You can send all papers to the e-mail address dh.office@fdn.edu.rs

 

PEER REVIEW PROCESS

The journal applies a double-blind peer review procedure for all submitted manuscripts. Each paper is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers who possess relevant expertise in the field of the manuscript.

Reviewers act independently of each other, and their identities are unknown to the authors, as are the authors’ identities to the reviewers. Reviewers are selected solely on the basis of their expertise and relevance to the subject matter.

Suggestions for specific reviewers made by the authors are not considered.

The purpose of the peer review process is to assist the editorial board in making an informed decision on the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript, and to contribute to improving its overall quality through constructive feedback.

The Editorial Board reserves the right, when necessary, to seek an additional opinion from a third reviewer or to send the revised paper for a second round of review.

The journal uses the iThenticate software to verify the authenticity and detect potential plagiarism in all submitted manuscripts.

 

SUBMISSION PREPARATION CHECKLIST

Before submitting the manuscript, authors are required to confirm compliance with the following rules. Submissions that do not meet all listed requirements may be returned for correction or completion.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it under consideration by another journal.

2. The paper has been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines and the technical template of the journal Social Horizons.

3. The submission file is in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) or RTF format.

4. The text uses Times New Roman, 12-point font, single spacing, justified alignment, and margins according to the journal’s instructions.

5. All tables, figures, and graphs are inserted within the text at the appropriate points, not at the end of the manuscript.

6. References follow the APA citation style, with URLs provided where available.

7. All authors are listed with full name, institutional affiliation, e-mail address, and ORCID ID.

8. The manuscript has been carefully checked for spelling and grammar before submission.

 

RULES FOR TECHNICAL PREPARATION OF ARTICLES

These Instructions will give all necessary information to author(s), as well as template for the article preparation before their submission for publication in the journal. Articles that deviate from mentioned template are not be taken into consideration. Page setup: Paper size: width 170 mm x height 240 mm; Margins: top/bottom 20 mm, left/right 18 mm; Layout: header 1,25cm, footer 1,25cm; Orientation: Portrait. Paper volume up to 30.000 characters (without spaces) or 15 pages is preferable. Articles should not be shorter than 8 pages. Depending on papers’ quality, Editorial Board could also accept longer articles. Article has to be prepared electronically (on computer), in program Microsoft Word 2003 or some later version of this program. Below is a detail Template (technical instructions) for correct preparation of articles that will be submitted to the journal. You are asked to maximum possible follow the technical instruction given by the following template.

 

TEMPLATE: TITLE OF THE ARTICLE (CENTRED, TIMES NEW ROMAN, SIZE 12, BOLD, ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, MAXIMUM TWO LINES)

Nikola Nikolić¹, Petar Petrović², Marko Marković³

Abstract

The abstract should contain between 100 and 150 words and present all essential elements of the article, such as its objective, methods used, main results, and key conclusions of the authors.The abstract should be written in Times New Roman (TNR), font size 12, Italic, justified alignment, single line spacing, with a spacing of 6pt between paragraphs, and without indentation of the first line. Avoid using indexes and special symbols in the abstract; define all abbreviations the first time they are used. References must not be cited in the abstract. Authors should write the article title, abstract, and keywords in English at the end of the paper, below the list of references. The Serbian and English versions of the abstract and keywords must match in every respect.

Keywords: list a maximum of five keywords.

JEL classification: (state according to the content and in line with the guidelines) e.g., F16, M24 (see: www.aeaweb.org/jel/jel_class_system.php).

 

Introduction

¹ Nikola Nikolić, Full Professor, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bulevar Umetnosti 2a, Belgrade, Serbia, E-mail: nikola.nikolic@fdn.edu.rs, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-0000-0000
² Petar Petrović, Associate Professor, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bulevar Umetnosti 2a, Belgrade, Serbia, E-mail: petar.petrovic@fdn.edu.rs, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-0000
³ Marko Marković, Assistant Professor, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bulevar Umetnosti 2a, Belgrade, Serbia, E-mail: marko.markovic@fdn.edu.rs, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0000-0000

Please strictly follow the formatting instructions and styles provided in this template. Do not change the font size or line spacing to fit additional text into the prescribed page limit.

The Editorial Board organizes the peer review process for submitted articles and selects papers for publication based on the reviews and the assessed quality of the articles. However, the ultimate responsibility for the views, originality, and claims expressed rests solely with the authors.

Please strictly adhere to the formatting instructions and styles provided in this template. Do not alter the font size or line spacing in order to fit more text within the conditionally limited number of pages.

The Editorial Board organizes the peer review process for submitted papers and selects works for publication based on the completed reviews and the assessed quality of the papers by the appointed reviewers. However, the ultimate responsibility for the views, originality, and claims expressed in the paper rests solely with the authors.

Please adhere to the basic principles of structuring scientific papers and, to the extent possible, ensure that your manuscript includes the following sections: Introduction, Aim of the Paper and Methodology, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, References.

Articles should be written in Latin script, Times New Roman (TNR), font size 12, justified alignment, single line spacing, with 6pt spacing between paragraphs, and without indentation of the first line. Articles are written in Serbian, except for foreign authors, who may submit in English. Writing in the third person singular or plural is recommended. All spelling and grammatical errors should be corrected before submission.

Subheadings should be written in Times New Roman, font size 12, bold, centered, with only the first letter capitalized; The spacing between headings and the preceding text should be set to 12pt (Before 12pt), while the spacing between headings and the following text should be set to 6pt (After 6pt). Please use the writing style provided in this template.

Please define all abbreviations and acronyms upon their first occurrence in the main text, even if they have already been defined in the abstract. Do not use abbreviations in the title of the paper unless absolutely unavoidable.

For equations and formulas, use Microsoft Equation Editor or Math Type (www.mathtype.com). Avoid using the built-in equation editor in Word 2007. Ensure that all symbols are defined immediately after each equation (immediately after the equation).

References (citations) are given directly in the text in the following format: (Nikolić, 2012; or Nikolić, Petrović, 2012; or Nikolić et al., 2012). Do not use numerical indexes in square brackets [3] or footnotes. Footnotes should be used only for additional explanations of certain terms or clarification of real or hypothetical situations. Do not number the pages. Tables must be created within the text, not inserted as images from other materials.

Tables should be inserted directly into the main text of the paper and numbered consecutively according to their order of appearance. Table titles must be placed immediately above the respective table. Use the formatting style provided below while formatting. The title of the table should have a spacing of 6pt before and 6pt after, in Times New Roman, font size 11, and justified alignment. The text within the table should be written in Times New Roman, font size 9. The text in the table header should be in bold. The source and any potential notes should be placed with a spacing of 6pt before the table, in Times New Roman, font size 10, and justified alignment. The following paragraph should begin with a spacing of 6pt after the source or note. Within the text of the paper, references to specific tables should be indicated (e.g., Table 5). Ensure that all tables fit the prescribed page format (Table Properties – Preferred width – max 97% – Alignment: Center). All text within the table cells should be formatted as follows: (Paragraph – Spacing: Before/After 0pt, Line spacing: Single). In the case that a table extends to the following page, please ensure that the continued portion of the table on the following page is accompanied by the table header.

Graphs, charts, diagrams, schemes, images should be inserted directly into the text (not as floating objects) and numbered consecutively. Their titles must be placed above the graph, charts, diagrams, schemes or image they refer to. When citing titles, sources, and notes, please use the same style previously provided for table formatting. In the main text, references to specific graphs, dendrograms, diagrams, schemes, or figures should be indicated (e.g., Graph 2). All graphs, dendrograms, diagrams, schemes, and figures must fit within the prescribed page format and be centered. Photographs are not recommended for this paper; if their inclusion is unavoidable, please ensure optimal resolution (too low a resolution causes pixelation and jagged edges, while too high a resolution only increases file size without improving readability).

When writing the conclusion of the paper, please keep in mind that, although the Conclusion may provide a concise overview of the main results, it should not repeat the abstract.

The Conclusion may explain the significance of the study, provide recommendations for further action, or suggest directions for future research on the topic.

References should be listed at the end of the paper, before the English abstract, in alphabetical order by the authors’ last names. Please provide references in their original form (in the language in which they were published) to the extent they were used/cited in the paper. References should be formatted in Times New Roman, font size 12, justified alignment, with 3pt spacing before and after each entry.

Citation style

When citing sources, the APA (American Psychological Association) style should be used. In-text citations must include the author’s last name and the year of publication.

Books and monographs

- One author
Culler, J. (2007). The Literary in Theory. Stanford: Stanford University Press.

- Multiple authors
Ward, C., & Burns, K. (2007). The War: An West History, 1941–1945. New York: Knopf.

- a book published in electronic format:

Eckes, T. (2000). The developmental social psychology of gender. Available at: http://www.netlibrary.com

Journal or newspaper articles

A reference should include the author’s last name and first name, year of publication, title of the article, journal name (in italics), volume, and page number(s).

Haraway, D. (2011). Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective. Feminist Studies, 14 (3), 575–599.

Conference proceedings
Singh, K., & Best, G. (2004). Film induced tourism: motivations of visitors to the Hobbiton movie set as featured in The Lord of the Rings. In Proceedings of the 1st International Tourism and Media Conference, Melbourne (pp. 98–111). Melbourne: Tourism Research Unit, Monash University.

Online sources:
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2014/05/19/140519crbo_books_wood

 

TITLE OF THE ARTICLE (CENTRED, TNR, SIZE 12, BOLD, ALL

CAPITAL LETTERS, MAXIMUM IN TWO LINES)

 

Summary

 

Summary in English which should be written at the end of the paper. It should

contain the text which is the same as in the summary written in Serbian at the

beginning of the paper.

Key words: note, maximally, five, key, words.