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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 English and adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.

Author Guidelines

Guidelines for authors

Publishing Agreement

Submission

The articles can be sent by e-mail to subbto[at]gmail.com.

Title Page

Texts should be prepared for blind reviewing. Authors should write their name, position, affiliation, and contact information on a separate page.

Abstract

All submissions must be accompanied by an abstract in English (max. 200 words).

Keywords

5-10 keywords in English.

Language

Starting with 2016 all submissions must be in English.

Information about Authors

Authors should also submit a photo and a short description of their research interests and recent publications. This description should not exceed 5 lines and should be sent separately.

Citations and List of References

All sources are cited in footnotes and should respect the Chicago Manual of Style (footnotes with ibid. and bibliography) (see the Quick Guide).

A list of references should be provided at the end of the article.

The editors' committee would reject those papers which do not reach the quality level required for an academic journal or do not respect the Chicago Manual of Style.

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments of grants, funds, etc. should be placed before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

Peer Review Process

The contents are reviewed by two experts in the field, who have to fill up a review standard form. Their suggestions are sent to the author, for further changes. The reviewers are not aware of the authors' names, as well as the authors don't have the information regarding reviewers' names (double-blind review system).

Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement

Authors' Rights & Responsibilities

What rights do I retain as a journal author?

  • the right to make copies (print or electronic) of the journal article for your own personal use, including for your own classroom teaching use;
  • the right to make copies and distribute copies of the journal article (including via e-mail) to research colleagues, for personal use by such colleagues for scholarly purposes;
  • the right to post a pre-print version of the journal article on Internet websites including electronic pre-print servers, and to retain indefinitely such version on such servers or sites for scholarly purposes;
  • the right to post a revised personal version of the text of the final journal article (to reflect changes made in the peer review process) on your personal or institutional website or server for scholarly purposes;
  • the right to present the journal article at a meeting or conference and to distribute copies of such paper or article to the delegates attending the meeting;
  • patent and trademark rights and rights to any process or procedure described in the journal article;
  • the right to include the journal article, in full or in part, in a thesis or dissertation;
  • the right to use the journal article or any part thereof in a printed compilation of your works, such as collected writings or lecture notes (subsequent to publication of the article in the journal); and
  • the right to prepare other derivative works, to extend the journal article into book-length form, or to otherwise re-use portions or excerpts in other works, with full acknowledgment of its original publication in the journal.

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 10 pages (in SUBBTO format).

Articles

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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 SUBBTO format).

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