Instructions for Authors

The journal consists of three parts. In the first part, consisting of the section Reviewed articles, studies, reflections and analyses, only peer-reviewed papers are published. Inclusion in the peer-reviewed part of the journal is decided by the Editorial Board on the basis of the results of the peer-review process, which is mutually anonymous. The editorial board takes the necessary steps in this regard. Authors may also offer submissions to non-peer-reviewed sections. The Editorial Board accepts only unpublished papers in electronic form. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically using the registration form at the journal web pages (link Submit manuscript).

Formal requirements

The manuscript of the peer-reviewed part of the paper (preferably in the form of introduction, current state of knowledge, researched issue and methods used, results, discussion, conclusion) of maximum 30,000 characters including spaces in MS Word. Paper must contain 10–15 lines of abstract and keywords, both in Czech and English. The author is responsible for the language editing of the text.
Graphs and images should be adapted for black and white presentation (in Excel grouped column format, not spatial). Include their source files, and in the manuscript, note the specific location for the visual appendix.
Citations and bibliographic references must be complete following the provided pattern (see examples of basic citation types).

Article structure

Title (the title of the article and its English translation)
Author (full name and surname of all authors, without indication of academic and other degrees, e.g. Jana Malá¹, Lucie Novotná², Martina Dostálová²)
Affiliation (full name of the institution and location, e.g. ¹The Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy, Faculty of Public Policies in Opava, Silesian University in Opava; ²Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University)
Abstract and keywords in both English and Czech (or in the language in which the article is written)
Introduction
Current state of knowledge
Studied issues and methods used
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Summary in English
Literature
Contact (in the language of the article)

References

Items are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name, and in case of multiple works by the same author, further sorted by the publication title. References are not categorized by the type of publication, but examples are provided for clarity.

In-text citations to the bibliography

Reference sources in the text; do not use footnotes.
In-text citation format: (Klein, 2004); (Klein, 2004, 36–37); (Zedníček et al., 1984).

Examples of basic citations:

Monographs
PANENKA, S. Introduction to Social Policy. Prague: Codex Bohemia, 1996. ISBN 978-80-247-1775-3. (For publications with more than three authors, only the last name of the first author is provided, followed by et al.)

Journal articles
TRAVNATÝ, Z. and SVOBODA, M. Paternity in the Czech Republic. Demography. 2013, vol. 14, no. 1, p. 49–56. ISSN 1213-0125.

Contributions in conference proceedings
CLOOTS, V. Family policy in European countries. In: NOVÁK, J. (ed.). Perspectives on Family Policy in the Czech Republic. Prague: MPSV ČR, 2000, p. 23–30. ISBN 978-80-261-0617-3.

Legislative documents
CZECHIA. Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Universities and on the Amendment of Other Laws (Act on Universities). In: Collection of Laws. 22. 4. 1998. ISSN 1211‑1244.

Bachelor, diploma, PhD theses and similar works
ČERNOCKÁ, A. Local Bodies of State Administration as Part of Public Administration in the Czech Republic. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Economics and Administration: 2012. Supervisor M. MACKOVÁ.

Electronic documents
Specify:
1. media specification (online, CD ROM, database, data file)
2. download date (cit. 08. 10. 2010)
3. web address (available from: http://www.czso.cz)
JIRKOVSKÝ, D. et al. Nursing Procedures and Interventions – Textbook for Bachelor's and Master's Studies [online]. Prague: Faculty Hospital in Motol, 2012. [cit. 13. 6. 2013]. Available from: https://www.lf2.cuni.cz/files/page/files/2016/inouceb.pdf.

Lectures from conferences
MANDÁK, A. Issues in the Study of Migrations in the Czech Lands in the Early Modern Period. Contribution presented at the History of Migrations in the Czech Lands Conference. Brno, 14. 3. 2013.

Table and graph captions

Tab. 1: Population movement, 1990–2010

Graph 1: Relative age structure of foreigners and the total population of the Czech Republic, 31. 12. 2009

Contact

Mgr. Ivana Nováková, Ph.D.
Faculty of Public Policies in Opava, Silesian University in Opava
Bezručovo nám. 885/14, 746 01 Opava, Czech Republic
ivana.novakova@fvp.cz

Manuscripts not adhering to the specified requirements and formal criteria or violating publication and/or research ethics will not be accepted for publication.