Request for publication in the
Spisy FF MU (‘Writings of the
Faculty of Arts of Masaryk
University) series
APPLICANT (head of unit)
Name, surname,
academic degrees
Contact (authorized e-mail)
Statement of the
applicant on the
publication
(justification of the application in
terms of the R&D significance of
the presented findings, and in
terms of the formal quality of the
text; the level to which the
manuscript has been developed,
e.g. defended doctoral thesis)
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK
Name and surname of
the author(s)* (including
academic degrees)
*The author(s) should have an
employment relationship with the
given unit (employment,
agreement to complete a job,
agreement to perform work) at
the time of creating the work.
Author’s contact
details
(e-mail)
Title (subtitle) of the
work
In Czech (or in the language of the
work and in Czech)
Language of the work
Abstract
Czech (approximately 800 characters)
A sample of one chapter of the publication.
(Please provide as an attachment to the application.)
Reviewers’ proposal
(list at least 3 reviewers*)
* None of the reviewers of the
publication can be an employee of
the same department as the
author(s). Reviewers should be
scientific authorities in the field
of the submitted publication.
** The Publications Board of the
FF MU reserves the right to
propose at least one of the
reviewers of the publication.
Name and surname,
academic degrees
Unit
PUBLICATION
Publisher (check as
appropriate)
The work will be published by the FF MU in cooperation
with MU Press
In the case of a coedition,
please specify
the other entity*
*In the case of co-editions, the FF
MU reserves the right to publish
the book in the graphic design of
the Spisy FF MU (‘Writings of the
FF MU’) series.
The work will be published in a co-edition of the FF MU,
MU Press and ...
Licensing and
distribution of the
work
(check as appropriate)
Employee work
An employee’s work is an individual’s or collective authors’ work
created by the author(s) at the initiative and under the direction
of MU to fulfil their obligations arising from their employment
relationship with MU (see Rector’s Directive No. 8/2009). A
publishing licence agreement is not concluded.
A university work
A university work is a work created by an MU student to fulfil
their academic obligations. A publishing license agreement is
concluded.*
*In the case of university works (e.g. a doctoral thesis of an FF MU graduate who is
not in an employment relationship with the FF MU), the applicant undertakes to
conclude an agreement to complete a job with the author who will adapt the
university work into a professional book.
A university work created while studying at another
higher education institution
Please provide the name of the institution. If the title is
accepted into the Publishing Plan, you will be asked to secure
the consent of the indicated higher education institution to
publish the work and credit it to the FF MU
Number of manuscript
pages:
xxx Proposed number of
copies (print run)*
*Recommended 200 copies, unless it is
a particularly commercially attractive
title.
xxx
Number of figures,
diagrams,
and graphs, or other
appendices (= total
number of pages in the
manuscript):
xxx Of which
in black and white:
xxx Of which
in colour:
xxx
Required publication
format
B5
160 x 230 mm
(recommended)
A4
210 x 290 mm
Non-standard
220 x 220 mm
Type of issue
Publications included in
the Spisy FF MU
(‘Writings of the FF MU’)
series are published in
printed and electronic
versions.
printed electronic
FINANCIAL PROVISION
Expected cost of the
publication
Total amount (in CZK):
Use the indicative table to
calculate costs.
The total financial cost of the publication includes the following items:
1. Preparation of review reports (2 reviewers): up to 120 pages of text: CZK
2,000, over 120 pages of text CZK 3,000.
2. Professional editing: CZK 5,000 for the whole work (the price can be
lower or significantly higher depending on the quality of the submitted
text, ranging from CZK 3,000 to 10,000).
3. Stylistic revision Czech language: CZK 20–30/1 standard page.
4. Stylistic revision English language: CZK 150/1 standard page.
5. Graphic and typographic design: CZK 3,000-5,000.
6. Typesetting and preparation for printing: CZK 60-80/1 printed page
(depending on the complexity of the text structure). If the typesetting is
done by a faculty employee, this item is automatically included in the
costs paid by the faculty.
7. Printing (up to 200 copies): 1 b/w page CZK 0.50, 1 colour page CZK 9.
8. Printing (over 200 copies): 1 b/w page CZK 0.30, 1 colour page CZK 2.
9. Promotion/printing of dust jackets and annotations in promotional
materials: 500 CZK (always paid by the faculty).
Note: These figures are approximate. They are based on the usual amounts. Produced by
the MU Press.
Of which covered by the unit
budget of the applicant
Fill in the item numbers listed
above (usually 1, 2, 3, 4) for
which the funds will be
committed. Add any other details
if necessary.
* Fees for image materials used in a
manuscript are not part of the total
calculation. Therefore, it is necessary
to take into account any later
increase of the budget by the
applicant’s unit.
Amount (in
CZK)
Source of
funding
Order
number
Name of the
principal of
operations
Name of the
budget
administrator
… from the
unit’s funds
… … …
…
from the
grant
… … …
Of which requested from the
faculty budget
… Faculty funds for editorial activities usually cover items 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Note: We can provide contacts for high quality proof-readers
(Czech, English).
STATEMENT OF THE FF MU PUBLICATIONS BOARD
Recommended for publication.
Recommended for publication with requested changes.
Not recommended for publication in the Spisy FF MU (Writings of the FF MU)
series.
Date Name of the Chair of the Publications Board Signature
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Vice-Dean for Publishing and Public Relations