For the themed sections, this first selection will be made together with the guest editors.

The result of this initial evaluation will be communicated to the author within a maximum of 30 days from the submission of the manuscript.

The selected articles will enter the double-blind peer review process (for details, see REVIEW).

The publication decision shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.

For the special-themed sections of the journal, the expected review time for articles, from submission until publication, is 3-6 months. For the Miscellanea section, this timeframe may be extended up to 9 months.

Issues and deadlines:
The journal is published quarterly, in March, June, September, and December.
The deadlines for submissions are:
- 1 November for Issue 1,
- 1 February for Issue 2,
- 1 May for Issue 3,
- 1 August for Issue 4.

Articles:
Articles based on research presented at conferences, or any revised versions thereof, may be sent to our journal only if they have not been submitted for publication in conference proceedings.

The articles published in Studia Philologia may be published afterwards in any other journals and may be included in subsequent books written by the author, in the original language or in translation, on condition that Studia Philologia is cited as the original publisher.

Articles should be sent to the journal by the authors themselves. By submitting a manuscript to Studia Philologia, the authors acknowledge that it represents the final draft and consent to have it reviewed for publication. The authors shall bear sole responsibility for the content of their articles throughout the reviewing process.

Studia Philologia will not accept multiple submissions by the same author for the same issue.

The journal has a double-blind peer review policy. The articles that pass the initial editorial screening and selection enter the double-blind peer review process pursuant to which the authors will receive two evaluation reports for the submitted material. Based on the recommendations of the reviewers, the editors make an informed decision on whether to accept or reject the article. In the case of multiple authors, only the corresponding author will receive these reports. Authors are advised to include their identification data when submitting a manuscript; it is the duty of the editor and/or the editor of a special-themed issue to anonymize the materials while handling the logistics of the peer- review process.

Submissions that include slanderous, discriminatory or illegal material will not be accepted.

Book reviews and interviews

In addition to research studies, Studia Philologia publishes book reviews and interviews with personalities in the field of philology. The above terms apply to these materials as well.

The journal welcomes both commissioned and unsolicited book reviews targeting its fields of interest. Book reviews should be around 1,000-1,500 words and consider solely relevant works published in the previous 3 years.

The size and structure of the interviews will be discussed with the editor.

General information
Copyright	By submitting an article for publication, the authors guarantee the originality of the material and ensure that it does not infringe on the copyright or licence rights of a third party. It is the authors’ responsibility to ensure they obtain permission to reproduce any materials subject to copyright.
Timeline	The journal is published on a quarterly basis; the submission deadlines for authors and editors are: - 1 November for Issue 1, - 1 February for Issue 2, - 1 May for Issue 3, - 1 August for Issue 4. The executive editor receives papers for publication and proposals for the editing of special themed issues. Authors should submit articles in two formats: Word 97-2003 (minimum) and PDF. The editor of a special-themed issue will likewise send the selected articles to the journal in the same formats (Word and PDF). Articles should be submitted electronically, using the email address of the journal: philologia.studia@ubbcluj.ro.
DRAFTING GUIDE
Important		Submissions which do not comply with the instructions in this Drafting Guide will not be taken into consideration for publication.
Articles
Languages	Articles should be written in one of the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, or Norwegian. We accept both British and American English Spelling, as long as the grammar, spelling and punctuation rules are followed consistently.
Title	The title should be informative and no longer than 15 words. A maximum length of 70 letters is recommended. Written entirely in UPPERCASE, bolded letters. Alignment: centre. Font size: 13. For article titles that include the title of another book (novel, collection of poems), do not mention the year the book was published.
Author(s) names	The title is to be followed by the author’s name, underneath, with 1 empty space in between. The author(s)’ full name, written in UPPERCASE, bolded letters, should be followed by a footnote containing a bionote of maximum 150 words that shows their position and institutional affiliation, their most important academic accomplishments and/or fields of interest, and their email address.
Biographical note	Format example: John SMITH is a professor at… Font size: 9. Spacing: single. This should be written as a footnote that leads to the author’s name. It should begin with the author’s name: the first name written in lowercase and the last name in uppercase. The biographical note should include the author’s email address.
Abstract and keywords	The abstract (no longer than 250 words) should be written in both English and Romanian, regardless of the language in which the article is submitted, and clearly state the thesis and main conclusions of the article. In the abstract, the author should first mention the title in English and Romanian, separating it from the body of the abstract with a period. Citations may not be included in the abstract. Below the abstract, the author should include five keywords to be used for indexing in international databases. Keywords should be written in both English and Romanian and listed below their respective abstract. Foreign authors may request the journal editors’ assistance in translating the title, abstract and keywords into Romanian. Format example: *ABSTRACT. Article title.* Abstract text. Font size: 10. Spacing: single. Format example: *Keywords:* fiction, ethics, continental philosophy, hauntology, Romanian literature Font size: 10. Spacing: single.
Length	The text of the article should be between 5,000 and 7,000 words (including footnotes).
Spacing	Articles should be drafted in single-spaced A4 format (21 x 29.7 cm), portrait layout, margins: 4.8 cm top/bottom and 4 cm left/right. The text should always be justified.
Font	Cambria.
Font size	13 (title), 11 (text), 10 (abstract, keywords, block quotations and works cited), 9 (biographical footnote).
Paragraph indentation	1.25 cm.
Quotations indentation	1.25 left, and 1 cm right.
Legends for images or tables	Cambria 10, titling Figure 1 or Table 1 in bold, with the remaining legend in plain text.
Special characters	For sections containing special characters (Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Asian etc.) the authors should submit the article in an editable format. A PDF document should also be provided for page layout purposes. Authors should send the special fonts they used. Diacritics should be used in names and titles written in Romanian.
Lettering	Italics should be used for emphasis, keywords in a language other than that of the article, and titles of books, movies etc. Do not use bold or underline for emphasis. Bold letters should be used for headings and subheadings.
Block quotations	A prose quotation of five or more lines should be blocked. Block quotations should not exceed 100 words so as to not interfere with copyright claims.
In-text translations	Quotations in languages other than English should be rendered in an English translation, whose source should be acknowledged in a parenthetical note. The source of the translated text should be included in the 'Works Cited' section. In case there is no published translation, the author may provide their own. The source of the quotation should be referenced in a footnote which should also include the text in the original language, with the mention (my translation).
Page numbering	Pages should not be numbered.
Headers/ footers	Headers and footers should not be included.
Headings	Headings and subheadings should be written in bold. Font size: 11. Indentation: 1.25 cm Spacing: 1.5 lines between the heading and the following text.
Footnotes	Footnotes should be used for elucidation and may not contain bibliographical references to the corresponding quotations used in the article. Notes can include bibliographical references if they are ancillary to the article’s thesis, such as “for further reading see...”. Endnotes should not be used.
Works Cited section	Should immediately follow the article, with one additional space between the article text and the title WORKS CITED. Title font size: 13. Cited works font size: 10. Spacing: single. The second row of the bibliographical entry should be indented 1.25 cm.
Illustrations	Authors who do not use Word software should submit their files in a different format (.pdf, .idd, .rtf, .txt, etc.); illustrations should preferably be inserted in the text of the article but they can also be submitted separately with .bmp, .tif, .jpg extensions and 150-300 dpi resolution. Itemizing images (for example, Figure 3) must be chronological and correspond to the order of their appearance in the text. In addition to the Word file, a .pdf version should be submitted to aid viewing and formatting.
Book reviews
Spacing	Books reviews should be single-spaced.
Font	Cambria
Font size	11
Paragraph indentation	1.25 cm
Title	Should be the title of the reviewed book including the name of the author, place and name of publisher, year of publishing and page count, e.g.: N. Katherine Hayles, How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999, 350 p. Font size: 13. Alignment: Centre The title should be written in bold.
Page layout	The text of the review should be divided into two columns: Width: 7 cm Spacing: 0.66 cm
Front cover	The review should include an image of the cover of the reviewed book. Image position: Top Centre with Square Text Wrapping Image size: Height: 11 cm, Width: 7.5 cm The image should be positioned so that the top of the image can be parallel to the first row of the review’s text.
Author’s information	At the end of the text, the author of the review should provide their information as follows: FIRST AND LAST NAME Affiliation City, Country Email: The author’s information should be placed on the right side column, aligned right. Font size: 11.
References
References	Studia Philologia prefers the in-text citation form recommended by the Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, the AD format. Thus, references for quotations, paraphrases and short summaries will be marked, as follows: (Smith 2016, 315–16) (Grazer and Fishman 2015, 12) (Keng, Lin, and Orazem 2017, 9–10)
Within the same parentheses	Separate the references with semicolons. If citing more than one work by an author, do not repeat the name: (Smith 2010, 2012; Banville 2005) (Smith 2010, 2012, 55; Banville 2005, 131-132)
Repeat mentions in the same paragraph	Place the parenthetical citation after the last reference in the paragraph or at the end of the paragraph before the final full stop (period). If the reference is to a difference page, however, put the full citation at the first reference and then include only the page number at the next mention: Text (Banville 2005, 22). … more text … “quoted text” (37).
Works Cited
Works Cited	Bibliographical entries must correspond exactly with the quotations, paraphrases, and summaries in the text. The bibliography should not contain subsections or references that do not appear in the article. The bibliography should be listed at the end of the article and should contain an alphabetical and chronological list of all works cited, as follows:
Book	Smith, Zadie. 2016. Swing Time. New York: Penguin Press.
Book with two authors	Grazer, Brian, and Charles Fishman. 2015. A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Book, mentioning the translator	Lahiri, Jhumpa. 2016. In Other Words. Translated by Ann Goldstein. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Article in journal	Satterfield, Susan. 2016. “Livy and the Pax Deum.” Classical Philology 111, no. 2 (April): 165–76.
Article in journal by 3 authors. In the case of more than 3 authors, the abbreviation et al. will be used after the name of the first author	Keng, Shao-Hsun, Chun-Hung Lin, and Peter F. Orazem. 2017. “Expanding College Access in Taiwan, 1978–2014: Effects on Graduate Qualityand Income Inequality.” Journal of Human Capital 11, no. 1 (Spring): 1–34. https://doi.org/10.1086/690235.
Article in a magazine	Manjoo, Farhad. 2017. “Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera.” New York Times, March 8, 2017.
Chapter or other part of an edited book	Thoreau, Henry David. 2016. “Walking.” In The Making of the American Essay, edited by John D’Agata, 167–95. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press.
Doctoral dissertation	Rutz, Cynthia Lillian. 2013. “King Lear and Its Folktale Analogues.” PhD diss., University of Chicago.
Interview book	Stamper, Kory. 2017. “From ‘F-Bomb’ to ‘Photobomb,’ How the Dictionary Keeps Up with English.” Interview by Terry Gross. Fresh Air, NPR, April 19, 2017. Audio, 35:25. http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/524618639/from-f-bomb-to-photobomb-how-thedictionary-keeps-up-with-english.
Chicago AD	Further information on how to create citations and compile bibliographies may be found here: https://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/style/reference/tf_ChicagoAD.pdf

Introductions & Arguments

Introductions & Arguments present the main topics of the volume. They are not peer-reviewed, and do not receive doi numbers. They should not exceed 14 pages (in Studia UBB Philologia format).

Articles

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Interviews

Interviews with miscellaneous personalities. They should not exceed 20 pages (in Studia UBB Philologia format).

Book Reviews

Book reviews are presentations of original books. They are not peer-reviewed, and do not receive doi numbers. They should not exceed 10 pages (in Studia UBB Philologia format).

In Memoriam

In memoriam are manuscripts that honor a deceased personality.
They are published in English and should not exceed 5 pages (in Studia UBB Philologia format).

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• publish, republish, transmit, sell, and distribute the published article, either partially or in full, in digital and printed editions, through all media used by the Journal at present or available in the future,
• deposit copies of the Contribution in the journal’s archive (electronic and printed) and in the archives of third parties authorised by the journal.

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• translate the contribution and publish the respective translation elsewhere,
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