Thank you for your interest in contributing to our journal. The following instructions serve to ensure a high professional and visual level of our articles and facilitate subsequent editorial work and preparation for printing. For submission deadlines, follow the current calls for specific issues (Call for Papers) or contact the editorial office – ADAinfo@fdu.zcu.cz Send the text and image attachments exclusively electronically, i.e. by e-mail to the editorial office (or via a data repository in the case of large image files).

Formal conditions for manuscript acceptance include the submission of all parts of the manuscript at once:

1. The text itself, incl. annotations
2. Background for the abstract, incl. keywords
3. List of sources used
4. Attachment descriptions
5. Basis for foreign language resume
6. Attachments (images and tables)
7. Authors' personal data (name, surname, affiliation, email)

Texts must be submitted in electronic form, in *.txt or *.doc format (text without formatting, in one font, without spacing and fixed spaces). Tables and image attachments should be designed as separate files and should not be inserted into the text. Contributions are accepted in the following languages: English, Czech.

Peer-Reviewed Research Section - Original Research Articles

The journal publishes original research articles presenting previously unpublished results of basic or applied research in the fields of art theory and history, visual arts, design, architecture, art education, and related interdisciplinary domains.

Submissions must demonstrate:

• clear formulation of research objectives and questions,
• explicit theoretical framework and critical literature review,
• transparent methodology and research design,
• analytical rigor and evidential support,
• original contribution to the field,
• relevance to an international scholarly audience.

Manuscripts must not be under consideration elsewhere and must comply with established standards of publication ethics.

All research articles undergo a double-blind peer review process conducted by at least two independent reviewers with recognized expertise in the relevant field. Editorial decisions are based exclusively on scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, and international relevance.

Length: 7,000–12,000 words (including abstract, notes, references, tables, and captions).

Required Article Structure - each manuscript must include:

• Title
• Abstract (150–250 words) summarizing research aims, methods, results, and contribution
• 5–8 keywords
• Main text structured into clearly defined sections
• Acknowledgements (if applicable)
• Funding information (where relevant)
• Conflict of interest statement
• Complete reference list following the journal’s citation style

Articles submitted in Czech must include an extended English summary (550–750 words) presenting the research context, methodology, principal findings, and scholarly contribution for the international academic community.

The non-peer-reviewed section is subject to editorial assessment and is curated to maintain academic relevance and international scope.

Reports and Scholarly Communications

This section includes analytically framed reports on significant exhibitions, conferences, research projects, or scholarly events relevant to the journal’s scope. Contributions must contextualize the event within broader disciplinary or methodological developments and assess its scholarly significance.

Length: 1,000–4,000 words.

Expert interviews

The interview section brings thematically focused dialogues with prominent figures from the fields of art, design and architecture. Interviews may reflect creative practice, current research projects, methodological approaches, the development of the field or its institutional framework. The interview must be introduced by a short professional profile of the interviewee.

Length: 1,500–4,000 words.

Book Reviews

The journal publishes critical reviews of scholarly monographs and edited volumes published within the preceding three years. Reviews must:

• situate the publication within current scholarly discourse,
• outline its objectives and methodological approach,
• critically assess its structure, argumentation, and contribution,
• evaluate its relevance for the field and international scholarship.

Reviews should demonstrate analytical depth and critical evaluation, not merely summary.

Length: 1,000–3,000 words.

Reports and Scholarly Communications

This section includes analytically framed reports on significant exhibitions, conferences, research projects, or scholarly events relevant to the journal’s scope. Contributions must contextualize the event within broader disciplinary or methodological developments and assess its scholarly significance.

Length: 1,000–4,000 words.

News and Professional Information

This section brings news about significant exhibitions, conferences, workshops, research projects or other professional activities related to the fields of art, design and architecture. Contributions should go beyond the scope of mere reporting and offer professional context and an assessment of the significance of the event.

Length: 1,000–4,000 words.

The journal uses the citation standard ČSN ISO 690 - https://www.iso690.zcu.cz/. Citations of the relevant source should be inserted as automatically numbered references in the form of continuous footnotes. At the end of contributions, it is necessary to include a list of used literature and sources. Edit bibliographical citations according to the ISO 690 standard. All reviewed texts accepted for publication are assigned a DOI. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) ​​is a unique code serving as a permanent reference for identifying and searching for an electronic resource. The condition for assigning a DOI is that the author consistently states the DOI in the bibliography for all cited sources that have been assigned a DOI. The DOI must be given in the form of a full internet link: https://doi.org/DOI-prefix/DOI-sufix (e.g. https://doi.org/10.5817/AH2019-1-1). This is placed after the bibliographic information. You can find out whether an electronic resource has been assigned a DOI here: http://www.crossref.org/guestquery.

Due to the magazine's focus on fine arts, we place great emphasis on high-quality images. The author is responsible for selecting suitable reproductions and securing reproduction rights (publication in print and online versions of the magazine). Technical parameters of images: Format: TIFF or JPEG in high resolution. Resolution: At least 300 DPI at the required print size (ideally a width of at least 15 cm). Color space: CMYK (or high-quality RGB, which the editorial staff converts). File naming: Name image files systematically, e.g. Author's Last Name_01.jpg, Author's Last Name_02.jpg. To correctly locate the images, insert reference points into the text (e.g. [INSERT IMAGE 1 HERE]) and attach a list of images (captions) in this format at the end of the document at: Author, Title of work, year of creation. Technique, dimensions. Place of storage / collection. (Photo: Name of photographer / provider).

By offering a contribution (hereinafter referred to as the “Work”) to the journal editors, the author grants the publisher, the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (hereinafter referred to as the “Publisher”) a license to the Work under the specified conditions, which are fully in accordance with Act No. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, and Act No. 121/2000 Coll., on copyright, rights related to copyright and on amendments to certain laws (Copyright Act):

The author declares that the Work is original and has not yet been publicly published or concurrently offered for publication elsewhere, with the exception of social networks that typically serve the scientific community (e.g. ResearchGate, Academia.edu).

The Author declares that he/she is the actual author of the Work and is authorized to offer the Work to the ADA journal. In the case of a co-authored Work, the Author declares that he/she has informed the co-authors about the licensing terms and is authorized to offer the Work to the ADA journal and act on behalf of the co-authors. In the case of an employee work, the Author declares that he/she has informed the employer about the licensing terms and is authorized to offer the Work to the ADA journal.

The Author agrees that if the Work is accepted for publication by the ADA journal, his/her Work will be further distributed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. The complete text of the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license terms is available here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.cs.

The Author hereby declares that the provision of the Creative Commons license does not infringe the rights of third parties, in particular, but not exclusively, the employer, publisher of the work, co-author of the work or other holders of property rights. In the event that this statement proves to be false, the Author shall be liable for any damage caused in full.

The Author grants the Publisher a free, non-exclusive and non-exclusive license to all known ways of using the Work (in particular, to reproduce, distribute and communicate the Work to the public) for the duration of the property rights of the Work.

The Author is allowed immediate self-archiving of the publisher's postprint through repositories, personal websites, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc. The Author is obliged to simultaneously refer to the published version of the Work, including the DOI.

The Author agrees that in the event of publication, his Work will be printed on the pages of the ADA journal and will also be made publicly available, free of charge and electronically in the Kramerius system of the Digital Library of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic or in the archive of digitized journals on the Publisher's website.

The Author agrees to the inclusion of the Work in scientific, bibliographic and citation databases, digital libraries and information systems for the provision of information services (e.g. CEEOL, JSTOR), in which the journal will be maintained in the future. At the same time, however, this does not create an obligation for the Publisher to use this permission to include the Work in databases and information systems.