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Online Submissions
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Papers submitted for publication are initially considered by the joint editors. After the initial evaluation, papers will be read by at least two independent reviewers or returned directly to the author for revision. Note, that the journal does not consider manuscripts that are already published, are under review by other journals or as parts of a monograph or edited volume. The editors are available to authors for consultation prior to the formal submission.
The journal accepts original manuscripts with sound theoretical, methodological and empirical grounding. The editors will not review manuscripts that are currently under review for publication or that have been published in another English language journal. However, manuscripts based on previous research reports, or articles in non-English language journals will be considered. Authors are welcome to email an abstract to the editors prior to formal submission for guidance on the appropriateness of their proposed article.
All submitted papers will undergo an initial screening by the journal’s editors (including the articles for special issues). Articles are then reviewed anonymously by two or more reviewers. Papers that do not meet the formatting and content guidelines will not be reviewed.
The reviewers are experts in the given field and are neither institutionally nor personally associated with the author. The review will be provided by way of a uniform editorial form.
Articles accepted by the editors will be forwarded to two reviewers, selected by the editors. The reviewers are experts in the given field and are neither institutionally nor personally associated with the author. The review will be provided by way of a uniform editorial form in the Open Journal System.
Decisions on accepting, revising or rejecting a manuscript
The decision to accept, rework or reject an article is governed by the following rules:
- If both reviews are favourable (“Accept”), the final decision on acceptance is taken by the editors.
- Likewise, if both reviews are unfavourable (“Reject”), the final decision on rejection is taken by the editors.
- If both reviews suggest minor revisions (“Minor revisions required”), the author is invited to revise the manuscript, which is forwarded to the editors.
- If both reviews suggest major revisions (“Resubmit for review”), the author is invited to revise the text, which is then sent for a new assessment either to the reviewers who raised the original objections, or to a third reviewer.
- If one review is favourable and the other one unfavourable, the author is invited to revise the text, which is then forwarded for a third review after which the final decision is taken by the editors.
- If one review is favourable and the other suggests minor revisions, the revised text is forwarded to the editors without being previously re-assessed by the reviewer.
- If one review is favourable while the other recommends major revisions, the author is invited to revise the text, and the article is then forwarded to the reviewer who requested that it be revised.
- If one review is unfavourable and the other requests minor or major revisions, the editors will either reject the article or ask its author to make a revision, whereupon the revised text shall be forwarded to a third reviewer.
- If the reviewers fail to reach consensus even after reviewing a revised version of the article, the editors will either contact a third reviewer (if such action was not taken earlier) or put the article forward to the editors for a final decision whether to accept or reject.
The editors have two weeks after having received the reviews to make their decision.
The author(s) will receive a Report to the Author(s). The editors immediately inform the author about the decision. The entire procedure should be completed within ten to sixteen weeks from receiving the manuscript, depending on the number of reviews required. The editors and the Editorial Board are not liable for any delays caused by reviewers.
Decisions on accepting, revising or rejecting a manuscript
The decision to accept, rework or reject an article is governed by the following rules:
- If both reviews are favourable ("Accept"), the final decision on acceptance is taken by the editors.
- Likewise, if both reviews are unfavourable ("Reject"), the final decision on rejection is taken by the editors.
- If both reviews suggest minor revisions ("Minor revisions required"), the author is invited to revise the manuscript, which is forwarded to the editors.
- If both reviews suggest major revisions ("Resubmit for review"), the author is invited to revise the text, which is then sent for a new assessment either to the reviewers who raised the original objections, or to a third reviewer.
- If the reviewers fail to reach consensus even after reviewing a revised version of the article, the editors will either contact a third reviewer (if such action was not taken earlier) or put the article forward to the editors for a final decision whether to accept or reject.
The editors have two weeks after having received the reviews to make their decision.
The author(s) will receive a Report to the Author(s). The editors immediately inform the author about the decision. The entire procedure should be completed within ten to sixteen weeks from receiving the manuscript, depending on the number of reviews required. The editors and the Editorial Board are not liable for any delays caused by reviewers.
Article Length
Articles should have 6,000 to 8,000 words including footnotes, tables, captions and references.
Submission format
Manuscripts are to be submitted through the online submission system. All manuscripts should incorporate the following parts in their order as indicated below.
(1) Abstract
(2) Keywords
(3) Main text with footnotes
(4) References
(5) Tables and figures with caption(s) on individual page(s)
(6) Appendix
The paper should not contain any information on the author(s). It is the author(s)’ responsibility to ensure the anonymity of the paper. Before submission, please check the main text and footnotes carefully to make sure that they provide no information with regards to your identity, including references to your previous publications (which should be in given in the third person). Please, do not include acknowledgements in your submission. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to provide a short bio and acknowledgements AFTER the review process.
The research questions, key argument(s), methodology and main findings should be outlined in an abstract of 150-200 words. The Abstract should differ from the opening paragraph of the article.
Four to six keywords should follow the Abstract.
Titles, subtitles and headings should be short. Throughout the manuscript, headings are to be numbered.
All tables and figures should have titles. Source(s) should be indicated in a note under the table or figure. Tables and figures are to be numbered separately (e.g. Table 1, Figure 1) and placed at the end of the manuscript, each on a separate page with a clear indication in the text as to their placement (e.g. [Table 1 here]).
Manuscripts should be prepared using MS Word 2007 or higher with Times New Roman 10 point font and double spacing. Footnotes and references should be double spaced. The full text (including headings) should be left aligned. Authors are kindly asked not to use justified paragraphs and paragraph spacing. Headings should be numbered manually. Do not use the footer and the header. Pages should not be numbered.
Tips for ensuring anonymity
1) Delete your name from the text as Author or Reviewer.
2) Do not refer to yourself and your work in first person.
3) Do not include acknowledgement in the main document, as they can give away your identity, your affiliation etc.
4) Using MS Word, author identification should also be removed from the properties. For more information on removing hidden data and personal information from the document visit
MS Word 2010: https://support.office.com/en-au/article/Remove-hidden-data-and-personal-information-by-inspecting-documents-356b7b5d-77af-44fe-a07f-9aa4d085966f
Style
- Authors should engage only authors and references relevant to their topic.
- Please avoid excessive jargon and use a readable style.
- If acronyms are used, they should be explained when they first appear in the text.
- Please use plural pronouns or the passive form instead of he/she if possible.
- For emphasis, use italics, but please keep them to a minimum.
- Please do not use bold or underline. Use italics for title of books, newspapers or novels when they appear in the main text.
- Write numbers under 10 in full.
- Use “per cent” in the text; the “%” sign should only be used in tables.
- Authors are asked to use American or British spelling consistently throughout the manuscript.
- Please apply single quotes instead of quote marks.
- The Journal prefers footnotes rather than endnotes, which should be kept to a minimum.
Citation, quotation and references
For formatting citations and references, please use the APA Style (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association).
In-text citations should follow the model: (Author(s), year).
Examples:
1) one author: (Hall, 2011).
2) two authors: (Rogstad & Midtbøen, 2010).
3) more than two authors: (Mazzoleni et al., 2003).
4) more than one study: (Rydgren & Holsteyn, 2004; Eatwell, 2005; Bos et al., 2010).
5) one author with page number: (Hall, 2011, pp. 49–50)
Direct quotations should be placed within single inverted commas except for a quotation within a quotation which should be placed within double inverted commas. They should follow the model: (Author(s), year: page number); otherwise for the number of authors and studies the same rules are applied than for in-text citations.
Example: ‘urgent and exceptional measures to deal with the threat’ (Buzan & Wæver, 2003, p. 491).
Please apply these basic style points before sending in the final version of your article. Use only the Latin alphabet (with accents and other extended characters) and the transliterated version of names, places, titles into Latin alphabet, e.g. Kuljić (from Serbian) or Tsimouris (from Greek).
Only works cited in the text should be listed in the list of references. Supply English translations for all titles of books and articles written in a language other than English after the original language source, in brackets. Please provide a DOI where available. Examples:
Book, single author
Sen, A. (1999). Development as freedom. Oxford University Press.
Tybring-Gjedde, C. (2014). Mens orkesteret fortsetter å spille [Whilst the band plays on]. Cappelen Damm.
Book, multiple authors
Gingrich, A. & Banks, M. (2006). Neo-nationalism in Europe and beyond. Perspectives from social anthropology. Berghahn Books.
Mazzoleni, G., Stewart, J. & Horsfield, B. (2003). The media and neo-populism: A contemporary analysis. Praeger Publishers.
Edited volume
Vanhuysse, P. & Goerres, A. (Eds.). (2013). Ageing populations in post-industrial democracies: Comparative studies of policies and politics. Routledge.
Wodak, R., KhosraviNik, M. & Mral, B. (Eds.). (2013). Right-wing populism in Europe: Politics and discourse. Bloomsbury Academic.
Book chapter, article in book
Kuljić, T. (2012). Anti-antifašizam [Anti-antifascism]. In M. Beslin & P. Atanacković (Eds.), Antifašizam pred izazovima savremenosti [Antifascism faced with contemporary challenges] (pp. 55–70). AKO.
Portes, A. & Haller, W. (2005). The informal economy. In N. J. Smelser & R. Swedberg (Eds.), The handbook of economic sociology (pp. 403–425). Princeton University Press.
Journal article, single author
Williams, P. (1982). The invisibility of the Kalderas of Paris: Some aspects of the economic activity settlement patterns of the Kalderash Rom of the Paris suburbs. Urban Anthropology, 11(3–4), 315–346.
Journal article, multiple authors
Csillag, T., & Szelényi, I. (2015). Drifting from liberal democracy: Traditionalist/neo-conservative ideology of managed illiberal democratic capitalism in post-communist Europe. Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics, 1(1), 18–48. https://doi.org/10.17356/ieejsp.v1i1.28
Karácsony, G. & Róna, D. (2010). A Jobbik titka. A szélsőjobb magyarországi megerősödésének lehetséges okairól [The secret of the Jobbik. Potential causes of the rises of the far-right in Hungary]. Politikatudományi Szemle, 19(1), 31–63.
Wimmer, A. & Glick-Schiller, N. (2003). Methodological nationalism, the social sciences, and the study of migration: An essay in historical epistemology. International Migration Review, 37(3), 431–451.
Manuscript
Hamza, G. (n.d.) Past and present of constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe [Unpublished manuscript].
Heaton, L. (2013). International migration [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Conference paper
Kroon, A., Kluknavská, A., Vliegenthart, R. & Boomgaarden, H. (2014, November 12–15). Victims or perpetrators? News framing of Roma minorities across Europe [Paper presentation]. 5th European Communication Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Report
Fodor, É. (2011). The policy on gender equality in Hungary. European Parliament, Directorate General for Internal Policies, Brussels. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201107/20110725ATT24651/20110725ATT24651EN.pdf Accessed: 07-05-2021.
Papastergiou, V. & Takou, E. (2014). Eleven myths and even more truths. Migration in Greece. Rosa Luxembourg Foundation, Brussels. http://www.rosalux.de/publication/40646/migration-in-greece.html Accessed: 07-05-2021.
Cortinovis, R. (2021). Pushbacks and lack of accountability at the Greek-Turkish borders. CEPS Policy Contribution 12 Feb 2021. https://www.ceps.eu/ceps-publications/pushbacks-and-lack-of-accountability-at-the-greek-turkish-borders/ Accessed: 07-05-2021.
Newspaper article
Krugman, P. (2014, December 18). Putin’s bubble burst. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/19/opinion/paul-krugman-putins-bubble-bursts.html Accessed: 21-12-2014.
Podcast episode
Karas, D. (Host). (2021, March 11). The making of illiberal hegemony in Hungary with Gábor Scheiring and Kristóf Szombati [Audio podcast episode]. In Poliko. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzI1ODg3LnJzcw/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC04MTIwODQw?sa=X&ved=0CAwQkfYCahcKEwjYxYak8bXwAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ
Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics (Intersections.EEJSP) is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on social sciences (broadly understood) and promoting comparative thinking on Eastern and Central European societies in a global context. Intersections.EEJSP publishes research with international relevance and encourages comparative analysis both within the region and with other parts of the world. Intersections refers to the analytic standpoint of the journal which emphasizes the conjunctive multidimensionality of social phenomena, considering socio-economic, political and cultural aspects.
The journal publishes thematic issues and individual papers analysing various countries and regions across disciplines, concentrating on political science, sociology, social anthropology and minority studies. The editors welcome both theoretically and empirically grounded articles, applying qualitative and/or quantitative methods, following single and multiple case research designs.
Founded by the Centre for Social Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and published currently by Centre for Social Sciences in Budapest, Intersections.EEJSP provides an international forum for scholars coming from and/or working on the region.
The Journal considers only previously unpublished manuscripts which present original, high-quality research. It is committed to the principle of open access, so articles will be available free of charge. All published articles undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous scholars.
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