The Délvidéki Szemle, a journal of history, is published twice a year, in the spring and fall. The journal publishes scholarly, peer-reviewed articles, source analyses, reviews, and articles, interviews, and conference presentations related to public life in the Southern Region, covering the past and present of the historical Southern Region and the Danube–Körös–Maros–Tisza Euroregion. The “Tudományos Közlemények” section of Délvidéki Szemle features original, previously unpublished scholarly articles accompanied by abstracts. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles from all fields of the historical and social sciences; works that process and summarize research findings and new sources, source descriptions, analyses, and comprehensive syntheses. The “Közélet” section of Délvidéki Szemle features journalistic pieces, interviews, and written versions of conference presentations related to historical research and public life in the Southern Territories, which are not subject to the same requirements as scholarly articles. The “Téka” section features reviews and critiques of books, films, databases, and other media with historical, primarily Southern Hungary-related content. The “Kitekintő” section publishes original, previously unpublished scholarly articles, studies, research findings, and works that process and summarize new sources, source descriptions, analyses, and comprehensive syntheses regarding the past and present of the territories separated from historical Hungary by the Treaty of Trianon.

The primary criterion for the publication of submitted scientific papers is their academic quality. Manuscripts are reviewed by the editorial board, and then invited representatives of the scientific community conduct a peer review of the manuscript according to the rules of double-blind peer review: the reviewers do not know the authors’ identities, and the authors do not know who is reviewing their work. The aim of this process is to ensure an unbiased, objective professional evaluation. Reviewers assess the novelty of the topic, its scientific quality, and compliance with formal requirements. The author is not obligated to accept the reviewer’s suggested revisions; however, in such cases, the editorial board may decline to publish the work. The author has 14 days to respond via email to the reviewer’s comments; if this deadline is exceeded, the article may only appear in the next issue of Délvidéki Szemle.

Following the peer review—and consultation regarding necessary revisions—the editorial board will also review the manuscript from a native-language and stylistic perspective: the author is obligated to accept the requested corrections if they involve indisputable spelling errors or unjustified stylistic flaws. If the author refuses to do so, the editorial board may also decline to publish the manuscript. In this regard, linguistic rigor is a fundamental expectation of our authors.     

The authors of submitted scholarly articles declare that their work has not yet been published elsewhere; the editorial board does not preclude the possibility that the work may be published elsewhere or in another language following its publication in Délvidéki Szemle, provided that the author indicates that it is a reprint and specifies where the work was first published.

Manuscripts must be submitted in Hungarian, Serbian, German, or English, in electronic form as a Word document (.docx), to the editorial office at: delvidekiszemle@gmail.com. The length of the articles should be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 20 printed pages, including images, figures, and notes (1.5 line spacing, 12-point font, Times New Roman font, 2.5 cm margins). The author’s name must not appear in the manuscript, and the document title must not refer to the author in any way!

In addition, you must attach, in a separate Word document (1.5 line spacing, 12-point font, Times New Roman font, 2.5 cm margins) containing one abstract in Hungarian and one in English (both with a minimum of 750 and a maximum of 1,500 characters, including spaces), as well as at least 5 and no more than 10 keywords in both Hungarian and English.

The peer-reviewed and proofread articles are formatted, and before printing, the authors receive a PDF proof of their work. They must respond via email within three business days to confirm whether the work can be published in the provided format. The article cannot be published in the journal without the author’s approval!

After the journal is published, authors will receive their complimentary copies by mail or may pick them up in person. The journal is also published online and is available on the SZTE OJS platform.

 

Scientific papers must meet the following formatting requirements:

The text should be properly structured: the minimum requirement is a three-part structure consisting of Introduction – (Main Body) – Conclusion. The main body may be further subdivided, but not to an unreasonable extent; in other words, the author should strive for clarity.

Avoid excessive formatting; for example, do not use tabs at the beginning of paragraphs, and do not indent the first line with the space bar—this is the typesetter’s job. Completely avoid bold highlighting, and use italics only when justified—never in quotations! (In our journal, we traditionally write the names of various newspapers and other periodicals in italics whenever they are mentioned, but only the base word is italicized; the suffix is not.

When inserting figures, images, and tables, be consistent in their naming and numbering, and always double-check that the in-text references to the specific figure, image, or table are correct, especially regarding the numbering. The source must be listed in parentheses after each figure, image, or table; if you created it yourself, please indicate this as well. Images, figures, and tables downloaded from the internet may only be published if the author has obtained the right to use them. The editorial board may request proof of this consent from the author—without it, publication is not possible. If the manuscript contains images or graphical figures, these must be submitted separately as attachments to the manuscript (i.e., simply inserting them into the manuscript is not sufficient), individually, at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, in both color and black-and-white versions, in JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg) format. For tables, ensure a polished but not overly complicated layout: they should be clear and unambiguous!

Do not include a bibliography at the end of the article!

Please include references in endnotes rather than footnotes, adhering to the following formatting guidelines:

For a standalone volume: author (colon) – title (in italics, followed by a period) – publisher (followed by a comma) – place of publication (followed by a comma) – year of publication (followed by a period). E.g.:

Nagy Péter: A sumérok története. Duplex Kiadó, Budapest, 2015.

The author’s academic degree is written after their full name, separated from it by a comma. A comma is placed between the author’s last name and first name only if the author is not Hungarian. When there are multiple authors, they are separated by a space-dash-space. If the title includes a subtitle, separate it from the main title with a period. E.g.:

Benkő Tivadar – Tóth István, dr. – Smith, James: Új régészeti utak Egyiptomban. A 2020-as ásatások tanulságai. Kőszikla Kiadó Kft., Székesfehérvár, 2025.

When citing a specific work, please provide the exact page number(s), separating each page number with a comma. If the citation refers to a range of consecutive pages, use a dash (—) between the first and last page numbers, not a hyphen (-). For example:

Nagy Péter: A sumérok története. Duplex Kiadó, Budapest, 2015. 65., 95., 100–103.

If a work is cited more than once, include the shorter version of the title—which will be used in subsequent citations—in parentheses after the year of publication when the work is first mentioned. (Please avoid using the abbreviation “i. m.”—“cited work”—whenever possible.) We recommend listing the author’s or authors’ last name, followed by the year of publication separated by a comma. E.g.:

Nagy Péter: A sumérok története. Duplex Kiadó, Budapest, 2015. (a továbbiakban: Nagy, 2015) 74.

After that, the shorter version is sufficient:

Nagy, 2015. 95–99. etc.

If the same author published multiple works in the same year that we are citing, we can distinguish between them in the abbreviated version by adding the letters a, b, c, etc., immediately after the year. For example:

Nagy Péter: A sumérok története. Duplex Kiadó, Budapest, 2015. (a továbbiakban: Nagy, 2015a.) 29–33.

Nagy Péter: Az asszírok története. Gondolatjel Kiadó, Visegrád, 2015. (a továbbiakban: Nagy, 2015b.) 11–20.

If the official citation of the work refers primarily to an editor rather than an author, this should be noted in parentheses after the name of the person (or persons), e.g.:

Kiss Éva (szerk.): Heraldikai alapfogalmak. Véset Bt., Nagykanizsa, 1999.

Almási Ottó, dr. – Závodi Jenőné (szerk.): Rejtélyes történelem. Zeusz Könyvkiadó, Vác, 2010.

For works originally written in a foreign language but published in Hungarian, if you wish to include the translator’s name (not required), place it after the title, briefly noting the person’s role, e.g.:

Robinson, Steve: A második világháború nagy csatái. Ford.: Szabó Géza, Gondolat, Budapest, 1999.

It is common practice to refer to well-known publishers by a single word, e.g., Helikon, Gondolat, Móra, etc. Our editorial board does not intend to change this practice; we simply ask our authors to be consistent in this regard when writing their articles. However, we avoid ungrammatical forms; for example, instead of “Akadémiai,” we prefer to use the form “Akadémiai Kiadó.”

If the publisher is not specified, there is no need to indicate this separately; in such cases, it is sufficient to mention the place of publication and the year. 

If there are multiple publishers, we separate the individual companies with a dash. If this results in multiple places of publication, we follow the same procedure for the names of the individual locations, e.g.:

Nagy Tibor: A honfoglalás. Duplex Kiadó – Véset Bt., Budapest – Nagykanizsa, 2024.

When mentioning the place of publication, avoid using abbreviations—even for Budapest! If the place of publication is not indicated—and cannot be determined based on the publisher’s headquarters—use the notation “h. n.” (no place). If the year of publication is not indicated, use the notation “é. n.” (no date).

For reprints, we first list the details of the original edition, followed by the details of the new edition in parentheses after the word “reprint:”, e.g.:

Nagy Mihály Tivadar: A skolasztika alapjai. Athenaeum, Budapest, 1924. (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2010.)

When citing a work included in an anthology—such as a collection of essays—we use the phrase “in” to refer to the anthology. In such cases, only the title of the cited work appears in italics, with its exact location in the collection indicated at the end, followed by the specific page numbers cited—unless we are referring to the entire work! E.g.:

Bujdosó Gusztáv: A hajósi svábok kerámiaművészete a XVIII. században. In: Müller Amália, dr. (szerk.): A Duna-melléki németek sorskérdései. Kossuth Kiadó, Budapest, 1985. 75–110. 106.

(In other words, the work in question can be found on pages 75–110 of the anthology, and we quoted from page 106.)

If we refer to a work included in an anthology more than once, we should mention the abbreviated version used subsequently here as well, in parentheses, following the exact page number in the anthology: 

Bujdosó Gusztáv: A hajósi svábok kerámiaművészete a XVIII. században. In: Müller Amália, dr. (szerk.): A Duna-melléki németek sorskérdései. Kossuth Kiadó, Budapest, 1985. 75–110. (a továbbiakban: Bujdosó, 1985.) 106.

When citing an article published in a journal, we follow a similar procedure, but we do not use the “in” format; instead, we simply specify the exact location of the work within the journal and, if relevant, the page numbers as well. We list the journal’s details as follows: journal title (comma) – volume (abbreviated as “évf.”, in Roman numerals) – year in parentheses – issue number (abbreviated as “sz.”), e.g.:

Varga Tímea: A szabadkai magyar építészet a XIX. században. Délvidéki Szemle, III. évf. (2016) 1. sz. 66–78. 74.

For other print publications (daily and weekly newspapers covering current affairs, monthly magazines, etc.), we follow the same procedure (volume, year, issue number).

For online journals, after listing the details, we include the exact URL in parentheses, followed by the date of the last access using the “letöltés:” format, with the month written out in full without abbreviations, e.g.:

Tátrai József: A hettita birodalom utolsó évtizedei. Történelmi Tudat, IX. évf. (2025) 4. sz. 70–96. 90–91. (https://tortenelmitudat.hu/site/hu/2c054a4a4-e15n-4332-b5c4-e0532hj63d149/Cikk/Tanulmany/Tatrai, letöltés: 2026. január 30.)

Quotations should not be set in italics. For direct quotations, enclose the quoted text with the “ symbol (keyboard shortcut: Alt + 132) and close it with the ” symbol (keyboard shortcut: Alt + 148). For embedded quotations, use the » symbol to open and the « symbol to close. E.g.:

„A szultán azt írta levelében a hadsereg parancsnokának: »Haladéktalanul indulj Buda ostromára!«, s az utasítást a nagyvezír követte.”   

When citing any online source—as mentioned earlier—after citing the data, we include the exact URL in parentheses, followed by the date of the last access using the “letöltés:” format, with the month written out in full.

When citing archival sources, the exact name of the archival institution and its organizational unit must be provided. If the source is cited multiple times, the abbreviation to be used in the remainder of the study must be provided in parentheses upon its first mention, e.g.:

Magyar Nemzeti Levéltár Csongrád-Csanád Vármegyei Levéltára, Makó (a továbbiakban: MNL CsCsVL Makó)

When citing individual archival sources, one should strive for precise, long-term traceability: this includes specifying the fonds, collection, series, item, or file; indicating the year(s); and, if necessary, the page number or document number within the record. It is not necessary to indicate the box number, as this may change during subsequent reorganization of the records.

Even in the case of digitized archival sources, the original archival reference number must be provided; the fact that the source is available online may only be included as supplementary information.

Footnotes should be formatted as follows: 10-point font, single-spaced, justified. Each note should end with a period. A space should be inserted between the endnote number and the text that follows. In consecutive endnotes, the abbreviation “Uo.” (ibid.) is permitted when referring to the same work by the same author on the same page number.

 

Reviews must adhere to the following guidelines:

The length must not exceed five pages (1.5 line spacing, 12-point font, Times New Roman, 2.5 cm margins).

The work under review should be a historical publication released recently (no more than two years ago), preferably with some connection to the Southern Region.

The review should have a unique, catchy, and attention-grabbing title, and it must include the most important details of the work being reviewed (authors or editors, title, subtitle, publisher, place of publication, year, and total number of pages with “p.” at the end) according to the following format:

Hiánypótló munka Magyarország XX. századi történelmének egy szégyenteljes fejezetéről

Perczel Olivér:  Egy megszállás anatómiája. Román világ Magyarországon 1918–1920.

Jaffa Kiadó és Kereskedelmi Kft., Budapest, 2024. 223 p.

The reviewer’s name should be listed at the end, aligned to the right. In addition, you must include the cover image of the reviewed book at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, in both color and black-and-white versions, in JPEG (.jpg or .jpeg) format.