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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.
Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author.
An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

TEXT PARAMETERS:

File format: .doc or .docx
Article length: up to 10–15 standard typewritten pages (18,000–27,000 characters including spaces), including the bibliography at the end of the text, excluding images.
Font: Times New Roman 12 pt.

The article text must contain the following components:

  • Title of the article in Bulgarian (without abbreviations or acronyms);
    Author(s)’ full name(s) in Bulgarian and transliterated in Latin script, without academic degrees or positions (if any);
  • Abstract (100–150 words) in both Bulgarian and English;
  • Keywords: 3–7 in both Bulgarian and English;
  • Full text (up to 10–15 standard typewritten pages – 18,000–27,000 characters including spaces);
  • Acknowledgements;
  • Bibliography, formatted according to the requirements of Visual Arts journal (see below on this page);
  • Author(s)’ short bio, including academic positions, institutional affiliation (school or research institution), ID number from a personal scientific database registration (ORCID, Researcher ID/WoS, Scopus) – if available, institutional postal and email address, and telephone number – all in Bulgarian and English;
  • Images: up to 10, in .jpg or .tiff format, with a resolution no lower than 300 dpi. A separate file should include detailed image descriptions and sources.

Citation and Bibliography:

Citations, footnotes, and bibliography should follow ISO 690 and the Oxford citation style.
Please pay attention to punctuation, italic and bold formatting (authors' last names are in bold; titles of standalone resources are in italics; when referencing a text that is part of a collection or periodical, the resource (e.g., the journal or collection) is italicized).
When citing and referring to publications by other authors, references are given in footnotes at the bottom of the page (use the Insert Footnote tool in your word processor).
Publications not in Latin script should include transliterated bibliographic information (author, title, place of publication, publisher, etc.) in square brackets. The bibliography includes only sources cited or mentioned in the text or footnotes. List them in alphabetical order.

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS for the PORTFOLIO section (texts are not peer-reviewed):

  • Title of the publication (no abbreviations or acronyms);
  • Author(s)’ full name(s) in Bulgarian and transliterated into Latin script, without academic degrees or positions (if any);
  • Abstract (100–150 words) in Bulgarian and English;
  • Keywords: 3–7 in Bulgarian and English;
  • Full text (up to 6 standard typewritten pages – 10,800 characters including spaces);
  • Acknowledgements;
  • Bibliography, formatted according to the requirements of Visual Arts journal (see above);
  • Author(s)’ short bio, including academic positions, institutional affiliation (school or research institution), ID number from a personal scientific database registration (ORCID, Researcher ID/WoS, Scopus) – if available, institutional postal and email address, and telephone number – all in Bulgarian and English;
  • Images (10–20) are to be submitted separately in .jpg or .tiff format, with a resolution no lower than 300 dpi. A separate file should include image descriptions and sources.

Copyright Notice

I declare that the text I am submitting for publication in the journal Visual Arts has not been submitted for publication elsewhere.
I declare that I am submitting my own original work and take full responsibility for the accuracy of the publication.
All sources used are cited accurately and with proper attribution.
I bear full legal responsibility under the Copyright and Related Rights Act for any false or misleading declarations.

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