Submissions

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Author Guidelines

To submit a manuscript, please click on the »Make a new submission« button above.  To make a submission, you will first need to register as an Author (https://publications.dainst.org/journals/zora/user/register). Remember to register not only as a »reader« but also as an »author«. To do this, go to your profile and tick the appropriate box under »Roles«. After registering, you can log in and submit your manuscript.

For queries please contact idai.publications@dainst.de.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • Contributions may be written in German and English.
  • Only contributions that have not been published elsewhere or with the same content in another language can be accepted.
  • Upon submission, contributions must be finished, complete and proof-read/copyedited (contents, style, correct quotations, uniformity in writing etc.) and prepared for setting.
  • A checklist for the preparation and submission of manuscripts is available at the end of the guidelines or on the internet.
  • The submitted contributions will undergo a double-blind peer review process, supported by the editors and an international scientific advisory board.
  • The editorial staff reserves the right to undertake corrections and abridgements as well as linguistic improvements if necessary. The layout is basically the priority of the editor/editorial staff. Suggestions from the authors are always welcome.
  • A publishing agreement is made between the author and the Orient Department of the DAI.
  • The scope of the contributions is limited. The maximum size of the manuscript must not be more than 50 pages (font size 12 pt, space between lines 1.5; approx. 17,500 words) including the bibliography; the maximum number of figures is 2 per manuscript page. This equates approx. 35 printed pages.
  • All figures (this also includes plates and tables) should be numbered consecutively and be cited in the text.
  • Contributions must be submitted by 31.05. of the current year for the issue of the following year.

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