Instructions to authors
Guidelines for Article Submission GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION

Annals of the West University of Timișoara. Humanities Series

  1. General Requirements

  • Manuscripts may be submitted in Romanian, English, French, Spanish, or German.
  • Submissions must be original, unpublished works and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

  1. Document Formatting

  • File format: Microsoft Word (.docx)
  • Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt
  • Line spacing: 1.5
  • Text alignment: Justified
  • Margins: 2.5 cm on all sides
  • Pagination: No page numbers

  1. Article Structure and Formatting

Title of the Article

Bold, centered.

  • Must not exceed 15 words.

Author(s) Information

  • Centered, below the title.
  • Each author’s academic affiliation (in the language of the article), institutional email address, and ORCID identifier must be provided.

📌 Example:

Ion POPESCU
West University of Timișoara, Romania
📧 ion.popescu@e-uvt.ro
🔗 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7200-xxxx

  1. Abstract and Keywords

  • The abstract must be between 150-250 words and must be written in English, regardless of the language of the article.
  • If the article is written in a language other than English, the English translation of the title must precede the abstract.
  • Below the abstract, 5-6 keywords must be provided in English, separated by semicolons (;).

  1. Citation and Referencing Style (APA 7th Edition)

In-text Citations

  • Short citations (fewer than 40 words): Enclosed within quotation marks, followed by the author’s surname, year of publication, and page number.
    • Example: “Literary interpretation implies a hermeneutic dimension” (Gadamer, 2004, p. 56).
  • Long citations (40 words or more): Presented as an indented block quote (1 cm from the left margin), without quotation marks.

  1. Footnotes and Appendices

  • Footnotes should be used exclusively for explanatory notes, not for bibliographic references.
  • All citations must be included in the reference list, not in footnotes.

  1. Submission and Review Process

  • Manuscripts should be submitted via email to analefilologie@e-uvt.ro and dumitru.tucan@e-uvt.ro, respecting the announced deadlines.
  • All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process.

GUIDELINES FOR BOOK REVIEWS

Annals of the West University of Timișoara. Philological Sciences Series

  1. General Requirements

  • Book reviews must be written in a clear, analytical, and argumentative style, avoiding mere summaries of the book’s content.
  • Critical and interpretative approaches are encouraged, emphasizing the book’s scholarly contribution, relevance, and impact.

Copyright Notice
  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.