Informace pro autory

Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting, or if already registered can simply log in and begin the 5 step process.

Author guidelines

Filosofie Dnes accepts submissions in English, Czech and Slovak language. There is no strict word limit, however we require our authors to be as concise as possible. Submissions are made online (User home - Author - Start a new submission), new users will first need to register.

Manuscript can be submitted in any standard format including .DOC, .PDF, and .TEX. Authors are requested to follow the layout and text style used in previously published articles (also see below). Please provide an abstract of 150 to 200 words and 4 to 6 keywords at the first page of manuscript.

All manuscripts must be prepared for a blind review – without any references to author names (that includes not only author names at the first page or in the header but also self-identifying references). Any acknowledgments of people, grants etc. should be added after the review process.

By submitting a manuscript, the author declares that the submitted work has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; and that its publication has been approved by all co-authors and by the responsible authorities at the author’s home institution.

Accepted articles should then be submitted for editing in MSWord and should respect following rules:

 

  • Main text: font - Times New Roman, 12pt., Line spacing 1,2pt, After paragraph 6pt
  • Footnotes: font - Times New Roman, 11pt , Line spacing 1, After paragraph 0pt

At the beginnning of the article:

  • three blank lines
  • name of the article in English (bold)
  • two blank lines
  • authors name (italics)
  • an institutional affiliation
  • authors e-mail
  • two blank lines
  • " Abstract"
  • abstract in English (Times New Roman, 10pt., line spacing 1pt)
  • two blank lines
  • main text
  • Author must also include a bibliography at the end of the article. Bibliography should be ordered alphabetically and in the form of following examples:

 

  1. Monographs

Davidson, D. (1984): Inquiries into the Truth and Interpretation. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

 

  1. Articles

Field, H. (1972): „Tarski’s Theory of Truth.“ The Journal of Philosophy 69: 347–75.

 

  1. Edited books

Blackburn, S. & Simmons, K., eds. (1999): Truth. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

 

  1. Articles published in monographs

(a) If the monograph is not included in bibliography:

Davidson, D. (1984): „In Defense of Convention T.“ In Inquiries into the Truth and Interpretation, D. Davidson, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1984, s. 65–75.

(b) If the monograph is included in bibliography

—  (1984b): „In Defense of Convention T.“ In Davidson (1984a): 65–75.

 

  1. Articles published in edited books:

(a) If the edited book is not included in bibliography:

Field, H. (1999): „Deflationist’s Views of Meaning and Content.“ In Truth, eds. S. Blackburn & K. Simmons, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999, s. 351–91.

(b) If the edited book is included in bibliography:

Field, H. (1999): „Deflationist’s Views of Meaning and Content.“ In Blackburn & Simmons (1999): 351–91.

 

For every reference in the text author is required to include a bibliographic citation either:

(a)   in the text following the reference:

The desired definition does not aim to specify the meaning of a familiar word used to denote a novel notion; on the contrary, it aims to catch hold of the actual meaning of an old notion. (Tarski 1944, s. 360)

 

(b)  or in the footnote at the bottom of the page:

Tarski (1944, s. 360).