Guideline

The journal publishes papers addressing topical issues and problems of contemporary scholarship, as well as previously unpublished results of significant research.

  1. Each paper must be accompanied by a title page indicating the author’s first name, surname, academic status, and contact details.
  2. The paper must be submitted in Word format, on A4-sized pages.
  3. The paper should be formatted using the Sylfaen font, font size 11, with 1.5 line spacing. Margins of 25 mm must be maintained on all sides.
  4. All lines of each paragraph must be aligned evenly with the right margin (justified alignment). Paragraphs should be separated from each other by a single blank line.
  5. The length of the paper must not exceed fifteen pages and must not be less than five typed pages.
  6. The paper must be accompanied by an abstract providing brief information (100–200 words) about the content of the article, in both Georgian and English.
  7. The paper must include keywords (Key words): 4–6 words that do not repeat the title and that most accurately reflect the content of the paper, in both Georgian and English.
  8. Article headings must be presented in bold and/or italic type and structured using a heading system, differentiated by font style. Each heading must be assigned an appropriate level according to the following structure:
    1. Title (centered)
      1. Subtitle
      1.1.1. Subtitle
      1.2. Subtitle
    2. Title
      1. Subtitle
      2.2.1. Subtitle, etc.
  9. Footnotes, as well as the entire paper, must be formatted in Sylfaen font, size 11.
  10. Conclusion: it should present the findings, possible recommendations, and future perspectives.
  11. The abstract, introduction, and conclusion are not numbered. Only the main body of the text is numbered.
  12. The paper must be accompanied by a bibliography in Georgian and English. References should be arranged alphabetically (by index), without numbering or bullet points.

The journal follows the following rules for citation and referencing:

  1. a) Quoted material must be enclosed in quotation marks (“…”). At the end of the quotation, a reference index is provided in parentheses, indicating the cited author’s surname, the year of publication, followed by a colon and the page number.
    Example: (Abashidze 1970:25).
  2. b) In the case of quoting a poetic stanza (not a single line), the quotation must be separated from the main text, and the font size of the quotation must be reduced by one point (e.g., if the main text is Sylfaen 11, the quotation should be Sylfaen 10).
  3. c) In the sections “Response,” “Review,” and “New Books,” the font sizes are as follows:
    – main text: Sylfaen 10;
    – explanatory notes (included as footnotes): Sylfaen

Brief notes by the author are indicated with an asterisk (*) and placed at the bottom of the page as footnotes.
The author is responsible for the literary style and orthographic accuracy of the submitted paper.
Submitted articles are sent for peer review to an anonymous expert.
After reviewing the submitted materials, the editorial board will contact the authors of selected papers with additional instructions.
The author is provided with a typeset version of the paper for proofreading for a specified period (not exceeding three days). If the article is not returned within the established timeframe, the editorial board reserves the right to suspend its publication or publish it without the author’s approval.