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Vilnius University Press

Prepare your manuscript for Acta Humanitarica Academiae Saulensis.

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Checked 2026-07-15
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Article types

Research Article
Review
Letter

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • A typical paper for this journal should be no more than 40 000 characters (including spaces), inclusive of the abstract, tables, references, figure captions, endnotes.
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  • The length of the abstract must not exceed 200 words.
  • When writing an abstract, you should focus on: What your research is about.
  • When writing an abstract, you should focus on: What methods and procedures have been used.
  • When writing an abstract, you should focus on: What are the research findings/results.

Keywords

  • Include keywords throughout, but make sure the writing still flows naturally.
  • Provide up to five keywords separated by semicolons.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in APA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text, but ensure you refer to each table in the text.
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  • Where applicable, this should also include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Do not use suffix letters (e.g. Table 3a, 3b, 3c); instead, combine the related tables.
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  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • It is very important that you have obtained permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is said in the text.
  • Table captions should be placed above the table, table notes should be placed below it.
  • This number should be consistent throughout the column or the table, if possible.
  • Just like tables, figures should be made as self-explanatory as possible, be referenced and explained or commented upon in the text.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: EPS, PS, JPEG, TIFF or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX).
  • Place your description under the table or illustration in square brackets [ ] to provide a clear explanation.
  • We will ensure that the e-files are properly prepared; however, you need to describe the tables and illustrations in your article in a way that a blind person can understand.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please supply all details required by your funding and grant-awarding bodies as follows: For single agency grants.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • The European Accessibility Act, which requires e-publications to be accessible to all, including blind and partially sighted individuals, came into force in 2025.

Author contributions

  • Include or confirm the author contributions required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Supplementary files

  • Letter: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Review: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
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  • Research Article: Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Embed or attach the author-supplied supplementary material so Articlo can extract and label it for the package.
  • If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. or else submitted as supplementary files.

Title page and author information

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation in the submission form.
  • Short biographic information must be provided by the corresponding author at the time of manuscript submission.
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  • Please include ORCiD.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with the author’s email address provided in the submission form.

Article structure and word limits

  • Submission files must be in one of the popular document formats – Microsoft Word (preferably 2007 XML format DOCX), or Open Document Format (OpenOffice ODT).
  • Use Times New Roman font in size 12 with 1.5 or double-spacing.
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  • Please use APA 7 th edition referencing style.
  • Any information that could help to identify the author(s) (author details, acknowledgements, etc.) should be omitted from the manuscript.
  • All submitted papers must strictly adhere to the Journal’s style guidelines, as detailed below and in the journal’s manuscript template file.
  • Letter: Use bold for your article title, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • You should also avoid including any images, background information or technical terms that may not be understood without further explanation.
  • Please provide your institutions ROR.
  • Provide a concise and informative title.
  • Findings should be clear and concise.
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  • Submission Preparation Checklist All submissions must meet the following requirements.
  • Your paper should be compiled in the following order: Title.
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Preprints and prior publication

  • Include or confirm the preprints and prior publication required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Submission forms

  • Include or confirm the submission forms required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Submission forms and permissions

  • All papers must be submitted via the online submission system.

Authorship and originality

  • Once the paper has been accepted for publication, all co-authors have to provide a short biographic information (no more than 200 words).

Manuscript structure

  • However, empirical studies typically should include (but not be limited to) sections of literature analysis, methodology, results, discussion and conclusions.
  • Letter: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns, adjectives, verbs.
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  • Fourth-level headings should be avoided.
  • With Microsoft Office documents, author identification should also be removed from the properties of the file by clicking on the following: File > Information > Check For Issues > Inspect Document > press Inspect > in section Choose Document Properties and Personal Information click Remove All > Save.

Language and text style

  • Letter: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Letter: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
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  • If their use is justified, fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.

Article type and manuscript length

  • All figures that are part of the main text require a number using Arabic numbers (Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
References: APA
Declarations: Funding

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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