Author & submission guidelines
In order to submit a paper to Contemporary Mediterranean, you are required to register an account at: contmed.net. Only papers submitted via our website will be taken into consideration for the publishing process.
General information regarding format and styles
- The first page must contain the title of the paper, name of the author, abstract (120 – 150 words) containing the purpose of research its goal, and research methods used. Below the abstract include a list of five keywords.
- Abstract and keywords should be written in Croatian and English, using Times New Roman font with 12-point size, 1,0 spacing, and 2,5 cm margins on both sides.
- Use bold font on the title of the papers, as well as the titles of sections of your paper.
- Images, tables, graphs, and similar graphical imagery must be centered with the source written directly below them.
- Journal articles should be between 6 000- 8000 words.
- Book reviews should be between 1 000- 2 000 words.
- Papers must be submitted in a .doc/.docx format (Microsoft Word)
Citing references guidelines
Books (single author)
Author's surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if multiple editions exist). Place of publication: Publisher.
Citation within the text:
„Wilkinson (2011) found that...“
or „Research has shown...(Wilkinson, 2011).“
In reference list:
Wilkinson, P. (2011) Terrorism versus Democracy: The Liberal State Response. 3rd. edn. New York: Taylor & Francis
Books (two authors)
Author's surname, Initial(s). and Author's surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if multiple editions exist). Place of publication: Publisher.
Citation within the text:
„Friend and Singer (2007) found that...“
or „Research has shown...(Friend and Singer, 2007).“
In reference list:
Friend, C. and Singer, J. (2007) Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and Transitions. New York: M.S. Sharpe
Books (three authors)
Author's surname, Initial(s)., Author's surname, Initial(s) and Author's surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if multiple editions exist). Place of publication: Publisher.
Citation within the text:
„Taylor, Nanz and Beaubien Taylor (2021) found...“
or „Research has shown...(Taylor, Nanz and Beaubien Taylor, 2021)“
In reference list:
Taylor, C., Nanz, P. and Beaubien Taylor, M. (2021) Reconstructing Democracy: How Citizens Are Building from the Ground Up. Cambridge: Harvard University Press
Books (four or more authors)
Author's surname, Initial(s). et al. (Year of publication) Title. Edition (if multiple editions exist). Place of publication: Publisher.
Citation within the text:
McCormark et al. (2018) found...“
or „Research has shown...( McCormark et al., 2018)“
In reference list:
McCormack, M. et al. (2018) Discovering Sociology. 2nd. edn. London: Red Globe Press
Chapter in an edited book
Chapter Author's surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) 'Title of chapter', in Editor(s)'s surname, Editor(s)'s Initial(s). (ed.) Title of book. Edition (if multiple editions exist). Place of publication: Publisher, Page numbers (xxx-xxx).
Citation within the text:
Jonveaux (2020) found...“
or „Research has shown...( Jonveaux, 2020)“
In reference list:
Jonveaux, I. (2020) „To use or not to use the Internet to support religious and spiritual life“, in Isetti, G. et al. (ed.) Religion in the Age of Digitalization: From New Media to Spiritual Machines. New York: Routledge, 61-72.
Article in a journal (physical copy)
Author's surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) „Title of Article“, Title of Journal, Volume (Issue), Page numbers (xxx-xxx)
Citation within the text:
Foweraker and Krznaric (2000) found...“
or „Research has shown...( Foweraker and Krznaric, 2000)“
In reference list:
Foweraker, J. and Krznaric, R. (2000) „Measuring Liberal Democratic Performance: an Empirical and Conceptual Critique“, Political Studies, 48: 759-787.
Article in a journal with a DOI number (online copy)
Author's surname, Initial(s). (Year of publication) „Title of Article“, Title of Journal, Volume (Issue), Page numbers (xxx-xxx). doi.
Citation within the text:
Roško, Musladin and Kazanský (2019) found...“
or „Research has shown...( Roško, Musladin and Kazanský 2019)“
In reference list:
Roško M., Musladin M. and Kazanský, R. (2019) „Counter-terrorism in the United Kingdom: Sustainable measure or violation of human rights“, Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues, 9(2): 603-615. doi: https://doi.org/10.9770/jssi.2019.9.2(19)
Newspapers article (physical copy)
Author's surname, Initial(s) or Corporate Author. (Year of publication) Title of article/report, Title of publication. Date of publication. Page numbers (xxx-xxx)
Citation within the text:
Revkin (2002) underlines...
or „It was found that global warming...(Revkin, 2002)“
In reference list:
Revkin, Andrew C. (2002) Can Global Warming Be Studied Too Much? The New York Times. 03.12.2002. 80, 83.
Newspapers article (online copy)
Author's surname, Initial(s) or Corporate Author. (Year of publication) Title of article/report, Title of publication. Date of publication. Available at: URL (Accessed: date)
Citation within the text:
Brooks (2002) underlines...
or „The protests have gathered...(Brooks, 2002)“
In reference list:
Brooks, Libby. (2021) COP26 protesters urge Sturgeon to act over ‘intimidating’ policing. The Guardian. 4.11.2021. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/04/cop26-protesters-urge-sturgeon-to-act-over-intimidating-policing (Accessed 7.11.2021)
Social media
Creator's surname, Initial(s). or Screen name if proper name not available (Year) Title of a message - up to 20 words [Social media] Date of posting. Available at: URL (Accessed: date).
Citation within the text:
Von der Leyen (2021) underlines...
or „The EU budget is here for all Europeans...(Von der Leyen, 2021)
In reference list:
Von der Leyen, Ursula (2021) „The EU budget and #NextGenerationEU are a package of €2.1 trillion at the service of all Europeans...“ [Twitter] 8.11. Available at: https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1457653524783841282 (Accessed: 8.11.2021)
Web page
Title of a web page (Year when the site was last updated). Available at: URL (Accessed: date).
Citation within the text:
Matica Hrvatska (2021) is an online...
or „The new EU project in Croatia was...(Matica Hrvatska, 2021)“
In reference list:
Matica Hrvatska (2021). Available at: https://www.matica.hr/ (Accessed: 5.11.2021)
Ethical guidelines
- Authorship must only be credited to those who have contributed or have worked on the paper you are submitting.
- Avoid authorship abuse such as ghost authorship, guest or gift authorship, coercion authorship, and others.
- Properly mark and reference all thoughts, research, and findings that are not yours to avoid plagiarism
- Avoid self.-plagiarism by replicating your own research, findings, or data from your previous works.
- Do not falsify or manipulate data from your research to present positive or desirable outcomes for your conclusions.