Author Guidelines

 

  • Instructions to Authors
  • Article Structure
  • Title
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Main Document
  • Text Formatting
  • Tables, figures and electronic illustrations
  • References
  • After Acceptance
  • Author Inquiries

 

Instructions to Authors

Please read the author's guidelines carefully before submitting your work. The guidelines contain important information about the journal's scope, formatting, referencing requirements, and review process. Your manuscript should be written with the Author Guidelines. In this way, you will help ensure that the review and publication of your paper are as efficient and quick as possible. The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not meet the journal's standards.

Please note: A manuscript may be rejected without being sent out for further review if the content is inconsistent with the distinct scholarly aim of the journal. 

 

Article Structure

The manuscript should be structured as follows: Title, Abstract and Keywords, Main Document, References, Tables, figures and electronic illustrations.

 

Title

Please make sure your title contains the following information:

The Title should be concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations where possible.

 

 Author Information

  • The name of the author
  • The affiliation of the author, i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
  • An active email address of the author
  • The 16-digit ORCID of the author.

For authors that are (temporarily) unaffiliated we will only indicate their city, country of residence, and email address.

MEMAS supports ORCID criteria (https://orcid.org/). ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes between researchers, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized. 

 

Abstract

The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author and year. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential, they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

Abstracts and keywords in languages other than English must also be provided in English․

 

Keywords

Immediately after the abstract, provide 7-10 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and"). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

 

Main Document

The uploaded document should be a complete manuscript. It must contain the essential elements: Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusions, and References.

The Main Document may have clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). 

 

Text Formatting

To make the manuscripts easier to prepare, we require only a few formatting restrictions:

1. Sizes

  • The manuscript should be submitted in Microsoft Office Word.
  • The paper should contain 4,000-10,000 words, including the abstract, footnotes and bibliography.
  • Use a common standard Unicode font (12 pt in the text, 10 pt in the footnotes).
  • All elements of the manuscripts should be typed single-spaced.
  • All pages should be numbered consecutively.
  • Punctuation marks should follow apostrophes and quotation marks and precede footnote numbers.
  • To indent text, use tab stops, not spaces.
  • To emphasize words, use italics only, no bold characters.

2. Transcriptions

3. Tables, Figures and Electronic Illustrations

  • Please provide each table, figure, or illustration in a separate electronic file. The file must be anonymous since submissions are vetted blind. The name on each data file or photo should include a figure and number (e.g. file name: fig_01.jpg).
  • Each figure must include a caption, numbered accordingly, which will be printed beneath the figure. Do not include the caption in the actual figure. If applicable, please also provide a credit line containing the name of the author of the visual material the holder of the rights to the image, and the year of the photo.
  • Indicate in the text when referring to a figure in brackets ''(see Fig. 1)''.
  • Illustrations should be submitted in high-resolution 300 dpi. Accepted formats are jpg or tiff. For uploading images follow this guide: https://openjournalsystems.com/ojs-3-user-guide/submitting-an-article/.
  • The author must clear the copyright of all visual material and provide it to the editors. The editorial board may ask for proof of these copyrights. By submitting an article, the author releases the publisher from all future copyright disputes with third parties.

4. Notes and References

  • MEMAS uses the author-date citation style. References should be placed, within parentheses, at the appropriate locations within the text. Each citation should consist of the author’s last name, followed by the year in which the work appeared in print.
  • All notes and references should be double-spaced. 
  • Footnotes should be used sparingly and only to clarify points briefly. Do not use endnotes.
  • The section heading for the list of works cited should be References. References should not be numbered.
  • Authors should avoid revealing their identity in a text through obvious self-references to previous work or in notes, preserving anonymity in the blind review process.

5. Manuscript References

 Common Reference Formats

MEMAS generally follows the Chicago Manual of Style. Here is a sheet by Author-Date: Sample Citations: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-2.html#cg-journal.

Author-Date: Sample Citations

1. Book

Reference List Entries (in Alphabetical Order) 

Muradyan, Gohar. 2022. Ancient Greek Myths in Medieval Armenian Literature. Leiden: Brill.

In-text Citations

(Muradyan 2022, 19–20)

2. Collective Work

Reference List Entries

Stone, Michael and Aram Topchyan. 2022. Jews in Ancient and Medieval Armenia: First Century BCE - Fourteenth Century CE. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197582077.001.000

In-text Citations

(Stone and Topchyan 2022, 77)

3. Journal Article

Reference List Entries

Reese, Ephrem. 2022. ''Thomas Aquinas and Dionysian Ecclesiastical Hierarchy''.  Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies 52 (2): 191–217. https://doi.org/10.1215/10829636-9687844

In-text Citations

(Reese 2022, 192)

Journal articles often list many authors, especially in the sciences. If there are four or more authors, list up to ten in the reference list; in the text, list only the first, followed by et al. (“and others”). For more than ten authors (not shown here), list the first seven in the reference list, followed by et al.

For more examples, see 15.46–49 in The Chicago Manual of Style.

4. Chapter or Other Part of an Edited Book

Reference List Entries

Gillespie, Vincent. 2018. ''The Medieval Dream of Perfectibility''. In The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Literature, edited by David Meredith, 507–27. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

In-text Citations

(Gillespie 2018, 508)

5. Online Resources

Reference List Entries 

Classen, Albrecht (ed.). 2010. Handbook of Medieval Studies: Terms -Methods - Trends, Volume 1. Berlin and New York: De Gruyter. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110267303/pdf

In-text Citations

(Classen 2010)

For more examples, see 15.50–52 in The Chicago Manual of Style. 

6. Unpublished Primary Sources

Please list unpublished primary sources from archives as follows:

  • Archive name (abbreviation/acronym), place
  • Full name of the dossier. (Dossier Code). Shelfmark.

7. Transcriptions

Reference List Entries 

Grand Catalogue․ 2012. Մայր ցուցակ հայերէն ձեռագրաց Մաշտոցի անուան Մատենադարանի [Grand Catalogue of the Armenian Manuscripts of the Mashtots Matenadaran], vol. VII, ed. Gēorg Tēr-Vardanean. Yerevan: Nairi Publishing House. https://www.matenadaran.am/ftp/data/M/Hator-7.pdf

In-text Citations

(Grand Catalogue 2012, 508)

Reference List Entries 

Colophons․ 1984. Հայերեն ձեռագրերի հիշատակարաններ․ ԺԳ դար [Colophons of Armenian Manuscripts, 13th Century], ed. Artashes Matʻevosyan. Yerevan: Publishing House of the Armenian Academy of Sciences. http://serials.flib.sci.am/openreader/nyut_hay_jogh_patm_4/book/Binder1.pdf

In-text Citations

(Colophons 1984, 25)

Reference List Entries 

NBHL 1836–1837. Gabriēl Awetikʿean, Khachʿatur Siwrmēlean, Mkrtichʿ Awgerean. Նոր բառգիրք հայկազեան լեզուի [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language]. Venice: St. Lazarus Press.

In-text Citations

(NBHL 1836–1837, vol. 1, 708b)

Reference List Entries 

Agatʻangeghos․ 2003. Պատմութիւն Հայոց [History of Armenia]. In Մատենագիրք Հայոց [Medieval Armenian Authors], vol. 2. Antelias (Lebanon): Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, 1289–1735.

In-text Citations

(Agatʻangeghos 2003, 1387)

Reference List Entries 

Book of Letters․ 1901. Գիրք թղթոց․ մատենագրութիւն նախնեաց [The Book of Letters. Works of the Ancestors]. In Sahak Mesropean Matenadaran, vol. V.  Tiflis: T. Ṛōtineantsʻ ew M. Sharamē Press. http://greenstone.flib.sci.am/gsdl/collect/hajgirqn/book/girq_txtoc1901.pdf

In-text Citations

(Book of Letters 1901, 185)

Reference List Entries 

Kirakosyan, Hasmik. 2020. «Գանձակյան հայատառ պարսկերեն ձեռագիր ավետարանը վիճաբանական թարգմանությունների համատեքստում» [''The Armeno-Persian Handwritten Gospel from Gandzak in the Context of Interreligious Polemic Translations'']. Banber Matenadarani 29, 281-298. https://banber.matenadaran.am/ftp/data/Banber29/17.H.Kirakosyan.pdf.

In-text Citations

(Kirakosyan 2020, 290)

Reference List Entries 

Ohanjanyan, Anna. 2019. «Մեկնության և հակաճառության միջև. Տոնապատճառ ժողովածուի հակաճառաբանական գործառույթը» [Between Commentary and Polemics: The Polemical Function of the Collection Tonapatchaṛ]. In Նյութեր ակադեմիկոս Լևոն Խաչիկյանի ծննդյան հարյուրամյակին նվիրված հայագիտական միջազգային գիտաժողովի (28-30 հունիսի 2018 թ.) [Levon Khachikian Centenary: Proceedings of the International Armenological Conference, Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of Academician Levon Khachikian’s Birth (28–30 June 2018)]: 417–429. Yerevan: Matenadaran Press. https://www.matenadaran.am/ftp/el_gradaran/L.Khachikyan-100.pdf

In-text Citations

(Ohanjanyan 2019, 420)