The Balkan Journal of Philosophy considers for publication original papers (up to 8,000 words), book reviews (up to 4,000 words), and short communications (up to 2,000 words). Other types of contributions may also be considered at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.
The journal’s language is English. British English or American English spelling and terminology may be used, but either one should be followed consistently throughout the article. The author is solely responsible for the grammatical quality of the paper. Non-native English speakers are urged to check their submissions carefully for any grammatical mistakes, and (if possible) to have their submissions checked by a native English speaker before submission.
The author should prepare and submit electronically (see Submission) two versions of the manuscript: one prepared for blind review, in which all self-identifying references and citations have been removed, and a full version containing a separate title page with the name(s) of the author(s), their affiliation(s), ORCID iD(s), and the email address of the corresponding author.
Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word for Windows, formatted on A4 paper with normal margins on all sides. Use a standard font (e.g. Times New Roman, 12 pt.) and 1.5-line spacing throughout the manuscript, including notes and references. Use italics for emphasis. Quotations of more than 40 words should be displayed as a separate indented block. Do not use italics to indicate quotations.
Each manuscript should include a concise and informative title, an abstract of 150–200 words, and 4–6 keywords for indexing purposes. The abstract should not contain undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. Keywords should be separated by commas and should not begin with capital letters unless they are proper names.
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
Since January, 2021, the Balkan Journal of Philosophy has switched to using the APA citation and referencing style. In-text references must follow any quote or paraphrase of another piece of work. They should include the author’s surname, the publication year, and the page number. Page numbers might only be omitted in cases where the author is referring to the entirety of the cited work(s).
Some examples:
Footnotes on the title page are not given reference symbols. Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data).
The list of References only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.
Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work. Do not abbreviate book or journal titles, and always list all authors (do not use “et al”). It is recommended that authors follow the the 7th edition of APA style (2020). Some sample APA-style citations are shown below.
Supplementary material should be collected in an Appendix and placed before the References section.
Acknowledgements should be placed before the Appendices and the Reference section.
For vector graphics, EPS is the preferred format. The following resolutions are optimal: line figures – 600 – 1200 dpi; photographs – 300 dpi; screen dumps – leave as is.
The purpose of the proof is to check for typesetting errors and the completeness and accuracy of the text, tables and figures. Substantial changes in content, e.g., new results, corrected values, title and authorship, are not allowed without the approval of the Editor. Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. The corrected proof should be returned to the Publisher within seven days of receipt by e-mail. Authors should be sure to employ the “track changes” function in correcting proofs, so that the editors can see what changes have been made.
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; and that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.
Authors must confirm that they have not used generative AI to contribute to the content or citations of manuscripts submitted to the Balkan Journal of Philosophy. Any other author use of AI tools must be disclosed to the editors at the time of submission.
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
It is the responsibility of the author to obtain written permission for a quotation from unpublished material, or for all quotations in excess of 250 words in one extract or 500 words in total from any work still in copyright, and for the reprinting of figures, tables or poems from unpublished copyright material. (Depending on the original program that is used to do the layout, only JPG and EPS files are accepted).
No publication fees are charged to authors.
The copyright belongs to the authors. Publications in the Balkan Journal of Philosophy are freely accessible to readers and distributed under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license – Deed – Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International – Creative Commons.