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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

The following is a guide for authors who seek to publish in Rhetorica Scandinavica. The guide provides information about the aim and scope of the journal and guidelines for submissions. Authors are encouraged to read all the guidelines before submitting. 

Submissions for special issues should be done in accordance with the guidelines provided in the call for papers.

The aim and scope of the journal

Rhetorica Scandinavica is a forum for the research field based on the classical rhetorical tradition from antiquity onwards. The aim of the journal is to support the interpretation, continuation, and further development of this tradition in a Nordic context.  

Rhetorica Scandinavica is a scientific and interdisciplinary journal, combining perspectives on the history of rhetoric, argumentation theory, and rhetorical criticism with theory of science, didactics, media studies, law, and more. All interdisciplinary contributions should relate to the rhetorical tradition and its corpus.

About the peer review process

All submitted manuscripts are reviewed by members of the editorial team and (at least) two anonymous peers before they are published. Authors will usually get notice within two weeks if the manuscript is sent to peer review.

All manuscripts are anonymized before peer review. Authors will receive written answer as to whether the manuscript is accepted for publication. Usually, publication will require minor or major revisions.

Manuscripts should not be under consideration by any other journal or publisher.

Articles

Rhetorica Scandinavica accepts manuscripts in the following genres:

  • Scientific articles
  • Book reviews

The journal encourages suggestions from authors, publishers, and reviewers, on relevant academic books and textbooks. Suggestions are sent to editor Lisa Storm Villadsen (lisas@hum.ku.dk). The journal does not review PhD-dissertations. Reviewers should read the section “Book reviews in Rhetorica Scandinavica” below.

Submission guidelines

Length:

Manuscripts should not exceed 800 words / 40 000 characters excluding spaces (including abstract, bibliography etc.)

Format and layout

All documents should be in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx). If another format or paper print is required, contact the editorial team.

Select a standard typeset (i.e. Times New Roman). Single line spacing, double-spacing before subheadings. Headings and subheading in bold. Highlighting in the text in italics. Paragraphs are marked with indents. Avoid all codes in the document, including headings and subheadings.

Language

Scandinavian language and English

Submission checklist

All manuscripts must include

  • Title in Scandinavian language (ca. 150 words)

  • Abstract in Scandinavian language

  • 4-6 keywords in Scandinavian language

  • English title

  • English abstract (ca. 150 words)

  • 4-6 keywords in English

  • The main text

  • Footnotes (if needed)

  • Bibliography

In separate documents

  • Title page with author bio (name, title, institution, mail address, ORCID), and text for footnote informing about financing, thanks, cooperation, etc. if applicable

  • Pictures, tables, figures, etc. (numbered)

References

All references must be APA-standard. Endnote-codes are accepted.

For an introduction to APA, see: https://phbibliotek.dk/ld.php?content_id=31100771

DOI-references

References should include DOI (digital object identifier) if applicable. To search DOI-codes, see: http://search.crossref.org/

Quotes

Quotes of more than 20-30 words should be marked with indents and double-spacing before and after. All quotes are marked with quotation marks “…” Quotes within quotation marks are marked with quotation marks ‘…’.

Pictures, drawings, tables, figures, etc.

Pictures etc. are welcome, but not a requirement. Authors must obtain permission if they do not have the copyright, and provide information about photographers/artists in a separate document. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure sufficient image quality for publication

Abbreviations

As a general rule, avoid unnecessary abbreviations in the text, except in quotes and references (‘et.al’and ‘(ed.)’).

Notes

If needed, use footnotes, not endnotes.

Book reviews in Rhetorica Scandinavica

Ordinary book reviews in Rhetorica Scandinavica are 3-8 pages long (between 1500 and 3500 words). Longer reviews will typically be review-articles based on the book(s). The formal requirements for these articles are the same as academic articles. Ordinary reviews differ from academic articles, as they do not include an abstract, an introduction, or authors’ introduction. Reviews should include few or no references.

All book reviews must include details about the book: Name and title of the authors, book title, publisher, year, and number of pages.

Publication

When the manuscript is converted to RhS’ format, it is sent to the authors for proofreading. The editing team will also do a proof reading. The deadline for proof reading is usually two weeks. After this, the article is considered approved by the authors.

All articles are published on Rhetorica Scandinavica’s homepage on Retorikförlaget’s domain, where they can be downloaded by subscribers. If an article is downloaded more than 15 times, the authors are entitled to royalty. All other publications – on the authors’ homepage or in other archives – must therefore be pre-printed versions of the manuscript.

For any technical or practical questions, please contact: info@retorikforlaget.se

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