Instructions to authors

Articles intended for the peer-reviewed section of the journal must be prepared as original or review articles in line with the journal’s focus.

Informative articles reflecting events in the field (short reports, profiles of personalities, reviews of new books, information about interesting achievements, etc.) of up to two standard pages.

The author declares that the article intended for publication in FCR has not been previously published in any other publication (except for internal reports of the author’s institution) and is not being prepared for publication in any other publication. Copyright and licensing conditions are concluded implicitly, i.e., at the moment the author sends their Work to the editorial office. In such a case, no written or oral contract is concluded. By sending their Work, the author confirms that they acknowledge and agree to these terms and conditions. Student theses may only be published with the written consent of the thesis supervisor.

All articles are reviewed by the editorial board. Original/review articles intended for the peer-reviewed section are subject to peer review, the results of which are immediately communicated to the authors. Authors are given time to supplement their texts if necessary. The review process is anonymous on both sides, unless the author or reviewer expressly requests otherwise.

Deadlines
January 31 deadline for the first online issue (original/review articles)
March 31 deadline for the second online issue (original/review articles)
June 10 deadline for the year (informative articles)

Due to the journal’s submission approval process, we only accept full versions of original/review articles and informative articles, not just abstracts!
All types of articles can be submitted at any time during the year; it is not necessary to wait for editorial deadlines.

Contact person for submitting articles
Mgr. Jana Fricová, fricova@tmbrno.cz
541 421 452, 725 586 775
Methodological Center for Conservation of the Technical Museum in Brno, Purkyňova 105, Brno 612 00

Formal criteria for processing original/review articles

Title – concise and descriptive, with a subtitle if applicable, in Czech and English.
Author – name, titles, institution, e-mail (or website) – in the case of multiple authors, include only one e-mail contact for the main author, a brief professional profile of the main author (1–2 sentences).
Abstract – 10% of the text of the article without the bibliography, in Czech and English; abstracts in English will undergo professional language editing. Please also provide 5–10 keywords in Czech and English. Not required for informative articles.
Text of the article – max. 10 standard pages (i.e. 18,000 characters including spaces, excluding the bibliography); consult the editorial office regarding the length of the text. The text must be clearly structured: introduction, theory, experimental part, results, discussion, conclusions, notes, bibliography, and sources. An integral part of peer-reviewed articles is the notes and references to literature and sources (see example below), including a list of materials with the characteristics of commercial products mentioned in the article, or links to suppliers and manufacturers.
Text formatting – use standard text editors, character and paragraph styles with distinct headings and subheadings.
Images and graphs – send them individually, with an attached Word document containing captions and, if necessary, a layout showing the placement of the images. Suitable formats for images in electronic form are TIFF or JPEG with the lowest possible compression (maximum quality) and sufficient resolution for printing (preferably 300 dpi at the required image size); it is best to send photos in their original form, without user modifications or resaving. Ideally, include 8 color images with your contribution. Number the images in the same way as the captions and references to the images in the text. Compose the captions to the images in proportion to the text, stating the source or owner of the image and its author. Provide captions in Czech and English. The author is responsible for securing the reproduction rights for the use of images, and any reproduction fees for the use of images shall be paid by the author. Images can also be sent as printed materials – high-quality photographs, reproductions, etc. We will digitize them ourselves and return all materials in good condition. Under no circumstances do we recommend using images downloaded from the Internet!
Tables – it is best to send them as a separate Word document as plain text separated by tabs; in the article, simply indicate the placement of the individual tables; more complex tables can be provided as an attachment in a spreadsheet editor (e.g., Microsoft Excel).
Footnotes and explanatory notes – do not use the function of the same name in the text editor, but include them at the end of the article (after the Conclusion, before the List of References and Sources), indicate the footnote number in the text as a superscript.
References – indicate in square brackets in the text with the author’s surname and year of publication; if you want to refer to more than one reference, separate them with a semicolon, e.g. [Van der Vet – Mars, 1999; Knotek, 1998].
List of references and sources – bibliographic citations should be compiled strictly according to the attached template, which was prepared based on the ISO 690 standard. The DOI identifier is part of the citation.

Bibliographic citation templates for the list of references and sources

Monograph
PECENOVÁ, Elena. Jako bych očima fotografovala stále ty stejné snímky. Praha: Akademie výtvarných umění, 2022. ISBN 978-80-88366-34-8.
Article in the proceedings
BUDŇÁKOVÁ, Michaela. Změny v legislativě hnojiv v České republice. In: Racionální použití hnojiv. Sborník z 28. Mezinárodní konference
v Praze. Praha, 1. prosince 2022. Praha: Česká zemědělská univerzita, 2022. ISBN 978-80-213-3226-3.
Article in the online proceedings
SOUSEDÍKOVÁ, Lucie; ADÁMEK, Milan a HROMADA, Martin. Analysis of Polygraph Procedure and Data. Online. In: 26th International Conference on Circuits, Systems, Communications and Computers (CSCC). Crete, 19–22 July 2022. Crete: IEEE, 2022. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1109/ CSCC55931.2022.00009. [cit. 2023-03-14].
Article in the online journal
LIMPOUCH, Ondřej a NOVÁK, Michal. Rizika čištění olejomaleb pomocí chelatačních činidel. Online. Fórum pro konzervátory-restaurátory. 2023, roč. 13, č. 2, s. 91–97. Dostupné z: https://www.doi.org/10.61574/ fkr.2023.2.091. [cit. 2024-07-17].
Web post
MÜNICH, Daniel. Jak pomáhat střední třídě. Online, blogový příspěvek. 13. 6. 2022, 16:02. Dostupné z: Aktuálně.cz, https://blog.aktualne.cz/ blogy/daniel-munich.php?itemid=42856. [cit. 2023-03-15].
Thesis
DVOŘÁK, Jan. Power line communication network layer protocol architecture and optimization. Disertační práce. Praha: Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 2014.

(based on FARKAŠOVÁ, Blanka; GARAMSZEGI, Tereza; JANSOVÁ, Linda; KONEČNÝ, Lukáš; KRČÁL, Martin et al. Interpretation of ČSN ISO 690:2022 (01 0197), effective from December 1, 2022. Online, PDF. 2023. Available at: https://www.citace.com/Vyklad-CSN-ISO-690-2022.pdf. [accessed on 2023-07-22])

Use of AI tools

The guidelines below summarize the basic principles of working with artificial intelligence:
Authors, reviewers, and editors must ensure the transparent use of AI, retain full responsibility for content, and protect confidential data.
AI cannot be listed as a co-author, and the results of AI detectors serve only as supporting information.

Formal criteria for informative articles

Title – concise and descriptive, with a subtitle if applicable, in Czech only.
Author – name, titles, institution, e-mail (or website) – if there are multiple authors, include only one e-mail contact for the main author
Text of the article – maximum length 2 standard pages (i.e. 3,600 characters including spaces); consult the editorial office regarding the length of the text.
For other instructions (text formatting, images, graphs, etc.), see above.

Poster structure

Title
Author (team of authors) – name, titles, institution, email – in the case of multiple authors, include the titles and affiliation of all authors, but provide only one email contact representing the other authors for further communication
Abstract – max. 1,500 characters, containing a brief summary of the poster content.
Poster text – posters intended for presentation at the Conference of Conservator-Restorers will also be approved by the editorial board. Only abstracts will be published in a special printed issue of the FCR journal. Adjust the total length of the text to the dimensions of the poster panels, i.e., A0 format. We recommend minimizing the text portion of the posters and prioritizing visual information.
Text formatting – same as the text formatting requirements for articles.