Submissions

Instructions for Authors

Kronika. Revija za slovensko krajevno zgodovino is the central Slovenian review for Slovenian local history. It is published by the Historical Association of Slovenia.

Papers featured in Kronika are written in the Slovenian language. As a rule, they consist of 24 typewritten single-spaced pages. All papers should be proofread. Each author should submit:

The paper – the organisation should be logical and readily comprehended by the reader;

Information about the author – name and surname, academic title, occupation and position, name of employing institution, work address, email and phone number at which the author can be reached;

The summary – presentation of the main results of the paper. Apart from exceptional cases, the summary should not exceed one page (30 lines);

The abstract – brief description of the paper (10 lines);

A list of sources and literature;

Appendices – pictorial material, copies of documents, maps, etc. Photographs should be marked with a legend. In a copy of the paper, mark where a specific appendix should be inserted.

Notes – should follow a uniform format. Authors are encouraged to use footnotes rather than in-text (parenthetical) notes or endnotes. The notes shall contain short indications and abbreviations, which will be explained in the chapter Sources and Literature. When citing archival sources, the established abbreviated name of the archive shall be used, followed by the abbreviated name of the record group or collection, the name or number of the folder or box, and the number of the archival unit or the name of the document. When citing literature, the notes shall consist of the author’s surname, shortened title (omitting the year of publication) and page number.

The chapter Sources and Literature – shall systematically list a complete bibliography cited in the notes. Archival sources, literature, as well as newspapers, oral accounts, etc. if applicable, shall be listed separately. In these sections the materials shall be listed in alphabetical order. Each bibliographical entry shall start with a shortened indication of the source used in the notes, followed by a complete indication of the source or literature.

Archival sources – the citation shall include: the archive, the name of the record group or collection, as well as the numbers of files or boxes if applicable.

Example: AS 231 – Arhiv Republike Slovenije, Record group Ministrstvo za prosveto Ljudske republike Slovenije, 1945–1951 (including box numbers if applicable). For the footnotes it is sufficient to indicate: AS 231, no. (box number), (document name or number).

Example: ZAP, MOP (as indicated in the notes) – Zgodovinski arhiv Ptuj, Record group Mestna občina Ptuj (including box or file numbers if applicable). In the footnotes it is sufficient to indicate: ZAP, MOP, no. (box number), (document name or number).

Literature – monographs – the citation shall include: the author’s name and surname: title (and subtitle) of the work (in italics).

Place: The publisher and the year of publication.

Example: Gestrin, Ferdo: Slovenske dežele in zgodnji kapitalizem. Ljubljana : Slovenska matica, 1991. 

Literature – articles – the citation shall include: the author’s name and surname, the title of the article. The title of the periodical or collection of scientific papers (in italics); for the periodical also volume, year, issue and pages, and for the collection of papers (editor’s name), the place and year of publication, and the number of pages.

Periodical example: Slana, Lidija: Iz zgodovine gradu in gospostva Snežnik na Notranjskem. Kronika, 48, 2000, nos. 1–2, pp. 20–41.

Collection of scientific papers example: Melik, Vasilij: Ideja Zedinjene Slovenije 1848–1991. Slovenija 1848–1991 : iskanje lastne poti (edited by Stane Granda and Barbara Šatej). Ljubljana: Zveza zgodovinskih društev Slovenije, 1998, pp. 15–20.

The authors are invited to submit their papers to Kronika’s editorial board (Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za zgodovino, Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana) or to Kronika’s managing editor (Miha Preinfalk, Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, p.p. 306, 1000 Ljubljana). Papers may also be submitted via email to the managing editor (mpreinfalk@zrc-sazu.si) or the technical editor Barbara Šterbenc Svetina (barbara.svetina@zrc-sazu.si).

Papers should be written using a customary word processor. The submitted material should be written in accordance with all the requirements above. The title of the document (file) should be the name of the author. Authors are recommended to submit pictorial materials in the form of photos, slides and so forth; scanned images should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi. The images should roughly have the size of the publication in the review and be submitted in uncompressed TIF format.

The translations of abstracts and summaries into foreign languages (English and German) shall be provided for by the editorial board of the review. The pictorial materials shall be returned to the authors following the publication of their papers.

The assertions made in the papers and the scientific correctness shall be the sole responsibility of the authors. 

 

Peer Review Process

Upon receipt of a proposal, the editor-in-chief assesses its suitability for publication before forwarding the text to reviewers. Thematic relevance, scientific level, and originality of the discussion are taken into account. Texts that have been rejected by other publications or have already been published are not accepted for review. Two positive reviews are required for publication. The review process is anonymous (double-blind peer review). The editor may suggest content additions and technical improvements. The review process usually takes about two to three months.

This journal provides immediate open access to the full-text of articles at no cost on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no Article Processing Fee charged to authors.

Digital copies of the journal are stored by the digital department of Slovenian national library NUK (dLib) and the Digital repository of Slovenian research organizations (DiRROS).

 

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors confirm that they are the sole authors of the submitted work, which will be published (print and online) in journal Kronika. Author’s name will be evident in the article in journal. All decisions regarding layout and distribution of the work are in hands of editorial board of the journal.

All authors have seen and approved the latest version of the submitted work.

The submitted work has not been previously published, nor is it in the process of being published in another journal under consideration (or a statement is provided in the "Comments to the Editor" field).

For all third-party copyrighted material contained in the submitted work, including online material, the authors have obtained the appropriate permissions for publication in print and electronic form. Any restrictions on the transfer of copyright in such material will be clearly indicated.

All necessary permissions to work with people have been obtained in the research related to the article (in accordance with applicable laws and institutional policies and approved by the relevant institutions).

Authors retain all copyrights to the work published in this publication. Authors grant the Zveza zgodovinskih društev Slovenije a licence to publish, reproduce and distribute the article in print and electronic form in varionus formats in the Kronika journal. Authors consent that Zveza zgodovinskih društev Slovenije is accorded the credit of the original publisher in case of reuse of the article, and to make the article available to the public underCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Articles from Vol. 71 (2023) are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Users can access and use all journal archives and individual articles published in them under the terms and conditions of this licenses. This does not apply to third-party materials published in the articles.

The same applies to some (older) articles where the statements © Kronika are used: the authors are the sole owners of the copyright.

Authors waive the right to demand a fee or other remuneration for the publication of the submitter work and the transfer of said copyrights and wil not demand payment from Zveza zgodovinskih društev or any of its partners for the agreed publication.

If Zveza zgodovinskih društev does not publish the submitted work or make it available to the public within 3 years of signing of this agreement, the publication authorization expires at the end of this period, unless otherwise agreed between authors and ZRC SAZU in individual cases.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), providing they acknowledge the initial publication was made in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.