Call for Papers
General guidelines
We accept for publication papers/articles in the following fields of the auxiliary sciences of history: numismatics, medalistics, phaleristics, heraldry, sigillography, genealogy, metrology and book reviews linked with the above mentioned disciplines.
Authors are asked to mention their full name, profession, institutional affiliation, ORCiD, and email address.
We accept papers in Romanian, English and French. Authors are encouraged to opt for writing in English, in order to increase their visibility and overall reach.
It is recommended for the paper not to exceed 50 pages, illustration included.
The paper will be written using the Georgia font, font size 11, row spacing 1.5, justify alignment. If using special fonts for the depiction of coin inscriptions or mintmarks, the font used must be sent alongside the article.
The numbers between one and ten will be written using the Latin alphabet. Numbers greater than 11 will be written using the Arabic numerals. Both dates and years will be written using Arabic numerals as well.
Small illustrations and/or graphs and tables can be inserted into the text and/or attached at the end of the paper as plates.
Papers that are either fully written using AI or that include paragraphs, stylistic reformulations or rephrases, translations, or images obtained with the aid of AI are not accepted.
When writing their papers, the authors should take into consideration the following points:
• The title, the abstract and the key words need to be bilingual.
• The body of the paper needs to be drafted in accordance with the rules presented in Style Sheet.
• Reference list: a reference list shall be found in alphabetical order at the end of the paper, separated from the body of the text by page break; the entries will be styled according to the norms presented in the Appendix section.
• The illustrations, tables and graphs found in the body of the article, as well as those found in plates must be sent in a different document, having titles which make them easily recognizable. The resolution of the illustrations must be at least 300 dpi.
• The graphs and tables will be edited by the authors as they would like to be rendered in the final version of the paper. If these are not exported in visual formats (ipg/tiff/png files), they must be accompanied by the original data sheets, to allow the editorial board of Numismatic Research to fix any damages/distortions occurring during the process of conversion.
• If authors wish to design the plates themselves, the maximum size should be 15 x 25 cm. For any explanations found inside of the plates, the required font is Georgia, using the font size 10.
• In case it is necessary to number the images included in plates, only Arabic numerals followed by points are to be used (1.20.30), without any extra mentions like fig., pic., photo etc.
• For the illustrations found in the plates at the end of the article, a list entitled Plates explanation must be attached as well. It shall contain a short description of the plates/figures. This list will also be translated in the language chosen for the abstract, title and keywords.
The detailed rules for writing, referencing, quoting, adding illustrations etc. can be found here.
Publication schedule
The submission deadline is June 30th every year.
The paper is accepted/accepted with amendments/rejected by the editorial board. Within one month since manuscript submission, the author will receive the result of this preliminary evaluation by email. If the manuscript is in accordance with the journal guidelines but requires some modifications or improvements, the authors will decide whether they are willing to operate them and continue with the evaluation process in order to publish the manuscript. The author's decision must be communicated to the editorial board as soon as possible.
Afterwards, the paper is anonymously sent to two specialized reviewers and only on the basis of their agreement and subsequent integration in the paper of the revisions suggested by them will the material be published. The peer-reviewers will remain anonymous. The authors will receive by September 15th the result of the peer- reviewers’ evaluation.
The authors have two weeks to modify the article, if the changes are not substantial. If the changes are more extensive, the authors have between three and four weeks to implement them in the manuscript.
If the author consents to the improvement of the article, but the working timetable proposed by the editorial board is not suitable for them, this term may be extended and the paper can published in the next year's issue.
The official address for paper submission and for correspondence is cabinetnumismatic@mnir.ro.
The process of selection and evaluation of the submitted work
By submitting the paper to the editorial board, the authors guarantee that the manuscript belongs to them entirely and that it is the product of strictly their own intellectual effort. The authors also guarantee that the material has not been submitted in the same form or in a similar form to another publication.
First, the papers are read and analyzed by the editorial board, in order to determine whether they align with the journal guidelines. The papers can move forward with the publication process if they are:
a. accepted in the form in which they were sent by the author;
b. accepted if the author consents to the modifications suggested by the board.
If the papers are not in accordance with the Numismatic Research guidelines and the author declines to modify or improve them, they may be rejected.
Then, the editorial board sends the paper to the reviewers using the blind double peer-review system. The reviewers are fellow specialists, either from Romania or from abroad, affiliated to research institutions or independent researchers.
The standardized peer-review form can be found here.
The manuscripts submitted for publication are sent strictly anonymously to the reviewers. At the end of the review process it is determined whether the article will be:
a. published in its original form;
b. published if the author agrees to follow the advice of specialists and to operate the changes suggested by them;
c. rejected with the possibility of resending the manuscript;
d. permanently rejected.
The amendments proposed by the editorial committee and the specialized reviewers will always aim to improve the material, through suggestions aimed at:
• the originality and the relevance of the subject
• a relevant and original interpretation of the topic/material examined in the manuscript
• language carefulness and clarity, the elimination of grammatical and typing mistakes, signaling the loci where the author is not aligned with the journal guidelines
• the disambiguation of the general structure, stating clearly the ideas and arguments
• avoiding interpretation errors or using specialized terms in improper contexts
• the exhaustive use of the relevant specialized bibliography and its quotation/listing in accordance with the norms of the sample citation
• copyright infringement of the of third parties by erroneous citations or omitting to mention the original sources
Only if the both reviews are at odds with each other, the editorial board appeals to a third reviewer.
The anonymity of both parties involved - author and reviewers - is guaranteed by codes of conduct and academic ethics practiced internationally.
Throughout the manuscript selection and evaluation process, the author is not subject to any prejudice, discrimination or ad personam bias either from the editorial board or from reviewers. Only the manuscript submitted by the author is subjected to analysis.
General guidelines
We accept for publication papers/articles in the following fields of the auxiliary sciences of history: numismatics, medalistics, phaleristics, heraldry, sigillography, genealogy, metrology and book reviews linked with the above mentioned disciplines.
Authors are asked to mention their full name, profession, institutional affiliation, ORCiD, and email address.
We accept papers in Romanian, English and French. Authors are encouraged to opt for writing in English, in order to increase their visibility and overall reach.
It is recommended for the paper not to exceed 50 pages, illustration included.
The paper will be written using the Georgia font, font size 11, row spacing 1.5, justify alignment. If using special fonts for the depiction of coin inscriptions or mintmarks, the font used must be sent alongside the article.
The numbers between one and ten will be written using the Latin alphabet. Numbers greater than 11 will be written using the Arabic numerals. Both dates and years will be written using Arabic numerals as well.
Small illustrations and/or graphs and tables can be inserted into the text and/or attached at the end of the paper as plates.
Papers that are either fully written using AI or that include paragraphs, stylistic reformulations or rephrases, translations, or images obtained with the aid of AI are not accepted.
When writing their papers, the authors should take into consideration the following points:
• The title, the abstract and the key words need to be bilingual.
• The body of the paper needs to be drafted in accordance with the rules presented in Style Sheet.
• Reference list: a reference list shall be found in alphabetical order at the end of the paper, separated from the body of the text by page break; the entries will be styled according to the norms presented in the Appendix section.
• The illustrations, tables and graphs found in the body of the article, as well as those found in plates must be sent in a different document, having titles which make them easily recognizable. The resolution of the illustrations must be at least 300 dpi.
• The graphs and tables will be edited by the authors as they would like to be rendered in the final version of the paper. If these are not exported in visual formats (ipg/tiff/png files), they must be accompanied by the original data sheets, to allow the editorial board of Numismatic Research to fix any damages/distortions occurring during the process of conversion.
• If authors wish to design the plates themselves, the maximum size should be 15 x 25 cm. For any explanations found inside of the plates, the required font is Georgia, using the font size 10.
• In case it is necessary to number the images included in plates, only Arabic numerals followed by points are to be used (1.20.30), without any extra mentions like fig., pic., photo etc.
• For the illustrations found in the plates at the end of the article, a list entitled Plates explanation must be attached as well. It shall contain a short description of the plates/figures. This list will also be translated in the language chosen for the abstract, title and keywords.
The detailed rules for writing, referencing, quoting, adding illustrations etc. can be found here.
Publication schedule
The submission deadline is June 30th every year.
The paper is accepted/accepted with amendments/rejected by the editorial board. Within one month since manuscript submission, the author will receive the result of this preliminary evaluation by email. If the manuscript is in accordance with the journal guidelines but requires some modifications or improvements, the authors will decide whether they are willing to operate them and continue with the evaluation process in order to publish the manuscript. The author's decision must be communicated to the editorial board as soon as possible.
Afterwards, the paper is anonymously sent to two specialized reviewers and only on the basis of their agreement and subsequent integration in the paper of the revisions suggested by them will the material be published. The peer-reviewers will remain anonymous. The authors will receive by September 15th the result of the peer- reviewers’ evaluation.
The authors have two weeks to modify the article, if the changes are not substantial. If the changes are more extensive, the authors have between three and four weeks to implement them in the manuscript.
If the author consents to the improvement of the article, but the working timetable proposed by the editorial board is not suitable for them, this term may be extended and the paper can published in the next year's issue.
The official address for paper submission and for correspondence is cabinetnumismatic@mnir.ro.
The process of selection and evaluation of the submitted work
By submitting the paper to the editorial board, the authors guarantee that the manuscript belongs to them entirely and that it is the product of strictly their own intellectual effort. The authors also guarantee that the material has not been submitted in the same form or in a similar form to another publication.
First, the papers are read and analyzed by the editorial board, in order to determine whether they align with the journal guidelines. The papers can move forward with the publication process if they are:
a. accepted in the form in which they were sent by the author;
b. accepted if the author consents to the modifications suggested by the board.
If the papers are not in accordance with the Numismatic Research guidelines and the author declines to modify or improve them, they may be rejected.
Then, the editorial board sends the paper to the reviewers using the blind double peer-review system. The reviewers are fellow specialists, either from Romania or from abroad, affiliated to research institutions or independent researchers.
The standardized peer-review form can be found here.
The manuscripts submitted for publication are sent strictly anonymously to the reviewers. At the end of the review process it is determined whether the article will be:
a. published in its original form;
b. published if the author agrees to follow the advice of specialists and to operate the changes suggested by them;
c. rejected with the possibility of resending the manuscript;
d. permanently rejected.
The amendments proposed by the editorial committee and the specialized reviewers will always aim to improve the material, through suggestions aimed at:
• the originality and the relevance of the subject
• a relevant and original interpretation of the topic/material examined in the manuscript
• language carefulness and clarity, the elimination of grammatical and typing mistakes, signaling the loci where the author is not aligned with the journal guidelines
• the disambiguation of the general structure, stating clearly the ideas and arguments
• avoiding interpretation errors or using specialized terms in improper contexts
• the exhaustive use of the relevant specialized bibliography and its quotation/listing in accordance with the norms of the sample citation
• copyright infringement of the of third parties by erroneous citations or omitting to mention the original sources
Only if the both reviews are at odds with each other, the editorial board appeals to a third reviewer.
The anonymity of both parties involved - author and reviewers - is guaranteed by codes of conduct and academic ethics practiced internationally.
Throughout the manuscript selection and evaluation process, the author is not subject to any prejudice, discrimination or ad personam bias either from the editorial board or from reviewers. Only the manuscript submitted by the author is subjected to analysis.