Submission
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Constitutional Discourse has been designed to operate as a professional forum for the discussion of pressing American and European issues, and broader constitutional law matters. Our aim is to provide an opportunity for researchers, scholars and professionals who are interested in constitutional law and are willing to share their thoughts on current issues of the transatlantic constitutional space.
The editors of the blog welcome manuscripts on any constitutional law issues, primarily in the field of rule of law, democratic values, constitutional and national identity, sovereignty, privacy and the challenges posed by new technologies
Submit your manuscript in word text format at editor@condiscourse.com.
Submissions must be between 1,000 and 2,500 words in English. The editorial board accept manuscripts if they are original and have not been previously published on any other platform. The editors reserve the right to refuse or remove the post in case of suspicion of plagiarism or if the manuscript does not comply with the Submission Guidelines, the Code of Ethics or is inconsistent with the aims and values of Constitutional Discourse.
The blog reserves the right to proofread all manuscripts and to propose or make professional modifications and/or linguistic changes, if necessary.
Constitutional Discourse also publishes author information in the form of short bio placed in the end of the articles. Author information shall contain the author’s name, institutional affiliation and other data indicated by the author (e.g. contact information). We do notpublish posts anonymously. Therefore, we kindly ask our authors to send us their bio (up to max. 450 characters) together with the manuscript.
The use of a reference system is not a requirement; however, the use of hyperlinks where available is expected and highly recommended for professional reasons. Constitutional Discourse is equipped with a keyword search module, so we kindly ask our authors to enter up to 5 keywords for the post in addition to their manuscripts.
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The author consents to the publication, reproduction and storage of the uploaded manuscript on the www.constitutionaldiscourse.com for an indefinite period of time, and free of charge. At the express request of the author, the editorial board will delete the post from the website.
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In the operation of the blog Constitutional Discourse, the relevant legal sources of the European Union and the provisions of Hungarian law in force shall be applied.
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Constitutional Discourse welcomes professional opinions on all current constitutional issues, but if you have chosen to submit an article, please be aware of the following:
1) Formal requirements
The manuscripts can be submitted in text format (docx) at editor@condiscourse.com. All writings posted on Constitutional Discourse must be between 1,000 and 2,500 words in English.
In addition to the articles, Constitutional Discourse also publishes information about the authors (bio) as in the example here. We do not, as a rule, publish posts anonymously. The name of the authors and their institutional affiliations will be made public with the posts. The contact information of the author (e.g.: e-mail address, LinkedIn profile, etc.) will only be published if the author so indicates. In view of this, we kindly ask our authors to send us their bio at the same time as their manuscript, up to a maximum of 450 characters.
The use of a reference system is not a requirement; however, the use of hyperlinks (inserted into the text) is highly recommended for professional reasons. Only hyperlinks can be used in blog posts, footnotes are not allowed.
Manuscripts of blog posts should be submitted with a lead at the beginning of the post, summarising the idea of the blog post in a maximum of 250 characters. Constitutional Discourse provides the ability to search by keyword, so we kindly ask our authors to enter up to 5 keywords for the post in addition to their manuscripts.
To facilitate compliance with the above requirements, we recommend using the following template and see the following example.
2) The subject and style of the posts
Our purpose is to encourage constructive dialogue and debate. In many cases, it is not possible to give a professional opinion on constitutional issues without political overtones. It is your right to voice your opinion. Freedom of Speech, Information, Publication and Expression are fundamental elements of the European culture, however, a restriction on the exercise of a fundamental right is a fundamental right of others. In addition, since the purpose of this platform is professional discussion, the published writings should be based on professional grounds.
The concept of blogging allows anyone to share their professional opinion, however, we also know that we must limit ourselves in criticizing others. Personal attacks on researchers, scholars or others are unfair and uncalled for.
In view of the above, the editors reserve the right to reject any writing if it is: professionally unfounded, intended for insultation, does not meet standards for academic English or is otherwise linguistically incorrect. The editors reserve the right to propose amendments to the post if necessary.
3) Submitting procedure and replies to blog posts on Constitutional Discourse
By submitting the manuscript, the Author accepts the contents of General and Specific Data Protection Notification applied by Constitutional Discourse Blog, as well as agrees that the editorial board will publish the manuscript on www.constitutionaldiscourse.com as a blog post under the Author’s name.
The author consents to the publication, reproduction and storage of the uploaded manuscript on the www.constitutionaldiscourse.com for an indefinite period of time, and free of charge. At the express request of the author, the editorial board will delete the post from the website. The Constitutional Discourse Blog consents to the republication and further use by the author of the blog posts. The content published on the Constitutional Discourse Blog is protected by copyright, and its use, reproduction, or redistribution by third parties is permitted only with the express consent of the author or the editorial board.
In the operation of the Constitutional Discourse Blog, the relevant legal sources of the European Union and the provisions of Hungarian law in force at any given time shall be applied.
4) Contact information
Should you have any further question please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail: editor@condiscourse.com. More information is available in the section of Imprint.