To Our Authors
Checklist prior to submission
Dear Prospective Authors,
The following guide was prepared so that our authors can check prior to submission whether the manuscript of the paper fully meets the requirements of our journal.
We suggest that the Mission of our journal (https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/ams/mission) be read first to see whether the topic of the manuscript fully complies with our journal’s requirements.
Potential authors are supposed to send the manuscript of their paper to the following e-mail address and to attach a completed and signed version of the Author's Declaration which can be downloaded below. The charts and tables of the manuscript must be sent in an editable format (in grid1 format) in a separate file, as well.
When submitting / uploading the documents the following templates are used.
Author's Declaration
Manuscript template (which also includes samples of figures and tables)
Documents must comply with the 7th edition of the APA referencing system.
Format requirements
1. Requirements for the paper: it is written in Times New Roman 12pt font size with 1.15 line spacing, the charts are embedded in the text with identifiable labelling or numbering, and they also need to be placed in a separate appendix. The titles of charts and tables placed above them must be readable. Below the charts and tables the Source is left aligned in 10-point font size. Within the charts and tables, the text and numbers and are written in normal (not italic) Times New Roman 10pt font size. Numbers and texts within a table is in Times New Roman 10pt font size.
2. The form of the manuscript:
The accepted file format is Microsoft Word.
Documents must comply with the 7th edition of the APA referencing style.
The length of the manuscript is between 25000 and 35000 characters with spaces.
3. The title and abstract
The title is concise, descriptive, and accurately reflects the content. For each paper, both the Hungarian and English titles must be provided. The length of the abstract in English and in Hungarian is 800-1200 characters with spaces. In the case of authors whose native language is not Hungarian, the editorial team will prepare the Hungarian abstract and translate the title based on the English abstract.
The abstract is also supplemented with keywords (3-5) in English and Hungarian.
4. Information on the author
The title page contains the title of the manuscript, the name(s) of the author(s), their affiliation, their ORCID ID, and the contact information of the corresponding author.
All authors must have a registered ORCID ID; this must be indicated during the submission process and on the title page. The author(s) need(s) to ensure that their ORCID profile is set to public (Visibility settings, Anyone). If the author(s) do not have an ORCID ID, you can register here: https://orcid.org/signin
5. The main text of the paper
The paper includes an introduction and a summary. If possible, the paper’s structure is the following:
• Abstract and Keywords
• Introduction
• Theoretical Background
• Material and Methods
• Results
• Recommendations
• Conclusion
• References
All sources are properly cited in the text, and the manuscript consistently uses the 7th edition of APA referencing style.
6. Charts and tables
Charts and tables are clear, numbered, and referenced in the text.
Each chart and table has a concise, descriptive title and explanation.
When creating charts and tables our journal templates must be followed.
In all cases, charts and tables must be submitted in a separate editable format file, too.
IMPORTANT!
For information on the use of third-party content, see (Debrecen University Press: https://dupress.unideb.hu/en/for-authors/)
The authors’ paper may only use images, charts, illustrations, tables, etc., for which the author(s) hold the rights of use.
If the manuscript contains content that the author(s) did not create themselves or for which the author(s) are not the rights holder, a statement(s) granting permission for use for each of these items must be obtained.
Since obtaining permissions can take some time; under no circumstances should this step be left to the last minute. The necessity of using such content must be carefully considered. During the publication process, we verify the existence of permissions and can only accept manuscripts for which all permissions are verifiably available.
Author(s) find additional useful information and advice regarding the use of third-party content and the acquisition of permissions in our frequently asked questions: https://dupress.unideb.hu/hu/gyakran-ismetelt-kerdesek/
7. References
All in-text citations are included in the bibliography, and all entries follow the 7th edition of APA referencing style.
Bibliography entries are complete and include DOIs for online sources where available.
Plagiarism Check
Part of the pre-review process is to run submitted manuscripts through plagiarism screening software.
Ethical Compliance
In the case of research involving human or animal experiments, an ethical approval has been obtained and a statement to this is included in the manuscript.
Where applicable, informed consent has been obtained from all participants.
The editorial board may request documentation of research ethics approval if it seems to be relevant to the manuscript.
Data Availability and Transparency
The author states about data availability if the manuscript refers to a non-publicly available source, and indicates where the data supporting the results can be found.
Conflict of Interest Statement
A conflict of interest statement is included, disclosing any potential competing interests.
Copyright and Permissions
The manuscript has not been previously published and is not under review in another journal.
All third-party materials used (e.g. charts, tables, text) have copyright permission and documentation is available.
Publication types
Acta Medicinae et Sociologica (AMS) publishes three main types of publications: workshop papers, studies, and reviews.