Information For Authors

 

 

Studia ethnologica Croatica

∙guidelines for authors∙

 

 

Studia ethnologica Croatica is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against publication malpractice, following the COPE Standards, recommended by Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of the Republic of Croatia, and the Publishing Ethics Resource Kit (PERK). In submitting an article or a review to Studia ethnologica Croatica, authors are thereby confirming that the work represents their own original contribution; that the data presented are authentic and acquired in accordance to professional and ethical standards; that in case of co-authored articles all authors are properly listed; that the article is not considered for publication elsewhere; that it has not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works; and that they have disclosed actual or potential conflicts of interest with their work or partial benefits associated with it. Studia ethnologica Croatica is committed to objective and fair double-blind peer-review procedure, in order to ensure the avoidance of any conflict between the editorial and reviewers and the material submitted for review. If in any circumstances it is felt that these procedures have not been followed, the Editors are committed to providing resolutions to disputes as a matter of priority. The authors can withdraw the articles from the review process with required written explanation to the editorial board. The editorial board reserves the right to retract the article from the review process in case of (suspected) infringement of professional ethical standards.

The word count for articles should not exceed 7,500 words. The word count for reviews should not exceed 1,000 words.
Arrangement of structural elements in the article:

1. Manuscript title

2. Author's first and family name, academic affiliation, address of the institution, author's e-mail address

3. Abstract in Croatian and/or in English (up to 100 words)

4. Keywords in Croatian and in English

5. Texts should be written without tab stops. Local names, emphasized phrases etc. should be written in italics.

Quotations should be placed inside quotation marks; lengthy quotations (more than 30 words) should be formatted as separate paragraphs, inside quotation marks.

Footnotes should immediately follow the portion of the main text the note is in reference to, and should be used only for explanations. Arabic numerals should be used for footnotes.

References should be incorporated into the main text (not as footnotes) and in an abbreviated form: (Canestrini 2003); (Breivik 2005:25–26); (Brown 2006a, 2006b); (Elsner 1994:11; Preston 1992).

Illustrations and tables should not be incorporated into the text, but should be submitted as separate files. Please ensure that you clearly indicate their position inside the text, for example: (figure 1) or (table 2). All illustrations and tables should be numbered consecutively and should have descriptive captions at the appropriate place inside the main text, for example:
Figure 1: The title of the illustration or table (author or source, date of production).

The final position of graphics in the printed text depends on the page layout of the volume.

Illustrations should satisfy the requirements of the printed volume: dimensions should preferably correspond to those planned for the printed article. The resolution of photographs should be at least 300 dpi. Sketches should have a resolution of least 600 dpi. Illustrations are published as black and white prints. The number of illustrations inside each text is limited.

6. The list of references and sources should be arranged alphabetically (works of the same author should be placed in chronological order) and with complete data, according to the following rules:

Books by one or more authors:
URRY, John. 1995. Consuming Places. London: Routledge.
MARTÍN, Diaz Emma, Melis MAYNAR and Sanz CASAS. 2000. Mercados de Trabajo e Inmigración Extracomunitaria en la Agricultura Mediterránea. Sevilla: Junta de Andalucía.

Edited volumes:
COLEMAN, Simon and John EADE, ed. 2004. Reframing Pilgrimage. Cultures in Motion. London – New York: Routledge.

Chapter of a book:
ECO, Umberto. 1984. "The frames of comic 'freedom'". In Carnival!, ed. Thomas Albert Sebeok. Berlin – New York – Amsterdam: Mouton Publishers, 1–9.

Article in a print journal:
JARVENPA, Robert. 2003. "Collective Witnessing: Performance, Drama, and Circulation of Valuables in the Rural Auction and Antiques Trade". Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, vol. 32/5:555–591.

Article in an electronic journal:
WOODWARD, Sophie. 2002. "Making Fashion Material". Journal of Material Culture, vol. 7/3:345-353. http://mcu.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/7/3/345 (accessed November 28, 2007).

Article in a newspaper:
GRŽINIĆ, Marina. 2004. "Rod i tehnologija. Razgovor s Dianom McCarty". Zarez, October 7, vol. 139:27.
For other instructions follow the guidelines of The Chicago Manual of Style (author-date style, reference list entry)