Focus, scope and profile of the journal
Staletá Praha (Prague Through the Centuries) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes original studies on the history and development of Prague, the Prague region, and related heritage properties. The articles included in the Studies, Materials, and Review sections go through an anonymous review process. The Bibliography section provides an overview of Prague-related material (Pragensia) published in professional journals and periodicals over the past 150 years. The journal does not publish advertisements; it is financed from the publisher’s budget and with the institutional support of its founder.
history and development of medieval and modern Prague, development trends on the national and international scale
immovable structures both standing and extinct, historical greenery, residential complexes; also movable properties, works of art, items of daily use, archaeological finds
the procedure and results of building-historical, archaeological, technological, art, historical, archival, and scientific research
objects found or located in, outside, and around Prague
objects of Prague provenance found or located outside Prague in the Czech Republic, in Europe, and throughout the world, and which are related to the activity of Prague’s burghers, architects, artists, and craftsmen
the journal is targeted toward the Czech and European professional community
to publish new knowledge and findings about buildings and structures
to provide comparative material for urban locations and cultural centers, especially in Central and Western Europe
in print: in Czech with two foreign-language abstracts. An annotation always appears in English before the text; the conclusion includes a summary and descriptions of the pictorial attachments either in English or German
online: in Czech, accompanied by a German, English, or Polish original manuscript as relevant
articles with a maximum of 40 standard pages of text (72,000 characters including spaces) excluding the bibliography, abstracts, and pictorial descriptions; lengthier studies must be consulted with the editor in chief in advance
annotation (abstract at the beginning of the article) – approx. 500–900 characters
resumé / summary /abstract – maximum 15% of the length of the article
A4
mirror 18 × 24.5 cm
full color
coated paper
contributions are not remunerated
translations for abstracts and keywords are remunerated by the editor
fees for licensing rights to the images are paid by the editor
translations of foreign-language contributions to Czech are remunerated by the editor
the author of an article is solely considered to be the person who meets the criteria of authorship
criteria for acknowledging authorship: step 1 – significant contribution to article conception, data acquisition, data analysis and interpretation; step 2 – contribution to article preparation or its critical review (intellectual input); step 3 – the author is involved in both steps
all authors must meet the relevant criteria, and no author who qualifies should be excluded from authorship
activities or persons that do not warrant rights to authorship include: fundraising; data collection; general supervision of the research group; “guest author” included for their seniority, reputation, or influence; “gift author” included for personal benefit or payment
located at the end of the article, listing the names and academic titles of all authors, their employer, and contact addresses (including electronic)
for each individual pictorial attachment, the author provides the name of the author and source of the image
the source of financial support is stated at the end of the article
if the article was created through a work of science and research, the identification of the research project is stated at the end of the article
the work must be original and not plagiarized (duplication of a foreign author) nor a repetition (duplication of one’s own work)
the work must not yet be published elsewhere in any language
the work must not be a subject of multiple submission (not considered by two editors at the same time)
from the 10th to 17th centuries, Prague was an important central cultural and power center of Central and Western Europe (seat of Czech princes, kings, and Roman emperors)
The Prague Region today occupies 496 km2, and its historical center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
