Authors are required to comply with the principles set out in the Ethics and Malpractice Statement.

Each submitted manuscript is checked using the iThenticate plagiarism detection software.

Authors are requested to prepare their manuscripts in accordance with the following guidelines.

Note: Manuscripts will be considered for further peer review and editorial processing only if all of the requirements specified below have been met.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION 

When preparing a manuscript, authors should adhere to the following requirements.

General requirements

1. Manuscript length: The manuscript should not exceed 40,000 characters (including spaces).
2. Page layout: Left margin: 3.5 cm.
3. File format: .doc, .docx, or .rtf.
4. Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt; 1.5 line spacing; the entire manuscript (except for the title) should be justified.
5. If the manuscript presents research funded by a grant or another funding source, this information, together with the grant number, should be provided in a footnote and in the "Supporting Agencies" section. Any assistance provided by individuals or institutions should also be acknowledged in the manuscript.
6. If special characters (e.g. phonetic symbols or non-Latin scripts) are used, they should be embedded in the manuscript. A PDF version of the manuscript should also be submitted.

 

Manuscript components

The first page of the manuscript should include:

1. In the upper left corner: the author's full name, followed by the city (institutional affiliation) in parentheses; Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold.
2. For multi-author manuscripts: in the upper left corner, the full names of all authors, followed by the cities (institutional affiliations) in parentheses; Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold. The manuscript should also specify the percentage contribution of each author to the preparation of the manuscript.
3. Article title: centred, Times New Roman, 14 pt, bold.
4. Headings: aligned to the left margin, unnumbered, Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold.

 

Keywords

Below the title, provide up to five keywords in the language of the manuscript and in English; Times New Roman, 10 pt.

 

Abstract

At the end of the manuscript, provide an English-language abstract (this also applies to articles written in English). of no more than 250 words, including the English title of the manuscript.

The abstract should include the following:

• the subject of the manuscript,
• the research objective,
• the research methods,
• the research findings,
• the conclusions.

The abstract should not contain citations.

 

Editorial conventions

1. Journal titles should be enclosed in quotation marks, following the conventions of the language in which they are published.
2. Italics should be used for all words, phrases and sentences discussed in the text, the titles of articles, books and their parts (chapters), as well as foreign-language expressions incorporated into the text.
3. Meanings of the lexical items should be indicated using single quotation marks (‘ ’).

 

Citations and notes

1. Short quotations should be enclosed in quotation marks. Quotations longer than three lines should be presented as block quotations in Times New Roman, 11 pt, with single line spacing.
2. Do not combine different methods of text emphasis (e.g. italics, letter spacing, and quotation marks) or use underlining.
3. The manuscript should include two types of notes:

• Bibliographic citations – cited in the text in parentheses according to the following format: author's surname, year of publication, and page number, e.g. (Strawson 1967: 37).
• Explanatory or discursive notes – presented as footnotes.

 

Abbreviations

Before the references, provide a list of the abbreviations and acronyms used in the manuscript, excluding those that are widely recognized and commonly used.

 

References

1. References should be presented in their original form, regardless of the language or script in which they were published.
2. In a separate section, provide transliterations of authors' names, titles, and other bibliographic information originally written in non-Latin scripts, prepared in accordance with the ALA–LC Romanization Tables adopted by the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html. To prepare transliterations, authors may use the following tool: https://www.translitteration.com/.
3. For publications with a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), include the DOI at the end of the reference in the following format: https://doi.org/xxxxx.
4. For translated publications, include the name of the translator.
5. References should be prepared in accordance with the APA (American Psychological Association) style, following the examples below:

 

• Monograph:

Author, A. (Year of original publication). Book title (A. Kowalska, Trans.). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Douglas, M. (2007). Czystość i zmaza (M. Bucholc, Trans.). Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy.

 

• Journal article:

Author, A. (Year of original publication). Article title (B. Kowalska, Trans.). Journal title, volume(issue), pages.

Example: Gahan, D. (2005). Slavic studies in digital age (A. Fletcher, Trans.). International Journal of Slavic Studies, 6(2), 21–37.

 

• Book chapter:

Author, A. (Year of original publication). Chapter title (B. Kowalska, Trans.). In: E. Editor (ed.), Book title (pp. xx–xx). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Plant, R. (2009). Slavic studies in the digital age (A. Turner, Trans.). In: R. Smith (ed.), Digital Slavic Studies (pp. 45–67). Toronto: Academic Press.

 

• Article in a collection by the same author:

Author, A. (Year of original publication). Article title. In: A. Editor (ed.), Collection title (pp. xx–xx). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Douglas, M. (2007). Purity and danger revisited. In: M. Douglas (ed.), Exploring Purity and Danger (pp. 45–67). Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy.

 

• Dictionary:

Author, A. (Year). Dictionary title (Volume number, if applicable). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example: Bartmiński, J. (2022). Słownik stereotypów i symboli ludowych. Vol. 2. Lublin: Wydawnictwo UMCS.

 

• Online sources:

For online sources, provide the full URL and the access date in square brackets: [22 X 2025]. For publications written in English, use the following format: [22 Oct 2025].

Example: Wielgosz, P. (2026). Witajcie w kapitałocenie. Znak. https://www.miesiecznik.znak.com.pl/idee/witajcie-w-kapitalocenie/ [20 Jun 2026]

 

• Podcast:

Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Episode title. Podcast name. URL [access date]

Example: Kruk, P. (2023, March 15). Koty w kulturze słowiańskiej. Slawistyczny podcast. https://www.podcast.pl/slawistyczny-podcast-koty [10 May 2024]

 

• Film:

Director, A. (Year). Film title [Film]. Production company.

Example: Spielberg, S. (1993). Jurassic Park [Film]. Universal Pictures.

 

• YouTube video:

Producer or creator. (Year). Video title [Video]. Channel name. URL [access date]

Example: National Geographic. (2018). Inside the Milky Way [Video]. National Geographic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GwEjZ3HB8A [13 Apr 2024]

 

• Doctoral and master's theses:

Author, A. (Year). Title of the thesis (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis). Institution.

Example: Kowalska, L. (2010). Religijność w południowych Czechach (Doctoral dissertation). Uniwersytet Warszawski.

 

• Institutional reports:

Institution name. (Year). Report title. (URL, if available; access date if online)

Example: World Health Organization. (2021). Global Health Report. https://www.who.int/global-health-report [10 Apr 2024]

 

• Archives and datasets:

Institution name. (Year). Dataset title (identifier number, if available). URL [access date]

Example: Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe. (2023). Migawki z Katowic (3/39/0/-/172). https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/jednostka/-/jednostka/35113044 [27 Nov 2023]

 

• When citing more than one work by the same author published in the same year, distinguish the publications by adding lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.) to the year of publication in both the references and in-text citations.

Example:

Hodrová, D. (1999a). Trýznivé město. Praga: Hynek.

Hodrová, D. (1999b). Zkouška labyrintem. Tvar, 1, pp. 1–5.

 

1. Number ranges (e.g. page numbers, years) should be formatted as follows: 75–90 (without spaces, using an en dash rather than a hyphen) and applied consistently throughout the manuscript and the references.
2. For works by two authors or editors, provide both surnames (e.g. Awdiejew and Habrajska 2006). For works by three or more authors, use et al. (e.g. Dubisz et al. 1991).
3. If information such as the author's name, place of publication, publisher, or date of publication is unavailable, indicate this in square brackets [ ] in the appropriate part of the bibliographic reference.

 

Illustrations

1. Photographs included in the manuscript should also be submitted as separate files in .jpg, .tif, or .bmp format, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
2. The source (author) of each photograph and any other illustrative material included in the manuscript must be acknowledged.
3. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to use any materials protected by copyright.

 

Bio statement

Submit the bio statement as a separate file. It should be approximately 1,000 characters (including spaces) and should include the following information:

• academic or professional title/degree,
• institutional affiliation,
• research interests and up to three selected publications,
• the author's public e-mail address,
• ORCID iD.

 

Author corrections should be made directly in the PDF file using PDF editing software (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent).

 

Use of artificial intelligence (AI)

Authors may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support activities such as language editing, improving readability, translation, information organization, or data analysis. AI tools must not replace independent research or the creative process and must not be listed as authors or co-authors of a publication.

Authors bear full responsibility for the final content of the manuscript, including any parts prepared with the assistance of AI tools, their accuracy, originality, and compliance with publication ethics.

Authors are required to disclose the use of AI tools at the time of manuscript submission. Where such tools have been used, authors should specify the name of the tool, the scope and purpose of its use. This information should also be included in the first footnote of the submitted manuscript.

Detailed guidance on the use of artificial intelligence in the editorial process is available in the Journal Policies section.

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