CALL FOR PAPERS

FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PALIMPSEST

Dear colleagues,

As of 2016 the international journal for linguistic, literary and cultural research
Palimpsest will begin its publication at the Faculty of Philology at Goce Delcev
University - Stip. Palimpsest will be published in printed form and electronically twice a
year, starting with the first issue in May and the second one in November.
Therefore, you are cordially invited to contribute a paper to the journal. You can
find the instructions for preparation of papers for Palimpsest below.

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING THE PAPER

Palimpsest is an international journal aiming to publish papers in the area of

linguistics, literary science, teaching methodology and culturology. In addition, there is a
section reserved for reviews of books, monographs, and other publications in the sphere of
philology and culturology.
Palimpsest will publish papers in the following languages: Macedonian, English,
Russian, German, Italian, French and Turkish. The papers should be prepared in MS Word in
B5 format and should not exceed 10 pages; all margins should be set to 2,54 cm. The text
should be in Times New Roman, single spaced with the following parameters:
1. Name and surname of the author/authors: capital letters, bold, size 11
2. Title of the paper: capital letters, bold, size 12
3. Abstract: 250 words maximum, size 10
4. Keywords: maximum 7 keywords, size 10
5. Main text: size 11
6. References: size 10.
7. The paper should contain the following basic elements (parts): introduction,
main body, conclusion and references.
8. Abstract in English after the reference section (if the paper is in another
language): size 10, containing the following elements: authors name and surname, title of
the paper, abstract and keywords.
Prior to submission, papers should be proofread by an authorized proofreader in
one of the languages listed below.

Papers should be submitted to one of the following emails:

In Macedonian: ranko.mladenoski@ugd.edu.mk
In Russian: tole.belcev@ugd.edu.mk
In English: nina.daskalovska@ugd.edu.mk
In German: biljana.ivanovska@ugd.edu.mk
In French: svetlana.jakimovska@ugd.edu.mk
In Turkish: marija.leontik@ugd.edu.mk
In Italian: jovana.karanikik@ugd.edu.mk
 Authors should use the APA citation style, as in the examples below:
) In-text citations
For direct citation in the text you should state the authors surname, the year of
publication and the page number:
Panoska (1980) specifies that merging theory and practice is significant for
contemporary schools (p. 29).

If the author is not mentioned at the beginning, place the authors surname, the
year of publication and the page number in parenthesis after the quotation:
She states that merging theory and practice is significant for contemporary
schools (Panoska, 1980, p. 29)

If you use paraphrase instead of direct citation, you should use the following
format:
Panoska (1980) states that contemporary schools need to merge theory with
practice.
She states that contemporary schools need to merge theory with practice (Panoska,
1980).

b) References
Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of
each work. If there are more articles by the same author, they should be listed in
chronological order from the oldest to the most recent one.
Books:
Panoska, R. (1980). Methodology of Teaching Macedonian Language. Skopje:
Prosvetno delo.
Book chapters:
Cobb, T., & Horst, M. (2001). Reading academic English: Carrying learners across
the lexical threshold. In J. Flowerdew & M. Peacock (Eds.), Research perspectives
in English for academic purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Journal:
Craik, F.I.M., & Lockhart, R. S. (1972). Levels of processing: A framework for
memory research. Journal of Verbal Learning & Verbal Behavior, 11(6), 671684.
Websites:
Office of Statistics or Republic of Macedonia (2009). Statistical Yearbooks of
Republic of Macedonia. Accessed on 4th of March 2009. http://www.stat.gov.mk

For more information, please visit the following websites:

http://www.apastyle.org/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/

All articles will be double-blind peer-reviewed prior to being accepted for

publication.
The final decision for publication will be made by the editorial council.