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Author Guidelines

 

Scope

Vestnik za tuje jezike / Journal for Foreign Languages is an interdisciplinary scientific publication that publishes scientific and professional articles in the fields of linguistics, literature, foreign language teaching methodology and language for specific purposes, reviews of relevant works and reports on significant events in these fields.

The journal accepts manuscripts in Slovenian, English, French, Italian, German or Spanish that have not yet been published and are not under review in any other journal.

 

Submissions

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically through the University of Ljubljana Press e-journal portal, available at https://journals.uni-lj.si/Vestnik/login.

 

Manuscript Elements

Please include the following elements in your manuscript, in the order given:

  1. ARTICLES
  • Title in Slovenian
  • Title in English
  • Title in any other language relevant to the article (optional)
  • Abstract in Slovenian (approximately 250 words, no fewer)
  • Abstract in English (approximately 250 words, no fewer)
  • Abstract in any other language relevant to the article (optional)
  • 5 keywords in Slovenian
  • 5 keywords in English
  • 5 keywords in any other language relevant to the article (optional)
  • Contents of the article, divided into sections and subsections
  • Symbols and abbreviations (optional)
  • Acknowledgments (optional)
  • Bibliography
  1. REVIEWS
  • Title in Slovenian
  • Title in English
  • Title in any other language relevant to the review (optional)
  • Detailed information on the work under review, which should not be older than 6 years: author(s)/editor(s), year of publication, publisher, number of pages, ISBN (for books), and price
  • Contents of the review
  • Bibliography (if applicable)
  1. EVENT REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
  • Title in Slovenian
  • Title in English
  • Title in any other language relevant to the report/announcement (optional)
  • Time and place of the event
  • Scope of the event

 

Technical Editing

  • Format: .docx, .doc or .odt
  • Font: Times New Roman
  • Size: 12 pt
  • Interlinear spacing: 1.5
  • Alignment: left-justified
  • Paragraphing: press Enter once to start a new paragraph; do not add extra blank lines or indent the first line
  • Highlighting: use bold to emphasize important elements (avoid underlining)
  • Quotations:
    • quotations shorter than three lines should be incorporated directly into the text and enclosed in quotation marks
    • quotations longer than three lines should be formatted as a separate, indented paragraph
  • Maximum length (including abstracts and references)
    • Articles: 42,000 characters (including spaces)
    • Reviews: 10,000 characters (including spaces)
    • Event reports/announcements: 7,000 characters (including spaces)
  • Footnotes: at the bottom of the page (not at the end)
  • We recommend having your contribution proofread by a qualified native speaker before submission.
  • Please ensure that your manuscript is fully anonymized.

Title

Provide a concise and informative title in sentence case. Use lower case after a colon. If the title exceeds four words, please suggest a shorter version (up to four words) for the running head.

Abstract

Summarize your article in both a Slovenian and an English abstract of approximately 250 words (no fewer). Do not include references, footnotes, tables, figures, or equations. Spell out all abbreviations upon first use.

You may also provide an abstract in any other language relevant to the article.

Keywords

List five keywords (single words or short phrases) separated by semicolons. Avoid using abbreviations.

Sections and subsections

Each manuscript should be divided into sections and subsections. The latter should be limited to a maximum of three levels.

Headings

Headings should be numbered (starting with 1, not 0) and in sentence case. Use lower case after a colon.

Tables

Tables should be placed at appropriate points in the text and labelled as “Tables”. Number them consecutively and give them short descriptive titles that appear above each table. Be sure to refer to each table in the text of your manuscript.

Figures

Graphs, line drawings, photographs, diagrams, etc., should be placed at appropriate points in the text and labelled as “Figures”. Number them consecutively and give them short descriptive titles that appear below each figure. Be sure to refer to each figure in the text of your manuscript.

Please ensure that all symbols in your figures are legible. Images should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. Graphs should be sent in an open, editable format, such as Excel or Word. If the material is copyrighted or taken from other sources (including the internet), the author should obtain permission to use the material and properly acknowledge the source.

Linguistic examples

Linguistic examples with interlinear glossing should follow the Leipzig Glossing Rules, available at http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php. Please use tables to align glosses.

Transcription from non-Latin scripts

Linguistic examples and bibliographical entries in non-Latin scripts should be transcribed using the Slovenian/English transcription. The transcribed part of a bibliographical entry should be enclosed in square brackets [].

 

References

References should follow APA style (7th edition), available at: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples

Journal article:

Retelj, A. (2024). Vorstellungen von DaF-Lehramtsstudierenden über den qualitativ hochwertigen DaF-Unterricht. Vestnik za tuje jezike, 16(1), 437–456. https://doi.org/10.4312/vestnik.16.437-456

  • Parenthetical citation: (Retelj, 2024, p. 441)

Chapter in an edited book:

Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

  • Parenthetical citation: (Aron et al., 2019)

Conference proceedings paper:

Bleotu, A. C., & Benz, A. (2025). The role of scalar diversity and question under discussion in deriving implicatures with embedded scales. In G. Baumann, D. Gutzmann, J. Koopman, K. Liefke, A. Renans & T. Scheffler (eds.), Proceedings of Sinn und Bedeutung, 28 (pp. 169–189). Ruhr-University Bochum. https://doi.org/10.18148/sub/2024.v28.1115

  • Parenthetical citation: (Bleotu & Benz, 2025, p. 171)

Monograph:

Ilc, G. (2019). Aspects of negation in English and Slovenian (1st ed.). Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete/Ljubljana University Press.

  • Parenthetical citation: (Ilc, 2019, pp. 190–191)

Dictionary:

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.). (2005). Merriam-Webster.

  • Parenthetical citation: (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 2005)

Entry in an online dictionary:

Jezik. (2014). In Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, druga, dopolnjena in deloma prenovljena izdaja. https://fran.si/133/sskj2-slovar-slovenskega-knjiznega-jezika-2/4483381/jezik?View=1&Query=jezik#

  • Parenthetical citation: (Jezik, 2014)

Website:

Zavod RS za šolstvo. (n.d.). Izobraževanje za dijake s posebnimi potrebami. https://www.zrss.si/podrocja/srednja-sola/izobrazevanje-za-dijake-s-posebnimi-potrebami/

  • Parenthetical citation: (Zavod RS za šolstvo, n.d.)

Schaeffer, K. (2021, October 1). What we know about online learning and the homework gap amid the pandemic. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/01/what-we-know-about-online-learning-and-the-homework-gap-amid-the-pandemic/

  • Parenthetical citation: (Schaeffer, 2021)

Podcast:

Kus, A. & Košmrlj, T. (Hosts). (2025, March 10). GTS in zakaj ga potrebujemo? [Audio podcast]. In Jezikanje. MMC RTV Slovenija. https://val202.rtvslo.si/podkast/jezikanje/173250741/175115341

  • Parenthetical citation: (Kus & Košmrlj, 2025)

Online video:

Harvard University. (2024, April 10). The promise and peril of AI [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0tbK62b_Mo

  • Parenthetical citation: (Harvard University, 2024)

 

Research data management

Authors are required to follow the journal’s research data management policy (available at: https://journals.uni-lj.si/Vestnik/research_data). Manuscripts should be prepared and submitted in accordance with this policy.

 

Review Process

Manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. The editor will inform the authors as soon as possible of any revisions that the reviewers consider necessary.

Your revised article must be accompanied by a point-by-point response to the reviewers' comments. If you disagree with any of the comments, you are welcome to point this out. Please highlight any changes made to the manuscript within the document (e.g., by using background colouring or tracked changes).

Please note that only manuscripts fully complying with the Author Guidelines will be considered for publication.

The editor will not discuss with the authors the papers rejected by the reviewers.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
  • Research data management: Authors are required to follow the journal’s research data management policy (available at: https://journals.uni-lj.si/Vestnik/research_data). Manuscripts should be prepared and submitted in accordance with this policy.

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