Submissions

Author Guidelines

JECES only publishes original contributions in German or English that adhere to the code of conduct for good scientific practice and contain substantial new insights on issues relevant to the history of East Central Europe. Contributions on a very narrow question may appear as miscellanea of 30,000–40,000 characters (without spaces; incl. footnotes). Full articles typically comprise 50,000–60,000 characters. If the underlying sources and the scope of a subject warrant it, contributions may be as long as up to 100,000 characters. Black and white or color illustrations and figures can be inserted in the text. The author is responsible for acquiring the necessary rights to the illustrations (both for the print and online versions). The journal is published in print form and online in open access. The authors do not pay any publication fees.

The JECES style is available here. It is sufficient, if the footnotes are reformatted according to JECES guidelines after an article has been cleared for publication in the peer review process.

The JECES guidelines for book reviews are available here.

The JECES guidelines for special issues are available here.

 

Peer Review Process

In a first step, every article submitted to JECES is thoroughly checked by the managing editor and/or the editors-in-chief. If the text meets the basic formal and substantive requirements of a scientific article, it is reviewed by two members of the editorial board by double-blind peer review. If the topic requires it, a reviewer who is not a member of the board can be consulted.

The review, which takes about two months to complete, is based on a form consisting of two sections: In the first section, the quality of the text (“Excellent,” “Very Good,” “Good,” “Acceptable,” “Poor”) as well as the required degree of revision (“None,” “Minor,” “Extensive” as well as “Abridgements,” “Additions,” “Re-examination after revision,” “Rejection”); in the second section, the actual text of the review follows. An article should have been rated at least “Good” in both reviews in order to be published in JECES. If the two reviews differ considerably, a third review will be commissioned.

The managing editor will inform the author about the result of the review. Any changes requested therein must be included in the revision by the author. If no clear result can be deduced from the expert opinions, the final decision lies with the two editors-in-chief after consultation with the managing editor.

Submission

Authors are invited to send manuscripts in .docx or .rtf format to jeces-submission@herder-institut.de. The editors-in-chief and the managing editor will conduct an initial assessment of all articles submitted. Should they decide that an article does not fall within the realm of the focus and scope of JECES, the managing editor will inform the author of the article’s rejection. If the editors-in-chief consider some revision work necessary before the paper can advance to peer review, the managing editor will inform the author about these suggestions. After the author has revised the text according to the comments, the managing editor will check if it is ready for peer review. Only original contributions that adhere to the rules of research integrity and fall within the focus and scope of JECES can be forwarded for the double-blind peer review.