Беларускі фальклор: матэрыялы і даследаванні

Belarusian Folklore: data and research

Double-blind peer reviewed collection of scientific articles «Belarusian Folklore: data and research» is the first periodical mainly devoted to Belarusian folklore. The collection publishes original studies into folklore, ethnology, cultural anthropology and related fields. The collection focuses on the theoretical and empirical studies, evaluative review articles with a purpose to promote the theoretical knowledge of folklore studies and related fields. “Belarusian Folklore” publishes articles on any aspects and all genres of folklore, and articles on mythology, folk religion and customs, narratives, poetic folklore, ethnomusicology, etc.

The collection publishes occasional special issues devoted to particular topics, which merit special attention.

Original articles and materials are accepted for publication in the following sections: «Research», «Belarusian Folklore and Ethnolinguistic Atlas», «Belarusian Folklore in Historical Documents», «From the Collection of Folklore Records», «Data and Results of Field Research», «Folklore of Belarusians Abroad», «Reviews» and «Anniversaries».

The collection publishes unique records stored in the Archives of the Department of Folklore and Culture of Slavic Peoples of the Center for the Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The collection of scientific articles «Belarusian Folklore: data and research» is included in the List of publications of the Higher Attestation Commission of Belarus.

Published since 2014. Published once a year, in Belarusian.

Founder – the Center for the Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Publisher: RUE "Publishing House «Belaruskaya navuka»", Minsk, Republic of Belarus

The collection is issued in print.

ISSN 2411-2763 (Print)

ISSN: 2790-3559 (Online)

Editor-in-Chief: Tatiana Volodina, Doctor of Philology, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Folklore and Culture of Slavic Peoples of the Center for Studies of Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

The collection is published at the expense of the state budget.

The collection is distributed through the «Belkniga» trade network; metadata of articles, including summaries, and some articles are available on the website https://ethno.by/bielaruskifalklor. All articles of the collection are added to the website three years after publication.

To purchase the collection of scientific articles «Belarusian Folklore: data and research», please, contact the publishing house «Belaruskaya navuka»:

220141, Minsk, Republic of Belarus, F. Skaryna str., 40
+375 17 369 94 02
+375 17 396 83 27
info@belnauka.by

Editorial board

Main Editorial Board:

• Tatsiana V. Valodzina (editor-in-chief) – Doctor hab. of Philology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
• Siarhei P. Vitsiaz – Doctor hab. of Historical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
• Elizaveta Kvilinkova -  Doctor hab. of Historical Sciences, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
  
• Tadeush A. Novogrodski – Doctor hab. of Historical Sciences, Belarusian State University
• Volha M. Sharaya – Doctor hab. of Philology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
• Ina A. Shved – Doctor hab. of Philology, Brest State A.S. Pushkin University
• Albert Baiburin – Doctor hab. of Historical Sciences,the European University of St. Petersburg, Russia 
• Florentina Badalanova Geller – prof. dr hab., Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
  
• Mare Kõiva – prof. dr, Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia
• Andrey Moroz – prof. dr hab. Russian State University for the Humanities, Russia
• Stanisława Niebrzegowska-Bartmińska – prof. dr hab., Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Poland
• Љубинко Раденковић  – prof. dr hab. Institute for Balkan Studies SASA, Serbia
• Yanina I. Hrynevich (secretary) – Candidate of Philology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

Editorial Board:

Mikalai P. Antropau, Alena M. Bohanieva, Yury I. Vnukovich, Anastasia A. Hulak, Yulia Krasheninnikova, Siarhiej V. Rusiecki, Siarhei I. Sanko

Manuscript submission

Manuscript requirements

Original research or materials in all Slavic, Lithuanian, German and English are accepted for publication. Articles are published in Belarusian. The text is submitted to the editorial office in electronic form to the e-mail address belaruskifalklor@gmail.com or in another way.

Submitting a manuscript of an article, review, etc. editing the collection, the author guarantees that it is not fully or partially published and not sent for publication in another publication (allowable self-citation volume 20%).

The volume of the article (text, bibliography, keywords (from 5 to 10), summary in both Russian and English) should not exceed 40 pages, typed at 1.5 intervals, size 12.

An article must have the following structure:

1. Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) index
2. Title of the article
3. Authors' initials and family names
4. Full affiliation of each author including city, country
5. Keywords, i.e. a set of the words, which represent text contents in the terms of the object, field, and investigation methods. We recommend using of 5–10 keywords.

Body text of an article should be as long as 10–16 pages (i.e. about 40,000 characters), including tables and figures (no more than 10). We expect a clear structure of the text material, containing introduction, goals and objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. In the introduction, it is recommended to provide a detailed or brief overview of the latest world achievements on the stated topic.

The list of sources used in the Russian (Belarusian) language drawn up in accordance with the requirements of The Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus (https://vak.gov.by/bibliographicDescription). References to books, journal articles, articles in collections and conference or workshop proceedings should be collected in a list at the end of the paper and listed in alphabetical order following the example: [Никифоровский 1895, 23]. Please, add DOIs (digital object identifier) of articles or books if available, to enhance the visibility and quotability.Citation of unpublished works is not allowed.

An abstract (150–250 words) must present main results of the work in a brief way. It should be clear even in absence of the full-text article; it should be informative and well-structured (for example, one of the methods of writing an abstract is to reproduce shortly the structure of the full text, including introduction, goals and objectives, methods, results, and conclusion). Since the abstract and the keywords will be used to select appropriate reviewers, it is essential to make them as informative as possible.

Then create a list of cited sources in Roman alphabet («References»), having the following structure — authors (use transliteration for Cyrillic names), a transliteration of the article title [put the title, translated from Russian to English, into square brackets], a transliteration of original Russian name of a source [translation of the source name into English], publisher's imprint in English notation.

Transliteration of Russian-language names has been performed according to the BSI standard (https://translit.net/ru/bsi).

Transliteration of Belarusian-language names: http://slounik.org/lat.

Examples of references

Books (monographs, collections):

Vałodzina T. Cieła čałavieka: słova, mif, rytuał [Human Body: Words, Myth, Ritual] / T. Vałodzina. – Minsk : Technałohija, 2009. – 431 p. [in Belarusian]

Articles from a serial (collection of studies):

Sedakova, O. A. Materialy k opisaniyu polesskogo pogrebal’nogo obryada [Data for description of Polesye funeral rite] / O. A. Sedakova // Polesskij etnolingvisticheskij sbornik : Materialy i issledovaniya [Polesye ethnolinguistic collection : data and researches] / ed. N. I. Tolstoj. – M. : Nauka, 1983. – P. 246–262. [in Russian]

Journal articles:

Vasiučenka, P. Pra cmoka, jaho postać, dzikasć, paliavannie na jaho dy pra inšaje [About the dragon, its figure, savagery, hunting for it and more] / P. Vasiučenka // Maladosć [Youth]. – 2014. – № 4. – P. 128–130. [in Belarusian] 

Online sources:

Kleyn, L. Akademik Rybakov i partiynaya liniya [Electronic resource] / L. Kleyn //Troitskiy variant – nauka [Trinity Option – Science]. – Access mode: https://trv-science.ru/2011/03/ akademik-rybakov-i-partijnaya-liniya/. – Date of access: 01.03.2011. [in Russian]

If there is information about funding, it should be given in Belarusian as a link after the title of the article.

At the end of the article, the name of the author, the title of the article, keywords, detailed summaries in both Russian and English, as well as the author's e-mail address and the date the article was received by the editorial office are given.

Insert black-and-white and color figures into article body text (Word), then give them as separate files in tif format (600 ppi). Photos must also be submitted as separate files (tif, jpg, png, eps).

Reviewing

Submitted articles obligatorily pass through reviewing. Reviewers (one – external, the other – from the editorial board or editorial board) are selected by the editor-in-chief in agreement with the members of the editorial board. The determining factor when choosing a reviewer is scientific competence in the field to which the reviewed material belongs.

Based on the results of the review, the decision on whether to accept the article for publication, send it to the author for revision or reject is made by the editor-in-chief in agreement with the members of the editorial board.

It is obligatory for the author to acquaint himself with page proofs of the article and to confirm the consent to its publication.

In case of negative peer review, we send a copy of review text together with the letter of manuscript publication rejection to the author.

If the article is returned to authors for revision after the review, editorial board considers the revised manuscript again.

If the author of article disagrees with reviewer’s opinion, he can write a reasoned answer to the editorial office of the Journal. In such a case, the article may be directed either for repeated peer review, or to the editorial board for negotiation.

Articles cannot be published:

а) if they don’t meet the design requirements and their authors refuse technical revision;

b) if their authors don’t follow reviewer’s constructive remarks or don’t disprove them in a well-argued manner.

Reviewing takes place within three months from the date of receipt of the manuscript.

Reviewing articles for the journal is free.

Reviews are kept in the editorial office for 3 years.

Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in the collection of scientific articles “Belarusian Folklore: data and research”.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this collection.

Privacy Statement

Specified when registering the names and addresses will be used solely for technical purposes of a contact with the Author or reviewers (editors) when preparing the article for publication. Private data will not be shared with other individuals and organizations.

In case of stopping the publication of the collection, the materials of the previous issues will remain available on the page https://ethno.by/bielaruskifalklor.

Financial conditions

The journal doesn't have any article processing, submission and translation charges.

Ethics

„Belarusian folklore: data and research” is a double-blinded peer reviewed collection of scientific articles published once a year. The author, the journal editor and the peer-reviewers must all comply with expected ethical standards at all stages from submission to publication of an article. The statement below is based on Cambridge Journals Ethical Standards, COPE Code of Conduct, and others.

1. ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS

Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board and Editorial Staff

• We will act in a balanced, objective, and fair way while carrying out our expected duties, without discrimination on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, or the ethnic or geographical origin of the authors, and so as to exclude conflicts of interest.
• We will handle submissions for sponsored supplements or special issues in the same way as other submissions, so that articles are considered and accepted solely on their academic merit and without regard to commercial or other non-intellectual factors.
• We will adopt and follow reasonable procedures in the event of complaints, giving authors and reviewers a reasonable opportunity to respond to any complaints, and allowing the authors of all books reviewed a right of reply. All complaints will be investigated no matter when the original publication was approved. Documentation associated with any such complaints will be retained.
• We preserve anonymity of reviewers, act as third party in case of conflict between the author(s) and the reviewer(s) and, should an error be found, promote publication of corrections or retractions.
• Editors publishing in their own collection of articles must not exploit their position (the process of peer review must be handled independently of the author);
• Reviewers shall assess the manuscript in a timely manner.
• Editors shall strive to meet the needs of readers and authors; constantly improve the collection of articles; ensure the quality of the material they publish;
• Editors shall have complete responsibility and authority to reject/accept an article on the basis of objective academic criteria (such as originality, importance, clarity, etc.);
• Editors shall accept the right of authors to appeal against their decisions;
• Editors have no conflict of interest with respect to articles they reject/accept;
• Editors shall publish submission and acceptance dates for articles, description of the peer review process, and to provide continually actualised guidance to authors on everything that is expected of them (including guidance about authorship criteria);
• Decisions of acceptance of the articles cannot be reversed by editors without serious reasons; new editors shall not overturn decisions to publish submissions made by previous editors without serious reasons;
• Editors promote the publication of corrections or retractions of the text if errors or inaccuracies occur in the text;
• As regards reviewers and the peer review process, editors are obliged to provide peer-review guidance; require the disclosure of any reviewer’s conflict of interests; preserve the anonymity of reviewers; to ensure that the material submitted to "Belarusian Folklore: data and research" remains confidential while under review. 
• As regards members of the editorial board, editors shall provide new editorial board members with guidelines on everything that is expected of them and keep existing members updated on new policies and developments;
• Editors shall maintain integrity of the academic record; editors are also willing to preclude business needs from compromising intellectual and ethical standards;
• Editors are always prepared to monitor and safeguard all issues of publishing ethics and promptly communicate with authors/reviewers/readers in cases of possible errors in publishing of the texts; suspected misconducts (authorship complaints, plagiarism, fabrication of data, research standards violations, research result misappropriations, etc.).

Reviewers’ responsibilities

• To contribute to the decision-making process, and to assist in improving the quality of the published paper by reviewing the manuscript objectively, in a timely manner.
• To maintain the confidentiality of any information supplied by the editor or author. Not to make unfair use of any findings or other material contained in it.
• To alert the editor to any published or submitted content that is substantially similar to that under review.
• Reviewers shall point out relevant published work which is not yet cited. 
• To be aware of any potential conflicts of interest (financial, institutional, relating to collaborative, tutelary, or other relationships of mutual dependence or patronage between the reviewer and author) and to alert the editor to these, if necessary declining to review the manuscript.

Authors’ responsibilities

• All authors have to present a significant contribution to the research. The occurrence of authors who contribute substantially but are not explicitly acknowledged, or, on the other hand, authors that are acknowledged but in fact are not involved in the research, is regarded as misconduct.
• Authors have to declare the source of financial support for the research (if relevant) and their professional affiliation.
• All forms of plagiarism as well as use of fraudulent data is unacceptable.
• Authors are obliged to publish only real and authentic data.
• To guarantee that all data are real and authentic, to maintain accurate records of data associated with their submitted manuscript. Where appropriate and possible, to deposit data in a suitable repository or storage location, for sharing and further use by others. The collection ofscientific articles regularly publishes research data online.
• To confirm/assert that the manuscript as submitted is not under consideration or accepted for publication elsewhere and that it does not substantively reproduce any previous publication by the author. Where portions of the content overlap with published or submitted content, this should be acknowledged. 
• To confirm that all the work in the submitted manuscript is original and to cite all content reproduced from other sources punctiliously. To obtain permission to reproduce any content from other sources that is protected by national and international copyright law.
• To ensure that any studies involving human subjects conform to national, local and institutional laws and requirements (e.g. Code of Ethics of American Anthropological Association, Codes of Ethics of the International Sociological Association, etc.). Authors should ensure that the privacy of human subjects is respected.
• To declare any potential conflicts of interest (e.g. where the author has a competing interest (real or apparent) that could be considered or viewed as exerting an undue influence on his or her duties at any stage during the publication process).
• To notify promptly the journal editor or publisher if a significant error in their publication is identified. To cooperate with the editor and publisher to publish an erratum, addendum, corrigendum notice, or to retract the findings published in the paper, where this is deemed necessary. 

2. PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR

Identification of unethical behaviour

• Misconduct and unethical behaviour may be identified and brought to the attention of the editor and publisher at any time, by anyone.
• Misconduct and unethical behaviour may include, but need not be limited to, examples as outlined above. 
• Whoever informs the editor or publisher of such conduct should provide sufficient objectively verifiable evidence in order for an investigation to be initiated. All allegations will be taken seriously and arbitrated in the same way.

Investigation

• An initial decision should be taken by the editor, who should consult with or seek advice from the publishing bodies, if appropriate.
• Evidence should be gathered on a strictly confidential basis.
• The author should be given the opportunity to respond to any allegations.
• The General Editor, Editorial Staff, and Editorial Board will take action at the conclusion of an investigation as appropriate.

Responses (may be applied separately or in combination)

• A private letter to the author or reviewer detailing the nature of the offence and making clear its unacceptability in terms of ethical standards.
• Publication of a formal notice detailing the misconduct.
• Publication of an editorial detailing the misconduct.
• A formal letter to the head of the author’s or reviewer’s department or funding agency.
• Formal retraction or withdrawal of a publication from the journal, in conjunction with informing the head of the author or reviewer’s department, Abstracting & Indexing services and the readership of the publication.
• Imposition of a formal embargo on contributions from an individual for a defined or indefinite period.
• Reporting the case and outcome to a professional organisation for further investigation and action.

Contact

Secretary of the Editorial Board: Yanina Hrynevich

Postal address: 220072, Minsk, Surhanava St., 1, Bldg. 2, office 305

Phone: +375172702383
e-mail: belaruskifalklor@gmail.com