 He decided on German as the language of the journal which sparked a backlash in Slavic countries, but it was due to this decision that the journal became a mediator between the Slavic and Western European science and Slavic studies reached the level of Germanic and Romance studies.All of the prominent Slavic and many non-Slavic philologists contributed to the journal.Jagić himself was a prolific contributor, writing extensive studies and contributions in sections "Anzeigen" and "Kleine Mitteilungen".