Information For Authors

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Instructions to Authors
Form of submission
Electronic submission of manuscripts is required (https://ojs.mtak.hu/index.php/anthropkozl). Manuscripts
should be prepared according to the general instructions below.

Manuscript/Article types
Scientific articles are comprehensive descriptions of original research and include a theoretical survey of
the topic, a detailed presentation of results with discussion and conclusion. The length of an article including
tables, graphs, and illustrations should not exceed twenty pages. Scientific articles shall be subjected to peer
review by experts in the field.
Brief notes/Short reports are presentations of original research from various anthropological fields that
should not include a detailed theoretical discussion. Their aim is to acquaint readers with preliminary or partial
results of research. They should not be longer than five pages. Brief note articles shall be subjected to peer
review by experts in the field.
Book reviews acquaint readers with the content of important books at home and abroad.
Originality of articles. Manuscripts submitted for publications in Anthropologiai Közlemények should not
contain previously published material and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Language. Scientific articles and brief notes/short reports should be submitted in Hungarian or in English.
Book reviews are published in Hungarian.

A manuscript should consist of the following subdivisions, each beginning on a separate page:
1. Abstract – should consist of 150 words or fewer, supplemented with no more than five keywords.
2. Introduction.
3. Material and Methods.
4. Results.
5. Discussion.
6. References/Literature cited.
7. Mailing address of the author (and if possible email address).

Figures and Tables
Tables and figures should be cited in the text. Figures and tables should not be
integrated into the text. Indicate between the paragraphs where the figures and tables are to appear in the text.
Figures and tables should be sent electronically, figures must be saved in .xls, .jpg or .tif format.
Literature. References to the literature should be cited in the text. When references are made, use the
following formats: if one author is cited: Bartucz (1961) or (Bartucz 1961); if a work by two authors is cited:
Acsádi and Nemeskéri (1970) or (Acsádi and Nemeskéri 1970); if the work by three or more authors is cited:
Tanner and his associates (1975) or (Tanner et al. 1975). The literature must be arranged alphabetically in the
following style:
Bartucz, L. (1961): Die internationale Bedeutung der ungarischen Anthropologie. Anthrop. Közl., 5: 5–18.
Lipták, P. (1969): Embertan és emberszármazástan. Tankönyvkiadó, Budapest. pp. 352.

Format and form of manuscripts
Manuscripts should be written with Word for Windows, lines should be
typed double-spaced and margins should be of 3 cm on A4 pages. Paragraphs should be separated with an
empty line. The title and chapters should be written bold in font size 14. Two copies of original manuscript and
a copy on a CD must be given to the Editor. All articles must be proofread for professional and language errors
before submission.