The journal “Latvijas Arhīvi” publishes articles in science of archives, libraries and information, history, source investigation, historiography, history of culture, as well as interdisciplinary research. Articles are accepted in Latvian, scientific articles – also in English, Russian and German. Scientific articles are published in sections “Archives” and “History”. Latvian Council of Science (9 July 2002 meeting resolution No. 3-6-1) has included the section of scientific articles “History” of the journal “Latvijas Arhīvi” in the list of universally recognized scientific editions to be reviewed.
The scientific articles submitted to the Editorial office are reviewed. The novelty and originality of the research, knowledge of sources and literature, exposition and language, as well as the conformity of the article to formal criteria (volume, setting of references and notes), are evaluated. If the article has got a positive review, and if the author has made the necessary corrections and additions, work on preparing it for publication in the journal is commenced. The text undergoes literary editing and publication format is created.
Requirements for setting of scientific articles
The Editorial board accepts articles only in digital form, a printout of the manuscript is also desirable to add. Handwritten or typed manuscripts are not accepted. The required font size is 12, space interval between lines – 1.5. Advisable font – Times New Roman. If images are intended to be published within the article, they are to be submitted either digitally (resolution of an image shall be at least 200–300 pixels), in the original, or high quality copies. The images which have been selected for publication are scanned by the editorial staff.
The structure of scientific articles are made up of the following elements:
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author’s first name and surname;
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the title and subtitle (if any) of the article;
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a summary revealing the objective of the article, formulating the main problems and novelty, indicating the basic sources, pointing out the most important conclusions, etc.; volume of the summary – approximately 1000 characters;
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keywords – terms and words characterizing the basic essence of the article, which allow to identify accurately this article in databases, bibliographic files, on the Internet, etc.;
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the text proper (the text of the article can be divided into chapters, each of them can be given a heading);
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references and notes;
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list of images (if any);
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summary in a foreign language (English or German); its volume – 2000–5000 characters;
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keywords in the foreign language.
The volume of scientific articles is 0.4–1 signature (16,000–40,000 characters). This size includes both the text proper and auxiliary elements.
Reproduction of sources and literature in references
Bibliographic references are to be reproduced according to the international standards adapted in Latvia – “LVS ISO 690 Documentation. Bibliographic references. Content, form and structure” and “LVS ISO 690-2 Information and documentation. Bibliographic references. Part 2: Electronic documents or their parts”. This standard is close to Modern Language Association of America (MLA) stile of bibliographic references and lists of literature used in international scientific journals of arts.
Book
Reproduction formula: Author’s surname, first name (an initial if a full name is not given). Title of the book. Place of publication: publishing house, year of publication. Page or pages which have been used. (Series (if there is any)).
For example:
Apine, Ilga. 1905.–1907. gada revolūcija Latvijā un latviešu sociāldemokrāti. Rīga: Zelta grauds, 2005. 24. lpp.
Kvaskova, Valda (zin. red.). Kurzemes hercogienes Dorotejas vēstules. Briefe der Herzogin Dorothea von Kurland. Rīga: Latvijas Valsts arhīvu ģenerāldirekcija; Latvijas Valsts vēstures arhīvs, 1999. 7. lpp. ("Vēstures Avoti". 1. sēj.).
Swain, Geoffrey. Between Stalin and Hitler: Class War and race War on the Dvina, 1940–46. London; New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2004. P. 23–27.
Беда, Анатолий. Советская политическая культура через призму МВД: От “московского патриотизм” к идее “Большого Отечества” (1946–1958). Москва: Изд-во обьединения “МОСГОРАРХИВ”, 2002. С. 93–112.
An article in a collection
Reproduction formula: Author’s surname, first name (an initial if a full name is not given). Grām.: (or In: if the work is in a foreign language; В кн.: if the book is in Russian). Surname, first name of the compiler, editor or project manager (an initial if a full name is not given). Title of the book. Place of publication: publishing house, year of publication. Page or pages which have been used. (Series (if there is any)).
For example:
Kleckins, Ābrams. Stereotipu vientiesība un īstenības komplicētība. Grām.: Zelče, Vita (proj. vad.). Agora. 3. sēj.: Pēckara Latvijas cilvēklaiktelpa≠staļinisms. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2005. 9.–13. lpp.
Lasmane, Skaidrīte. Vēsturiskā atmiņa un tolerance. Grām.: Brikše, Inta (galv. red.). Komunikācija: Kultūras un vēstures diskurss. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2005. 7.–22. lpp. (Latvijas Universitātes Raksti. 683. sēj.).
Riekstiņš, Jānis. The 14 June 1941 Deportation in Latvia. In: Nollendorfs, Valters and Erwin Oberländer (eds). The Hidden and Forbidden History of Latvia under Soviet and Nazi Occupations, 1940–1991. Selected Research of the Commision of the Historians of Latvia. Riga: Institute of History of Latvia, 2005. P. 62–76. (Symposium of the Commission of the Historians of Latvia. Vol. 14).
Назаров, Алексей. Трансформация образа врага в советских хроникальных кинофотодокументах июня–декабря 1941 года. В кн.: Гудков Лев (сост.). Образ врага. Москва: ОГИ, 2005. С. 175–190 (Нация и культура: Новые иследования: Россия/Russia).
An article in a journal
Reproduction formula: Author’s surname, first name (an initial if a full name is not given). Heading of the article. Name of the edition. Year. Volume (Number) or Number: Pages which have been used.
For example:
Klišs, Pēteris. Otrā pasaules kara sekas Jēkabpils apriņķī. Latvijas Arhīvi. 2005. 3: 85–98.
Spārītis, Ojārs. Nīderlande, Polija un Livonija – kultūras izstarojuma un uztveres problēmas aspekti. Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas Vēstis. 2004. 58(4): 40–62.
An article in a newspaper
Reproduction formula: Author’s surname, first name (an initial if a full name is not given). Heading of the article. Name of the newspaper. Year. Date (the name of the month is written in abbreviated form, one sylable words – in nominative case). Pages which have been used (if the newspaper has more than 8 pages).
For example:
Druviete, Ina. Mūsu valoda – Latvijas vai ES identitātes daļa? Latvijas Avīze. 2004. 11. okt. 10. lpp.
Lancmanis, Imants. Vasarsvētki un Abu Graiba jeb Nežēlības tēlu kods. Diena. 2005. 21. maijs. Piel. 16., 17. lpp.
Internet materials
Reproduction formula: Author’s surname, first name (an initial if a full name is not given). Title of the publication. Reference that the material has been taken from the Internet (mentioning the date when it has been accessed), and its addresses on the Internet.
For example:
Archival documents
Reproduction formula: Name of the collection. Place where the collection is stored (code).
For example:
Latvijas Valsts arhīvs, 400. f., 1. apr., 3. l., 24. lp.
Latvijas Valsts vēstures arhīvs, 1376. f., 2. apr., 6602. l., 4. lp.
