Introducing the Filológia.hu scientific journal

Filológia.hu is an online, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal and it is related to the “Magyar Filológiai Társaság”, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

In 2010 academician István Nyomárkay founded the journal as the primary editor with co-editor, Ágnes Veszelszki. In 2020, Ágnes Veszelszki took over the editor-in-chief duties. Since 2022, Ludovika Publishing is responsible for the journal’s publishing, which revolves around disciplines such as communication and media studies, language, literature, and translation.

The journal accepts full-length research papers, shorter papers and book reviews. The main language of the journal is Hungarian, however, scientific papers in English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Serbian, etc. are also accepted (strictly after proofreading in the author's native language). Articles are accompanied by abstracts in Hungarian and English.

Papers are peer-reviewed by members of the Advisory Board or external reviewers. Articles can only be published in the journal with the permission and recommendation of the reviewers. As Filológia.hu is a peer-reviewed journal, papers published here may be accepted as official publications.

 

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Format

- Please upload the manuscript in a Word file with .doc, .docx or .rtf extension (If the essay contains many diacritics, the essay can be attached in pdf format.)

- Manuscripts must be submitted anonymously. All references to authorship should be avoided in the submitted manuscript. Authorship information, acknowledgements, etc. should be submitted in the Author Information Form.

Abstract

- A 10-12–line summary both in English and Hungarian (with five keywords at the end) should be inserted at the beginning of the manuscript, together with the English and the Hungarian titles of the article.

Bio (short CV)

Please include a short introduction in the comment section of the author's profile. The introduction may include the name (year of birth [optional]), academic degree, position, major position(s), research area(s), 3-5 important publications, e-mail address and/or website address (optional).

 

Formatting your article

1. Text

1.1. Body text

–  with the simplest possible formatting: no templates, styles or automatic numbering

–  paragraph: blunt paragraph (no indentation)

–  highlights: with bold letters (underlining is not recommended)

–  linguistic data: cursive (italic)

–  separation: automatically or without separation (please fully avoid manual separation)

–  foreign letters, symbols, signs: if the symbol is not included in Microsoft Word's default settings, please include the font used.

 

1.2. Titles and headlines

–  highlighted with bold

–  avoid using automatic numbering, chapter numbers should be typed in

–  each numbered unit should have a title (not just numbers)

–  in decimal numbering (for example 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.2.1.) up to three levels

 

1.3. Footnotes, endnotes

–  please do not use footnotes or endnotes

–  all referenced works should be listed in the bibliography

 

2. Figures, tables and graphs

–  in the simplest possible formatting

–  title below the table, in italics, manually numbered, e.g., Table 3: The acronyms (source: own editing); Graph 4: Appearance of the word “migrant” in previous papers (source: Smith 1990: 12)  

–  it is advisable to attach the spreadsheet file, both in the text and separately in case of a figure, naming the file with the location of the figure in the article (e.g., KissBéla_graph4), .jpg extended file

–  images, graphs and diagrams should be all named as “graph”

–  the author's/publisher's permission is required for the publication of an image taken from another person

– the author's consent is required for the publication of a recognizable image of a living person

 

3. References

3.1. In-text citations

–  in parentheses: author’s surname, the publication date of the work cited, colon, page number (Nida 1964: 411)

–  the title of a book or journal in the text: cursive (italic)

 

3.2. Bibliography

–  the source of the (linguistic) data or the primary literature should be named in a separate list (Sources)

–  Bibliography only contains the authors referenced in the text

–  alphabetically by last name of authors (no need for numbering)

–  if the bibliography contains more than one item by the same author/editor, these should be listed in chronological order of publication

– if the same author published in the same year, the year should be followed by a-b-c (example: Vida 1984b)

–  if an article has more than one author/editor, the full names of the authors/editors are separated by a dash (–)

–  for Hungarian authors, the surname is followed by the first name (Nagy Andor 1986), for foreign authors, the surname is separated from the first name by a comma (Sontag, Susan 1990)

–  referencing a book:

• [author’s surname], [author’s first name] [publication date]: [book title (in italics)]. [place of publication]: [publisher].
• Frehner, Carmen 2008: Email – SMS – MMS. The Linguistic Creativity of Asynchronous Discourse in the New Media Age. New York – Oxford – Wien: Peter Lang.

–  referencing a journal article:

• [author’s surname], [author’s first name] [publication date]: [article title (not in italics)]. [journal name (in italics)], [volume]/[issue]: [page number].
• Smith, Brady 2020: Gender Bias in Online News. The Effect of Masculine Representation on Consumer Engagement. International Journal of Communication Research 60/3:128-140.

–  referencing a conference proceedings: after editor(s): (ed.), (eds.):

• [author’s surname], [author’s first name] [publication date]: [publication title (not in italics)]. In: [editor(s) name]: [title of conference proceeding (in italics)]. [place of publication]: [publisher]. [page number].
• Brammerts, Helmut 1999: Fremdsprachenlernen mit neuen Technologien: Didaktische Überlegungen. In: Donath, Reinhard (Hrsg.): Internet und Multimedia in der Erwachsenenbildung. Stuttgart: Klett. 32–43.

 –  referencing Internet sources:

• [author’s surname; if there is no author, the article title comes first.], [author’s first name] [publication date; if there is no date, use the abbreviation n. d.]: [article title (not in italics)]. [website or name of online journal (in italics)], [publication date]. [URL without reference] [date of retrieval in squared parentheses].
• Kamer, Nimrod 2013: Brace yourselves for the proliferation of the 'finger hashtag'. Wired, 2013. június 3. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-03/06/hashtags [2022. 06. 15.]
• n.d. 2022: What is a (#) Hashtag? Hashtags, 2022. 9 May. https://www.hashtags.org/how-to/history/what-is-a-hashtag/ [2023. 01. 15.]

 

Thank you for your cooperation! 

 

Information about the review and publication process

1. Peer Review

The journal applies a blind peer-review process. The editors only send out manuscripts for peer review that were not previously published in the language of the paper, not including subsequent revisions of manuscripts based on previously published research. The Editor-in-Chief initiates the peer-review process if the manuscript meets the formal and substantive requirements of the journal. If the selected reviewer is not able to provide an effective and timely review, he/she is obliged to inform the Editor and withdraw from the review process.

At the end of the peer review process, the editorial board will take one of the following decisions:

• If the invited reviewer has supported the publication of the manuscript, the editorial board accepts the manuscript for publication.
• If the invited referee recommends a revision of the manuscript, the editorial board invites the author to revise the manuscript, which is then sent to the referee for re-examination.
• If the invited reviewer recommends rejection of the manuscript, the editorial board rejects the manuscript.

2.Ethical considerations

The editorial team will do its utmost to ensure that only scientifically sound, credible statements appear in the journal. The editorial board will take a firm stance against any ethical abuses and will apply zero tolerance.

2.1. Authorship

To be listed as an author, you must have actively participated in the preparation of the paper and the research on which it is based and meet the following criteria:

1. The author has made a significant contribution to the research or analysis of the data on which the research is based.
2. The author participated in the preparation of the manuscript.
3. The author provided his/her contribution to the manuscript's submission for publication.
4. The author takes responsibility for all the statements in the manuscript.

Authors presenting original research should provide a precise account of the research work carried out. Interpretations and conclusions must be based on facts, unbiased and logical evidence. The background data of the study must be presented accurately. The study should provide sufficient detail and references to allow others to replicate the processes described. False or knowingly inaccurate statements are considered ethically unacceptable.

Authors must warrant that the paper is their own original work of authorship. They should always show where they have used the work and/or expressions of others, and must properly cite and reference them. In addition to the works cited, authors should reference any research or publications that have influenced their work.

2.2. Conflicts of interest

All authors are required to declare to the Editorial Office any conflict of interest that may arise in relation to their person. Information obtained during the evaluation process is confidential and may not be used for personal promotion. Reviewers should not evaluate a manuscript if they have any conflict of interest arising from a competitive, collaborative or other relationship with authors, companies or institutions associated with the manuscript.

2.3.Publication charges

There are no submission fees, publication fees or page charges for this journal.

2.4. Funding

Authors are required to acknowledge all sources that directly financed the preparation of the paper.

2.5. Intellectual property rights

The author warrants that the manuscript he/she submits for publication does not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.

2.6. Investigation of complaints

Complaints against editors, members of the editorial board or staff of the publisher are investigated by the Rector of the National University of Public Service.

3. Copyright statement

By submitting a manuscript, authors give their consent to the journal for obtaining the right of first publication. Authors are entitled to conclude a contract of use with third parties, but they may not grant exclusive rights of use in respect of their articles already published in the journal. In all cases, prior permission must be obtained from the journal's editorial office before republishing a paper.

4. Confidentiality

The editor and editorial staff will not disclose any information about the manuscript submitted for publication. Exceptions to this rule are: corresponding authors, proofreaders, potential proofreaders, editorial advisors, and publishing house staff.