Submissions

Author Guidelines

Forum Theologicum Sardicense accepts manuscripts in English, Bulgarian, German, French, Greek, and Romanian. The literary style and adequacy are guaranteed by the author. ​ Manuscripts that are going to be considered for publication include: original research, reviews, project-linked texts that have not been published or submitted elsewhere. ​ All manuscripts should include the author's full name, institutional affiliation, professional email, ORCID and Web of Science link. ​ All articles, regardless of the language of the text, should include an abstract, key words in English. ​ By submitting a manuscript to FThS the author agrees that: - The submitted text is original, has not been published elsewhere and does not contradict existing copyright holders; - They grant the right to FThS to publish, distribute and popularise their work. - They will not publish the submitted manuscript online without the knowledge and agreement of the editorial board of FThS; ​ Forum Theologicum Sardicense does not require a fee for the review and consideration of articles for publication. Upon submitting your manuscript please let us know if you would like to be part of the double-blind peer review of not. All manuscripts submitted without a marked preference will be treated as opting out of the double-blind peer review. ​

Citation Requirements ​

Maximum length: up to 120 standard computer pages (1,800 characters per page) for the journal Bogoslovska Misŭl(Theological Thought), including tables and illustrative material.

File format: Submissions must be in MS Word format (docx), latest version. Punctuation marks are placed immediately after the word, without a space before them; between words and between words and punctuation marks no more than one space is allowed. Footnotes must be inserted only using the standard Insert Footnote function. The text should not be overloaded with additional symbols or formatting. Quotation marks must follow the Bulgarian state standard („……“). A strict distinction must be made between the hyphen (-), used only for gradation and in compound names or terms (e.g. по-голям), and the en dash (–), used in all other cases (e.g. ХХ–ХХI в. or [с.] 10–14).

Page layout: The text must be typed on standard A4 paper, with 1.5 line spacing, Times New Roman or MinionPro font, size 12 pt, and justified alignment. Margins (top, bottom, left, right) should be 2.5 cm; first-line indentation should be 1.25 cm. Footnotes must be in 10 pt font, have continuous numbering, and be placed at the bottom of the page. The Microsoft Greek keyboard should be used where necessary, as well as the Old Bulgarian fonts Cyrillica Ochrid 10U and Cyrillica Bulgarian 10U.

Title and author: The title should be written in capital letters, centered, in bold, 18 pt font. One blank line above it, the author’s name(s) should be written in capital letters, centered, bold, 14 pt. A footnote should indicate the academic position and university (using upper and lower case). After one blank line, the title in English should be provided, and after another blank line the author’s name(s) in Latin script, following the same stylistic formatting.

Abstract: An abstract in English, French, or German should follow, consisting of a single paragraph of 50–100 words, in 11 pt font.

Keywords: After one blank line, keywords (5–10) should be listed on the next line, in English, French, or German, using the same font size and style as the abstract. Texts are accepted in all European languages and Turkish.

Main text: After one blank line, the main text of the article or scholarly communication follows, in 12 pt font and justified alignment.

Structure and citations: The text may contain footnotes and an internal structure in accordance with standard academic requirements, but must not include hyperlinks to web pages. First-line indentation should not be created using tabs but through formatting. References must be cited in the original language of publication. Citations should follow these rules.

Monographs or authored works (Chicago 17): Bibliographic entries must include: author’s name, title (and subtitle), place of publication, publisher, year. Author, title, and publishing data are separated by periods; place and publisher by a colon; publisher and year by a comma. City names are not abbreviated.

Найденов, Г. Колективно управление на авторските и сродните им права. София: Сиби, 2019, с. 5.

Articles in periodicals: The entry must include author, article title, journal/newspaper title, issue number, year, and page range or cited page. Article titles are in quotation marks; periodical titles are italicized. Issue numbers are written as № (or No in Latin script) or simply as numerals. The year is placed in parentheses, followed by pages. Example:

Рибарова, Р. „Европейската валута – инфлация и хиперинфлация“. Съвременно право, 3 (2029): 43–79.

Articles in edited volumes, collected works, reference works, or parts of larger works: After the article title, insert a period, an en dash, and “В:” / “Във:” (or “In:” in Latin script). The editor is cited, followed by (ред.) in Cyrillic or (ed.) in Latin or Greek. The volume title is italicized. Examples:

Витгенщайн, Л. „Логико-философски трактат“. Във: Витгенщайн, Л. Избрани съчинения. Сoфия: Наука и изкуство, 1988.

Хралупов, М., И. Карнобатски, ред. Теория на железопътния транспорт. Сoфия: Изток-Запад, 1988.

Multivolume works are cited by the specific volume used, following the same principles. For internet publications, include author, title, publication date (if available), URL, and date of access (day, month, year). Any cited work in a language other than English must include a transliteration of the title in square brackets.

Repeated citations: For second and subsequent references to the same work, use “Цит. съч.” (Latin: Op. cit.). For consecutive references, use “Пак там” (Latin: Ibidem). Latin forms apply to Greek studies as well.

Multiple works by the same author: Use: Цит. съч., author, shortened title, page number.

Secondary citations: When quoting indirectly, use “Цит. по:” (Latin: apud). This practice is discouraged and should be used only as a last resort.

Ancient and medieval sources: These are cited without inversion and listed in a separate list of abbreviations at the beginning of the publication (or as a footnote). Critical editions or standard abbreviations from recognized scholarly catalogues should be used (e.g., Clavis Patrum Graecorum). If the author is the translator, indicate this in parentheses (e.g. “trans. S.R.”). Quotations from primary sources or secondary literature in modern Cyrillic are italicized; texts in Latin, Greek, or Church Slavonic/Old Bulgarian are not placed in quotation marks.

Abbreviations: Abbreviations of periodicals used in the study must also be listed in the abbreviations list to simplify citation in footnotes.

Correspondence details: Correspondence addresses should be provided at the end, in 11 pt italic font, including full name, academic degrees and titles, position and institution, postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address.