1. GENERAL GUIDELINES
The journal “Zagreber Germanistische Beiträge” publishes scholarly articles, subject-didactic reports, book reviews, and conference reports. The journal does not charge any fees for manuscript submission, processing, or publication.
Language: Submissions must be in German and should include a summary (up to 700 characters) and 3–5 keywords.
Editing: Submitted texts requiring substantial linguistic or stylistic editing will be returned to the authors with a request for revision or professional proofreading.
Peer Review: Submitted scholarly articles undergo anonymous peer review by two reviewers. Contributions by members of the institute that serves as publisher of ZGB will, without exception, be reviewed by external experts from abroad.
All articles published in Zagreber Germanistische Beiträge are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0). This licence permits non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited, and no modifications or derivative works are made. The copyright remains with the author(s), and proper citation is required for reuse.
2. GUIDELINES FOR EDITING
– Running a spell check is considered standard practice.
– The editorial team cannot provide extensive editing for issues relating to grammar, style, argumentation, clarity, or coherence. Please address such issues in advance or seek professional assistance.
3. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS
Length
– Scholarly articles, didactic reports, etc.: up to 50,000 characters (including spaces and footnotes), unless otherwise specified in the relevant CfA/CfP.
– Book reviews, conference reports: up to 15,000 characters (including spaces and footnotes).
– Abstract (not required for reviews or reports): up to 700 characters (including spaces).
– The total length of the title and subtitle should not exceed 150 characters (including spaces).
Formatting
– Font size: 12 pt; line spacing: 1.5
– Paragraphs should be indented.
– Block quotes (from 4 lines): separated by a blank line before and after, font size 10 pt, single spacing, no quotation marks.
– Minimize formatting: e.g., avoid justified alignment; use all caps only for the main title and subtitle.
Citations in footnotes
– From the first reference: surname and title (shortened if necessary but still identifiable).
– Use ibid. for immediate repeat references.
Languages
– Non-German quotations that cannot be assumed to be understood by readers must be translated into German in the main text; the original appears in a footnote.
Bibliographic References, Examples
Monography, Edited Volume, Handbook
Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoffel von: Simplicissimus teutsch. In: Werke in drei Bänden. Bd. I/1. Hg. Dieter Breuer. Frankfurt/M.: Deutscher Klassiker Verlag 1989.
Ambler, Charles Henry: A History of Transportation in the Ohio Valley. Westpoint (Connecticut): Greenwood Press 1970.
Auerbach, Erich: Mimesis. Dargestellte Wirklichkeit in der abendländischen Literatur. 8. Aufl. Bern, Stuttgart: Francke 1988.
Moebius, Stephan; Quadflieg, Dirk (Hgg.): Kultur. Theorien der Gegenwart. 2., erw. u. aktualis. Ausg. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2011.
Nünning, Ansgar (Hg.): Metzler Lexikon Literatur- und Kulturtheorie. Stuttgart, Weimar: Metzler 1998.
Chapter in a Book
Fleming, Paul: Klagegedichte über das unschuldigste Leiden und Tod unsers Erlösers Jesu Christi. In: ders.: Deutsche Gedichte. Hg. J. M. Lappenberg. Bd 1. Stuttgart 1865, S. 15–27.
Erll, Astrid: Kollektives Gedächtnis und Erinnerungskulturen. In: Konzepte der Kulturwissenschaften. Theoretische Grundlagen – Ansätze – Perspektiven. Hgg. Ansgar Nünning, Vera Nünning. Stuttgart, Weimar: Metzler 2003, S. 156–185.
Unger, Rudolf: Philosophische Probleme in der neueren Literaturwissenschaft [1908]. In: Aufsätze zur Prinzipienlehre der Literaturgeschichte. Gesammelte Studien. Hg. ders. Berlin 1929, S. 1–32, hier S. 13–15 u. 17f.
Dressel, Gert: Wissenschaft und Biographie. In: Sprachkontakte und Reflexion. Hg. Velimir Piškorec. »Zagreber Germanistische Beiträge«, Beiheft 7 (2004), S. 33–71.
Paper Published in a Journal
Krichmeier, Christian: ›Tjam patram‹. Musikalische Poetik beim frühen Brecht. »Zagreber Germanistische Beiträge«, Jg. 26 (2017): Musikalisches Erschreiben, S. 49–74.
Neuner, Gerhard: Zu den Grundlagen und Prinzipien der Mehrsprachigkeitsdidaktik und des Tertiärsprachenlernens. »Babylonia« (2009), Nr. 4, S. 14–17.
In cases of dual numbering (old series, new series, etc.) or otherwise non-transparent enumeration – please include all details:
Lovrić, Goran: Peter Handke. Iskušavanje književnih konvencija. »Književna smotra«, Jg. 29 (1997), Nr. 4 (106), S. 93–97.
Internet Sources
Always place web addresses in angle brackets: <……>.
Whenever possible, provide the most reliable version of the link: a permalink (citation link) takes precedence over a DOI, which in turn takes precedence over a standard web address.
Car, Milka: Unheimliche Nachbarschaften. Der österreichische Einfluß auf die Entwicklung des kroatischen Theaters 1840–1918. In: Kakanien revisited. <http://www.kakanien.ac.at/beitr/fallstudie/MCar1.pdf> (Access: 9.11.2005).
Bichler, Josef: Wir lassen uns gerne täuschen [Interview mit Anna Kim]. »derStandard.at«, 7.9.2012. <http://derstandard.at/1345166498910/Wir-lassen-uns-gerne-taeuschen> (Access: 15.12.2012).
Peter Handke et l’autonomie de la littérature. Études réunies par Svjetlan Lacko Vidulić et Jacques Lajarrige. »Austriaca. Cahiers universitaires d’information sur l’Autriche« 91-92/2021. <https://doi.org/10.4000/austriaca.2874> (Access: 23.12.2024).
Franz Kafka. In: Wikipedia. Die freie Enzyklopädie. <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafka> (Access: 1.1.2014).
Duden online. Berlin: Bibliographisches Institut, Dudenverlag. <https://www.duden.de> (Access: 1.2.2019).
Highlights and Omissions
Use emphases sparingly:
– Double quotation marks (» «): Quotations, titles of periodicals
– Single quotation marks (› ‹): Quotations within quotations, irony, emphasis
– Italics: Emphasis, titles (except periodicals), occasional use for institutions or objects
– Bold: Only for subheadings or word lists in linguistic analyses
– Square brackets: For editorial additions or ellipses inside quotes
Abbreviations and Symbols
– Ebd. or ebd. = ibid.
– Use protected space (Ctrl + Shift + Space) for percentages, currency, paragraph signs
– Long dash (–) for ranges and thought dashes
– Apostrophes for possession or contractions
– Footnote numbers come after punctuation marks