1. The journal ACTA HISTRIAE publishes original and review scientific articles from the sphere of humanities, historiography in particular. The basic geographic areas covered by this publication are Istria and Mediterranean Slovenia, as well as other topics related to the Mediterranean on the basis of interdisciplinary and comparative studies. All articles are reviewed. The review process is entirely anonymous.
2. The articles submitted can be written in the Slovene, Italian, Croatian or English. Articles should be long up to 48,000 characters without spaces (including notes, literature and sources). The authors should ensure that their contributions meet acceptable standards of language. We draw special attention to the consistent use of punctuation marks (e.g., quotation marks), which should be uniform and unified throughout the text. Literal citation should be visually uniform throughout the text. The editorial board has the right to additionally proofread the articles or request additional proofreading by the authors. If the article is not linguistically accurate, the editorial board has the right to reject it.
3. The article can be submitted exclusively through the Open Journal System web portal (https://zdjp.si/ojs/index.php/ashs/about/submissions), with the following attachments:
3. a. Cover page of the manuscript (obligatory appendix), which should contain the title and subtitle of the paper, name and surname of the author, name and address of the institution where he is employed, or full home address and e-mail address.
3. b. Manuscript (obligatory appendix) which should be anonymized (authorship cannot be identified). The manuscript is uploaded in .pdf and .doc formats.
3. c. Figures, tables and other material are an integral part of the manuscript and must be included in the text in an appropriate place, as well as uploaded separately by the authors as appendices.
When submitting the article, the author guarantees that the article is his original work, that it has not been published elsewhere, that he will not submit it to another journal or publish it elsewhere, namely by agreeing to the License Agreement. The editorial board regularly reviews articles against plagiarism.
4. The article should contain the abstract (up to 100 words) and the summary (up to 250 words). The abstract contains a short description of the aim of the article, methods of work and original results. The abstract should not contain comments or recommendations.
The summary contains a description of the aim and methods of work and summarizes the analysis or interpretation of the original results. The abstract can contain only the information that appear in the manuscript.
5. Beneath the abstract and the summary, the authors should supply appropriate keywords (5–7). English and Italian translations of the title, subtitle, abstract, summary and keywords are also required, if the article is in Slovene. The summary is always in English (if the article is in Slovene) or in Slovene (if the article is in a foreign language). The abstract is always in the language of the article and in Italian. Exceptions are articles in Croatian, which have the abstract in Slovene and Italian and a summary in English.
Linguistically appropriate translations must be provided by the author himself, if he is unable to do so, the editorial board will provide the translations for a fee.
6. If possible, the author should also supply (original) illustrative matter submitted as separate files (jpeg, png, tiff format) and saved at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi per size preferred. Prior to publication, the author should obtain all necessary authorizations (as stipulated by the Copyright and Related Rights Act) for the publication of the illustrative and archival matter and submit them to the editorial board before the publication of the article. All figures, tables and diagrams must be subtitled with the obligatory indication of the source and sequentially numbered and placed in the text accordingly.
7. Footnotes providing additional explanation to the text should be written at the foot of the page. Bibliographic notes are put in parentheses in the main text. Bibliographic notes are quotations – i.e. references to a specific part of the text from another publication. They contain the following data: author, year of publication and – when citing a specific part of the text – page.
8. Citation of sources / literature in the text
8. a. General citation of the work of one author: (Lampe, 2021)
8. b. Exact citation of the page where the written is accessible: (Lampe, 2021, 143)
8. c. General citation of the work of two authors: (Oman & Darovec, 2018)
8. d. Exact citation of the page where the written is accessible: (Oman & Darovec, 2018, 91)
8. e. General citation of the work of three or more authors: (Udovič et al., 2019)
8. f. Exact citation of the page where the written is accessible: (Udovič et al., 2019, 570)
8. g. If we cite several works by the same author from the same year, in addition to the surname, we also write the letters in alphabetical order, so that the sources differ from each other: (Bajc, 2017a; 2017b).
8. h. If we cite several works by different authors, individual works or citations of sources in the same note are separated by a semicolon: (Darovec, 2011; Bajc, 2017; Lampe, 2021; Horvat, 2019; Udovič et al., 2019). If necessary, we add also the number of pages of citations.
9. Paraphrasing, summarizing and literally quoting
9. a. If we paraphrase or summarize someone else’s idea using our own words, we do not use quotation marks. However, we must still cite the original author to acknowledge the source of the idea. Example:
More about this can be found in the book Vendetta and Koper (Darovec, 2021).
9. b. If we literally quote an idea in the text as written by the author, then we put that thought in quotation marks, without using italics. Example:
“In order to avoid conflicts, the villagers preferred not to talk about what was going on in the camp” (Lampe, 2021, 149).
9. c. If there is a literal quotation that is longer than 4 lines, we move it to a new line and we do not use quotation marks, but we put the text in italics. At the end of the quote, we add a source. Example:
Glede Avstrije se je v razpravi zavzel, da je potrebno do nje voditi bolj razumno in preudarno politiko in prenehati s hujskanjem množic in uličnimi manifestacijami. Glede Slovanov je sicer sprejemal znano stališče, da naj bi jih avstrijske oblasti uporabljale v borbi proti Italijanom, vendar se mu je zdel po drugi strani način postopnega asimiliranja Slovanov z namenom, da bi tako ohranili italijanski značaj tega območja, zastarel; Slovanom ni odrekel pravice do lastnega razvoja in obstoja. (Žitko, 2015, 864)
10. Citing archival records
10. a. When citing archival records within the parenthesis in the text, the archive acronym should be listed first, followed by the record group acronym (or signature), number of the folder, and number of the document. Example:
(ASMI-SLV, 273, 7r).
10. b. The abbreviations should be explained in the section Sources and literature at the end of the article. Example:
TNA-HS 4 – The National Archives, London-Kew (TNA), fond Special Operations Executive, series Eastern Europe (HS 4)
10. c. If the number of the document cannot be specified, the record should be cited in the footnote, listing the archive acronym and the record group acronym (or signature), number of the folder, and document title. Example:
TNA-HS 4, 31, Note on Interview between Colonel Fišera and Captain Wilkinson on December 16th 1939.
11. Citing newspapers
11. a. When quoting articles in a newspaper, we cite the same as a bibliographic source (author, year, page). Example:
(Udovič, 2021, 35)
11. b. In case the author of the article in the newspaper is not known, instead of the author we quote the name of the newspaper, the date of publication and the page. Example:
(The New York Times, 11. 5. 2021, 26).
11. c. If the author is not known, but the title of the article in the newspaper is known, we put the full bibliographic note in the footnote (below the line), indicating the newspaper, date of publication, title of the paper and page number. Example:
The New York Times, 16. 5. 2009: Two Studies tie Disaster Risk to Urban Growth, 3.
12. Citation of oral sources
12. a. Oral sources in the text are cited in the same way as a bibliographic source (informant, year of transmission). Example:
(Hopkins, 2021)
12. b. In case we do not want / are not allowed to use the name of the informant or we do not know it, because the data was collected anonymously, we can use a pseudonym. Example:
(Informant 1, 2021)
13. Chapter Sources and literature is a mandatory part of the article and is uniformly arranged in alphabetical order of authors' surnames and by year of publication, in case of several citations of the same author(s). In the chapter we list all and only those sources and literature that we used in the text. Bibliographic data are listed as follows:
13. a. Description of a non-serial publication – a book:
Author's surname, author's name (year of publication): Title. Collection. Place, Publisher. Example:
Udovič, Boštjan (2013): Zgodovina (gospodarske) diplomacije. Ljubljana, Založba Fakultete za družbene vede.
13. b. If there are two authors: Surname of the first author, name of the first author & name and surname of the second author (year of publication): Collection. Place, Publisher. Example:
Klabjan, Borut & Gorazd Bajc (2021): Ogenj, ki je zajel Evropo: Narodni dom v Trstu 1920–2020. Ljubljana, Cankarjeva založba.
13. c. If there are three or more authors, we list all authors as in example:
Darovec, Darko, Kamin Kajfež, Vesna & Martina Vovk (2010): Among the monuments of Izola: art history guide to the cultural heritage of Izola. Koper, Annales Press.
13. d. Description of an article published in a non-serial publication – for example an article from a collection of papers:
Author's surname, author's name (year of publication): Title of article. In: Author/editor of the book: Title of the book. Place, Publisher, pages from–to. Example:
Muir, Edward (2013): The Anthropology of Venice. In: Dursteler, Eric (ed.): A Companion to Venetian History. Leiden – Boston, Brill, 487–511.
If there are two or more authors of the article or two or more authors/editors of the publication, the authors are listed according to the same principle as in point 8.
13. e. Description of an article from a serial publication (from the journal):
Author's surname, author's name (year of publication): Title of the article. Journal title, year, issue, pages from–to. Example:
Faričić, Josip & Lena Mirošević (2014): Artificial Peninsulas and Pseudo-Islands of Croatia. Annales, Series Historia et Sociologia, 24, 2, 113–128.
13. f. If there are two or more authors of an article, we list the authors according to the same principle as in point 8.
13. g. Description of the archival source:
TNA-HS 4 – The National Archives, London-Kew (TNA), fond Special Operations Executive, series Eastern Europe (HS 4).
13. h. Description of the article in the newspaper:
13. h. I. If the author of the article in the newspaper is known, we state as follows:
Author's surname, author's name (year of publication): Title of the article. Newspaper title, year, number, date of issue, page from–to. Example:
Udovič, Boštjan (2021): Merklova si je za naslednika osebno želela Scholza. Reporter: informativni tednik, 14, 40, 4. 10. 2021, 32–36.
13. h. II. If the author of the article in the newspaper is not known, we list only the newspaper:
Newspaper’s name. Place, publisher, period of publication. Example:
The New York Times. New York, H.J. Raymond & Co., 1857–.
13. i. Description of the oral source:
Informant's surname, informant's name (year of transmission). Manner of transmission. Form and place of data storage. Example:
Žitko, Salvator (2021). Oral testimony. Dictaphone recording held by the author.
Under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), authors are responsible for the information they provide. If the author does not have permission to publish personal data, or does not have this data because it was not collected, or does not want to publish the names of informants due to the sensitivity of the data, he may use a pseudonym. Example:
Informant 1 (2021). Oral testimony. Dictaphone recording held by the author.
13. j. Description of the source from the internet:
If possible, the internet source should be cited in the same manner as an article. What you should add is the website address and date of last access:
Author's surname, author's name (year of publication): Title of the article. Web address (last access: year-month-day). Example:
Zupančič, Rok, Kočan, Faris & Iris Ivaniš (2020): Policy Recommendations for Bosnia-Herzegovina. http://www.repast.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/D6.16- BosniaHerzegovina-PolicyRecommendations.pdf (last access: 2022-03-15).
13. k. If the author is unknown, you should cite the organization that set up the website/the holder of the website:
Website holder (year of publication): full title of the subpage / article. web address (last access: year-month-day). Example:
OECD (2021): Slovenia Economic Snapshot. https://www.oecd.org/economy/slovenia- economic-snapshot/ (last access: 2022-03-15).
If we cite a bibliographic item that we acquired online, but there is a printed version, we cite it as printed source and not as an online source.
14. The abbreviations should be explained in parentheses when they first appear in the text. Abbreviations should be avoided in the title, abstract, summary and keywords.
15. In book reviews, we cite in the title of the article the author of publication, title, place, publisher, year of publication and number of pages.
16. The editorial board sends the first layouts of the articles (.pdf) to the authors for proofreading. The authors are obliged to return the corrected material within three days or in agreement with the editorial board. Corrections are entered by the authors in .pdf format in the form of comments or with proofreading marks, which can be found at the end of Slovenski pravopis (2001), Ljubljana, ZRC SAZU, 24–25.
Corrections are intended for minor technical and grammatical corrections. Expanding the text and major interventions in the text are not allowed. Other corrections are made by the editorial board.
17. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject the articles that are not edited in accordance with the instructions for authors.
18. Funding and Supporting Agencies
Authors are kindly requested to provide complete and accurate information regarding financial support for their research during the submission process. This should be done by selecting the "Funding" option and choosing the appropriate option from the list. If the funding agency is not listed among available options, authors are required to enter the full details of the financial support under the "Supporting Agency" field option. This should include the full name of the funder, the grant number, and the title of the funded project or programme. Providing this information ensures proper acknowledgment of research support and facilitates indexing and reporting compliance.
19. Permitted File Types for Upload
Authors may upload .doc, .docx, or .pdf files for the main manuscript. Figures, images, appendices, supporting materials, and other supplementary content can be submitted in .pdf, .tif, .tiff, .jpg, .png, or .gif formats, as appropriate to the material. All files should be clearly labeled and suitable for academic review and publication.
20. For additional information regarding article publication, contact the editorial board.