About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Ilia State University (ISU) (Tbilisi, Georgia) since 2009. It aims to challenge, provoke and excite thinking in the areas of the humanities including but not limited to linguistics, literature, Kartvelian studies, cultural anthropology (ethnography, ethnology and mythology), digital humanities, corpus linguistics, philosophy, history and theology.

The journal seeks to achieve the following objectives:

• Promote interdisciplinary research in all areas of the humanities;
• Assist researchers at the pre-and post-doctorate levels, with a wealth of new and original material;
• Make ideas, topics, and processes in the humanities accessible to the interested public;
• Facilitate a critical and constructive dialogue between local and international scholarly communities;
• Contribute to the development of terminological and conceptual potentialities of the Georgian language by encouraging the publication of state-of-the-art findings in Georgian, along with international languages.

Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities accepts publications in Georgian, English, German and French. The journal is available in both print and electronic versions. It appears annually and is sponsored by Ilia State University.

Note: Authors are kindly requested to cite this journal using its full name: Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain the copyright. They grant the journal the right of first publication and permit the use of their work under a CC BY-NC license, which allows others to download and share articles, provided that Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities is credited as the source. The works derived from them can be used for noncommercial purposes only. 

Sections of the Journal

The editors welcome contributions to the following sections: Articles, featuring original research findings, Review Articles, Opinion, Research Reports, documenting the outcomes of an interim stage of ongoing research, Responses, Debate, Book Reviews, and Conference Reviews. A special section, Kartvelian Studies Abroad, is devoted to Georgian translations of important works in Kartvelian Studies published earlier in European languages. 

Following peer review, accepted submissions to the Articles section by locally affiliated authors are published full-length in two languages, Georgian and English. Each bilingual version appears on the website in one downloadable PDF. An English abstract of up to 250 words is displayed outside the PDFs. 
Accepted international submissions to the Articles section are published together with their Georgian abstracts. An article in English/German/French and its Georgian abstract appear in the same downloadable PDF. Additionally, an English abstract of up to 250 words is displayed outside the PDF. In case of international contributions, the journal may, at its discretion, provide the Georgian translation of the English abstract using its own resources. For author guidelines, go to Submissions.

Accepted submissions to  Review Articles, Opinion, Responses, Research Reports, Debate, Book Reviews, and Conference Reviews are published in one language (Georgian, English, German or French) together with an abstract (either English or Georgian), which appears in the same downloadable PDF as the contribution. Additionally, each published contribution has an English abstract of up to 250 words, displayed outside the PDF. The journal may, at its discretion, provide the Georgian translation of the English abstract using its own resources. For author guidelines, go to Submissions.

Peer Review Process

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously and should not be concurrently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

After initial editorial screening, all submissions for the Articles section undergo a double-blind peer review by at least two international peers. In exceptional cases, international editorial board members can be asked to review a submission, provided double anonymity is ensured. Peer review is conducted based on the full English version of the manuscript (if the reviewer is proficient in Georgian, both English and Georgian versions can be made available). The peer review process can take three to six months on average. If reviewers recommend revision, a longer period may be required.

Contributions to Review Articles, Opinion, Responses, Research Reports, and Debate undergo initial editorial screening and blind peer review by at least one local or international peer, which may take up to three months on average. Peer review is conducted based on the full version of the manuscript.

After the peer review, the editorial team may decide either to a) accept the submission for publication, or b) accept it with minor revisions, or c) allow the author to take into account the reviewers’ recommendations and resubmit the article, or d) reject the submission.

Contributions to Book Reviews, Conference Reviews, and Kartvelian Studies Abroad are published based on the editorial board's decision. Blind peer review is not normally required.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

The journal adheres to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Editorial Responsibilities

The editor-in-chief and editorial board members make all the decisions related to the journal, its policy, the content of individual volumes, initial screening of the submissions, approval for peer-review, peer-review follow-up, and acceptance or rejection of the submissions based on the peers’ final evaluation. In exceptional cases, international editorial board members can be asked to review a submission, provided double anonymity is ensured.
In close liaison with the editor-in-chief and the editorial board members, the associate editor is in charge of the daily operations related to the journal, its website, the handling of the submissions, the anonymous peer-review process, and the preparation of the accepted articles for publication. The associate editor communicates with the authors, the editor-in chief, the editorial board, and the reviewers. The journal follows the COPE guidelines in handling misconduct, plagiarism, and the related allegations.

The journal does not charge the authors any fee for the submission, processing or publication of contributions.

Open Access Policy

Kadmos. A Journal of the Humanities is an open access journal. Its content is freely available for non-commercial purposes: for the exchange and dissemination of knowledge.

Publication Frequency

The journal is published annually.

Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest

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