LATVIAN WAR MUSEUM GUIDELINES FOR THE FORMATTING AND SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES FOR THE LKM YEARBOOK
A fully prepared electronic version of the publication must be submitted.
Format: .doc or .docx; font: Times New Roman. Font size: 12 pt; line spacing: 1.5
Article length: 20,000 to 40,000 characters (including spaces). Longer articles may be published in exceptional cases at the discretion of the editorial board.
Submissions must be in Latvian or English, with an abstract in English or Latvian, respectively.
References and notes should be placed at the bottom of the page (footnotes).
Illustrations, if included in the article, must be submitted along with the publication in separate files (TIF, PDF, Microsoft Excel, etc.); the number of illustrations may vary depending on the topic.
Texts must be written exclusively in the Latin alphabet; therefore, text segments—including references in Cyrillic—must be transcribed into the Latin alphabet based on an accurate phonetic transcription, available, for example, at: http://translit.cc
For example:
Ilmjarv M. Bezmolvnaja kapituljacija: vneshnjaja politika Jestonii, Latvii i Litvy mezhdu dvumja vojnami i utrata nezavisimosti (s serediny 1920-h godov do anneksii v 1940). Moskva: Rosspen, 2012., str. 311–313.
Publications must be structured and consist of:
1. Article title
2. Author information
First name, last name, academic degree, academic institution, position, mailing address, email address, ORCID ID number.
3. Abstract
The purpose of the abstract is to provide a general overview of the article’s content; therefore, the abstract should concisely summarize the article’s objective and essence in 700–750 characters (including spaces).
4. Keywords and Concepts
No more than five keywords should be provided; these are the core concepts of the scientific research that characterize its subject matter and essence.
5. Introduction
The introduction states the research objective and tasks, describes the research subject or main problem, outlines the research methods and theoretical framework, reviews the current state of research on the topic, and justifies its relevance. If necessary, the reference should indicate the project, its name, and number (e.g., Cultural Capital Project, grant name, etc.) that funded the research on the topic.
6. Chapters
7. Conclusions
The conclusions should articulate new findings, patterns, the extent and nature of the achievement of the objective, the scientific novelty of the results obtained, and their significance.
8. Summary.
The summary is an expanded version of the abstract, detailing the essence of the research, the methodology, and the most important results of the work. It should be prepared in Latvian (for articles in English) or in English (for articles in Latvian). Length: 2,000–4,000 characters, including spaces.
10. Abbreviations Used
In the list, abbreviations, symbols, and special terms should be arranged in a column with the abbreviations on the left and their explanations on the right. The list of abbreviations should be arranged alphabetically.
11. Captions for figures and other illustrations.
It should be submitted as a separate file, indicating the author’s first and last name and the title of the article. The list must include the first and last name of the author of any illustrations, images, or tables; if this information is unavailable or unknown, the source from which the illustration was obtained must be cited (journal, book, museum collection, archives, private archive of an individual, online resource, etc.).
Authors are required to obtain all necessary copyright permissions to reproduce any third-party materials (images, tables, texts, etc.) that are considered separate copyrighted works. A copy of each permission must be submitted to the editor.
The date of submission must be indicated at the end of the article
BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR TEXT FORMATTING:
When mentioning a person for the first time, provide their first name and last name, with the spelling in the original language indicated in parentheses (if the original language is Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, or another language written in the Cyrillic alphabet, follow the Cyrillic transcription rules specified below). When mentioning the person again, include the initial of the first name and the last name.
Page numbers should be placed at the bottom right of the page.
Examples of reference formatting:
A. Monograph or collective work:
Jēkabsons Ē. Latviešu virsnieki Krievijas impērijas armijā. 19. gadsimta otrā puse – 1914. gads. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2022, p. 255.
Krīgere I., Zariņš K. 75 priekšmetu stāsti par Latviju Pirmajā pasaules karā. Rīga: Latvijas Kara muzejs, 2018, p. 152.
Caune A. (ed.). Latvijas zemju robežas 1000 gados. Rīga: Latvijas Vēstures institūta apgāds, 1999, pp. 75–77.
Parker T. R. American Presidents in Diplomacy and War: Statecraft, Foreign Policy, and Leadership. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2026, p. 56.
Dissertations:
Dambītis K. Latvijas armijas artilērija 1919.-1940.: vieta bruņotajos spēkos, struktūra un uzdevumi. Promocijas darbs. Rīga: Latvijas Universitāte, 2015.
Woodworth B. Civil Society and Nationality in the Multiethnic Russian Empire: Tallinn/Reval, 1860–1914. Dissertation. Bloomington: Indiana University, 2003.
B. Articles in journals or other periodicals:
Jēkabsons Ē. Norises Rīgā 1919. gada 12.-15. oktobrī kauju laikā ar Bermonta spēkiem: atspoguļojums Lielbritānijas politiskās misijas vadītāja Stīvena Talentsa ziņojumos. Latvijas Universitātes Žurnāls Vēsture, No. 7/8 (2019), pp. 149–151.
Puķe E. Mūsu mantu darbnīcas. Daugavas Vanagu Mēnešraksts, 1970, No. 6, pp. 30–33; 1971, No. 1, pp. 30–31.
No konferences vairs nekā nesagaida. Latvijas Kareivis, No. 87, April 15, 1930, p. 3.
Kuzmins V. Latviešu leģiona 15. divīzijas 15. sapieru bataljona cīņas spēja no 1943. gada 18. augusta līdz 1944. gada 9. decembrim. Latvijas Kara muzeja Gadagrāmata XIII, Rīga: Latvijas Kara muzejs, 2012, pp. 95–107.
Articles in collective publications and anthologies:
Kangeris K. Latvijas okupācija: starptautiskie aspekti. In: Bleiere D. (sast.). Otrais pasaules karš un Latvija: notikumi un sekas. 20. gadsimta 40.-60. gadi. Rīga: Zinātne, 2011, pp. 65–77.
Zariņš K. Dzīve okupācijā. Vācijas militārā pārvalde Latvijā 1915.–1918. gadā. In: Jēkabsons Ē. (red.) Karš un sabiedrība Latvijā 1914–1920. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2021, pp. 128–183.
C. Archival and Museum Collections:
Letter from J. Apsītis to K. Bērziņš, 12.12.1918. Latvian National Archives, Latvian State Historical Archives (hereinafter – LNA LVVA), f. 1515, Apr. 1, p. 126, p. 2.
Order No. 17 of the Minister of Defense, §1, 15.04.1921. Latvian War Museum, LKM 4-29660/1074(1-3)-DK.
Memoirs of Aleksandra Mežciema. Paula Stradiņš Museum of the History of Medicine, MVM-17344/Rp–6247, 102/12, p. 173.
D. Online Resources
Ozoliņa A. Lāčplēša Kara ordenis. Available at: https://enciklopedija.lv/skirklis/133054-Lāčplēša-Kara-ordenis [accessed 20.12.2022]
