Submissions

Author Guidelines

INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS

Slovak Journal of Public Policy and Public Administration is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that aims to bring scientific studies, expert articles, reviews and information from authors not only from Slovakia and the Slovak environment, but it has also the ambition to become a forum for discussion, exchange of views or information on current trends in the field of scientific research of public policy and public administration abroad. The journal is published by the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Trnava in cooperation with the Slovak Society for Public Administration at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The journal is issued quarterly in printed and electronic forms, completing the space in the offer of high-quality professional literature suitable also for pedagogical purposes.

Template for authors

• Required format: doc./ docx./ rtf.
• Language: British Language
• Extent: 8,000 words (including references)
• Font: Times New Roman (TNR) (Size 12)
• Headings: maximum 3 sections (do not number) (TNR size 12, bold)
• Abstract: max. 300 words (TNR size 10) + 5-6 keywords
• Footnotes: max. 6 notes in the text
• Abbreviations: must be defined at the first mention in the text (do not use non-standard ones)
• Citation style: APA (inline references)
• Breakdown of the post:

Cover letter:

• Upload/send online as a separate file;
• Max. 1 A4;
• Name of the post, authors, affiliation;
• Summarize the contribution of the study in the scientific field (originality);
• An affidavit that the published contribution is not published in another language or another magazine/publication, etc.

References

1. The author(s) should present full References in the alphabetical order at the end of the paper.
2. References must be in Harvard Style:

• In-text Citation: (Surname, Year published) or (Surname, Year published, p. / pp. Pages).

• In References:

Books with One Author

Last name, First Initial. (Year published). Title. City published: Publisher, Page(s).

Books with Two or More Authors

Last name, First initial., Last name, First initial. and Last name, First initial. (Year published). Title. City: Publisher, Page(s).

Chapters in Edited Books

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Chapter title. In: Last name, First initial. ed., Book Title. City: Publisher, Page(s).

Conference Proceedings

If published online:

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Title of Paper. In: Title of Conference proceeding. [online] City: Publisher of the Proceedings, Page(s). Available at: URL [Accessed Day Mo. Year].

If not published online:

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Title of Paper. In: Title of Conference proceeding. City: Publisher of the Proceedings, Page(s).

Print Journal Articles

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Article title. In: Journal.  Vol. (volume), No. (issue), Page(s).

Journal Articles Found on a Database or on a Website

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Article Title. In: Journal. [online] Vol. (volume), No. (issue), Page(s). Available at: URL [Accessed Day Mo. Year].

Print Newspaper Articles

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Article title. In: Newspaper. Vol. (volume), No. (issue), Page(s).

Newspaper Articles Found on a Database or a Website

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Article title. In: Newspaper. [online]. Available at: URL [Accessed Day Mo. Year].

Print Magazines

Last name, First initial. (Year published). Article title. In: Magazine. Vol. (volume), No. (issue), Page(s).

Publication Charge

There is no publication fee or charge for any submitted or accepted articles. There is no article processing charges (APCs) would be billed to authors.