Recommendations for online publication of articles/journals

When publishing articles or entire journals, it is important to be aware of formal flaws that are often overlooked, despite the fact they are very important. What are the details to remember?

1. When citing articles, include permanent references (DOI or handle)

When you cite a digital article, you should not forget to include permanent references. The DOI or handle is a unique identifier that is permanent (unlike a URL, which is at risk of changing), so it is important to include it in the citation.

2. The cited links lead directly to the source (e.g. not a Google search)

When citing a digital resource, it is important to ensure that the link actually leads to the source text and not just a Google search result. For example, it may be the case that a search will come up with a source that has a Google search URL because it was a Google preview, so the URL only links to it and not to the target source.

3. References should be in Latin (a requirement of international databases)

For the sake of citing sources in international databases, it is important that references are written in Latin. If the author (or editor) insists on writing the titles of works in the original language, it is possible to write the citation in non-Latin script. In this case, it is recommended that the transliterated Latin transcription be given simultaneously and that one of the variants be inserted in brackets.

4. Indicate the license for each article

Each article should include licensing information to identify how to handle the text. This is useful, for example, when someone saves the text to a computer and returns to the file in the future - if the license information is included, the author will know whether or not they can upload the text to another public repository. The licence information should also be included on the website where the article is available and in the metadata of the PDF file.