Guidelines for authors
The 1st number of COTAA welcomes abstracts of papers and reviews, not exceeding 300 words, including references, bibliography, and image descriptions, composed with minimal formatting within a single editable Microsoft Word file or a Microsoft Word-compatible document. All materials which are submitted to COTAA must be in English – UK.
Regarding references, reference lists, and bibliography, our publication uses the Chicago Style. Please see this link https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html for details and make sure that every reference in the text is also indicated in the reference list (and vice versa). All abstracts for articles and reviews will have the following components: Title, details regarding the author – name, email address, and affiliations, 5 keywords, and the text of the abstract. Recommended font: Arial.
If the authors shall insert images within the abstract, image sources will be indicated at the end of the abstract. Authors hold responsibility for the rights to use the images.
All abstracts and reviews will be sent to the following email address: office@cotaa.ro
Upon sending the abstracts, authors will receive a confirmation message that their email has been received by COTAA. Please contact us if you fail to receive a confirmation message. The deadline for the abstracts is 7th of April, 2024. Notifications of acceptance will be sent on the 16th of April, 2024.
The final form of the selected papers will have between 5000 – 6000 words and will undergo a double-blind peer review process. Review proposals shall be sent in the same form as the abstract submissions, respecting the same calendar. The final form of the reviews will have a maximum of 2000 words. Instructions regarding the formatting of the accepted papers will be sent to the authors together with the notification of acceptance.
The printed version of the publication will be edited by the Ozalid Publishing House.
The journal is currently in process of being indexed in national and international relevant databases.
COTAA 1/2024 Calendar:
Submission of abstracts: 7th of April, 2024
Notification of acceptance: 16th of April, 2024
Full paper submission for double-blind peer review: 16th of June, 2024
Peer review results sent to authors: 14th of July, 2024
Final paper submission: 25th of August, 2024
Journal publication: November, 2024