ISSN 0320-8117
Instructions for Authors
Article Submission Requirements for Peer Review
Primary Preconditions
• Compliance with the journal’s submission requirements (topic, style, academic framework).
• The content must not have been published elsewhere.
• The content must present a certain degree of novelty.
• The research must be methodologically substantiated.
• The article must include a proper scholarly apparatus.
• A clear structure is required (articles with subdivisions are encouraged, including: Introduction [research question, materials, methods], subtopics, discussion–synthesis, and conclusion).
• For book review articles, in addition to highlighting the positive aspects of the work, critical remarks must also be included.
• Compliance with the technical requirements outlined below.
Submission Requirements
Medium: Electronic.
The text should preferably be prepared in Microsoft Word; images should be submitted in TIFF or high-quality JPEG format. Do not use manual line breaks in the text.
To submit an article, please visit http://www.lraber.sci.am/, create an account, log into your personal profile, and click the Submit Article button, following the instructions provided. In case of any difficulties, please contact: hss-support@sci.am
Language
The primary language of the journal is Modern Eastern Armenian. Articles are also accepted in Western Armenian, English, French, German, and Russian.
Font
GHEA Grapalat — text and abstracts: 12 pt; references: 10 pt.
Formatting and Length
• Paper size: A4, margins: 2.00 cm on all sides.
• Line spacing: Multiple 1.15.
• Articles and reports should not exceed 17 pages. In exceptional cases of particular importance, the length may be up to 22 pages.
• Reviews and informational/news materials should not exceed 7 pages.
(1 page = 1,800 characters without spaces)
Figures
• Line drawings, black-and-white and color photographs must be submitted as separate files (TIFF or JPEG), named sequentially (Fig./Pl. 1, 2, 3…), with a resolution of at least 300 DPI (photographs) or 600 DPI (line drawings).
• A “List of Figures” must be attached, providing a caption and indicating the source of each figure in parentheses.
• Images from the internet and without source references will not be accepted.
Tables
• Must be created in Microsoft Word.
• Each table must have a title and a number.
In-text Citations
• Format: Author’s surname + year + page/figure.
• Multiple sources should be separated by semicolons.
• The ordering principle is by year of publication, not by language (e.g., Adontz 1972, 45, fig. 17; Burney 1978, 22; Petrosyan 1980, 45).
References
• Listed after the main text.
• Each reference entry must include: surname – initial(s) – year – title – place of publication – publisher – pages.
• No abbreviations.
• For periodicals, volume/issue/part numbers must be indicated.
• For books and edited collections, the publisher’s name must be given; editors’ names must be indicated for collective volumes.
• Titles of books, series, and journals should be italicized.
• Works in Armenian and other non-Latin scripts must be accompanied by an English translation, with the language specified in parentheses (in Armenian, in Russian, etc.).
• References should be listed alphabetically and numbered.
Book
Adontz N. 1972, History of Armenia, Yerevan, Hayastan (in Armenian).
Journal Article
Ter-Ghevondyan A. 1979, The Arabic Inscription of Haghpat and the Titles of the Bagratid Kings, Herald of Social Sciences, N 1, 73–80 (in Armenian).
Series
Martirosyan H., Israelyan H. 1971, The Rock Carvings of the Geghama Mountains, Archaeological Monuments of Armenia, vol. 6, Yerevan, Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR Press (in Armenian).
Edited Volume
Ghanalanyan A. 1981, The Reflection of Architecture and Stone Art in Armenian Folklore. In: Zaryan R. (ed.), Second International Symposium on Armenian Art, vol. 3, Yerevan, Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR Press, 55–75 (in Armenian).
Primary Source
Movses Khorenatsi 1913, History of the Armenians, Text and Introduction by M. Abeghyan and S. Harutyunyan, Tiflis, Printing House of M. Martirosyants (in Armenian).
For press materials, and archival references, follow please the same format.
Online sources are acceptable only if from official websites, with author, year, and title indicated. In-text citation: Author’s surname + year (e.g., Haft 2025). In the reference list: surname – initial(s) – year – title – link – date accessed (e.g., Haft A. 2025, Introduction to ‘Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road’, London, britishmuseum.org (Accessed on: 07.08.2025)).
Footnotes
No footnotes are to be placed at the bottom of the page.
Abstracts and Keywords
• Abstracts of approx. 200 words each in Armenian (Ամփոփում), English (Abstract), and Russian (Аннотация).
• The content of the abstracts in different languages must correspond exactly.
• Abstracts should match the article’s content and be presented in a narrative, not annotation, format (i.e., briefly presenting the same text).
• The author’s name and the article title must also be translated.
• Keywords (Հիմնաբառեր, Ключевые слова) - five per abstract.
Additional Important Notes
Before submitting the article, please carefully review the latest issue of the journal and format your text accordingly, as preliminary acceptance for peer review depends on this.
Further details:
• Cite sources by Name + Chapter + Subtitle (e.g., Khorenatsi II, 15).
• Manuscripts should be referenced by number (e.g., Matenadaran, MS 2751).
• Centuries: in Armenian and Russian – Roman numerals (XI); in English and other languages – Arabic numerals (11th).
• Use italics for emphasis; bold for subheadings.
• Quotation marks: «…» (Armenian, Russian, French), “…” (English), „…“ (German).
• Parentheses should be round (); in special cases (e.g., epigraphic or cuneiform texts) // or [] may be used.
• Hyphenation: use a short hyphen (-) for compound words (e.g., Armenian-Italian) and an en dash (–) for date/page ranges (e.g., 1925–1936, 35–47).
• In French and Russian references, all words except proper nouns are lowercase; in English, all words except articles and prepositions are capitalized; in German, all nouns are capitalized.
• Abbreviations for book units: vol. (volume), pt. (part).
• When citing figures/tables in the text, use capitalized abbreviations (e.g., Fig. 30/2, Pl. III/1).