Annual of the Faculty of Education of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo
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Guidelines for authors

PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING AND FORMATTING STANDARDS OF METERIALS IN THE ANNUAL OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

 

PROCEDURE

The Annual of the Faculty of Education accepts only manuscripts that meet the aims, thematic areas, and technical requirements of the publication. Each author is entitled to two publications per issue — one single-authored and one co-authored.

Those wishing to publish a scientific paper may apply throughout the year via the e-mail of the International Editorial Board: gpf_vtu@ts.uni-vt.bg. The deadline for inclusion in the current year’s issue is March 1.

The review process of submitted publications is carried out in several stages:

  1. Approval of the text by the Editor-in-Chief and the International Editorial Board with respect to the aims of the publication, compliance with technical requirements for the specific type of material (study, article, etc.), the ethical code, and the publication’s regulations;
  2. Submission of manuscripts for anonymous double-blind review by independent, authoritative scholars and a plagiarism check;
  3. If the reviewers provide recommendations, the manuscripts are returned to the author for revision within 10 days of receipt in order to improve the text. If a negative review is received, the material is sent to a third reviewer. In cases of detected plagiarism or two negative reviews, the manuscripts are not published;
  4. Final approval by the Editor-in-Chief and the International Editorial Board.

PhD students applying to publish a paper must also submit a written recommendation from their academic supervisor in free-text form.

Each author must complete a declaration of originality. When authors publish studies that include experimental or empirical research, they must provide a free-text declaration confirming that they have complied with ethical standards for research involving human participants, including informed consent.

The International Editorial Board submits to the University Publishing House at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo for publication, both in print and electronic form, only those manuscripts for which the author(s) have received two positive reviews.

 

FORMATTING STANDARDS

 

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND MANUSCRIPT FORMATTING GUIDELINES

Manuscripts must be submitted electronically to gpf_vtu@ts.uni-vt.bg in *.doc / .docx and .pdf formats.
Files must be sent in two versions: an anonymous version (without the author’s name) in PDF format for peer review, and a complete version in DOC/DOCX format (including the author’s name, e.g., Stefanova_Evdokiya.docx) for administrative purposes.
The submission deadline for manuscripts is March 1 of the respective year.
Manuscripts are accepted in Bulgarian and English.
An abstract and keywords must be provided in both Bulgarian and English.
The materials submitted for review must contain all technical characteristics listed below.

Text Formatting Requirements

Font: Times New Roman, format A4.
Margins: Left – 20 mm; Right – 20 mm; Top – 25 mm; Bottom – 30 mm.
Line spacing: 1.5 lines.
No borders or page numbering.

The text of the publication must be in Bulgarian or English and include the following elements:

  • Title (in the original language of the publication) – Font: Times New Roman; Size: 16; Bold, All Caps, Centered; First line: 0 cm.
  • Author name(s) – full first and last name(s) in the original language of the publication, one blank line below the title. Font: Times New Roman; Size: 14; Bold; Centered; First line: 0 cm. Leave one blank line after the author’s name(s).
  • Abstract (in the original language of the publication, 150–250 words). Font: Times New Roman; Size: 10; Italic; First line: 1.25 cm.
  • Keywords (in the original language of the publication) – up to six for an article and up to ten for a study. Font: Times New Roman; Size: 10; Italic; First line: 1.25 cm. Leave one blank line.
  • Main text – Font: Times New Roman; Size: 14; First line: 1.25 cm; Line spacing: 1.5 lines.
  • Length: from 9,000 to 36,000 characters for an article, 36,000 to 178,000 characters for a study, and up to 9,000 characters for a review.

Tables should have centered titles above them (Size: 12). Quantitative data inside the table should be in Size: 10.
Figures and graphs should be centered, with captions below them in Size: 12.

The citation of Internet sources without an author is not recommended; however, if used, they may be included as footnotes.
Footnotes are inserted as superscript Arabic numerals and must be listed in a separate Notes section (Bold, Size 12, left-aligned) after the main text.

After one blank line, the References section follows. Sources are arranged alphabetically by the author’s surname, without numbering or blank lines between entries.
Font: Times New Roman; Size: 12; First line: 1.25 cm; Line spacing: 1.5 lines. Only author names and publication year should be Bold.

Each bibliographic entry in Cyrillic must also be provided in Latin transliteration, in accordance with the Law on Transliteration (State Gazette, No. 19/13 March 2009, amended No. 68/2 August 2013).

Citation Examples

Monographs, Books, Textbooks, and Teaching Aids – titles in Italic:
Минчева, И. (2012). Връзките събиране – изваждане и умножение – деление в обучението по математика в началните класове. Пловдив: Астарта.
// Mincheva, I. (2012). Vrazkite sabirane – izvazhdane i umnozhenie – delenie v obuchenieto po matematika v nachalnite klasove. Plovdiv: Astarta.
In-text citation: (Минчева, 2012)
For a direct quotation, include the page number: (Минчева, 2012: …)

Allen, P. J., & K. Bennett (2007). SPSS for the Health and Behavioural Sciences. South Melbourne, Vic: Thomson Learning.
In-text citation: (Allen, Bennett, 2007).
For a direct quotation: (Bennett, 2012: …)

Articles and Conference Papers – journal or proceedings title in Italic:
Йорданова, Д., М. Алексиева (2018). Технологичната карта в помощ на учителя при планиране на урок по литература (1.–4. клас). Международна научна конференция „Педагогическото образование – традиции и съвременност“. Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“, Педагогически факултет, Велико Търново, 16–17.11.2018. Велико Търново: Ай енд Би (I & B), 297–305.
// Yordanova, D., M. Aleksieva (2018). Tehnologichnata karta v pomosht na uchitelya pri planirane na urok po literatura (1.–4. klas). Mezhdunarodna nauchna konferentsia „Pedagogicheskoto obrazovanie – traditsii i savremennost“. Velikotarnovski universitet „Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodiy“, Pedagogicheski fakultet, Veliko Tarnovo, 16–17.11.2018. Veliko Tarnovo: I & B, 297–305.

Петкова, М., М. Алексиева (2019). Изследване на игровата ефективност на националния баскетболен отбор на колички. Педагогически алманах, XXVII(2), 286–292.
// Petkova, M., M. Aleksieva (2019). Izsledvane na igrovata efektivnost na natsionalniya basketbolen otbor na kolichki. Pedagogicheski almanah, XXVII(2), 286–292.

Aleksieva, M., & S. Denev (2019). Survey on adaptations of basketball for people with disabilities. Trakia Journal of Sciences, XVII(1), 896–900.

For more than two authors, list the first author followed by et al.:
Hamidi, F. et al. (2011). Information technology in education. Procedia Computer Science, 3, 369–373.
In-text citation: (Hamidi et al., 2011).

When citing multiple sources by the same author in the same year, use a lowercase letter after the year:
Петрова, В. (2012b). Развитие на речта в предучилищна възраст. Велико Търново: Слово.
// Petrova, V. (2012b). Razvitie na rechta v preduchilishtna vazrast. Veliko Tarnovo: Slovo.
In-text citation: (Петрова, 2012b).

Required Structure of the Publication (with Mandatory Subheadings)

  • INTRODUCTION
  • METHODOLOGY
  • RESULTS
  • DISCUSSION
  • CONCLUSION
  • NOTES (if applicable)
    Notes should be used only when necessary and identified in the text as described above.
  • REFERENCES

After two blank lines, include:

  • Title (in English if the publication is in Bulgarian, and vice versa) – Font: Times New Roman; Size: 16; Bold, All Caps, Centered.
  • Author name(s) (in English if the publication is in Bulgarian, and vice versa) – Font: Times New Roman; Size: 14; Bold, Centered. Leave one blank line below.
  • Abstract (in English if the publication is in Bulgarian, and vice versa) – Font: Times New Roman; Size: 10; Italic; First line: 1.25 cm.
  • Keywords (in English if the publication is in Bulgarian, and vice versa) – up to six for an article, up to ten for a study. Font: Times New Roman; Size: 10; Italic; First line: 1.25 cm. Leave one blank line.

After two blank lines, include the Author’s Profile, left-aligned, in Times New Roman, Size: 10, Italic.
The profile should include:

  • Academic degree / title / position and full name;
  • Name of the organization/institution;
  • Research database ID number;
  • Contact information.

A manuscript may be published only if the author:

a) Is familiar with and accepts the Ethical Rules of the Academic Annual of the Faculty of Education, providing written consent for publication of the manuscript in print and electronic form;
b) Complies with the formatting requirements developed by the International Editorial Board in accordance with international standards for referencing, indexing, and evaluation adopted by the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Education;

c) Has received two positive reviews.

 

 
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