Ministry of interior MoI Academy Police Faculty Bulletin

PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS

MANUSCRIPT LAYOUT REQUIREMENTS

The rules listed below stipulate the requirements for manuscripts which have been submitted for publication. With the aim of facilitating the formatting of manuscripts by authors willing to make a contribution to the Police Faculty journal, we have made a template file which can be downloaded here: Manuscript template. Both the manuscript and the completed declaration (which can be downloaded here: Declaration ) must be sent as attached files to the Bulletin email address: [email protected]

1.  Maximum length

Submissions must not exceed 15 pages (approx. 5500 words), including notes, appendices and bibliography.

2.  Manuscript content and structure requirements

 

  • Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with APA style requirements (http://www.apastyle.org)
  • A title in Bulgarian is required, followed by:
  1. The author(s) name(s) written in Cyrillic
  2. An abstract in Bulgarian (between 150 and 300 words)
  3. 3 -7 keywords in Bulgarian
  4. A title in English
  5. The author(s) name(s) written in the Latin alphabet
  6. An abstract in English (150-300 words)
  7. 3-7 keywords in English
  8. The body of the article
  9. Statements and acknowledgements (if any)
  10. Notes (if any)
  11. Correspondence addresses of all authors, their academic rank and/ or position held within their institution, place of work, email address(es)
  12. Appendices (if any)
  13. Bibliography

3.  Text formatting

  • Use Times New Roman typeface, size 12 pt., with 1.5 line spacing;
  • Use italics to emphasize;
  • Use automatic page numbering;
  • To indent the first line of a paragraph, use the respective setting;
  • Any foreign language names in the text are written in Cyrillic and then added once more in brackets using the Latin alphabet. For example, “A publication by Гросмит и съавтори (Grossmith et al., 2015) offers an in-depth analysis of the impact of recidivism.”

4.  Subheadings in the body of the text

  • Subheadings are numbered using Arabic numerals;
  • Up to four subheading levels are permitted, e.g. 1.; 1.2; 1.2.3; 1.2.3.4;
  • If possible, use Bulgarian-style quotation marks;
  • To indent the first line of a paragraph, use the respective paragraph formatting setting and not the space bar or the tab key.

5.  Tables

  • To create tables, use the built-in Insert Table function of Word. Do not copy and paste tables which have been created in other documents.
  • Table headings are placed at the top of the respective table. They must begin with the word “Table”, followed by the table number. For example, “Table 1. Data on the dynamics of crime between 2010-2015”.
  • The table heading should provide information regarding the content of its components.
  • Tables are numbered using Arabic numerals based on the order in which they have been mentioned in the text.
  • If necessary, tables can be rotated vertically (portrait mode).

6.  Charts

  • All charts must be black and white.
  • Charts must be presented as separate files in a vector (ЕPS, WMF, PSD) or raster format (JPG, TIFF, BMP).  If the images are stored in raster graphics formats, chart resolution cannot be smaller than 300 dpi.
  • When a chart is not placed within the text, a notification must be written in its place, e.g. [Figure 1 here].
  • Chart headings are placed below the charts they refer to. They must begin with the word “Figure”, followed by the respective chart number. For example, “Figure 1. Comparative diagram of the number of penalties issued for driving under the influence between 2010 and 2018”.
  • Charts are numbered using Arabic numerals based on the order in which they have been mentioned in the text. Charts may be placed vertically (in portrait mode) if they are large and detailed.

7.   Formulas

  • To create formulas, use the MS Word functions. Use MS equation, the font size being Times New Roman, regular, 12 pt.
  • The formulas must be written in the center of a separate line and numbered in the order of their reference in the text, with an Arabic numeral placed in parentheses on the right side. For example: 

Е= mc²

  • If necessary, the symbols used in the formula must be defined.
  • The entire formula must be on one page.
  • When the formula is discussed in the text, the word "Formula" is displayed followed by the serial number of the formula. For example: “See Formula 1".

8.   Citations in the text

  • Citations in the body of the text are made by indicating the name, the year of the source cited and the page, placed in brackets. For example: (Dimitrov, 2018: 105).
  • References are given only as indicated above, not under footnotes or with a title number in the bibliography.
  • When citing more than one source, individual citations are separated by semicolons. For example: (Dimitrov, 2015: 105; Ivanov, 2012: 123).
  • If more than one publications from the same year is cited by one author, the publications are additionally numbered "a", "b", etc. For example: (Kirilov, 1995a; Kirilov, 1995b.).
  • Only sources available for verification and reference are cited.

9.   Statements and acknowledgments

  • Such a section is included if the author requests to indicate a project within which the research has been developed, to indicate a sponsor, to thank for the assistance provided, etc. For example: “The study was conducted and funded under the project “Police Activity and Human Rights”, implemented under the Bulgarian-Swiss Cooperation Program with Contract DO1 - 823 / 07.11.2016 (NK-NI-1603/2016). The author expresses their heartfelt gratitude to the cadets from the class of 2017 for participating in the survey. "
  • The body is positioned right after the main text of the publication.

10.  Notes to the text

  • Explanatory notes to the text are given in a separate Notes section and shall not be placed under footnotes;
  • The Notes section is placed after the Statements and Acknowledgments section;
  • It is recommended that the notes to the text be kept to a minimum;
  • The end of the text being clarified is indicated by a number in a superscript, corresponding to the order of the note.
  • Write text notes as a part of the text body without using the Insert Note function.

11.  Appendices

  • A section with such a title indicates additional materials for which there is a reference in the main text;
  • Appendices are numbered in Arabic numerals; For example: Appendix 1.
  • The section is placed after the Notes section, before Bibliography.

 

12.  Bibliography

  • The bibliography contains only sources that are cited in the text. Only sources that are available for review and reference are included. Marginal sources that are not present in non-indexed editions and/ or ISBN / ISSN editions cannot be included. If the citation of such sources is still necessary, it may be placed in Notes.
  • The sources in the bibliography are listed alphabetically by the first author’s surname using the Latin alphabet. Sources by the same author are ordered by year of publication. Sources originally published in Cyrillic, are transliterated using the Latin alphabet. Those in Cyrillic are placed after the one in the Latin alphabet in square brackets. The transliteration is done in accordance to the requirements of the Transliteration Act. A specialised converter, such as the following one https://slovored.com/transliteration/, can be used for this purpose.
  • When listing the sources, the title of the main edition (magazine, book) is written in italics so as to make it stand out graphically from the title of the cited source (article or book chapter).
  • The bibliography is listed according to the APA standard (http://www.apastyle.org/), and the different types of sources are rendered as follows:

12.1.  Bibliographic citation of a book

Books are cited as follows: Author's surname, initial(s). (year of publication). Book title. City: Publishing house.

For example: Arent, H. (1997). Choveshkata situazia. Sofia: Prosveta [Арент, Х. 1997. Човешката ситуация. София: Просвета].

For example: Owens, C., Mann, D. & McKenna, R. (2014). The Essex Body Worn Video Trial: The Impact of Body Worn Video on Criminal Justice Outcomes of Domestic Abuse Incidents. London: College of Policing.

12.2.  Bibliographic citation of journal materials

Citation of journal materials is done as follows: Author's surname, initial(s). (year of publication). Article title. Journal, volume (issue): initial page - final page.

For example: Dokov, D. (2018). Pravosposobnost za upravlenie na motorni prevozni sredstva. Byuletin na fakultet „Politsia “AMVR, 38: 123–138 [Доков, Д. (2018). Правоспособност за управление на моторни превозни средства “. Бюлетин на факултет „Полиция “АМВР. 38: 123–138.]

For example: Kirk, D. S. (2011). Legal cynicism, collective efficacy, and the ecology of arrest. Criminology 49 (2): 443–472.

12.3.  Bibliographic citation of materials from a collection of articles

Citation of materials from a collection of articles is done as follows: Author's surname, initial(s). (year of publication). Article title / chapter. In: Surname of the editor, initial(s). (Eds.) Title of the book. City: Publishing house. pp. initial page - final page.

For example: Kanoushev, M. (2006). Sozialno mezhduvremie i politicheska razionalnost: kum soziologia na upravljaemostta. In: Boyadzhieva, P., L. Deyanova, S., Koleva, & K. Koev (Eds.). Svetove v soziologiata. Sofia: Sv. Kliment Ohridski University Press. [Канушев, М. 2006. Социално междувремие и политическа рационалност: към социология на управляемостта. В: Бояджиева, П. Л., Деянова, С., Колева, & К. Коев (съст.). Светове в социологията. София: УИ „Св. Климент Охридски“].

For example: Kennedy, R. (2011). Race and the administration of criminal justice in the United States. In: Wilson, J. Q., Petersilia, J. (Еds.) Crime and Public Policy. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 237–256.

12.4.  Bibliographic citation of materials in Bulgarian published with a title and abstract in         

  English

If the source is in Bulgarian but is published with a title and abstract in English, it should appear in the bibliography as follows: author's surname, initial(s). (year of publication). Article title. Journal, volume (issue): initial page - final page. [in Bulgarian].

For example: Tchalakov, I. (2011). Entrepreneurial Histories from an Elite Technological University in Bulgaria. Sociological problems, 43 (1–2), 154–196 [in Bulgarian].

12.5.  Bibliographic citation of articles from online publications

Citation of articles from online publications is done as follows: Author's surname, initial(s). (year of publication). Article title. Online issue, volume (issue): initial page - final page. Available at: https://www.address (access date).

For example: Stewart, G., Henning, K. & Reanuer, B. (2013). Public perceptions regarding the use of force by police in Portland, Oregon. Oregan: Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute (CJPRI). Available at: https://www.address.