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Guidelines for authors

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Volume of the scientific work: Up to 10 pages for an article, minimum 25 pages for a study.

Title in Bulgarian (in the original language of the publication):

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 14
  • Font style: Bold
  • Effects: All Caps
  • Alignment: Centered
  • Special: First line 0 mm, Spacing after 12 PT, Line spacing 1.5 lines.

Authors (First name Surname, First name Surname) in Bulgarian (in the original language of the publication):

Written on the next line below the title in full.

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 14
  • Font style: Bold
  • Alignment: Centеred
  • Special: First line 0 mm, Spacing after 12 PT, Line spacing 1.5 lines.

Title in English (in the original language of the publication):

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 14
  • Font style: Bold
  • Effects: All Caps
  • Alignment: Centered
  • Special: First line 0 mm, Spacing after 12 PT, Line spacing 1.5 lines.

Authors (First name Surname, First name Surname) in English:

Written on the next line below the title.

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 14
  • Font style: Bold
  • Alignment: Centered
  • Special: First line 0 mm, Spacing after 12 PT, Line spacing 1.5 lines.

Abstract (in English):

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 10
  • Font style: Italic
  • Special: First line 0 mm, Line spacing 1.5 lines.

Keywords in English (up to six words for an article, up to ten words for a study):

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 10
  • Font style: Italic
  • First line: 0 mm, Spacing after 12 PT, Line spacing 1.5 lines.

Text of the scientific work:

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 14
  • Special: First line: 1.25 cm; Line spacing 1.5 lines.

Tables:

  • The title of each table is placed above it, centered.
  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 13
  • Font style: Bold, Italic
  • Alignment: Centered

The summarized quantitative data is written in the rows/columns.

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 11.

Graphs and figures:

  • Placed centered, with their title written below.
  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 13
  • Font style: Bold, Italic
  • Alignment: Centered.

Example:

Table 1. Variation analysis

Figure 3. Comparison between the first and the second study

Subheadings in the structure of the publication:

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 14
  • Font style: Bold
  • Effects: All Caps
  • Special: First line: 1.25 cm; Line spacing 1.5 lines.

 

INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY RESULTS DISCUSSION CONCLUSION

REFERENCES (this subheading has different font size)

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 12
  • Font style: Bold
  • Effects: All Caps
  • Special: First line: 1.25 cm; Line spacing 1.5 lines.

 

The REFERENCES subheading is placed after the main text, following one blank line. The arrangement of cited sources starts on the next line and is in alphabetical order by the author’s last name, without numbering, without blank lines between individual publications.

  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 12
  • Special: First line: 1.25 cm; Line spacing 1.5 lines.
  • Only the authors’ names and the year are in Bold.

 

General Notes on citation:

  • Online sources are not recommended for citation.
  • The scientific committee requires at least 10 sources to be cited.
  • All bibliographic descriptions in  Cyrillic must be transliterated  into Latin letters, following    the Law on Transliteration (State Gazette No. 19 of March 13, 2009, amended by State Gazette No. 68 of August 2, 2013) placed after two slashes.

 

Citation Examples

  1. Monographs, books, textbooks, and educational materials: The title is in italics:

oExample in Bulgarian:

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.

  • Cited in the text as: (Минчева, 2012) or (Mincheva, 2012).

  • For direct quotes, include the page number after a colon: (Минчева, 2012: …) or (Mincheva, 2012: …).

oExample in English:

Allen, P. J., K. Bennett (2007). SPSS for the health and behavioural sciences. South Melbourne, Vic: Thomson Learning.

  • Cited in the text as: (Allen, Bennett, 2007).

  • For direct quotes, include the page number after a colon: (Allen, Bennett, 2007: …).

 

2.Articles/Studies in Journals and Conference Proceedings:

  • The title of the journal or conference proceedings is in italics.

oExample in Bulgarian:

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“. Сборник доклади. Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий“, Педагогически факултет, Велико Търново, 16 – 17.11.2018. Велико Търново: Ай анд 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“. Sbornik dokladi. Velikotarnovski universitet „Sv. sv. Kiril i Metodiy“, Pedagogicheski fakultet, Veliko Tarnovo, 16 – 17.11.2018. Veliko Tarnovo: I & B, 297 – 305.

  • Cited in the text as: (Йорданова, Алексиева, 2018) or (Yordanova, Aleksieva, 2018).

oExample in Bulgarian:

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

  • Cited in the text as: (Петкова, Алексиева, 2019) or (Petkova, Aleksieva, 2019).

oExample in Bulgarian:

 

Христова, Р. (2007). Интерактивни методи и педагогическо взаимодействие с децата от предучилищна възраст. Педагогически алманах, ХV, 1, 77 – 87. // Hristova, R. (2007). Interaktivni metodi i pedagogichesko vzaimodeystvie s detsata ot preduchilishtna vazrast. Pedagogicheski almanah, XV, 1, 77 – 87.

  • Cited in the text as: (Христова, 2007) or (Hristova, 2007).

oExample in English:

Aleksieva, M., S. Denev (2019). Survey on adaptations of basketball for people with disabilities.

Trakia Journal of Sciences, XVII, 1, 896 – 900.

  • Cited in the text as: (Aleksieva, Denev, 2019).

 

3.For More Than Two Authors:

  • Only the first author is listed, followed by “et al.” (Latin for “and others”).

oExample in English:

Hamidi, F. et al. (2011). Information technology in education. Procedia Computer Science, 3, 369–373.

  • Cited in the text as: (Hamidi et al., 2011).

 

4.Multiple Sources by the Same Author in the Same Year:

  • Use lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.) after the year to distinguish between the sources.

oExample in Bulgarian:

Петрова, В. (2012b). Развитие на речта в предучилищна възраст. Велико Търново: Слово. //

Petrova, V. (2012b). Razvitie na rechta v preduchilishtna vazrast. Veliko Tarnovo: Slovo.

  • Cited in the text as: (Петрова, 2012b) or (Petrova, 2012b).

 

After the text of the publication, the authors’ names, academic position, academic degree, affiliation (department, faculty, university, or other type of employer), ORCID ID, and correspondence email address should be listed.

 
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