About the Journal
The Theologia Reformata Transylvanica series of the Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai journal is published by Babeş-Bolyai University’s Faculty of Reformed Theology and Music.
The journal publishes scholarly articles semi-annually in the field of theology and cognate disciplines since 2001. During the first eight years after its establishment, the two issues were edited in one yearly collective volume. Since 2009, the semi-annual issues are published in two individual volumes in June and December.
Aims and Scope
The journal compiles scientific studies, scholarly articles, and book reviews, that are catalogued according to their specific domain. A significant amount of articles is published in a number of foreign languages accessible to a wide array of international readers. Each entry has an English abstract and minimum 5 keywords.
The journal encompasses academic works from the fundamental fields of theology, such as biblical theology, dogmatics, ethics, liturgical studies, patristics, catechesis, Christian art, philosophy of religion, church history, church music, hymnology, etc. On the other hand, we offer a platform for quality interdisciplinary studies as well.
Following the good practices of other prestigious publications, we provide a special section for presenting book reviews thus contributing to the dissemination of the most notable new releases in the field of theology.
Articles are published in English, German, Hungarian.
66% of the authors are from abroad.
The magazine is quoted by the National Council of Higher Education in the A category.
Open Access Policy
Starting September 2021 Studia UBB Theologia Reformata Transylvanica issues got the status of ‘Open Access’.
All articles published in Studia UBB Theologia Reformata Transylvanica are fully open access: immediately freely available to read, download and share.
Studia UBB Theologia Reformata Transylvanica does not charge authors any kind of publication fees or article processing charges.
Articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons license which permits, without charge, use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Prevention and Fight against Plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct
Authors of the journal must be aware and understand that Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai intends to prevent, and also sanctions attempts and acts of plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent conduct, including but not limited to the fabrication and/or falsification of data. Therefore, authors are hereby advised that:
– Plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process (Editorial Office, peer review) may lead to: a) rejection of the manuscript for publication; b) official information of the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation; and c) information of the scholarly community and public opinion.
– Upon notification on allegation of plagiarism or other fraudulent actions for any article that has been already published in Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, and following the thorough verification of the notification, the Editorial Office may take the following steps: a) contact the Index of allegations of plagiarized works in Romania; b) follow the procedure in place for plagiarism attempts or other fraudulent actions discovered and documented during the review process; c) officially inform the higher education or research institution of the author’s affiliation, making available all necessary documents (including the author’s responsible declaration of originality); d) advise the most important international databases about the allegation of plagiarism; and e) publish (on the site, etc.) its official position on the matter. As conceptual and general guidelines on plagiarism, the journal Studia UBB refers to: “What Constitutes Plagiarism?”, in “Harvard Guide to Using Sources”, available here: https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/what-constitutes-plagiarism
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement:
The Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement aligns with the recommendations of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics): Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.
Privacy Statement:
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
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