About the Journal
FORDÍTÁSTUDOMÁNY (Translation Studies) is a Hungarian-language, peer-reviewed academic journal, published by the Department of Translation and Interpreting, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary. Launched in 1999, the journal is published twice a year and is subtitled Studies in the Theory, Practice and Teaching of Written and Oral Language Mediation.
The aim of FORDÍTÁSTUDOMÁNY is to create a professional forum of international importance in Hungarian for a dynamically developing, interdisciplinary academic research field, not only in Hungary but also in neighbouring regions. The journal takes the broadest possible view of translation studies. It provides a systematic and theoretical approach to all aspects of translation and interpreting practice. In addition to general translation theory studies, it devotes considerable space to descriptive translation research, empirical studies based on parallel corpora, interpreting research, terminology research and translator and interpreter training. It monitors conferences and publications in translation studies and related fields, and publishes longer analytical reports.
The editorial board and the advisory board of FORDÍTÁSTUDOMÁNY are made up of prominent figures in the field of Translation Studies from various Hungarian higher education institutions, each of them holding an academic, doctoral degree. Among the first authors of the journal, we find many of those who were already known as translation scholars, including the lecturers of the Department of Translation and Interpreting of Eötvös Loránd University and representatives of other Hungarian translation institutions; and then gradually the students of the Translation Studies Doctoral Programme, which started in 2003, also started to contribute.
The reviewers of papers submitted to FORDÍTÁSTUDOMÁNY are experienced experts from both Hungary and abroad, all of whom hold academic and doctoral degrees.
FORDÍTÁSTUDOMÁNY has played a significant role in Hungarian translation studies over the past 25 years, creating a forum for the professional and academic exchange of information and research results necessary for the existence of a well-established discipline. In relation to doctoral training, the journal is not only an opportunity for publication, but also an indicator of the standard that must be met in order to publish in international journals.
Starting with the second issue of the 2019 volume, FORDÍTÁSTUDOMÁNY switched to online publication. The complete journal issues are available in PDF format in the journal editorial system of the Institute of Library and Communication of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA KIK): https://ojs3.mtak.hu/index.php/fordtud/.
