Published since 1961 and dedicated to interdisciplinary research on printed and digital publications, covering book and media history, historiography and culture, traditional and digital publishing, reading, written media communication, and printed and manuscript heritage etc. Indexed in the Scopus (Q1) database since 2018.
Call for papers for the special volume of the journal Knygotyra (release 2025)
Call For Papers For a Special Volume of the ‘Knygotyra’ (Eng. Book Science) International Scholarly Journal of Vilnius University The volume is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Professor Vladas Žukas (1925–2014) Editors: Prof. Habil. Dr Domas Kaunas and Assoc. Prof. Dr Tomas Petreikis Deadline for submitting scholarly articles in Lithuanian and English:10 January 2025 The special volume 85 will be published in December 2025 Remarkable figures formed the basis for the growth of Book Science, Bibliography, Librarianship and related Information and Communication Sciences in the second half of the 20th c. in the Baltics, East, Central, and North Europe. Although conditions were different across the countries, national research schools were established, specialists required for the sector of libraries were trained, information resources became more abundant and advanced, scholarly journals that brought teams of researchers and united them were established. Vladas Žukas (1925–2014), Professor from Vilnius University, Doctor of Philosophy (HP), Managing Editor and Member of Editorial Boards of ‘Bibliotekininkystės ir bibliografijos klausimai’ (Eng. Issues of Librarianship and Bibliography) and ‘Knygotyra’ (Eng. Book Science) scholarly journals was among the most famous Lithuanian researchers and teachers at that time. The Professor has actively worked in the fields of book science, bibliography, and cultural research; before being removed from his privileged position, initiated and led the bibliophilic movement during the Soviet period, and was immensely interested in collecting the works of Lithuanian painters. These fields of interest have also shaped the personalities of other remarkable research originators. These research originators had a surprising ability to remain relevant and maintain academic backbone in defending the vitality of research and national culture, dissemination of interests and maturity under difficult conditions of ideological restrictions and separation from Western academic research which were the reality for research communities in the Baltics, East and Central Europe. The example of research originators prompts us not only to turn back to research phenomena in the past, rethink the heritage of remarkable figures and their contribution to the development of the research idea but also puts contemporary researchers on the track towards continuing book science, bibliographic, and related information sciences research. Themes in the special volume of the ‘Knygotyra’ journal Book Science from the 20th c. to the early 21st c. Sources, development, achievements, and issues. Research schools. The history of books. The economics of books. Publishing research and statistics. The theory of book marks. The culture of books. The sociology of books. The art of books. Reading research. The heritage of the press. Documentary communication. Contemporary situation in research and studies in the Baltics, East, Central, and North Europe. Bibliographic research, applied activities, and studies from the 20th c. to the early 21st c. Sources, development, and achievements. Change in paradigms. Preparation of information resources. Applied bibliographic research and activities. National bibliography. Research communication. Information technologies and systems of libraries. Information and media literacy. Contemporary situation in research, studies, and vocational training across Europe. Research originators and making their heritage meaningful. Research originators (conception, traits, and relevance). Turns for (hobby) spiritual and cultural self-expression as a sign of personal maturity. Preservation of life, research process, and research heritage. Clusters of manuscript and print heritage. Memorial memory. Researcher’s personal library and its preservation. Bibliophily and its impact on book studies, bibliography, and librarianship. Contemporary needs for research in the history of information and communication sciences. For more information, please contact the editors of the special volume: Prof. Habil. Dr Domas Kaunas, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the ‘Knygotyra’ Journal, Vilnius University, email: domas.kaunas@kf.vu.lt Assoc. Prof. Dr Tomas Petreikis, Member of the Editorial Board of the ‘Knygotyra’ Journal, Vilnius University, email: tomas.petreikis@kf.vu.lt, phone: +37067340401 Please submit your articles via the journal platform (OJS) of the Vilnius University Press: https://www.journals.vu.lt/knygotyra/about/submissions ‘Knygotyra’ (Eng. Book Science) is indexed in the ‘Elsevier Scopus’ database (since 2018) and has been included on the list of publications referred to by the ‘Web of Science’ (since 2024). More information on ‘Knygotyra’ (Eng. Book Science) is available on https://www.journals.vu.lt/knygotyra/about General contact details of the journal’s editorial board: Editor-in-Chief Prof. Dr Aušra Navickienė, email: ausra.navickiene@kf.vu.lt Managing Secretary Assoc. Prof. Dr Kšištof Tolkačevski, email: ksistof.tolkacevski@kf.vu.lt
Call for papers for the special volume of the journal Knygotyra (release 2026)
Call For Papers For a Special Volume of the ‘Knygotyra’ (Eng. Book Science) International Scholarly Journal of Vilnius University The volume is dedicated to the topic of egodocuments. Guest editor: prof. Arvydas Pacevičius Deadline for submitting scholarly articles in Lithuanian and English: 1 December 2025 The special volume 86 will be published in July 2026 Topics of the special volume include: Discussion of the concept, typology, genres, and narratives of egodocuments in the context of the following research aspects in any historical period: development of the manuscript, the print and the digital media, publishing and circulation of the written word in society, egodocumentary heritage and its expression, migration of narratives in the media, creative writing and digital storytelling, inclusive publishing, artificial (generative) intelligence, information and communication of cultural heritage, etcetera. Submission guidelines: Structure. The article should include the elements required in any research publication: the goal and objectives of research, description of theoretical framework and methodology, historiography of the problem or earlier research review, results of research, discussion, conclusions, and lists of references and sources. The article should be appr. 22-24 typed pages (1,5 lines spacing, or appr. 40 000 characters with space). The summary of the article (300–500 words) and key words in English must be presented at the beginning of the article. The notes and references to the text are given in footnotes. References in Knygotyra should meet the requirements of the international standard ISO 690:1987 (E) Documents. Bibliographic references. Contents, format, and structure Language. English, Lithuanian. Deadlines. If you are willing to submit the article, please let us know till June 15. Knygotyra uses double-blind review, which is time absorbing. That is why we ask Authors to submit articles till December 1. Guidelines for Authors: https://www.journals.vu.lt/knygotyra/about/submissions Submission. Articles could be sent via e-mail to guest editor (arvydas.pacevicius@kf.vu.lt) and secretary of editorial board (ksistof.tolkacevski@kf.vu.lt) or via link: https://www.journals.vu.lt/knygotyra/about/submissions
Call for papers for the special volume of the journal Knygotyra (release 2027)
The theme of Knygotyra (Book Science), Volume 89, focuses on the correlations between image and text, and their relationship in books, manuscript texts, and print media across various historical periods. Research addressing a wide range of strategies for intertwining text and image is highly relevant: the transformation of texts into images (calligrams, shaped poetry, artificial poetry, carmina figurata), or conversely, how images can be textualized (e.g., rebuses), how texts can elucidate images, and so forth. Contemporary theories offer diverse ways to read the relationship between image and text, such as through "hybridization" or the inseparable bond between image and text, also known as "iconotext" (for instance, early modern emblem books or contemporary picture books, such as comic books). Contemporary theory also employs the concept of "intermediality," where one medium (e.g., graphic arts) is utilized within another (e.g., prose works). The foundation of these theoretical approaches lies in the endeavor to overcome the opposition between images and texts, and to look deeper into their relationship by transcending their apparent boundaries and axiological definitions. The core problem of this volume is dedicated to the relationship between image and text. Guest Editor: dr. Jolita Liškevičienė Deadline for the submission of research articles in Lithuanian and English: December 1, 2026 The special volume of Knygotyra (No. 89) will be published in December 2027.