Instructions to Authors

The volume of the text should be up to 15 pages (about 30,000 characters with white spaces) including footnotes, tables, figures and a list of references.

All texts must be accompanied by an abstract not exceeding 100 words, keywords (up to 10) and a summary not exceeding 250 words.

The summary is published in English. If wishes, the author can translate his summary into English himself.

It is preferable that the texts are accompanied by a list of references, a list of abbreviations and a list of illustrations (if any).

Texts must be typed on a computer in one of the MS Word programs and must be saved in MS Word document format.

In the basic text, it is mandatory: use of the Cyrillic alphabet, Times New Roman font, SR keyboard, font size 12, single spacing (do not use automatic counters – Numbering and Bullets). If specific fonts are used, it is mandatory to attach them too.

In footnotes, abstract, keywords and summary, the font size is 10, with single spacing (do not make paragraphs and spaces in footnotes).

Photos, illustrations, graphs and trees can be scanned in JPG-format, incorporated in the work or with a separate list.

The first page should contain: the title of the paper, the author's name, title, title and the institution where he works with the address or home address. In addition, the author's year of birth should be submitted due to the processing of the journal in the National Library of Serbia, as well as the occupation, position and email address, for publication in the list of contributors.

Articles and contributions are subject to anonymous review by reviewers with a higher rank than the author of the work. Papers that have already been published elsewhere will not be accepted.

The views expressed in the texts do not represent the views of the editors and editorial staff of the journal, but exclusively the views of the authors.

Texts for the next issue should be submitted in printed or electronic form (disk or e-mail) by the 15th of May of the current year:

Narodni muzej Leskovac
Stojana Ljubića 2
16000 Leskovac
Serbia
e-mail: leskovackizbornik@gmail.com

Authors who have an ORCID identification number are encouraged to provide it to us when submitting the manuscript.

Guidelines for writing footnotes and references

Name and surname of the author: current (normal letters)

Book title: italics

Title of the article or contribution in the magazine: current with quotation marks

Name of the magazine: italics

In the collection of papers:

Title - italics

Proceedings - current

Same: italics (Ibid.)

n. d., (cited work): italics (n. d.,)

At the first citation, the author's full name and surname are given, followed by the first letter of the name and the full surname.

The work is cited by the alphabet in which it was published.

Citing a book (examples)

Dr Sergije Dimitrijević, Istorija Leskovca i okoline (1918–1928), Leskovac,  1983, 166–189.
Branko Petranović, Istorija Jugoslavije, I, Beograd 1988, 175.

Citing journal article
Danica Milić, „Privreda Srbije i odnosi u njoj 1919. godine”, Acta historico-oeconomica Iugoslaviae, 7, Zagreb, 1980, 49.

Citing book chapters/proceedings
Miloš Blagojević, Manastirski posedi kruševačkog kraja, Kruševac kroz vekove, Kruševac 1972, 37–39.

Citing newspapers
Aleksandar Belić, Oko Trsta, Politika, br. 12089, 17. septembar 1945, 1. 

Službene novine, br. 255, 31. oktobar 1931, 8.

Citing archives
Arhiv Jugoslavije, fond Ministarstvo prosvete Kraljevine Jugoslavije (dalje AJ, MPKJ), 66–289–516.
Arhiv Srbije, fond Ministarstvo prosvete NRS (dalje AS, MP NRS), fasc. 16.

Citing encyclopaedia
Aleksandrovac (kruševački), Enciklopedija Jugoslavije, 1, Zagreb 1955, 59.

Citing online sources
Dobrivoje Ger Popović, http://www.aleksandrovac.co.rs