Guidelines for Authors
Authors are kindly requested to send their manuscripts to the following e-mail address, together with a signed and completed version of the Declaration of Originality, which can be downloaded below.
Plagiarism checking
As part of the review process the submitted manuscript is checked by a plagiarism software.
Research requirements
The editorial committee may ask for a document of ‘Ethical permission for research’ when it is considered to be relevant regarding the given manuscript.
Format Guideline
1. Requirements for papers: they are written in Times New Roman 12-point font size with 1.15 line spacing, charts are embedded in the text with identifiable labelling or numbering, and also placed in a separate appendix. The titles of charts and tables are placed above them and in the middle (e.g. Chart 1. Title or Table 1. Title) Below the charts and tables the Source is placed on the left in 10-point font size. Within the charts and tables, the text and numbers and are written in Times New Roman 12-point font size.
2. The abstract of the paper is published both in English and Hungarian (800-1200 characters). English abstracts submitted by non-Hungarian authors will be translated by the editorial office. The abstract is followed by 3-5 key words both in English and Hungarian.
3. The paper contains introduction and conclusion and follows the structure below, if possible:
• Abstract and Keywords
• Introduction
• Theoretical background
• Materials and Methods
• Results
• Conclusion
• Summary
• Reference
4. Literature cited in the text is done as follows:
• If the author’s name is used in the text, it is followed by the year, in brackets, when it was published, e.g. Selye (1956). If the author’s name is not used in the text, the name(s) of author(s) and the year of publication are written in the brackets, e.g. (Selye 1956) or (Konrád and Szelényi 1978). The number of pages must be shown in the case of word-for-word citation or when citing a part, e.g. Selye (1956: 25-26).
• Up to three authors within the text of the paper, all of their names are mentioned, but over three authors, the names of the first two are mentioned followed by et al.
• When more then one work of (an) author(s) from the same year is cited, the year of publication is followed by a, b, c, d, etc. (e.g. 2010a, 2010b, etc.) in the order of appearance, which is also used in the Reference.
5. Reference: The Reference follows the core text starting on a separate page in alphabetical and of the authors’ names that are numbered. The Reference cannot contain works not referred to in the text while it shall contain all the works referred to. The only accepted way of literature references, together with the correct punctuation, is the following:
• books: Author(s) (year of publication): Title. Place of publication, Name of publisher.
Sajtos László; Mitev Ariel (2007): SPSS kutatási és adatelemzési kézikönyv. Budapest, Alinea Kiadó.
Guiot J.M. (1984): Szervezetek és magatartásuk. Budapest, Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiadó.
• journals: Author(s) (year of publication): Title of the article, Title of the journal then the serial number of the year then (the serial number of the issue). First - last pages of the article.
Gulyás László (2005): Folyamatok és tendenciák néhány európai uniós ország munkaerőpiacán, Humánpolitikai Szemle, 2005(3). 84-96.
Aiken L.H; Clarke S.P; Sloane D.M; Sochalski J.A; Busse R.; Clarke H; Shamian J. (2001): Nurses’ Reports On Hospital Care In Five Countries, Health Affairs 20(3). 43-53.
• anthology articles: Authors(s) (year): Title of the article, In: Name(s) of editor(s) (ed(s)): Title of the anthology, Place of publication, Name of publisher. First – last pages of the cited paper.
Gulyás László (2013): A magyar munkaerőpiac területi különbségei, avagy győztes és vesztés megyék 1990-2008, In: Kókai Sándor (szerk.): Tanulmánykötet Dr. Dobány Zoltán főiskolai 60. születésnapjára, Nyíregyháza, 133-134.
Vukasović, M.; Sarrico, C. S. (2010): Inequality in Higher Education: Definitions, Measurements, Inferences. In Goastellec, G. (ed.). Understanding Ine-qualities in, through and by Higher Education. Rotterdam, Boston & Taipei: Sense Publishers. XI-XVI.
• Internet sources: Author(s) (year of publication – if it is detectable): The title of the article. Website address. Year of downloading:
Eurostat (2016): More and more persons aged 30 to 34 with tertiary educational attainment in the EU http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7242558/3-27042016-AP-EN.pdf/83c2d88c-9ba8-47d7-8caf-8d765585967a. Year and time of downloading: 2022. 03. 29.