Author Guidelines

Journal of Philology and Codicology Cathexis Studies (JPCCS) welcomes original and high-quality scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of philology, codicology, manuscript studies, textual scholarship, paleography, language, literature, digital humanities, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Authors are required to read and follow these guidelines carefully before submitting a manuscript through the journal's Online Journal System (OJS).

1. General Requirements

Manuscripts submitted to JPCCS must:

  1. be original and previously unpublished;
  2. not be simultaneously submitted to or under consideration by another journal;
  3. fall within the Focus and Scope of JPCCS;
  4. demonstrate a clear scholarly contribution;
  5. comply with the journal's Publication Ethics;
  6. follow the journal's formatting and referencing requirements;
  7. be written in clear and academically appropriate English;
  8. accurately acknowledge all sources and contributions; and
  9. comply with applicable ethical requirements.

Submission of a manuscript implies that all authors have read, understood, and agreed to the journal's policies.

2. Types of Manuscripts

JPCCS primarily considers:

  • Original Research Articles;
  • Review Articles;
  • Critical Textual Studies;
  • Manuscript and Codicological Studies;
  • Philological Studies;
  • Digital Humanities Studies related to manuscripts and textual traditions; and
  • other scholarly contributions that clearly correspond to the journal's scope.

3. Manuscript Structure

Research articles should normally contain:

  1. Title;
  2. Author Information;
  3. Abstract;
  4. Keywords;
  5. Introduction;
  6. Literature Review or Theoretical Framework, where applicable;
  7. Research Methodology;
  8. Results or Findings;
  9. Discussion;
  10. Conclusion;
  11. Acknowledgements, where applicable;
  12. Funding Statement;
  13. Conflict of Interest Statement;
  14. Author Contributions, where applicable;
  15. Data Availability Statement, where applicable; and
  16. References.

For philological, codicological, manuscript, and textual studies, the structure may be adapted according to disciplinary conventions, provided that the research objectives, methodology, evidence, analysis, findings, and scholarly contribution remain clear.

4. Title

The title should be concise, informative, academically precise, and accurately represent the main subject of the article.

Avoid unnecessarily long titles, unexplained abbreviations, and overly general formulations.

5. Abstract

The abstract should clearly summarize:

  • the research background or problem;
  • research objective;
  • methodology;
  • principal findings;
  • scholarly contribution; and
  • main conclusion.

The abstract should be understandable without requiring readers to consult the full text.

6. Keywords

Authors should provide relevant keywords that accurately represent the subject, methodology, geographical area, textual tradition, manuscript tradition, or disciplinary focus of the study.

Keywords should support discoverability through academic search engines and indexing databases.

7. Manuscript Anonymization

JPCCS uses a double-blind peer-review system.

Authors must ensure that the manuscript submitted for review does not contain information that directly identifies the author(s).

Author names, affiliations, email addresses, ORCID IDs, and other personal information must be entered separately in the OJS metadata.

Self-references should be written in a manner that does not reveal authorship during peer review.

8. Research Methodology

The methodology should be clearly described and appropriate to the research objectives.

Depending on the subject, methodological approaches may include:

  • philological analysis;
  • codicological analysis;
  • paleographical analysis;
  • textual criticism;
  • comparative textual study;
  • historical analysis;
  • linguistic analysis;
  • literary analysis;
  • archival research;
  • manuscript description;
  • digital humanities methods; or
  • other academically recognized approaches.

Authors must provide sufficient information to allow readers to understand how evidence was collected, analyzed, and interpreted.

9. Manuscript and Primary Source Description

Research involving manuscripts, archival materials, historical documents, inscriptions, facsimiles, or other primary sources should provide appropriate information, including where relevant:

  • repository or collection;
  • manuscript shelfmark or catalogue number;
  • provenance;
  • manuscript date;
  • material characteristics;
  • script;
  • dimensions;
  • foliation or pagination;
  • scribal information;
  • colophon information;
  • ownership or transmission history;
  • access conditions; and
  • source of reproduced images.

10. Figures, Tables, Manuscript Images, and Illustrations

Figures, tables, facsimiles, manuscript images, maps, photographs, and illustrations should:

  • be clearly numbered;
  • include informative captions;
  • be referred to in the main text;
  • have sufficient resolution for publication; and
  • include source information where applicable.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted third-party materials.

11. References and Citations

Authors must accurately cite all sources used in the manuscript.

References should:

  • be relevant to the research;
  • include appropriate primary and secondary sources;
  • demonstrate engagement with current scholarship where relevant;
  • use credible academic publications;
  • include DOI information whenever available; and
  • correspond exactly with citations in the text.

Authors are encouraged to avoid unnecessary self-citation and inappropriate citation practices.

12. Publication Ethics

Authors must comply with JPCCS's Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement.

The journal does not tolerate:

  • plagiarism;
  • fabrication;
  • falsification;
  • duplicate publication;
  • redundant publication;
  • citation manipulation;
  • inappropriate authorship;
  • undisclosed conflicts of interest; or
  • manipulation of the peer-review process.

13. Plagiarism Screening

All submitted manuscripts are subject to originality and similarity screening in accordance with the journal's Screening for Plagiarism Policy.

A similarity percentage alone does not determine whether plagiarism has occurred. The editorial team evaluates the nature, extent, and context of textual overlap.

14. Authorship

Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial scholarly contributions to the research.

All listed authors must:

  • approve the submitted manuscript;
  • approve the final version;
  • agree to publication;
  • accept responsibility for the integrity of the work.

Guest, honorary, and ghost authorship are unacceptable.

15. Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose financial, professional, institutional, personal, or other relationships that could reasonably influence the research or its interpretation.

If there is no conflict of interest, authors may state:

“The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

16. Funding

Authors must disclose all sources of research funding.

If the research received no specific funding, authors may state:

“This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

17. Research Ethics

Research involving human participants, sensitive personal information, communities, cultural heritage materials, restricted manuscripts, archaeological material, or other ethically sensitive subjects must comply with applicable ethical and institutional requirements.

Where required, authors must provide information regarding ethical approval, informed consent, institutional permission, or access authorization.

18. Generative Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI tools cannot be listed as authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, citations, integrity, interpretation, and conclusions of their manuscripts.

Material use of generative AI in manuscript preparation should be transparently disclosed where applicable.

19. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright in articles published in JPCCS.

Published articles are licensed under the:

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Authors grant JPCCS the right of first publication.

20. Submission

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the JPCCS Online Journal System.

Authors must complete all required metadata accurately, including:

  • author names;
  • affiliations;
  • email addresses;
  • ORCID IDs, where available;
  • article title;
  • abstract;
  • keywords; and
  • references where required.