Publisher: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”

Epochs

Епохи

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

Published since 1993, by the Faculty of History of “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, Epohi (Epochs) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal. It publishes original research works relating to the history of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Europe, and the world and to all historical epochs from the Antiquity onwards. Epohi mainly aims to contribute to the development of historical knowledge, abiding at the same time by standard ethical rules and criteria, which we consider obligatory for historical scholarship.
With regard to this, the editorial board strictly follows a policy of observing the established general ethical principles and rules for guiding the relations between the parties concerned with the publishing of Epohi: authors, reviewers, the editor-in-chief, the editorial staff, and the publisher.

Herald

Проглас

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

Proglas is a journal published by the Faculty of Modern Languages of “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo since 1992. The journal comes out twice a year and is dedicated to publishing and disseminating original articles with a focus on linguistics, literary and cultural studies.

The journal’s editorial board is comprised of internationally famous Bulgarian and foreign scholars with high and impeccable academic credentials.

All authors sign a declaration of compliance with the journal’s Ethics Statement. All submissions are screened for plagiarism and undergo a double blind peer review.

Diogenes

Диоген

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

Diogen (Diogenes) is a peer-reviewed thematic book series for innovative studies in the field of philosophy and psychology. It is issued by “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” Publishing House of the University of Veliko Tarnovo since 1993 and was initially established as a local platform for research publishing. Later, the series associated a number of outstanding national and foreign scholars, thus managing to widen significantly the scope and nationality of its contributors and published works. Today it is one of the most well-known and prestigious academic series for philosophy and psychology in Bulgaria. Each year the series has two issues: one, devoted to philosophical and one to psychological themes.
In the last few of years, Diogen has moved towards international development. It has contributions from neighbouring countries such as Romania, Serbia and Greece, as well as works by contributors from Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia and Albania.
Diogen publishes only original works that have not been previously published. Every issue has a fixed thematic framework, which is chosen by the editorial board on the basis of the topicality of certain contemporary problems and the raised public and scholarly discussions.

Socio-economic analyses

Социално-икономически анализи

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

The journal Sotsialno-Iconomicheski Analizi (Socio-Economic Analyses) is published by the Faculty of Economics of “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo since 2006. It is issued twice a year and publishes original papers and articles in the fields of economics, management, tourism and social work. The journal addresses an audience of researchers, practitioners and students.

Pedagogical Almanac

Педагогически алманах

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

Pedagogicheski Almanah (Pedagogical Almanac) is a journal published by the Faculty of Education of “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo since 1993. It is issued twice a year.

The journal publishes peer-reviewed scholarly papers in the field of educational science and teaching practice. It is a multi-profiled one and comprises the contemporary trends of pedagogical knowledge: theory of education and didactics, education management, history of pedagogy, comparative education, special needs education, social education, speech therapy studies, pre-school education, primary school education, school education, andragogy, sport education, art-education, etc. The journal is devoted to implementing a scientific approach to institutional practice within the system of pre-school and school education – pre-schools, primary and secondary schools, centres for individuals’ support and specialized servicing units. It is committed to searching and creating effective technologies for teaching and life-long learning. 

The international editorial board of the journal accepts for publication only original papers not submitted or sent for reviewing to other scholarly editions. It works for building a new generation of scholars and researchers timely capable to discover and constantly develop the creative potential of an individual. The editorial board invites competent reviewers who in their work abide by high ethic standards. The papers published by the journal discuss classical and modern educational theories, scientifically proven innovative ideas, experimental results and effective educational practices.

Pedagogicheski Almanah addresses a wide range of readers: scholars, PhD students, bachelor and master degree students, school teachers, and parents. It unites the efforts of all those involved with structuring modern and progressive educational politics.

De Jure

De Jure

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

De Jure is a specialized journal published by the Faculty of Law of “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo since 2010. It is addressed to a wide range of readers – researchers, practicing jurists, law-students. The journal could also attract the attention of all those who take interest in jurisprudence and the scholarly branches related to it.

De Jure creates an environment of discussion for exchange of ideas, views, and research results of importance, significance and usefulness in the field of law.

Diplomatic, Economic and Cultural Relations Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries

Дипломатически, икономически и културни отношения между Китай и страните от Централна и Източна Европа

Frequency: 1 issues / Country: Bulgaria

The journal "Diplomatic, Economic and Cultural Relations between China and Central and Eastern European Countries" is published by the Confucius Institute at Veliko Turnovo University, Bulgaria since 2016. It is issued once a year and is dedicated to publishing and disseminating original articles with a focus on linguistics, arts, law, economics, education and cultural studies concerning China and CEE countries.

The Editorial Board is comprised of prominent Bulgarian and foreign scholars with academic credentials. Reviewers sign a declaration stating that they will accept for reviewing only materials against which there is no bias and conflict of interest in terms of texts and their authors. Authors should comply with Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement of the edition.

21st Century Media and Communications

Медии и комуникации на 21. век

Frequency: 1 issues / Country: Bulgaria

21st Century Media and Communications is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Faculty of Modern Languages of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo. Established in 2017, the journal comes out once a year. It is published both in print form and electronically.

21st Century Media and Communications is dedicated to publishing and disseminating innovative research in the humanities and social sciences. The disciplines covered by the journal are: Media and Communications; Journalism; Public Relations; Advertising.

The journal aims to contribute to the development of academic knowledge in the fields of 21st century media and communications, as well as in the realm of educational theory and practice in this sphere.

Each issue focuses on a special topic but also includes a Varia section, which contains articles unrelated to it but within the specified range of the journal. Manuscripts are accepted in Bulgarian, English and Russian languages. All manuscripts submitted for publication are screened for plagiarism and submitted to a double-blind peer-review process, strictly adhering to the norms of publication ethics.

VTU Review: Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

VTU Review: Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Frequency: 1 issues / Country: Bulgaria

V(eliko)T(arnovo) U(niversity) Review: Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences is a double-blind, peer-reviewed academic journal, established in 2017 and published by “St. Cyril and St. Methodius” University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The journal comes out twice a year and is intended for an international audience. It is published both in print form and electronically as an open access publication. The language of the journal is English.

VTU Review is dedicated to publishing and disseminating innovative research in the humanities and social sciences. The disciplines covered by the journal are literary, cultural and language studies, history, archaeology, sociology, political science, social psychology and anthropology.

Each issue focuses on a special topic but also includes a Varia section, which contains articles unrelated to it. A book review section keeps readers informed of locally and internationally published books in the humanities and social sciences. Individual issues may include interviews with eminent writers, scholars and social scientists as well as forums on key developments in the disciplines covered by the journal.

VTU Review considers all submitted manuscripts on the condition that

● the manuscript is the author’s/authors’ own original work, and does not duplicate any other previously published work, including previously published work by the same author(s);

● the manuscript has been submitted only to VTU Review; it is not under consideration, or accepted for publication, or in press, or published elsewhere;

● the manuscript contains nothing that is abusive, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent or illegal.

VTU Review does not have any article processing or submission charges for authors.

Visual Studies

Визуални изследвания

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

Published by the Faculty of Fine Arts of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Visual Studies is an academic journal of the arts, culture and humanities. The Faculty of Fine Arts publishes the Visual Studies journal since 2017 once a year. Since 2020 journal became publishing tri times per year. It publishes original articles, surveys and short scientific papers in which, besides prominent names in the scientific field, a forum is also given to young, visiting authors to share their scientific queries and professional observations in the following thematic directions:

• Culture and art

• Art Studies

• Theory and history of culture

• Fine Arts

• Architecture

• Literature and Philosophy

• Aesthetics

• Cultural Heritage

With regard to this the editors undertake to provide a politic to keep within to the established ethical rules and criteria, which apply to the concerned people: the authors, the reviewers, the editor-in-chief, the editorial staff, the publisher.

The international editorial board of the journal accepts for publication only original papers not submitted or sent for reviewing to other scientific editions. It works for building a new generation of scientists and researchers timely capable to discover and constantly develop the creative potential of an individual. The Editor-in-Chief and his/her associates find proven scientists for reviewing the manuscripts. Members of the Board of anonymous and independent reviewers are led by high standards while “blindly” assessing the submitted papers. They suggest for publishing papers having deep author analyses of classical and modern educational theories, scientifically proven innovative ideas, experimental results and effective educational practices.

Issues in spoken communication

Проблеми на устната комуникация

Frequency: irregular and other / Country: Bulgaria

The periodical Issues in spoken communication is a continuation of Problems of Bulgarian colloquial speech and it has been included in the national reference list. The volumes are published as post-conference collective monographs which include papers written by specialists in spoken communication from Bulgaria, as well as from abroad.

The main topics in the periodical are:

Spoken communication and colloquial speech: verbal and non-verbal aspect of communication; formal and informal communication, informal Internet communication etc.
Oral public speaking: colloquialization of media discourse, innovations in media discourse and academic discourse, linguistic influence, etc.
Oral speech in fiction: stylization of oral speech, the problem of skaz, etc.
Sociolinguistic aspect of spoken communication: spoken communication in intercultural communication, spoken communication in the language of various social groups and territorial groups, etc.
Pragmatics. Linguoculturology. Problems of teaching spoken communication: aspects of teaching a language as a second/foreign language, teaching spoken communication, psychological aspect of spoken communication, studying the inofficial worldview, mistakes in mixing oral and written speech, etc.

The Balkans – Languages, History, Cultures

Балканите – език, история, култура

Frequency: irregular and other / Country: Bulgaria

The Balkans – Languages, History, Cultures is an academic periodical maintained by the Faculty of Modern Languages and the Faculty of History of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo. It welcomes original articles in various languages in the following fields:

– Balkan Linguistic Space and Issues of the Balkan Sprachbund;

– Balkan Literatures in the Dynamics of Time;

– Religion and Everyday Life in the Balkans;

– Geography of the Balkan Education Area;

– Balkan Cultural Tourism.

The primary goals of The Balkans – Languages, History, Cultures are to publish academic research conducted by Bulgarian and foreign scholars, to maintain the thematic diversity and interdisciplinarity of Balkan studies, and to contribute to the development of scientific knowledge about the history, languages, and cultures in the Balkan Peninsula.

State and Problems of Bulgarian Onomastics

Състояние и проблеми на българската ономастика

Frequency: irregular and other / Country: Bulgaria

The collection State and Problems of Bulgarian Onomastics contains modern onomastic studies of great importance for the development of research on toponyms, oikonyms, hydronyms, urbanonyms, and anthroponyms. The compilers’ work is aimed at studying the development of the -onyms in synchronic and diachronic terms, as well as the standardization of names (oikonyms, toponyms, and hydronyms) in Bulgaria. Apart from practical application, the study of local and personal names also has cultural significance. The research into micro-toponyms (local names) is of historical significance, as it allows to reveal the ethno-cultural strata of a certain region (settlements, displacements, material and spiritual culture), and to draw important conclusions about the people’s ethnogenesis.

Philological Studies of Veliko Turnovo University "St. St. Cyril and Methodius"

Studia Philologica Universitatis Velikotarnovensis

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

STUDIA PHILOLOGICA encompasses diverse and topical fields of research. The periodical publishes original articles and papers in different languages and in the following areas: humanities, philological studies, language and society, language and cultures, literature and cultures, media and communication, language teaching methodology, translation theory and practice, contrastive and interdisciplinary aspects of research in the fields of languages, literatures and communications. Since it was established, STUDIA PHILOLOGICA has aimed at supporting the academic growth of the researchers at the Faculty of Modern Languages of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo and has worked for the development of the studies in linguistic, literature, translation and cultural studies, foreign language teaching and other academic fields. The periodical publishes papers by Bulgarian and foreign researchers and works towards a high level of professionalism and strengthening its position as an academic annual comprising topically diverse and profound studies. 

Ethics, Science, Education

Етика, наука, образование

Frequency: 2 issues / Country: Bulgaria

Ethics, Science, Education is a peer-reviewed academic journal of an interdisciplinary nature, connected with the Laboratory of Applied Academic Ethics and the Department of Philosophical Sciences of the Faculty of Philosophy of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo. The thematic scope of the journal addresses issues related to research ethics, academic ethics, values, education, and science. The periodical covers a wide range of topics and accepts for publication original research articles that contribute to scientific development in the field. It promotes the exchange of ideas and knowledge between scholars working in relevant fields, seeking to reflect constructive contributions to problems of practical importance. It is also open to the expression of different points of view, offering a critical analysis of the themes and issues in the indicated fields and of the identification, justification, and discussion of values of universal significance.

Ethics, Science, Education comes out twice a year: in June and December. It welcomes papers written in Bulgarian and English. The works submitted for publication are checked for plagiarism and go through a procedure of double-blind peer review, observing all the rules laid down in publication ethics.

The journal is open access.

Authors are not required to pay any publication fees.

Societas Classica. Cultures and Religions of the Balkans, the Mediterranean, and the East. Volume 10

Societas Classica. Култури и религии на Балканите, в Средиземноморието и Изтока. Том 10

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Bulgarian,Greek, Modern (1453-)

Keywords: history; archaeology; language and literature studies; translation studies; culture and social structure; Christian theology and religion

𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑠 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎 is a multilingual collection of papers presented at the international scientific conference that has been organized by the Department of Classical and Eastern Languages ​​and Cultures of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) since 2002. Until 2015, the conference was held annually. Since 2018, it is held once every two years. St Cyril and St Methodius University Press issues the collection within the Dr. Nicola Piccolo series. The wide range of topics and the opportunity for authors to submit their academic publications in the original language attracts researchers from all over the world.

Societas Classica. Cultures and Religions of the Balkans, the Mediterranean, and the East. Volume 9

Societas Classica. Култури и религии на Балканите, в Средиземноморието и Изтока. Том 9

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Bulgarian,Russian,Greek, Modern (1453-)

Keywords: history; archaeology; language and literature studies; translation studies; culture and social structure; Christian theology and religion; Islam studies

𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑠 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎 is a multilingual collection of papers presented at the international scientific conference that has been organized by the Department of Classical and Eastern Languages ​​and Cultures of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) since 2002. Until 2015, the conference was held annually. Since 2018, it is held once every two years. St Cyril and St Methodius University Press issues the collection within the Dr. Nicola Piccolo series. The wide range of topics and the opportunity for authors to submit their academic publications in the original language attracts researchers from all over the world.

Tarnovo Literary School: Spaces of Memory. Volume 11

Търновска книжовна школа – пространства на паметта. Том 11

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Bulgarian,Russian,German,Serbian,Old Bulgarian

Keywords: literature studies; linguistics; history; archaeology; philosophy; theology; art studies; folklore studies

The 𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑜 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 collections contain reports from the recurrent international symposium “Tarnovo Literary School”, which is the oldest and most respected forum on Old Bulgarian studies in Bulgaria and worldwide. It was held for the first time in 1971 under the auspices of UNESCO, and the first collection of articles came out in 1976. The𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑜 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 collections are among the most cited editions in the fields of Old Bulgarian studies and research into medieval Bulgarian spiritual and material culture from its pre-Tarnovo and Tarnovo periods, as well as on the cultural and literary ties between Byzantium, Bulgaria, and the Eastern Orthodox Slavic world. The main purpose of 𝑇𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑜 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 is to publish scholarly articles by Bulgarian and foreign researchers in the field of interdisciplinary medieval studies in order to explore the cultural and historical heritage of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

Societas Classica. Cultures and Religions of the Balkans, the Mediterranean, and the East. Volume 11

Societas Classica. Култури и религии на Балканите, в Средиземноморието и Изтока. Том 11

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Bulgarian,Macedonian,Greek, Modern (1453-)

Keywords: history; archaeology; language and literature studies; translation studies; culture and social structure; Christian theology and religion

𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑠 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎 is a multilingual collection of papers presented at the international scientific conference that has been organized by the Department of Classical and Eastern Languages ​​and Cultures of St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) since 2002. Until 2015, the conference was held annually. Since 2018, it is held once every two years. St Cyril and St Methodius University Press issues the collection within the Dr. Nicola Piccolo series. The wide range of topics and the opportunity for authors to submit their academic publications in the original language attracts researchers from all over the world.