Theological Views primarily publishes original scientific papers on theological and religious subjects. By cultivating an interdisciplinary approach, the journal is open for works based on research in other social sciences and humanities, in so far as they contain theological reflection or otherwise correspond to the theological and religious topics. Theological Views primarily publishes papers in Serbian and English. All papers are reviewed anonymously and two times (see Peer Reviewer Instructions). Editorial Board of the Theological Views holds to very high ethical and academic standards in publication of scientific papers (see Ethical and Scientific Standards).
1. Submission of papers to the Editorial Board
Authors have to submit their papers to the following email address (Editorial Board of the Theological Views): teoloski.pogledi@spc.rs.
Authors should write their name and surname, the name of the institution where they work, mailing and email address, telephone number, a brief academic biography and several major bibliographic references.
Submission of a paper implies that the work has not been published before, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well.
In this regard, the author is obliged to submit a signed Authorship Statement to the Editorial Board confirming that the submitted article is the result of his own research, that it does not infringe the copyright or any other third party, that the rules of scientific methodology in terms of quoting others sources and citations are respected, and that work is not published under that or any other title, or offered for publication in any other journal.
A scanned Authorship Statement shall be submitted to the Editorial Board by the email, or printed, by mail.
2. Structure of the paper
The work should include:
1) Title;
2) Name, surname, affiliation and email address of the author;
3) Summary (up to 5 lines) and keywords (up to 5 words);
4) Base body of text;
5) a list of the cited literature in alphabetical order.
6) title in English (mandatory), i.e. in Serbian if the paper is written in English;
7) name, surname and affiliation of the author in English (mandatory), i.e. in Serbian if the paper is written in English;
8) abstract (up to 5 lines) and keywords (up to 5 words) in English (mandatory). If the paper is written in Serbian or another language that Theological Views accepted for publication, it is preferable that the abstract in English be more extensive, up to 1/10 of the length of the article. The volume of the total text of the paper should be up to 40,000 characters, including spaces and notes.
3. Technical characteristics of the file with the text of the paper
Authors should submit their works in electronic copy - as a Microsoft Word 2003 document, in .doc or .rtf extension. It is preferred that the work be submitted as Adobe Systems Inc. document, in .pdf extension.
The paper text file should be formatted as follows:
a) paper size A4; margins 2.5 cm; pagination is mandatory;
b) font: Times New Roman; other fonts used in the text sent as separate files;
c) font size: basic text 12 pt, and summary, key words, footnotes, sources, cited literature, summary, name and address of the institution and author's email address 10 pt;
d) spacing: 1, 5;
d) notes are given at the bottom of the page (footnotes, not endnotes);
e) italics (not bold) are used for emphasis;
f) it is preferable that subheadings, if any, be numbered (1., 1.1., 1.2., 1.2.1. etc.);
g) illustrative attachments to works (photos, graphs, geographical maps, sketches...) should be in black and white (not in color!) and with the name of the attachment. The author should indicate the place of the attachment in the text.
h) Also, the author must submit to the Editorial Office a signed statement that the illustrations are his author's work or permission from the copyright holder for their publication in Theological Views. Theological Views.
Authors are encouraged to use Internet resources only for publications that are not available in print (newspaper articles, various materials published only on the Internet). The number of Internet references must not exceed 10%, except in special cases (studies related to media coverage, etc.).
4. Citing quotations from the Holy Scriptures
Citations from Scripture should be standardized as follows, in the following format: with a period following the abbreviation, followed by a space, chapter number, comma, space, and verse number.
Example:
Gen. 1, 4-7; Jn. 1,1; etc.
Abbreviations of the Books of the Bible are available on the website Theological Views.
5. References and cited literature
From 2020, listing of references and literature in the appendices to the journal Theological Views authors should conform to the Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Manual of Style, Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2010), 16th or newer edition - either in abbreviated form (author-date style) or in full form (with footnotes). Useful address: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org
6. Process of review of papers
Upon receipt of the paper, the Editorial Board first decides whether the paper corresponds to the journal's profile and whether it will be sent for review, and then informs the author of its decision.
Contributions sent for review are submitted by the Editorial Board to two reviewers. The names of the reviewers are not and will not be known to the authors, and all communication takes place through the Editorial Board. Reviewers receive the text of the article electronically, without the author's name or other data that would reveal the author's identity (so-called "double blind" peer review) (see Peer Reviewer Instructions).
If the article is unconditionally accepted by both reviewers, the work is accepted for publication. If it is rejected by both reviewers, the work will not be published. If a reviewer or both reviewers asked for the article to be finished, the author will be introduced with requirements. After corrections/modifications, the article will be resubmitted to the reviewer/reviewers. If the reviewers estimate that the conditions are met, paper will be published. If one reviewer conditionally or unconditionally evaluates paper as positive and the other as negative, then a third reviewer will be engaged, and his review will be final.
At the end of the review process, the Editorial Board informs the author whether the work has been accepted for publication or rejected.
Additionally, upon receipt of positive reviews, the Editorial Board reserves the right to require the author to bring the article into line with the journal's norms, i.e. to bring his work into line with the Instructions for Authors. The author is obliged to proofread the work within 7 working days, if requested.
The deadline for the completion of the paper review process is 12 months from the submission of the manuscript, i.e. the date of arrival of the electronic copy of the manuscript, counting the first working day as the date of arrival if the copy is sent during non-working days.
The expected deadline for publication of approved papers after the completion of the peer review process and after making possible corrections is 12 months, counting from the date of arrival of the final version of the paper, i.e. from the date of approval of the paper.
7. Important dates - annual plan and deadlines for the journal Theological Views
In Theological Views only works that have been accepted and approved for publication after the peer review process are published.
Theological Views come out in three issues per year (in May, September and December).
The May issue ends on March 1; April 1 is the deadline for authors to submit final versions of texts and possible corrections; at the beginning of May, the preparation of the May issue for printing is completed, and at the end of May the May volume is published.
The September issue closes on July 1; August 1st is the deadline for authors to submit final versions of texts and possible corrections; at the beginning of September, the preparation of the September issue for the press ends, and at the end of September, the September issue comes out of the press.
The December issue closes on October 1; November 1 is the deadline for authors to submit final versions of texts and possible corrections; at the beginning of December, the preparation of the December issue for the press ends, and at the end of December, the December issue comes out of the press.
8. Copyright
Magazine Theological Views reserves the copyright, with the note that authors may use and republish their own works only with the written permission of the Editorial Board.
