The Romanian Journal of Electoral Studies is a biannual publication of studies, researches and analyses related to elections.
With an interdisciplinary and applied character, the publication aims mainly at a wide audience, which is provided by distributing our journal to the Romanian Parliament, the Government and other institutions from the central and local government, to the most important public libraries, universities, the media, other academic institutions and NGOs.
The Romanian Journal of Electoral Studies invites stakeholders and those interested to contribute to publishing scientific articles that have not been or are not published in other journals, reviews or scientific symposium volumes.
The authors may submit proposals for articles directly to the following address: expert.electoral@roaep.ro.
Deadline for submitting the proposal for articles in English, French, Spanish or Romanian: September 1st, 2022.
Indications and text formatting requirements:
- Submitted articles may cover theoretical studies, case studies or researches that have not been published or submitted to other publications or that have not been part of the proceedings of scientific conferences. Submitted articles should be original.
- Submitted articles should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words in length (footnotes and references included).
- Manuscripts must be accompanied by an abstract. The abstract must have between 100 and 150 words (Cambria, 12, italic). After each abstract, the author must mention the keywords.
- Articles submitted should be accompanied by a brief presentation of the author/authors (name, institutional or/and academic affiliation, brief research activity and published papers, e-mail address).
- The main text of the manuscript: Cambria, 12, justified, 1 line spacing options. Page setup: A4 with 2.5 cm margins. Titles: Cambria, 14, bold. Subtitles: Cambria, 13, bold. Footnotes: Cambria, 10, justified.
- All figures, tables and photos must be clear and sharp. The tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numbers. The number and the title of each table/figure/photo should be written above it, using Cambria, 10, bold.
- Abbreviations and acronyms will be explained the first time they appear in the text.
- Quotations and references should be made using the European system, as follows:
Quotation in text:
- Books: Robert Dahl, A Preface to Democratic Theory, expanded edition, University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 2006, pp. 4-33.
- Articles in journals: R. H. Pildes, “The Constitutionalization of Democratic Politics – The Supreme Court, 2003 Term”, in Harvard Law Review, vol. 118, no 28, 2004, p. 34.
- Workshops/conferences: P. Paczolay, “The Principle of Stability of Electoral Law”, workshop on Codification of the Electoral Law, an event organised by the Permanent Electoral Authority in cooperation with the Venice Commission, Bucharest, 19-20 October, 2015, p. 21. References:
- Books: Dahl, R., 2006, A Preface to Democratic Theory, expanded edition, Chicago and London, University of Chicago Press.
- Articles in journals: Pildes, R. H., 2004, “The Constitutionalization of Democratic Politics – The Supreme Court, 2003 Term”, in Harvard Law Review, vol. 118, no 28.
- Workshops/conferences: Paczolay, P., 2015, “The Principle of Stability of Electoral Law”, workshop on Codification of the Electoral Law, an event organised by the Permanent Electoral Authority in cooperation with the Venice Commission, Bucharest, 19-20 October 2015.
✓ Internet references should be quoted with the whole link.